Global InformationDavid Luiz information
 David Luiz with Chelsea in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | David Luiz Moreira Marinho[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1987[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Diadema, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre back, defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Flamengo | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | São Paulo | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2005 | Vitória | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Vitória | 52 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2011 | Benfica | 82 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Chelsea | 81 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Paris Saint-Germain | 56 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Chelsea | 79 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Arsenal | 53 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Flamengo | 66 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Brazil U20 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2018 | Brazil | 57 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:36, 17 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:28, 19 June 2020 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
David Luiz Moreira Marinho (born 22 April 1987) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Flamengo. He is primarily a centre back but has also been deployed as a defensive midfielder.[4][5]
After starting out at Vitoria, David Luiz moved to Benfica, remaining with the club for five seasons (three complete). He joined Chelsea in January 2011, winning the UEFA Champions League during the 2011–12 season. In the following season he won the UEFA Europa League. In June 2014, he transferred to Paris Saint-Germain for a fee of £50 million, at that time a world record transfer for a defender,[6][7][8] and won all four domestic competitions over his two seasons in French football. During his time in France, Luiz was selected in the FIFPRO Men's World 11 in 2014.[9] He returned to Chelsea in August 2016 in a £30 million transfer deal, winning a Premier League and second Europa League title. He transferred to local rivals Arsenal in 2019 before returning to his home country to play for Flamengo in 2021.
David Luiz made his full international debut for Brazil in 2010 and has since earned over 50 caps for his country. He was a member of the Brazilian teams which won the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and reached the semi-finals of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and has also represented his nation in two editions of the Copa América.
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- ^ Fleming, Mark; Herbert, Ian (24 January 2011). "Chelsea set to capture £21m David Luiz". The Independent. Archived from the original on 27 January 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ^ "'Crazy mistakes' won't affect David Luiz as he eyes a return to form for Chelsea". Goal.com. 26 November 2011. Archived from the original on 29 November 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ^ Sheen, Tom (13 June 2014). "David Luiz: PSG defender signed five-year deal after £50m move from Chelsea". The Independent. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ "Transfer news: Paris Saint-Germain confirm £50million purchase of Chelsea's David Luiz". Sky Sports. 13 June 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ "PSG sign Chelsea defender Luiz on a five-year deal". ESPN. 13 June 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ "FIFPro World XI: Which 11 players made FIFA's team of the year for 2014?". 13 January 2015.