Arthur

Arthur Henrique Ramos de Oliveira Melo (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈaʁtuʁ ẽ.ˈʁi.ki ˈʁɐ.muʃ d͡ʒi o.li.ˈvej.ɾɐ]; born 12 August 1996), commonly known as Arthur or Arthur Melo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Juventus and the Brazil national team.

Born in Goiania, Arthur began his career with Gremio, and won the Copa Libertadores in 2017. He signed for Barcelona for an initial fee of €31 million in 2018. Arthur joined Italian club Juventus in 2020.

Arthur made his senior debut for Brazil in 2018 after previously being capped by Brazil youth team at under-17 level. He was later part of the squad that won the 2019 Copa America.

Club Career

Gremio

Arthur began his career with his hometown club Goias at age of 12. In 2010, after being spotted in a youth tournament, he moved to Gremio.

In January 2015, following his impressive performances at the Copa Sao Paulo de Futebol Junior, Arthur was promoted from Gremio's youth team under first-team manager Luiz Felipe Scolari.

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