The 2026–27 season is Juventus Football Club’s 129th season in existence and their 20th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Juventus is participating in the Coppa Italia and the UEFA Europa League.
Among the club’s achievements, Juventus has won a record 36 Italian league titles, 15 Coppa Italia trophies, and 9 Supercoppa Italiana trophies, making them the leading club in the historical Italian Football Federation (FIGC) classification. Internationally, the club has won two European Cup/UEFA Champions League titles, one European Cup Winners’ Cup, three UEFA Cups, two Intercontinental Cups, two UEFA Super Cups, and one UEFA Intertoto Cup.
Beyond the club’s achievements, footballers at Juventus practice various faiths, with many players openly practicing Christianity or Islam, while others keep their personal beliefs private. Players such as Weston McKennie, Douglas Luiz, and Randal Kolo Muani have been identified with Christian faith traditions. Young talents like Kenan Yıldız and Kerim Alajbegović have been publicly highlighted for practicing Islam.
Read below all the players in Juventus and their religious beliefs. Please contact us if you see any mistakes or errors regarding a specific player’s religion.
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Guglielmo Vicario Religion
Guglielmo Vicario is an Italian professional footballer who has not publicly shared details about his specific religious beliefs.
Vicario plays as a goalkeeper for Juventus, on loan from Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, and the Italy national team. He previously played for several European clubs, including Udinese, Fontanafredda, Venezia, Cagliari, Perugia, and Empoli.
On 18 August, Vicario joined Juventus on a season-long loan, with the option to make the move permanent for €8 million.
Gleison Bremer Religion
Gleison Bremer is a Brazilian professional footballer who is a practicing Christian.
Bremer’s professional career began with Atlético Mineiro, where he made his senior debut in 2017. In July 2018, he joined Torino for a fee of €5.8 million on a five-year deal, where he won the Lega Serie A Best Defender award and inclusion in the Serie A Team of the Season.
In July 2022, Bremer joined Juventus on a five-year deal for an initial €41 million plus up to €9 million in bonuses. He made his competitive debut on 15 August, in a Serie A 3–0 win over Sassuolo. In May 2024, he started in the Coppa Italia final and won the title with Juventus, also finishing the 2023-24 Serie A season as the centre-back with the most goals (5). That same year, in August 2024, he renewed his contract with Juventus until 2029.
Douglas Luiz Religion
Douglas Luiz is a Brazilian professional footballer who is a practicing Christian.
Luiz plays as a midfielder for Juventus and the Brazil national team. He began his youth career at Vasco da Gama in 2012 before joining Manchester City in July 2016. He spent the 2018–19 season on loan at Spanish club Girona. Aston Villa signed Luiz in July 2019, where he spent five seasons, ultimately helping the side qualify for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in over 40 years in 2024.
On 30 June 2024, Luiz joined Juventus for a €50 million fee, plus €1.5 million in add-ons, signing a five-year contract. After one season in Serie A, he joined Premier League side Nottingham Forest on loan for the remainder of the season with a conditional obligation to make the deal permanent. A year after, in January 2026, Luiz rejoined Premier League side Aston Villa on loan before subsequently returning to Juventus at the end of the season.
Kerim Alajbegović Religion
Kerim Alajbegović is a Bosnian-German professional footballer who is a practicing Muslim. He has been spotted attending Friday prayers (Jummah) at a mosque in Sarajevo.
Alajbegović plays as a winger for Juventus and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. He started playing football at his hometown club, 1. FC Köln, before joining Bayer Leverkusen’s youth academy in 2021. In July 2025, Alajbegović transferred to FC Red Bull Salzburg for a fee of €2 million.
On 2 August 2026, after being bought back by Bayer Leverkusen, Alajbegović moved to Italian outfit Juventus on a five-year contract for a transfer fee of €30 million. A month later, on 17 September, he scored his first goal for the club in a 5-0 UEFA Europa League victory against NEC Nijmegen.
Zeki Çelik Religion
Zeki Çelik is a Turkish professional footballer who is a practicing Muslim.
Çelik plays as a right-back or centre-back for Juventus and the Turkey national team. Previously, he played for football clubs Bursaspor, Karacabeyspor, İstanbulspor, Lille, and Roma.
On July 1, 2026, Çelik left Roma upon the expiry of his contract and signed for Juventus on a contract valid until 30 June 2029. He scored the fourth goal in a 5-0 victory against NEC Nijmegen in the club’s UEFA Europa League opening match on 17 September.
Teun Koopmeiners Religion
Teun Koopmeiners is a Dutch professional footballer who has not publicly shared details about his specific religious beliefs.
