26 Facts About Mathias Pogba

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Mathias Pogba has played five times for the Guinea national team since his debut in 2013.

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Mathias Pogba returned to France to join fourth division side Quimper, scoring twice in the league during one season at the club.

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In September 2010, Mathias Pogba joined Conference National side Wrexham after a successful trial spell in August 2010.

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Mathias Pogba then scored two goals in two games against Cambridge United and Mansfield Town.

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Mathias Pogba's scoring form in January soon led Pogba to sign a new contract, keeping him at the club until 2012.

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Mathias Pogba made 29 appearances and scored four times in his first season at Wrexham.

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Out of contract at the end of the year, Mathias Pogba was offered a new two-year deal by the club, which he rejected in a bid to play football at a higher level.

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Wrexham boss Andy Morrell criticised Mathias Pogba's handling of the situation, describing him as "disrespectful" to the club after not informing them of his intention to leave until 48-hours before the start of the club's pre-season.

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Mathias Pogba later added four more goals - one each against Portsmouth, and Colchester United and a brace against MK Dons.

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However, Mathias Pogba suffered a torn thigh that sidelined him for the rest of the season, resulting him having an operation.

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Mathias Pogba was included in five pre-season matches still in shirt number 9.

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Mathias Pogba later added two more goals towards the final month of the season.

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Mathias Pogba later explained in The Guardian that he wanted to leave Crewe to step up to new challenges.

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Mathias Pogba signed for Serie B team Pescara in July 2014, joining his brother Paul of Juventus in Italy for an undisclosed fee.

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Mathias Pogba said that his time at Pescara was not good, as the manager Marco Baroni did not see him play and rarely talked.

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Mathias Pogba signed for League One team Crawley Town on 4 February 2015 after his release by Pescara.

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On 3 August 2015, Mathias Pogba signed a one-year contract with Scottish Premiership side Partick Thistle, with an option to extend by a further year.

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On 31 August 2016, Mathias Pogba signed a one-year contract with Eredivisie side Sparta Rotterdam.

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Mathias Pogba scored his first goal for Sparta on 5 March 2017 in the first minute of the game against Feyenoord.

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The trial was cut short after one day with coach Stefan Kramer stating that Mathias Pogba, following an injury, was not in the physical shape required to be of any help to the club.

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In September 2018, Mathias Pogba joined French third tier side Tours.

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Mathias Pogba was released six months later, on 1 July 2020.

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On 7 August 2020, Mathias Pogba signed for Spanish Tercera Division side Racing Murcia.

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Mathias Pogba made his debut for Guinea in an international friendly against Senegal in Paris on 5 February 2013.

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Mathias Pogba was at the Stade de France watching his brother Paul play an international friendly against Germany when the Paris attacks occurred on 13 November 2015.

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In 2022 Mathias Pogba was charged and detained over an alleged plot to extort money from his brother, Paul, the France and Juventus midfielder.