Paulo Dybala
Argentine and Italian association football player (born 1993) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Paulo Dybala (born 15 November 1993) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for Italian club Roma and the Argentina national team.[2]
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Full name | Paulo Bruno Exequiel Dybala[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1993-11-15) 15 November 1993 (age 30)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Laguna Larga, Córdoba, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward, attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Roma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2003–2011 | Instituto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Instituto | 38 | (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2015 | Palermo | 89 | (21) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2022 | Juventus | 210 | (82) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022– | Roma | 31 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015– | Argentina | 38 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:30, 8 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2023 |
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He began his career as a professional footballer in 2011 in the Argentine Second division. In 2012, he moved to Europe and signed for Palermo. His great performances in Serie A got him a transfer to Juventus in 2015.
Due to his creative style of play, pace, technique, talent, and eye for goal, he has been nicknamed La Joya ("The Jewel" in Spanish.)