David Luiz
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David Luiz is a Brazilian professional footballer known for his ball-playing central defending, leadership, and spells at top European clubs including Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| David Luiz canonical | 2 |
| David Luiz Moreira Marinho | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10063890 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Luiz Context triple: [Brazil vs Netherlands (2014 FIFA World Cup), homeTeamCaptain, David Luiz]
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A.
Ricardo Quaresma
Ricardo Quaresma is a Portuguese winger renowned for his flair, outside-of-the-foot ("trivela") shots, and a career spanning top European clubs and the Portugal national team.
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B.
Geovani Silva
Geovani Silva is a Brazilian former footballer best known for starring at youth level, where he emerged as one of the standout attacking talents of his generation.
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C.
Thiago Silva
Thiago Silva is a Brazilian professional footballer renowned as one of the top central defenders of his generation, with a distinguished career in both European club football and the Brazil national team.
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D.
Douglas Costa
Douglas Costa is a Brazilian professional footballer known for his pacey, skillful wing play at clubs such as Shakhtar Donetsk, Bayern Munich, and Juventus, as well as for the Brazil national team.
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E.
Tiago Costa
Tiago Costa is a personal name shared by multiple individuals, most commonly associated with Portuguese or Brazilian professionals such as footballers and other public figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Luiz Target entity description: David Luiz is a Brazilian professional footballer known for his ball-playing central defending, leadership, and spells at top European clubs including Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain.
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A.
Ricardo Quaresma
Ricardo Quaresma is a Portuguese winger renowned for his flair, outside-of-the-foot ("trivela") shots, and a career spanning top European clubs and the Portugal national team.
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B.
Geovani Silva
Geovani Silva is a Brazilian former footballer best known for starring at youth level, where he emerged as one of the standout attacking talents of his generation.
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C.
Thiago Silva
Thiago Silva is a Brazilian professional footballer renowned as one of the top central defenders of his generation, with a distinguished career in both European club football and the Brazil national team.
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D.
Douglas Costa
Douglas Costa is a Brazilian professional footballer known for his pacey, skillful wing play at clubs such as Shakhtar Donetsk, Bayern Munich, and Juventus, as well as for the Brazil national team.
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E.
Tiago Costa
Tiago Costa is a personal name shared by multiple individuals, most commonly associated with Portuguese or Brazilian professionals such as footballers and other public figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
association football player
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1987-04-22 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Diadema, São Paulo, Brazil ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Brazil ⓘ |
| familyName | Marinho ⓘ |
| fullName |
David Luiz Moreira Marinho
ⓘ
linked to:
David Luiz
|
| givenName | David ⓘ |
| hasPlayedForClub |
Al Ahli (Qatar)
ⓘ
linked to:
Al-Ahli SC (Qatar)
Arsenal F.C. ⓘ Benfica ⓘ
linked to:
SL Benfica
Chelsea FC ⓘ
linked to:
Chelsea F.C.
Flamengo ⓘ Paris Saint-Germain F.C. ⓘ Vitória ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
ball-playing central defending
ⓘ
leadership on the pitch ⓘ |
| leagueDebutInCountry |
Brazil
ⓘ
England ⓘ France ⓘ Portugal ⓘ |
| nationalTeam | Brazil national football team ⓘ |
| nationalTeamDebutYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| playedInTournament |
2011 Copa América
ⓘ
2013 FIFA Confederations Cup ⓘ 2014 FIFA World Cup ⓘ 2015 Copa América ⓘ
linked to:
Copa América 2015
2016 Copa América Centenario ⓘ |
| positionPlayed |
centre-back
ⓘ
defensive midfielder ⓘ |
| shirtNumber |
23
ⓘ
4 ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay |
ability to play long passes
ⓘ
ball-playing defender comfortable in possession ⓘ strong aerial ability ⓘ |
| transfer |
moved from Benfica to Chelsea in January 2011
ⓘ
moved from Chelsea to Arsenal in 2019 ⓘ moved from Chelsea to Paris Saint-Germain in 2014 ⓘ returned from Paris Saint-Germain to Chelsea in 2016 ⓘ |
| wonTournament |
2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
ⓘ
FA Cup 2011–12 ⓘ FA Cup 2017–18 ⓘ FA Cup 2019–20 ⓘ Ligue 1 2014–15 ⓘ
linked to:
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 2015–16 ⓘ
linked to:
Ligue 1
Premier League 2016–17 ⓘ
linked to:
2016–17 Premier League
UEFA Champions League 2011–12 ⓘ
linked to:
2011–12 UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League 2012–13 ⓘ
linked to:
2012–13 UEFA Europa League
UEFA Europa League 2018–19 ⓘ
linked to:
2019 UEFA Europa League Final
multiple domestic cups in France with Paris Saint-Germain ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Luiz Description of subject: David Luiz is a Brazilian professional footballer known for his ball-playing central defending, leadership, and spells at top European clubs including Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.