Gerard Deulofeu
Spanish footballer (born 1994) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gerard Deulofeu Lázaro (Spanish: [ɟʝeˈɾaɾ ðewloˈfew ˈlaθaɾo];[upper-alpha 1] born 13 March 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Serie A club Udinese. Mainly a forward, he can also play as a winger on both flanks.
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Full name | Gerard Deulofeu Lázaro[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1994-03-13) 13 March 1994 (age 30)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Riudarenes, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward, winger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Udinese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2003 | Penya Bons Aires | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2011 | Barcelona | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Barcelona B | 68 | (27) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2015 | Barcelona | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | → Everton (loan) | 26 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | → Sevilla (loan) | 17 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Everton | 39 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | → AC Milan (loan) | 17 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Barcelona | 10 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | → Watford (loan) | 6 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2021 | Watford | 58 | (14) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | → Udinese (loan) | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021– | Udinese | 53 | (16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Spain U16 | 4 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | Spain U17 | 21 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Spain U19 | 19 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | Spain U20 | 7 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2017 | Spain U21 | 36 | (17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2017 | Spain | 4 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014– | Catalonia | 2 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:33, 22 January 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:35, 29 June 2022 (UTC) |
He 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. After a successful loan spell at Italian side AC Milan, he was brought back to Barcelona in June 2017, before being loaned to Watford in January 2018; later that year, Watford signed him outright.
Deulofeu was also a Spanish youth international, having represented the country over 80 times at under-16, under-17, under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels, being named the UEFA Under-19 Championship Golden Player in 2012. In 2014, he made his senior debut for the Spain national football team.