Douglas Luiz | ||
Personal information | ||
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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 | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |
Playing position | Central midfielder | |
Club information | ||
Current club | Aston Villa | |
Number | 6 | |
Youth clubs | ||
2013–2016 | Vasco da Gama | |
Senior clubs | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls) |
2016–2017 2017–2019 2017–2019 2019– |
Vasco da Gama Manchester City → Girona (loan) Aston Villa |
0 (0) 38 (0) 111 (6) | 26 (3)
National team | ||
2016–2017 2019– 2019– |
Brazil U20 Brazil U23 Brazil |
4 (1) 9 (0) | 7 (0)
Douglas Luiz Soares de Paulo (born 9 May 1998), known as Douglas Luiz, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa and the Brazil national team.
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.
Honours[]
Club[]
Aston Villa
International[]
Brazil U23
- Olympics Gold Medal: 2020
- Toulon Tournament: 2019
Brazil
- Copa América runner-up: 2021
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Aston Villa F.C. squad - 2023–24 |
1 Martínez • 2 Cash • 3 Diego Carlos • 4 Konsa • 5 Mings • 6 Douglas Luiz • 7 McGinn (c) • 8 Tielemans • 9 Traoré • 10 Buendía • 11 Watkins • 12 Digne • 14 Torres • 15 Moreno • 16 Chambers • 17 Lenglet • 19 Diaby • 22 Zaniolo • 23 Coutinho • 24 Durán • 25 Olsen • 30 Hause • 31 Bailey • 32 Dendoncker • 41 Ramsey • 42 Marschall • 44 Kamara • 47 Iroegbunam • 48 Zych • 59 Feeney • 71 Kellyman • Manager: Unai Emery |
Brazil |
Brazil – 2021 Copa América – Runners-up |
1. Alisson 2. Danilo 3. Thiago Silva (c) 4. Marquinhos 5. Casemiro 6. Alex Sandro 7. Richarlison 8. Fred 9. Gabriel Jesus 10. Neymar 11. Éverton Ribeiro 12. Weverton 13. Emerson 14. Militão 15. Fabinho 16. Lodi 17. Paquetá 18. Vinícius Jr. 19. Everton 20. Firmino 21. Gabriel 22. Felipe / Léo Ortiz a 23. Ederson 25. Douglas Luiz Manager: Tite (manager) |