Paulo Bruno Exequiel Dybala was born on 15 November 1993 and is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Serie A club Roma and the Argentina national team.
33 Facts About Paulo Dybala
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Paulo Dybala is known for his exceptional dribbling ability, quick feet, and an eye for goal.
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In 2015, Paulo Dybala signed for Juventus and won five league titles and four Coppas Italia.
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Paulo Dybala was voted Serie A Most Valuable Player once, was included in the Serie A Team of the Year four times, and ranks as Juventus' ninth-highest all-time goalscorer.
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Paulo Dybala made his senior international debut for Argentina in 2015 at age 21, and has since earned over 30 caps, including appearing at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, 2019 Copa America and 2022 World Cup, winning the latter.
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Paulo Dybala's family has partial Italian origins through his maternal great-grandmother, who was from the Province of Naples.
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Paulo Dybala was the youngest to score a goal, beating the record of Mario Kempes.
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Paulo Dybala was the first to play 38 consecutive matches in a professional league in the country, and was the first to score two hat-tricks in a season.
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Paulo Dybala scored in six consecutive games, surpassing the previous record of four matches.
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Nonetheless, on 20 July 2012 Palermo released a press announcement confirming the signing of Paulo Dybala, who signed a four-year deal with the Sicilian club.
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Paulo Dybala made his debut for the club in a Serie A match against Lazio.
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Paulo Dybala finished the season with 13 goals and 10 assists, which made him one of the top assist providers in the league.
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Paulo Dybala was assigned the number 21 shirt, previously worn by Andrea Pirlo, who left the club that summer.
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Paulo Dybala finished the season as Juventus' top scorer with 23 goals in all competitions and 19 goals in Serie A, as the club celebrated their Serie A title victory.
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On 13 April 2017, Paulo Dybala renewed his contract with Juventus until 2022.
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On 15 August, Paulo Dybala placed sixth in the 2017 UEFA Best Player of the Year Award.
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Paulo Dybala finished the campaign with 11 goals and 6 assists, helping Juventus win their 9th consecutive title.
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On 15 May 2022, Paulo Dybala announced on social media that he would leave Juventus at the end of the season.
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Paulo Dybala played his final home match for Juventus on 16 May 2022 against Lazio, being substituted by Martin Palumbo in the 78th minute, for which he received a standing ovation.
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On 20 July 2022, Paulo Dybala signed for Roma on a three-year contract that runs until 30 June 2025.
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Paulo Dybala stated "I feel 100 percent Argentinian, I wouldn't be happy in a national team that didn't feel like mine, to hear an anthem that isn't my own, in colours that don't belong to me".
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Paulo Dybala was called by the Argentina under-17 team to participate in the XVI Pan American Games, but ultimately did not take part in the competition.
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On 22 September 2015, Paulo Dybala was called for the first time for the Argentina senior team by manager Gerardo Martino, but his first appearance was on 13 October 2015, coming off the bench to replace Carlos Tevez in the 75th minute during a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Paraguay.
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In May 2018, Paulo Dybala was named in Argentina's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia; later that month, he was included in Jorge Sampaoli's final 23-man squad for the tournament.
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In May 2019, Paulo Dybala was included in Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni's preliminary 40-man squad for the 2019 Copa America.
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Paulo Dybala was included in the final 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup by Lionel Scaloni.
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Paulo Dybala is capable both of creating chances for teammates, as well as scoring goals himself, due to his vision, passing, link-up play, and ability to drop deep and play off other players, as well as his powerful and accurate ball-striking ability from both inside and outside the area.
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Paulo Dybala has been used in a free attacking role on occasion, in which he is given licence to roam about the final third of the pitch, and either drop into the middle, or switch between the flanks, due to his ability to create from the left or cut inside and score from the right.
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Paulo Dybala has operated in a deeper playmaking role on occasion.
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Paulo Dybala's playing style has drawn comparisons with compatriots Sergio Aguero, Javier Pastore, Carlos Tevez, Omar Sivori, Diego Maradona, and Lionel Messi, as well as former Italian forwards Vincenzo Montella, Alessandro Del Piero, and Roberto Baggio; the latter described Dybala as the number 10 of the future in 2017.
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Paulo Dybala obtained Italian citizenship on 13 August 2012, in order to facilitate his move to Palermo, and circumvent FIGC regulations that permit only a maximum of two non-EU players in any Serie A team.
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Paulo Dybala initially attempted to obtain Polish citizenship through ancestry from his grandfather, but the bureaucracy proved too complex.
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Paulo Dybala has several tattoos on his body: two stripes on his left arm, an Arabic tattoo as well as a crowned football on his leg.