Douglas Luiz
Douglas Luiz Soares de Paulo (born 9 May 1998), known as Douglas Luiz, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa and the Brazil national team.
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Douglas Luiz with Aston Villa in 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Douglas Luiz Soares de Paulo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Aston Villa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Vasco da Gama | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Vasco da Gama | 25 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | → Girona (loan) | 38 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Aston Villa | 171 | (20) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Brazil U20 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Brazil U23 | 13 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Brazil | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:51, 6 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:10, 26 March 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Douglas Luiz is a product of the Vasco da Gama academy in Rio de Janeiro. He was signed at the age of 19 by Manchester City in 2017 but never played a competitive match during his time at the club due to work permit difficulties, being loaned out to La Liga side Girona twice. Aston Villa signed Luiz in July 2019. He is an Olympic champion, winning gold at the 2020 Summer Olympics men's football final.
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