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- He now looks very different when he played for Chelsea at Stamford Bridge
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Fans were incredulous after a recent image of an old Chelsea star who looks very different from his Stamford Bridge days has become viral online.
The defender, 37, had two spells in Chelsea between 2011 and 2019, and won the Premier League, the Champions League, two FA Cups and the Europa League twice with the club.
He joined Flamengo in 2021 and now plays for another Brazilian club, Fortaleza, after finishing his transfer earlier this year.
David Luiz, who also spent two years at Arsenal, was famous for his Afro Cup while he was playing in England, but these days seem to have disappeared for a long time.
During the 2-1 defeat of Fortaleza by Palmeiras on Sunday, Luiz was represented in action with her now much shorter hair and a bald patch visible on the top of his head.
He will be 38 years old Tuesday, and supporters on social networks suggested that his age had finally caught up with him when they were shocked by the transformation of Luiz.
A photo of David Luiz with bald patches on his head after losing his Afro has become viral online
Luiz has become a cult hero in Chelsea thanks in part to his Afro but these days are now behind him
A fan was let ask “Is it real ??” After seeing Luiz’s current appearance
Another said `No one is really safe ” after seeing Luiz without his Afro
A supporter said “ The missing game.
A disconcerted fan just asked “how?” He had come to this point for the ex-Star of Chelsea
“Is it real ?? asked for an disconcerted fan.
“Damn, no one is really safe,” added another supporter alongside an emoji with a broken heart after seeing Luiz Afro is one thing in the past.
An X user said “ the game gone ” After seeing Luiz’s current appearance, while another fan simply asked “how?”
Luiz, who won 57 international caps for Brazil, always plays regularly after returning to his homeland.
He has appeared in the five games of the Fortaleza League so far this season.
His team has collected five points to date and sit 13th in the main division of Brazil.
