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David Luiz

1987 - Today

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David Luiz Moreira Marinho (born 22 April 1987) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Fortaleza. He is primarily a centre-back, but has also been deployed as a defensive midfielder. After starting out at Vitoria, David Luiz moved to Benfica, remaining with the club for five seasons (three complete). He joined Chelsea in January 2011, winning the UEFA Champions League during the 2011–12 season. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Luiz is the 947th most popular soccer player (down from 863rd in 2019), the 207th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 203rd in 2019) and the 89th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, David Luiz ranks 947 out of 21,273. Before him are Nobuko Kondo, Jiří Sobotka, Achraf Hakimi, Ian Callaghan, Manuel Rosas, and Masateru Akita. After him are Jozef Vengloš, Alan Smith, Antonio Di Natale, Simão Sabrosa, Ariel Ortega, and Joaquín Peiró.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, David Luiz ranks 24. Before him are Fabio Mancini, Gonzalo Higuaín, Nico Hülkenberg, John Obi Mikel, Pedro, and Arturo Vidal. After him are Sami Khedira, Arda Turan, Blake Lively, Zac Efron, Marek Hamšík, and Chelsea Manning.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, David Luiz ranks 207 out of 2,236. Before him are Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves (1848), Carlos Mozer (1960), Carlos Kaiser (1963), Hermeto Pascoal (1936), Jennifer O'Neill (1948), and Bartolomeu de Gusmão (1685). After him are Moderato Wisintainer (1902), Vera Fischer (1951), Waldemar de Brito (1913), Café Filho (1899), Afonso, Prince Imperial of Brazil (1845), and Princess Januária of Brazil (1822).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, David Luiz ranks 89. Before him are Hércules Brito Ruas (1939), Altair Gomes de Figueiredo (1938), Willian (1988), Raí (1965), Carlos Mozer (1960), and Carlos Kaiser (1963). After him are Moderato Wisintainer (1902), Waldemar de Brito (1913), Daishiro Yoshimura (1947), Baltazar Maria de Morais Júnior (1959), Mário Jardel (1973), and Dondinho (1917).

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