Paulo Dybala

Paulo Dybala (born 15 November 1993) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for Italian club Roma and the Argentina national team.^[2]

Paulo Dybala

Dybala with Argentina in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Paulo Bruno Exequiel Dybala[1]
Date of birth	(1993-11-15) 15 November 1993 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth	Laguna Larga, Córdoba, Argentina
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward, attacking midfielder
Team information
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	31	(14)
International career‡
2015–	Argentina	38	(3)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Argentina FIFA World Cup Winner 2022 Qatar Copa América 2019 Brazil CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions Winner 2022 England
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:30, 8 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2023

He began his career as a professional footballer in 2011 in the Argentine Second division. In 2012, he moved to Europe and signed for Palermo. His great performances in Serie A got him a transfer to Juventus in 2015.

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

Dybala in training for Roma

Early life

Dybala was born in Córdoba, Argentina. His grandfather, Bolesław Dybała, was from the village of Kraśniów in Poland. His family also had Italian origins through his maternal grandmother named Da Messa from the Province of Naples.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 October 2023^[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Instituto de Córdoba	2011–12	Primera B Nacional	38	17	0	0	—		2[b]	0	40	17
Palermo	2012–13	Serie A	27	3	1	0	—		—		28	3
	2013–14	Serie B	28	5	2	0	—		—		30	5
	2014–15	Serie A	34	13	1	0	—		—		35	13
	Total		89	21	4	0	0	0	0	0	93	21
Juventus	2015–16	Serie A	34	19	4	2	7[c]	1	1[d]	1	46	23
	2016–17	Serie A	31	11	5	4	11[c]	4	1[d]	0	48	19
	2017–18	Serie A	33	22	4	1	8[c]	1	1[d]	2	46	26
	2018–19	Serie A	30	5	2	0	9[c]	5	1[d]	0	42	10
	2019–20	Serie A	33	11	4	2	8[c]	3	1[d]	1	46	17
	2020–21	Serie A	20	4	1	0	5[c]	1	0	0	26	5
	2021–22	Serie A	29	10	4	2	5[c]	3	1[d]	0	39	15
	Total		210	82	24	11	53	18	6	4	293	115
Roma	2022–23	Serie A	25	12	2	1	11[e]	5	—		38	18
	2023–24	Serie A	6	2	0	0	1	0	—		7	2
	Total		31	14	2	1	12	5	—		45	20
Career total			368	135	30	12	65	23	8	4	471	173

1. Includes Copa Argentina, Coppa Italia
2. Appearances in relegation/promotion playoffs
3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
4. Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
5. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 28 March 2023^[4]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Argentina	2015	3	0
	2016	3	0
	2017	6	0
	2018	6	1
	2019	11	1
	2020	0	0
	2021	2	0
	2022	5	1
	2023	2	0
Total		38	3

As of match played 28 March 2023^[4]

Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dybala goal.

List of international goals scored by Paulo Dybala

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	20 November 2018	Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Argentina	18	Mexico	2–0	2–0	Friendly
2	6 July 2019	Arena Corinthians, São Paulo, Brazil	24	Chile	2–0	2–1	2019 Copa América
3	1 June 2022	Wembley Stadium, London, England	33	Italy	3–0	3–0	2022 Finalissima

Honours

Palermo^[3]

• Serie B: 2013–14^[5]

Juventus^[3]

• Serie A: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
• Coppa Italia: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2020–21
• Supercoppa Italiana: 2015, 2018
• UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2016–17

Roma

• UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2022–23^[6]

Argentina

• FIFA World Cup: 2022^[7]
• CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions: 2022^[8]

Individual

• Serie A Team of the Year: 2015–16,^[9] 2016–17,^[10] 2017–18,^[11] 2019–20^[12]
• Serie A Player of the Month: July 2020^[13]
• Serie A Most Valuable Player: 2019–20^[14]
• ESM Team of the Year: 2016–17^[15]
• UEFA Europa League Team of the Season: 2022–23^[16]
• Coppa Italia top goalscorer: 2016–17^[17][18]
• Serie A top assist provider: 2014–15

Records

• Supercoppa Italiana all-time top scorer: 4 goals^[19][20]