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Paulo Dybala

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Paulo Dybala
Dybala with Argentina in 2017
Personal information
Full name Paulo Bruno Exequiel Dybala[1]
Date of birth (1993-11-15) 15 November 1993 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Laguna Larga, Córdoba, Argentina
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward, attacking midfielder
Club information
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
Men's football
Representing  Argentina
FIFA World Cup
Winner 2022 Qatar
Copa América
Third place 2019 Brazil
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
Winner 2022 England
* 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.)

Dybala in training for Roma

Early life

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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

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As of match played 8 October 2023[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
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
  1. Includes Copa Argentina, Coppa Italia
  2. Appearances in relegation/promotion playoffs
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
  5. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 28 March 2023[4]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
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.
List of international goals scored by Paulo Dybala
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
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

Palermo[3]

Juventus[3]

Roma

Argentina

Individual

Records

References

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  1. 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.
  2. "Paulo Dybala - @Roma.com".
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Paulo Dybala". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Dybala, Paulo at National-Football-Teams.com
  5. "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.
  6. 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.
  7. Murray, Scott (18 December 2022). "Argentina beat France on penalties after thrilling World Cup final – live reaction". the Guardian. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  8. "Italy 0–3 Argentina: Messi and Di Maria shine in impressive Finalissima win". BBC Sport. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  9. "Gran Galà del calcio, la Juventus fa incetta di premi" (in Italian). Il Corriere della Sera. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  10. "Buffon named best player". Football Italia. 27 November 2017.
  11. "Serie A Team of 2017-18". Football Italia. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  12. "Gran Galà del Calcio: The winners". Football Italia. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  13. "Paulo Dybala MVP of July". Serie A. 31 July 2020. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  14. "Dybala named Serie A's MVP". Football Italia. 4 August 2020.
  15. ESM Top-Elf: Ein Bayern-Star in Europas Elite (in German). 8 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  16. "2022/23 UEFA Europa League Team of the Season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  17. "Coppa Italia 2016/2017 – Top Scorer". WorldFootball. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  18. Roberto Di Maggio; Davide Rota (4 June 2015). "Italy - Coppa Italia Top Scorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  19. "All-time top goalscorers". worldfootball.net.
  20. "Juventus F.C. Giocatori, Statistiche: Reti nella Supercoppa Italiana" (in Italian). My Juve.it. Retrieved 21 January 2015.