Douglas Luiz he is officially a Juventus player and is the thirty-eighth Brazilian in the very long history of the Bianconeri. Who before him? There is everything. Ministers of Defense, players who have written the history of our football but also many unknowns and illustrious unknowns. Let’s go over the entire list collected by Tuttomercatoweb.com.
The complete list
Alex Sandro – 327 appearances, 16 goals
José Altafini – 119 appearances, 37 goals
Amaro – 7 appearances, 2 goals
Amauri – 100 appearances, 24 goals
Gabriel Appel Pires – 5 appearances, 1 goal
Arthur Melo – 63 appearances, 1 goal
Athirson – 5 appearances
Roberto Jose Battaglia – 2 appearances
Gleison Bremer – 83 appearances, 8 goals
Cinesinho – 112 appearances, 10 goals
Leonardo Colella – 21 appearances, 7 goals
Dino da Costa – 66 appearances, 12 goals
Dani Alves – 33 appearances, 6 goals
Danilo – 197 appearances, 9 goals
Dante Bonfim – 1 appearance
Diego – 47 appearances, 7 goals
Douglas Costa – 103 appearances, 10 goals
Elliot – 1 appearance
Emerson – 91 appearances, 6 goals
Felipe Melo – 78 appearances, 4 goals
Fernando Puglia – 1 appearance
Michel Pereira Garbini – 3 appearances
Gladstone – 1 appearance
Hernanes – 35 appearances, 2 goals
Julio Cesar – 125 appearances, 6 goals
Kaio Jorge – 11 appearances
Lucio – 4 appearances
Matheus Pereira – 3 appearances
Armando Miranda – 17 appearances, 12 goals
Nenè – 36 appearances, 12 goals
Norberto Murara Neto – 22 appearances
Sergio Re – 1 appearance
Romulo – 5 appearances
Rubinho – 2 appearances
Pedro Sernagiotto – 60 appearances, 16 goals
Bruno Siciliano – 15 appearances, 4 goals
Wesley – 1 appearance
The official statement: Douglas Luiz is Juventus’
After the social clues of the last few days, the official announcement has arrived: Douglas Luiz he is a new Juventus player, below is the press release from the Bianconeri:
The transfer of the 1998-born midfielder to Juventus is official. He arrives in Turin from Aston Villa on a permanent basis, signing a 5-year contract until 30 June 2029
Douglas Luiz Soares de Paulo was born in Rio de Janeiro in May 1998 and, as a footballer, he trained in the youth teams of Vasco da Gama, a club with which he made his debut in the First Team in 2016. With the team from Rio de Janeiro he collected “only” 39 appearances: Douglas, in fact, quickly attracted the attention of the Old Continent. It was Manchester City that brought the 1998-born player to Europe, but it was at Girona, where he remained on loan for two seasons, that he played his first European matches.
In Spain he collected 46 appearances before moving, subsequently and permanently, to Aston Villa: it is here that Douglas Luiz established himself, over the years, in international football also conquering the Brazilian national team with which he debuted in November 2019.
In Birmingham, he is constantly evolving: from his importance to the team, to his maturation in all aspects of the game that allow him to be included in the list of the most interesting midfielders in the entire Premier League. With Aston Villa, he has made 204 appearances in all competitions, both national and international, with 22 goals and 24 assists.
In the middle, there was also a significant satisfaction with the Brazilian team at the last Tokyo Olympics: a five-ring event that Douglas Luiz played as a great protagonist and with which he won the gold medal in the final in Yokohama against Spain.
Douglas Luiz arrives at Juventus after five seasons in the Premier League. Years that have shown his exponential growth in terms of technical, tactical and physical improvements and responsibility within the green rectangle.
Welcome Douglas, see you on the pitch!