Douglas Luiz
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Douglas Luiz Soares de Paulo (born 9 May 1998), known as Douglas Luiz, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Juventus and the Brazil national team.
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Full name | Douglas Luiz Soares de Paulo[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1998-05-09) 9 May 1998 (age 26)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Juventus | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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2013–2016 | Vasco da Gama | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Vasco da Gama | 35 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | → Girona (loan) | 38 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2024 | Aston Villa | 175 | (20) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2024– | Juventus | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Brazil U20 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2021 | Brazil U23 | 13 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2019– | Brazil | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:10, 19 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:51, 7 July 2024 (UTC) |
Douglas Luiz is a product of the Vasco da Gama academy; he was signed by Manchester City in 2017, but never played a competitive match during his time at the club, due to work permit difficulties, and was subsequently loaned out to La Liga side Girona twice. Aston Villa signed Luiz in July 2019 where he spent five seasons, ultimately helping the side qualify for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in over 40 years in 2024; he subsequently signed for Juventus. He is an Olympic champion, winning gold at the 2020 Summer Olympics men's football final.