David Luiz
David Luiz with Brazil in 2014
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | David Luiz Moreira Marinho | ||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Diadema, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender / Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Chelsea | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2001 | São Paulo | ||
| 2001–2005 | Vitória | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Vitória | 26 | (1) |
| 2007 | → Benfica (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2007–2011 | Benfica | 72 | (4) |
| 2011–2014 | Chelsea | 81 | (6) |
| 2014–2016 | Paris Saint-Germain | 56 | (3) |
| 2016– | Chelsea | 19 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | Brazil U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2010– | Brazil | 55 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 September 2015 |
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David Luiz Moreira Marinho (born 22 April 1987), known as David Luiz, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for English club Chelsea and the Brazil national team. Primarily a central defender, he can also be deployed as a defensive midfielder.
After starting out at Vitória, he moved to Benfica, remaining with the club five seasons (three complete). He joined Chelsea in January 2011, winning the Champions League and the FA Cup in the following season. In June 2014, he transferred to Paris Saint-Germain for a fee of £50 million (€62 million), a world record transfer for a defender, and won all four domestic competitions in his first season in French football. He returned to Chelsea in August 2016 in a £30 million transfer.
David Luiz made his full international debut in 2010 and has since earned over 50 caps. 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.
Born in Diadema, São Paulo, to Ladislao and Regina Marinho, David Luiz arrived at Salvador-based club Vitória after being released by São Paulo FC, and started playing as a defensive midfielder, almost leaving the club for his poor performances in that position. However, he was soon moved to central defender and adapted well.
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