Paulo Dybala
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Full name | Paulo Bruno Exequiel Dybala[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 15 November 1993||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Laguna Larga, Córdoba, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward, attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Roma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2011 | Instituto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Instituto | 38 | (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2015 | Palermo | 89 | (21) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2022 | Juventus | 210 | (82) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022– | Roma | 31 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015– | Argentina | 38 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:30, 8 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2023 |
Paulo Dybala (born 15 November 1993) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for Italian club Roma and the Argentina national team.[2]
He began his career as a professional footballer in 2011 in the Argentine Second division. In 2012, he moved to Europe and signed for Palermo. His great performances in Serie A got him a transfer to Juventus in 2015.
Due to his creative style of play, pace, technique, talent, and eye for goal, he has been nicknamed La Joya ("The Jewel" in Spanish.)
Early life
[change | change source]Dybala was born in Córdoba, Argentina. His grandfather, Bolesław Dybała, was from the village of Kraśniów in Poland. His family also had Italian origins through his maternal grandmother named Da Messa from the Province of Naples.
Career statistics
[change | change source]Club
[change | change source]- As of match played 8 October 2023[3]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Instituto de Córdoba | 2011–12 | Primera B Nacional | 38 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 40 | 17 | |
Palermo | 2012–13 | Serie A | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 3 | ||
2013–14 | Serie B | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 5 | |||
2014–15 | Serie A | 34 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 13 | |||
Total | 89 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 21 | ||
Juventus | 2015–16 | Serie A | 34 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 7[c] | 1 | 1[d] | 1 | 46 | 23 |
2016–17 | Serie A | 31 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 11[c] | 4 | 1[d] | 0 | 48 | 19 | |
2017–18 | Serie A | 33 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 8[c] | 1 | 1[d] | 2 | 46 | 26 | |
2018–19 | Serie A | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9[c] | 5 | 1[d] | 0 | 42 | 10 | |
2019–20 | Serie A | 33 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 8[c] | 3 | 1[d] | 1 | 46 | 17 | |
2020–21 | Serie A | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5[c] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | |
2021–22 | Serie A | 29 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5[c] | 3 | 1[d] | 0 | 39 | 15 | |
Total | 210 | 82 | 24 | 11 | 53 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 293 | 115 | ||
Roma | 2022–23 | Serie A | 25 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 11[e] | 5 | — | 38 | 18 | |
2023–24 | Serie A | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 2 | ||
Total | 31 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | — | 45 | 20 | |||
Career total | 368 | 135 | 30 | 12 | 65 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 471 | 173 |
- ↑ Includes Copa Argentina, Coppa Italia
- ↑ Appearances in relegation/promotion playoffs
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
[change | change source]- As of match played 28 March 2023[4]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Argentina | 2015 | 3 | 0 |
2016 | 3 | 0 | |
2017 | 6 | 0 | |
2018 | 6 | 1 | |
2019 | 11 | 1 | |
2020 | 0 | 0 | |
2021 | 2 | 0 | |
2022 | 5 | 1 | |
2023 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 38 | 3 |
- As of match played 28 March 2023[4]
- Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dybala goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 20 November 2018 | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Argentina | 18 | Mexico | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
2 | 6 July 2019 | Arena Corinthians, São Paulo, Brazil | 24 | Chile | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2019 Copa América |
3 | 1 June 2022 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | 33 | Italy | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2022 Finalissima |
Honours
[change | change source]Palermo[3]
Juventus[3]
- Serie A: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
- Coppa Italia: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2020–21
- Supercoppa Italiana: 2015, 2018
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2016–17
Roma
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2022–23[6]
Argentina
Individual
- Serie A Team of the Year: 2015–16,[9] 2016–17,[10] 2017–18,[11] 2019–20[12]
- Serie A Player of the Month: July 2020[13]
- Serie A Most Valuable Player: 2019–20[14]
- ESM Team of the Year: 2016–17[15]
- UEFA Europa League Team of the Season: 2022–23[16]
- Coppa Italia top goalscorer: 2016–17[17][18]
- Serie A top assist provider: 2014–15
Records
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Argentina" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
- ↑ "Paulo Dybala - @Roma.com".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Paulo Dybala". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Dybala, Paulo at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Palermo's Smiling Assassin Pablo Dybala Smiling All The Way To Superstardom". beIN Sports. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ Lowe, Sid (31 May 2023). "Montiel edges Sevilla to seventh Europa League triumph with win over Roma". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ↑ Murray, Scott (18 December 2022). "Argentina beat France on penalties after thrilling World Cup final – live reaction". the Guardian. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ↑ "Italy 0–3 Argentina: Messi and Di Maria shine in impressive Finalissima win". BBC Sport. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ↑ "Gran Galà del calcio, la Juventus fa incetta di premi" (in Italian). Il Corriere della Sera. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ↑ "Buffon named best player". Football Italia. 27 November 2017.
- ↑ "Serie A Team of 2017-18". Football Italia. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ↑ "Gran Galà del Calcio: The winners". Football Italia. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ↑ "Paulo Dybala MVP of July". Serie A. 31 July 2020. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ↑ "Dybala named Serie A's MVP". Football Italia. 4 August 2020.
- ↑ ESM Top-Elf: Ein Bayern-Star in Europas Elite (in German). 8 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
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- ↑ "Coppa Italia 2016/2017 – Top Scorer". WorldFootball. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ↑ Roberto Di Maggio; Davide Rota (4 June 2015). "Italy - Coppa Italia Top Scorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ↑ "All-time top goalscorers". worldfootball.net.
- ↑ "Juventus F.C. Giocatori, Statistiche: Reti nella Supercoppa Italiana" (in Italian). My Juve.it. Retrieved 21 January 2015.