Koopmeiners joined the youth academy of AZ Alkmaar and made his senior professional debut during the 2017–18 season at the age of 19. In the 2020–21 Eredivisie season, he scored 15 goals in 32 appearances, earning the league’s Player of the Season award. In August 2021, Koopmeiners signed for Serie A club Atalanta for a reported fee of €12 million. In the 2023-24 season, he won the UEFA Europa League with Atalanta and was named to the UEFA Europa League Best XI.
Koopmeiners joined Juventus from Atalanta in August 2024 on a five-year contract until June 2029, for a transfer fee of €54.7 million. In February 2026, he scored his first UEFA Champions League goal.
Jérémie Boga Religion
Jérémie Boga is an Ivorian professional footballer who has stated that he is a religious person, but he has chosen to keep the specific details of his faith and denomination private.
Jérémie Boga was born on 3 January 1997 in Marseille, France, to parents of Ivorian origin who had immigrated from the Ivory Coast. He began his career at the Chelsea Academy. In the early stages of his career, he had loan spells at clubs including Stade Rennais, Granada, and Birmingham City. In 2018, he moved to Sassuolo on a permanent transfer for a fee reported to be around £3.5 million. In January 2022, he joined Atalanta on loan, which became permanent that summer for €22 million, before moving to Nice in July 2023 for €17.5 million.
On 1 February 2026, Boga initially joined Juventus on loan until 30 June 2026, with an option to make the move permanent. On 16 June, Juventus exercised their option to sign Boga permanently from Nice, with the player signing a contract until June 2029.
Pierre Kalulu Religion
Pierre Kalulu is a French professional footballer who has stated in interviews that he considers himself a religious person, though he has not publicly specified a particular faith.
Pierre Kalulu was born on 5 June 2000 in Lyon, France, to parents of Congolese descent. Kalulu started his career in the Olympique Lyonnais youth academy. After failing to break into Lyon’s senior squad and becoming a free agent, he signed a three-year contract with AC Milan in August 2020. He won the Serie A title with the team in the 2021-22 season and the Supercoppa Italiana runner-up position in January 2023.
On 21 August 2024, Juventus secured Kalulu on a season-long loan for a fee of €3.3 million, including an option to make the transfer permanent for €14 million. The move was made official on 6 June 2025. Three weeks later, on 26 June, he scored an own goal in the 26th minute of Juventus’ 2–5 semifinal defeat to Manchester City.
Weston McKennie Religion
Weston McKennie is an American professional soccer player who is an outspoken Christian. His Instagram profile features the short declaration, “All glory to God.”
Weston McKennie was born in Fort Lewis, Washington, to parents John and Tina McKennie. His father served as an officer in the United States Air Force. McKennie began his senior club career at Bundesliga side Schalke 04 after rising through the team’s academy sector.
In 2020, McKennie joined Juventus on loan, winning the Coppa Italia in his first season with the club. In 2023, he went on loan to English club Leeds United Football Club, after which he returned to Juventus and won the 2023–24 Coppa Italia. On March 3, 2026, Juventus officially announced that McKennie had signed a contract extension with the club until 2030.
Internationally, McKennie won three CONCACAF Nations League titles in 2021, 2023, and 2024 with the United States Men’s National Team. Individually, he won the U.S. Soccer Male Player of the Year award in 2020.
Francisco Conceição Religion
Francisco Conceição is a Portuguese professional footballer who is widely assumed to be a Roman Catholic Christian.
Conceição plays as a right winger for Juventus and the Portugal national team. He previously played for football clubs Porto, Jong Ajax, and Ajax. He won the 2021-22 Primeira Liga and Taça de Portugal titles with Porto.
In August 2024, Conceição joined Juventus on an initial one-year loan deal, which was made permanent in July 2025 for €32 million, signing a contract until 2030. On August 24, 2026, he assisted Gleison Bremer in scoring the only goal of the match, helping Juventus secure a narrow 1-0 away victory against the newly-promoted side Frosinone.
Lloyd Kelly Religion
Lloyd Kelly is an English professional footballer who has not publicly stated his specific religious beliefs.
Kelly came through the Bristol City Academy. In the 2021–22 season, he captained AFC Bournemouth back to the Premier League. Kelly joined Newcastle United on a free transfer in the summer of 2024 before moving to Juventus on loan in February 2025. In May 2025, the club confirmed that they have permanently signed Kelly for a transfer fee of €17.5 million, with additional performance-based add-ons. Later that year, on 13 September, he scored his first goal, opening the score in a 4–3 victory over Inter Milan, and scored a last-gasp equalizer in the UEFA Champions League league phase against Borussia Dortmund.
