Douglas Luiz sealed his Aston Villa return in January 2025, rejoining the club on loan for the remainder of the season from Italian giants Juventus.

A fan favourite, the midfielder spent five years at Villa Park between 2019 and 2024, helping the club achieve an unforgettable qualification for the UEFA Champions League in his final season before departing, after scooping both Villa's Supporter's Player of the Season and Player's Player of the Season awards the year before. 

And, having spent the first half of the 2025/26 campaign on loan at Nottingham Forest, the Brazilian extended his stay in the Premier League by rejoining Unai Emery’s men.

‘Dougie’, 27, began his career in his native Brazil at Vasco da Gama, before spells on loan at Girona between 2017 and 2019.

He made over 200 appearances in claret and blue during his first spell, notching 22 goals.

Luiz is a full international with 18 Brazil caps to his name, as well as an Olympic gold medal from the 2020 Tokyo games, and a 2021 Copa América runner-up medal.