Paulo Dybala

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Paulo Dybala
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Dybala taking a corner for Palermo in 2014
Personal information
Full name Paulo Bruno Exequiel Dybala[1]
Date of birth (1993-11-15) 15 November 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Laguna Larga, Córdoba, Argentina
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Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Juventus
Number 21
Youth career
2003–2011 Instituto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Instituto 40 (17)
2012–2015 Palermo 90 (21)
2015– Juventus 34 (19)
International career‡
2015– Argentina 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2015

Paulo Bruno Exequiel Dybala (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaulo ðiˈβala]; born 15 November 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian club Juventus and the Argentina national team.

After beginning his career in Argentina with Instituto de Córdoba, in 2011, he moved to Italian club Palermo in 2012; his performances in Serie A later earned him a transfer to Juventus in 2015, where he won the league title during his first season with the club.

Due to his creative style of play, pace, talent, technique, and eye for goal, he has been nicknamed La Joya (The Jewel, in Spanish).[3]

Early life

His grandfather, Bolesław Dybała, was from the village of Kraśniów in Poland.[4] His family also has Italian origins through his maternal grandmother named Da Messa from the Province of Naples.[5][6][7]

Club career

Instituto de Córdoba

Nicknamed La Joya[8] or El pibe de la pensión,[9] Dybala made his professional debut in the Primera B Nacional (Argentine second division) with his hometown club Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba, when he was 17 years old. In total he played 40 games with the club, scoring 17 goals.[10][11] He was the youngest to score a goal beating the record of Mario Kempes, Dybala was also the first to play 38 consecutive games in a professional league in the country by beating again Kempes, and he was also the first to score two hat-tricks in a season and has scored in six consecutive games, surpassing the previous record of four games.[12]

Palermo

Dybala running with the ball for Palermo in 2015.

On 29 April 2012, U.S. Città di Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini announced the signing of Dybala stating "We have got Paulo Dybala – the new Sergio Agüero".[13] Later the same day however, Instituto's general secretary José Teaux, stated that the man who had completed the negotiations with Palermo, did not have the mandate to sell him.

On 20 July 2012, Palermo released a press announcement confirming the signing of Dybala, who signed a four-year deal with the Sicilian club.[14] He debuted with the rosanero in a Serie A match against Lazio. Dybala scored his first and second goal in Italy on 11 November 2012 when Palermo defeated Sampdoria at home by 2–0.[15]

Dybala had his breakthrough season in the 2014–15 Serie A where he scored 10 goals in the first half of the season, forming a successful striking partnership with fellow Argentine-Italian Franco Vázquez and being linked with several top European clubs.[16] He finished the season with 13 goals and 10 assists, as one of the top assist providers in the league.[17]

Juventus

On 4 June 2015, Juventus announced the signing of Dybala on a five-year deal for a fee of €32 million (plus €8 million in add-ons).[18][19] He was assigned the number 21 shirt, which was previously worn by Andrea Pirlo, who left the club that summer.[20] On 8 August, he came on as a 61st-minute substitute for Kingsley Coman against Lazio in the 2015 Supercoppa Italiana. He scored the second goal in the 73rd minute in a 2–0 win in Shanghai.[21] On 30 August 2015, Dybala made his second league appearance, scoring his first league goal in the 87th minute in a 2–1 defeat to Roma.[22] Dybala gained praise for his performances and consistent goalscoring in the first half of his debut season for Juventus, and also for his ability to fill the void left by the departure of compatriot Carlos Tevez the previous season. In his first 16 appearances of the season, Dybala managed six goals and two assists in all competitions, with a ratio of a goal every 151 minutes, which was superior to Tevez's and Alessandro Del Piero's goalscoring ratios in their debut seasons with the Juventus; in the club's history, only Roberto Baggio maintained a superior goalscoring record in the opening games of his debut season.[23] Dybala scored his first career Coppa Italia goal in a 4–0 win over cross-city rivals Torino on 16 December.[24] On 23 February 2016, Dybala scored his first Champions League goal in a 2–2 home draw to Bayern Munich in Juventus's first round of 16 leg.[25] On 15 March, it was announced Dybala would miss the second round of 16 leg of the Champions League against Bayern on 16 March due to an edema overload of his left soleus muscle.[26] He returned to action four days later in a 4–1 away win over rivals Torino,[27] but was substituted after sustaining yet another injury.[28] He returned to the starting line-up on 17 April, in a 4–0 home win over his former club Palermo.[29] On 21 April, Dybala scored two goals in a 3–0 home win over Lazio, which took his league tally to 16 goals in 31 appearances, and also saw him score his 20th goal of the season in all competitions in the process.[30] On 14 May, he scored a brace and set up another goal in the last match of the season, a 5–0 home win over Sampdoria, finishing the season as Juventus's top scorer with 23 goals in all competitions and 19 goals in Serie A, as the club celebrated their Serie A title victory.[31][32]