Pape Matar Sarr Religion
Pape Matar Sarr is a Senegalese professional footballer who is a devout, practicing Muslim.
Sarr plays as a midfielder for Juventus, on loan from Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, and the Senegal national team. Sarr developed through the renowned Generation Foot Academy before signing with French club Metz in September 2020. In August 2021, at age 18, he transferred to Tottenham Hotspur for a reported €15 million, initially returning on loan to Metz for the 2021–22 campaign. In June 2022, he returned to Tottenham Hotspur upon the conclusion of his loan spell, subsequently winning the 2024-25 UEFA Europa League title with the club.
On 1 September 2026, Sarr joined Juventus on a loan until the end of the season.
Internationally, Sarr won the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations with Senegal.
Randal Kolo Muani Religion
Randal Kolo Muani is a French professional footballer who is a devout Christian.
Muani plays as a striker for Juventus and the France national team. He previously played for Nantes, Boulogne, Eintracht Frankfurt, Paris Saint-Germain, and Tottenham Hotspur.
On 2 August 2026, Kolo Muani returned to Juventus on a permanent transfer. A fee of €38 million, with up to €12 million in bonuses, was disclosed by Juventus in the official statement. He signed a contract until 30 June 2031.
Jhon Lucumí Religion
Jhon Lucumí is a Colombian professional footballer who has not publicly shared details about his specific religious beliefs.
Lucumí plays as a centre-back for Juventus and the Colombia national team. He began his career in Deportivo Cali’s youth academy and was promoted to the first team in 2016. He spent three seasons with the club before joining Belgian club Genk in July 2018 for a reported €2.5 million. In 2021, Lucumí won the Belgian Cup before moving to Serie A to play for Bologna the following year.
On 17 August 2026, Lucumí joined Juventus for an initial fee of €19.5 million on a four-year contract.
Nick Woltemade Religion
Nick Woltemade is a German professional footballer who has publicly spoken about being a devout Christian. His first name connects him to his patron saint, St. Nicholas of Myra.
Woltemade plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Juventus, on loan from Premier League club Newcastle United, and the Germany national team. He began his professional career at Werder Bremen before joining SV Elversberg on a one-year loan in 2022. Ahead of the 2024–25 season, Woltemade moved to VfB Stuttgart and signed a four-year contract with the club. He ended his first season with 17 goals scored in all competitions, including a goal in the DFB-Pokal final, which his side won. In August 2025, he joined Newcastle United for an initial fee of €75 million on a contract until 2031.
On 1 September 2026, Juventus signed Woltemade on loan for a total of €4.1 million, with the loan including a fixed fee of €2.8 million and an additional €800,000 in add-ons. He scored in his first-ever start for the club on 17 September 2026 in the club opening match of the UEFA Europa League against NEC Nijmegen.
Kenan Yıldız Religion
Kenan Yıldız is a Turkish professional footballer who is a practicing Muslim. He is often seen making dua on the pitch right before a match kicks off.
Kenan Yıldız was born on 4 May 2005 in Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany, to a Turkish father and a German mother. He began his youth career with Bayern Munich and joined Juventus Next Gen in 2022. He was promoted to Juventus’ first team in November 2023 and won the Coppa Italia in 2024. He started the 2025–26 season winning the Serie A Player of the Month for August. On 7 February 2026, Juventus announced that Yıldız had renewed his contract with the club until 30 June 2030.
Edon Zhegrova Religion
Edon Zhegrova is a Kosovan professional footballer who is a practicing Muslim.
Zhegrova plays as a right winger or right midfielder for Juventus and the Kosovo national team. His senior career began in 2017 when he joined Belgian side KRC Genk, where he made his professional debut and contributed to their 2018–19 Belgian Pro League title win. In February 2019, he moved on loan to Swiss Super League club FC Basel, helping them secure the 2018–19 Swiss Cup, before signing permanently in September 2020 for €3 million. In January 2022, Zhegrova signed a four-year contract with Ligue 1 club Lille.
In September 2025, Zhegrova joined Juventus on a five-year contract for a reported €15.5 million. On 5 August 2026, he scored his first goal for Juventus during a pre-season tour in Hong Kong, securing a 1–0 friendly win against Chelsea. A month later, on 13 September, Zhegrova scored his first Serie A goals for Juventus by netting a brilliant brace off the bench in a dramatic 3-2 defeat against Sassuolo.
In a gesture of appreciation for his mother’s support, Zhegrova gifted Sanije a Patek Philippe luxury watch valued at approximately €50,000 in October 2025.
