First English Premier League football (soccer) player to receive an official X (formerly Twitter) hashtag emoji

First English Premier League football (soccer) player to receive an official X (formerly Twitter) hashtag emoji
Who
Paul Pogba
What
First
Where
Not Applicable
When
13 January 2017

On 13 January 2017, Paul Pogba (France) became the first English Premier League player to have an official hashtag emoji on Twitter. Supporters could access an image of the Manchester United midfielder by using the hashtag #Pogba.