_38_-_Paulo_Dybala_(cropped).jpg) Dybala with Roma in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Paulo Exequiel Dybala[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 November 1993[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Laguna Larga, Córdoba, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward, attacking midfielder, winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 61 | (27) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015– | Argentina | 40 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:35, 1 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paulo Exequiel Dybala (born 15 November 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Serie A club Roma and the Argentina national team. Nicknamed "La Joya" ("The Jewel"), he is known for his dribbling and goalscoring.[2][3][4]
Dybala began his club career in 2011 with Instituto de Córdoba before signing for Palermo in 2012, where he won a Serie B title. In 2015, Dybala signed for Juventus and won Serie A titles and four Coppa Italia titles. He was also named Serie A Most Valuable Player in the 2019-20 season and was named in the Serie A Team of the Year four times; Dybala ranks as the club's ninth-highest all-time goalscorer. In 2022, Dybala joined fellow Serie A club Roma.
Dybala made his senior debut for Argentina in 2015 at the age of 21. He has made 40 appearances and represented Argentina at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the 2019 Copa América, and the 2022 FIFA World Cup, winning the latter title.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "13 fun facts about Paulo Dybala". Goal.com.
- ^ "The top 15 best dribblers in the world of football right now 2023". 16 February 2023.
- ^ "FIFA Rating".