My Favorite Person
David Luiz Moreira Marinho (born 22 April
1987), known as David Luiz, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays
for Chelsea in the Premier League and as vice-captain for the Brazil national
team. Primarily a central defender, he can also be deployed as a left back and
a defensive midfielder.
After starting out at Vitória, he moved to
Benfica at the age of 19, remaining with the club five seasons (three
complete). He joined Chelsea in January 2011, winning the Champions League and
the FA Cup in the following season.
On 31 January 2011, Luiz completed a move to
Chelsea for an undisclosed fee, which Benfica reported to be €25 million, on a
five-and-a-half-year contract, with Nemanja Matić joining Benfica at the end of
the season after his transfer spell away at Vitesse in the Netherlands. He made
his official Premier League debut on 6 February, replacing José Bosingwa in a
1–0 home loss against Liverpool. Eight days later, he made his first start for
Chelsea, in a 0–0 draw against Fulham at Craven Cottage. Instantly becoming a
cult hero amongst the Chelsea fans, David Luiz was awarded the Barclays Man of
the Match award for his performance, despite giving away a penalty in the 93rd
minute of the game, which was saved by Petr Čech.
On 1 March David Luiz scored his first goal
for Chelsea, firing in a half volley to help the Blues come from behind to win
2–1 against Manchester United, at Stamford Bridge, with Frank Lampard scoring a
late penalty winner. On 20 March, he scored his second goal for the Blues,
heading in from a free kick against Manchester City (2–0 home win), and again
receiving the Man of the match award, as well as the Player of the Month for
March.
Luiz missed the first three games of 2011–12 season
due to a knee injury. He made his return to the first team on 13 September in
the UEFA Champions League group stage match against Bayer 04 Leverkusen, and he
scored from 15 yards to break the deadlock in an eventual 2–0 home win. On his
second match, a League Cup third round tie against Fulham, he netted his
penalty shoot-out attempt in a 4–3 win (0–0 after 120 minutes).
On 14 March, Chelsea faced S.S.C. Napoli in
the Champions League's round-of-16, following a 1–3 loss at the Stadio San
Paolo: Luiz made a stunning performance to help his team win the tie with a 4–1
extra time win, being subsequently chosen by UEFA as the "Man of the
match", an accolade he also received in the first leg of the quarterfinals
against former team Benfica (1–0 away win). However, after leaving the pitch in
the FA Cup semifinals against Tottenham Hotspur with a muscular injury, it was
announced that he would miss both of the Champions League semifinals encounters
against FC Barcelona, and the domestic cup final; he played, however, in the
Champions League final – John Terry was also suspended for the match –
appearing the full 120 minutes and converting his penalty shootout attempt as
the Blues won it 4–3.
Luiz continued to live up to his reputation
for scoring extraordinary goals, slamming a breathtaking long range drive into
the top corner in a 3-0 victory against London rivals Fulham FC. He also scored
in both legs of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League semi-finals against FC Basel,
the first was a last minute free-kick to secure a dramatic 2-1 away win. While
the second was an unstoppable left-footed curler from 30 yards out.
I am a big fan of Luiz, because he
is not only funny, but also talented player. He is one of the best defensive
player in the world, he can shoot from long range and have a good header.
Pradhytia Bagas A
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