Oscar dos Santos Emboaba Júnior

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Oscar

Full name     Oscar dos Santos
Emboaba Júnior
Date of birth     9 September 1991 (age 23)
Place of birth     Americana, Brazil
Height     1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position     Attacking midfielder / Winge 

Current team

 Chelsea

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 About:

Oscar dos Santos Emboaba Júnior (Brazilian Portuguese: [osˈkaʁ duˈsɐ̃tus imboˈabɐ ˈʒũnioɾ]; born 9 September 1991), better known as simply Oscar, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for English club Chelsea and the Brazil national team.

Oscar began his career at São Paulo, where he won the Brazilian League in 2008. In 2009, he went to court against the club due to irregularities in his contract. After a series of controversies, he left for Internacional, where he spent the next three years of his career. His displays for club and country led to him signing for Chelsea for £19.35 million,

He is a Brazilian international and has represented his country at the under-20 level, at the 2012 London Olympics and at senior level. On 20 August 2011, Oscar scored three goals in the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup final win against Portugal,[2] becoming the first player to score a hat-trick in the FIFA U-20 World Cup final. Oscar later described his performances at the tournament as being a "gateway to the senior side." His playing style and ability have drawn comparison to Brazilian attacking midfielder Kaká.

Personal life:


Oscar is married to his childhood sweetheart, Ludmila, who is of Japanese descent. They were married in 2011. Oscar is a practising Catholic and prays before each game so that he can relax and find confidence for the match. He started taking English classes when he moved to London and became flat neighbours with former teammate Juan Mata and Fulham midfielder Giorgos Karagounis upon his arrival at the club.Oscar and his wife have a daughter named Júlia who was born on 5 June 2014.

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