Pogosyan grew up in Verdugo City, California in the United States, and played college soccer at Pasadena City College, where he was a team-mate of fellow Armenian soccer player Hagop Chirishian.
Pogosyan grew up in Verdugo City, California in the United States. Pogosyan, who is of Armenian heritage, attended the Verdugo Hills High School and played college soccer at Pasadena City College, where he was a team-mate of fellow Armenian soccer player Hagop Chirishian.