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 Aston Villa.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Soares and the second or paternal family name is de Paulo.
Douglas Luiz
Douglas Luiz with Brazil U20 in 2017
Personal information
Full name Douglas Luiz Soares de Paulo[1]
Date of birth (1998-05-09) 9 May 1998[2]
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Central midfielder
Club information
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 22 (3)
National team‡
2016–2017 Brazil U20 7 (0)
2019– Brazil U23 8 (2)
2019– Brazil 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:36, 21 January 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019

Club career

Vasco da Gama

Douglas Luiz was born in Rio de Janeiro, and joined Vasco da Gama's youth setup in 2013, aged 14, after being approved in a number of tests held in Itaguaí.[3] In July 2016, he was promoted to the first team by manager Jorginho due to Marcelo Mattos' injury.[4]

Douglas Luiz made his first team debut on 27 August 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute for Fellype Gabriel in a 2–2 away draw against Tupi for the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B championship. In his first start three days later, he scored his team's only goal in a 2–1 loss at Vila Nova.

Douglas Luiz remained a starter for the Cruz-maltino until the end of the year, as his side achieved promotion to Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. In the meantime, he also extended his contract until 2019 on 26 September 2016.[5]

Douglas Luiz made his debut in the main category of Brazilian football on 14 May 2017, starting in a 4–0 away loss against Palmeiras. His first goal in the division occurred on 10 June, as he netted his team's second in a 2–1 home win against Sport.

Manchester City

Douglas Luiz completed a move to Manchester City on 15 July 2017, signing a five-year contract.[6]

On 1 August, he was loaned to La Liga side Girona FC for his first season with the club.[7] Douglas Luiz made his debut for the Catalans on 26 August 2017, replacing Portu in a 1–0 home win against Málaga CF.[8]

On 31 August 2018, Douglas Luiz was again loaned to Girona due to the UK Home Office denying him a work permit.[9]

Aston Villa

Douglas Luiz signed for Aston Villa on 25 July 2019, subject to a work permit.[10] His work permit was granted and he officially became an Aston Villa player on 7 August.[11] On 17 August, Douglas Luiz scored his first goal for Aston Villa against AFC Bournemouth, Villa would eventually lose the game 2–1.[12]

International career

Douglas Luiz appeared for Brazil at youth level at the 2017 South American U-20 Championship and the 2019 Toulon Tournament, winning the latter.

On 19 November 2019, he made his senior international debut in a friendly match against South Korea, which Brazil won 3–0.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played 19 November 2019[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vasco da Gama 2016 Série B 14210———152
2017 Série A 11130——102243
Total 25340—00102395
Manchester City 2017–18 Premier League 000000000000
Girona (loan) 2017–18 La Liga 15020———170
2018–19 La Liga 23060———290
Total 38080—0000460
Aston Villa 2019–20 Premier League 1020020——122
Career total 7351202000102977

    Honours

    Brazil U23

    Aston Villa

    Individual

    References
    1. "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
    2. "Douglas Luiz: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
    3. "Conheça a trajetória de Douglas Luiz no Vasco" [Know the path of Douglas Luiz at Vasco] (in Portuguese). NetVasco. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
    4. "Peneira, tiroteio e esperança: a história de Douglas Luiz, promessa do Vasco" [Trial, gunfire and hope: the story of Douglas Luiz, prospect of Vasco] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
    5. "Tratado como joia, Douglas Luiz renova com o Vasco até 2019" [Treated as a pearl, Douglas Luiz renews with Vasco until 2019] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
    6. "Man City sign Douglas Luiz". mancity.com. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
    7. "Douglas Luiz joins Girona on loan". Manchester City. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
    8. "Alcalá derriba la puerta del Málaga y el Girona hace historia" [Alcalá breaks the door of Málaga and Girona make history] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
    9. Robson, James. "Manchester City's Douglas Luiz set for second Girona loan after work permit denied". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
    10. "Transfer news: Douglas Luiz joins Aston Villa". Aston Villa F.C. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
    11. "'Signed, sealed' The photograph Aston Villa fans have been craving". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
    12. https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/football/48682644
    13. "Brazil end five-game winless run by beating South korea". BBC Sport. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
    14. Douglas Luiz at Soccerway
    15. https://festival-foot-espoirs.com/smartphone/festival/detail_rencontre.php?id=843
    16. McNulty, Phil (1 March 2020). "Aston Villa 1–2 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
    17. "Com nove jogadores de Fla e Flu, Ferj divulga seleção do Campeonato Carioca". Globoesporte.com. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
    18. https://festival-foot-espoirs.com/smartphone/festival/recompenses.php
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