Gerard Deulofeu

Binor 15 Oct,2017

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Gerard Deulofeu is a Spanish professional football player who currently plays as a forward for one of the world's top club FC Barcelona and his national side Spain. The 23 years old professional has played for clubs like Everton, Sevilla, and Milan previously. His current annual salary is $14 million and has an estimated net worth of $28 million.

Early Life

Gerard Deulofeu was born as Gerard Deulofeu Lazaro on 13 March 1994, in Riudarenes, Girona, Catalonia Spain. He was born to mother Maria Jesus Lazaro and father Marcel Deulofeu. He joined FC Barcelona's youth academy in 2003 at the age of nine.

Club Career

Gerard Deulofeu began his professional footballing career in 2011 representing FC Barcelona B team. He made his professional senior team debut on August 3, 2011, in a friendly match against C.D. Guadalajara and scored his debut professional goal on September 16, 2012, in a match against Hercules FC. His four years spell at the club ended with 70 appearances and 28 goals.

Deulofeu was then sent on a year loan to the English club Everton on 10th of July 2013. He made his dream debut for the club scoring a goal in a match against Stevenage in the FA Cup on August 29, 2013. He scored his first league goal for the club in a 4–0 home success against Stoke City on 30 November. He appeared in 25 games for the Toffees scoring 3 goals.

He was again sent on a season loan to Sevilla on August 14, 2014, and made his official debut for the club on 30th August in a win against Valencia CF. He scored his first goal for the club on 24 September 2014. His loan was considered hugely unsuccessful which ended up with 17 appearances and a single goal. He then made a permanent move to Everton on 1 July 2015, for a transfer fee of $6 million. He played two seasons with the club scoring 2 goals in 32 games. He then switched to the Italian club Milan on 23 January 2017 and made his debut for the club on 29 January.

After playing 17 games for the club with 4 goals he again returned back to his home club Barcelona on 30 June 2017. After the departure of Neymar, he is mostly seen in the team's forward line along with Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez.

International Career

Gerard Deulofeu has represented his national side in both junior and senior levels. He was named the UEFA Under-19 Championship Golden Player in 2012. He made his professional international debut representing the senior side on May 30, 2014, wearing the number 7 shirt in a friendly against Bolivia. He has won over 5 caps for his national side senior team scoring a single goal.

Personal Life

Gerard Deulofeu is neither married nor single but is having a longterm relationship with his loving girlfriend, Mari Vilches. The couple isn't married yet but there is no denying they will soon be getting married. The couple started dating since 2013 and has a son together born on April 10, 2017. They are allegedly engaged. The couple owns two dogs, Sherry and Lucas. His zodiac sign is Pisces and has a height of 1.77m.

His zodiac sign is Pisces and has a height of 1.77m/ 5 feet 10 inches with 73 kgs, weight.

Net Worth and Endorsements

Gerard Deulofeu has an estimated net worth of $28 million in 2017, including all of his properties. He currently receives an annual salary of $14 million from his present club Barcelona which will soon boost his net worth in coming years. His recent market value is $14.4 million and his highest ever value was recorded to be $18 million in 2013.

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