Douglas Luiz
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Luiz playing for 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 | Central midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Aston Villa (on loan from Juventus) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Vasco da Gama | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025–2026 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026– | → Aston Villa (loan) | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Brazil U20 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Brazil U23 | 13 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Brazil | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 01:59, 5 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 03:51, 7 July 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Douglas Luiz Soares de Paulo (born 9 May 1998), known as Douglas Luiz, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa, on loan from Serie A club Juventus, and the Brazil national team. He is an Olympic champion, winning gold in the 2020 Summer Olympics men's football final.
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.