11 Facts About Gerard Deulofeu

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Gerard Deulofeu Lazaro is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Serie A club Udinese.

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Gerard Deulofeu started his career with Barcelona, first appearing with the first team at the age of 17, and was loaned to Everton and Sevilla before joining the former on a permanent deal in the summer of 2015.

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Gerard Deulofeu helped his team to record its best ever Premier League points tally of 72 to finish fifth and, at the end of the campaign, Barcelona confirmed that he would not be returning for a second loan spell as he had been promoted to their first-team squad; he wrote an open letter thanking the staff, players and fans for their support during his stay.

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In May 2014, Gerard Deulofeu was granted a first-team place by new Barcelona manager Luis Enrique.

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Gerard Deulofeu's loan was considered hugely unsuccessful, the Spanish newspaper Marca selected him in their La Liga 'Worst team of the season'.

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On 30 June 2017, Gerard Deulofeu returned to Barcelona, as the club activated their buy-back clause for him.

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On 29 January 2018, it was announced that Gerard Deulofeu was to join Watford on a loan deal until the end of the season.

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In October 2020, Gerard Deulofeu joined Udinese on a season-long loan.

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Gerard Deulofeu played for the Spain under-17 team from 2009 to 2011, helping them finish runner-up at the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.

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Gerard Deulofeu was selected for the senior side for the first time on 30 May 2014, as part of a 19-man squad to play a friendly against Bolivia, being given the number 7.

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Gerard Deulofeu is capable of playing in a central role, seemingly operating as a lone striker, but acting instead as a false-9; he has even been deployed as an out-and-out striker on occasion, or more frequently as a second striker, due to his ability to beat opponents in one on one situations and create chances for teammates, in addition to scoring goals himself.