David Luiz

David Luiz
	; David Luiz with Chelsea in 2019
Personal information
Full name	David Luiz Moreira Marinho
Date of birth	22 April 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth	Diadema, Brazil
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Centre back / defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	Arsenal
Number	23
Youth career
1999–2001	São Paulo
2001–2005	Vitória
Senior career*
National team‡
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:54, 23 February 2020 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:35, 22 February 2018 (UTC)

David Luiz Moreira Marinho (born 22 April 1987), known as David Luiz, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Arsenal F.C. in English Premier League and as vice-captain for the Brazil national team.

Honours

David Luiz battling with Chile's Alexis Sánchez in the 2014 FIFA World Cup round of 16.

As of 19:35, 22 February 2018 (UTC)^[6]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Brazil	2010	4	0
	2011	6	0
	2012	7	0
	2013	16	0
	2014	14	3
	2015	7	0
	2016	1	0
	2017	1	0
Total		57	3

As of match played 22 January 2020^[4]

Team	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental¹		Other Tournaments²		Total
Team	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vitória	2006	Série A	26	1	2	0	—		—		25	1	53	2
	2007	Série A	0	0	0	0	—		—		2	0	2	0
	Total		26	1	2	0	—		—		27	1	55	2
Benfica	2006–07	Primeira Liga	10	0	0	0	—		4	0	—		14	0
	2007–08		8	0	2	0	0	0	4	0	—		14	0
	2008–09		19	2	2	0	4	0	2	1	—		27	3
	2009–10		29	2	2	0	5	1	13	0	—		49	3
	2010–11		16	0	3	0	2	0	6	0	1	0	28	0
	Total		82	4	9	0	11	1	29	1	1	0	132	6
Chelsea	2010–11	Premier League	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	2
	2011–12		20	2	6	0	3	0	11	1	0	0	40	3
	2012–13		30	2	6	0	4	1	14	4	3	0	57	7
	2013–14		19	0	3	0	3	0	9	0	0	0	34	0
	Total		81	6	15	0	10	1	34	5	3	0	143	12
Paris Saint-Germain	2014–15	Ligue 1	28	2	4	1	3	0	10	2	0	0	45	5
	2015–16		25	1	3	0	4	1	7	1	1	0	40	3
	2016–17		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
	Total		56	3	7	1	7	1	17	3	2	0	89	8
Chelsea	2016–17	Premier League	33	1	3	0	2	0	—	0	0	38	1
	2017–18		10	1	2	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	17	2
	2018–19		36	3	2	0	5	0	6	0	1	0	50	3
	Total		79	5	7	0	7	0	10	1	2	0	105	6
Arsenal	2019–20	Premier League	21	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		22	2
Arsenal	Total		21	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	22	2
Career total			345	21	40	1	35	3	91	10	35	1	545	36

Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first:

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	28 June 2014	Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil	Chile	1–0	1–1	2014 FIFA World Cup
2.	4 July 2014	Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza, Brazil	Colombia	2–0	2–1	2014 FIFA World Cup
3.	18 November 2014	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria	Austria	1–0	2–1	Friendly

David Luiz playing for Chelsea in 2011
David Luiz with a T-shirt saying "Deus é fiel" ("God is faithful") after winning the Champions League
David Luiz playing for Paris Saint-Germain in 2015
David Luiz holding the UEFA Europa League trophy after winning the final with Chelsea
David Luiz playing for Brazil at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
David Luiz training with Brazil before the 2014 FIFA World Cup opening match, against Croatia
David Luiz captaining his country in the 7–1 defeat to Germany
Luiz celebrates his goal by pointing to the sky after scoring against Colombia at the World Cup.
David Luiz (left) with Ramires after the Champions League final in 2012
Luiz, Cássio and Paolo Guerrero (from left to right) accepting their individual awards after the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup Final

↑ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
↑ "David Luiz". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
↑ "David Luiz – Profile". Confederations Cup Brazil 2013. FIFA. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 "David Luiz". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
↑ "Auxerre - Paris Season 2014/2015 - PSG.fr". psg.fr. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
↑ David Luiz at National-Football-Teams.com

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Personal information
David Luiz with Chelsea in 2019
Full name	David Luiz Moreira Marinho^[1]
Date of birth	(1987-04-22) 22 April 1987 (age 36)^[2]
Place of birth	Diadema, Brazil
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)^[3]
Playing position	Centre back / defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	Arsenal
Number	23
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)
2016–2019	Chelsea	79	(5)
2019–	Arsenal	24	(2)
National team^‡
2007	Brazil U20	2	(0)
2010–	Brazil	57	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:54, 23 February 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:35, 22 February 2018 (UTC)