International career

Due to his family heritage Dybala was eligible to play for Poland and Italy, but expressly stated that he feels Argentine and had always dreamed of playing for Argentina.[33] Despite having sealed his decision of representing Argentina's colours, Dybala maintains that he feels a strong connection to his grandfather's country of origin, referring to it as "my family's blood".[34]

Dybala was called by the Argentina Under-17 to participate in the XVI Pan American Games, but in the end he did not take part in the competition. On 19 July 2012 he received his first call-up for the Argentina Under-20 team, but declined the invitation.

On 22 September 2015 he was called for the first time for the Argentina senior team by manager Gerardo Martino,[35] but his first appearance was on 13 October 2015, coming from the bench replacing Carlos Tevez in the 75th minute during a World Cup Qualifier 2018 match against Paraguay.[36] In May 2016, he was omitted from Argentina's 23-man squad for the Copa América Centenario.[37] Although Juventus insisted that they would not release Dybala for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, he was included in Martino's 35-man preliminary under-23 squad for the tournament on 24 May.[38]

Style of play

A quick, creative, and agile player, with good technical ability,[39][40][41][42][43] Dybala is known for his dribbling skills and close control in limited spaces,[43] as well as his ability to protect and hold up the ball for team-mates with his back to goal.[44] Due to his pace, positioning, and ball skills, he excels during counter-attacks,[44] and at beating the offside trap when making attacking runs.[45] A hardworking player, he is also known for his defensive contribution.[44] Dybala is capable both of creating chances for team-mates, as well as scoring goals himself, due to his vision and ability to play off of other players, as well as his powerful, and accurate ball striking ability;[45] he is also effective at scoring with his head due to his acceleration and ability to anticipate defenders.[43][44] A versatile forward, he is capable of playing in any offensive position: he has been deployed as a striker, as a supporting forward, as an attacking midfielder, as a playmaker, as a false-9,[46] or even as an inverted winger on the right, where he is able to cut into the centre and curl shots on goal with his stronger left foot.[43][44] He is also accurate from free kicks and penalties.[47][48] His playing style has drawn comparisons with compatriots Sergio Agüero,[13] Javier Pastore,[49] Carlos Tevez,[50] Omar Sivori,[51] and Lionel Messi,[39] as well as former Italian forwards Vincenzo Montella,[52] Alessandro Del Piero,[53] and Roberto Baggio.[54] In 2014, Don Balón named him one of the 100 most promising young players in the world born after 1993.[55]

Career statistics

Club

(Correct as of 21 May 2016)

Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Instituto de Córdoba
2011–12 38 17 0 0 — — 38 17
Total 38 17 0 0 — — 38 17
Palermo
2012–13 27 3 1 0 — — 28 3
2013–14 28 5 2 0 — — 30 5
2014–15 34 13 1 0 — — 35 13
Total 89 21 4 0 — — 93 21
Juventus
2015–16 34 19 4 2 7 1 1 1 46 23
Total 34 19 4 2 7 1 1 1 46 23
Career total 161 57 8 2 7 1 1 1 177 61

Honours

Club

Palermo[10]
Juventus[10]

Individual

References

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