Deulofeu playing for Spain U19 in 2012
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gerard Deulofeu Lázaro | ||
Date of birth | 13 March 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Riudarenes, Spain | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Milan (on loan from Everton) | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2011 | Barcelona | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2013 | Barcelona B | 68 | (27) |
2011–2015 | Barcelona | 2 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → Everton (loan) | 25 | (3) |
2014–2015 | → Sevilla (loan) | 17 | (1) |
2015– | Everton | 37 | (2) |
2017– | → Milan (loan) | 8 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2009–2010 | Spain U16 | 4 | (1) |
2009–2011 | Spain U17 | 21 | (6) |
2011–2012 | Spain U19 | 19 | (5) |
2013 | Spain U20 | 7 | (3) |
2012– | Spain U21 | 32 | (16) |
2014– | Spain | 1 | (0) |
2014– | Catalonia | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 March 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2016 |
Gerard Deulofeu Lázaro (born 13 March 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Italian club Milan, on loan from English club Everton. Mainly as a right winger, he can also play as a forward.
He started his career with Barcelona, first appearing with the first team at the age of 17, and was loaned to Everton and Sevilla before joining the former on a permanent deal in the summer of 2015.
Deulofeu was also a Spanish youth international, having represented the country over 60 times at under-16, under-17, under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels, being named the UEFA Under-19 Championship Golden Player in 2012. In 2014, he made his debut for the Spain national football team.
Born in Riudarenes, Girona, Catalonia, Deulofeu joined FC Barcelona's youth academy in 2003 at the age of nine. In 2005, he was promoted to the U-13 team. On 2 March 2011, still registered with the junior team, he made his senior debut, appearing for the B-team in a 4–1 away win against Córdoba CF in Segunda División by coming on as a substitute for Eduard Oriol in the 75th minute.