Edinson Cavani

Uruguayan footballer

Edinson Roberto Cavani Gómez (born 14 February 1987) is a Uruguayan footballer. He plays as a striker for Premier League team Manchester United and the Uruguay national team.

Edinson Cavani
Edinson Cavani 2018.jpg
Cavani playing for Uruguay at the 2018 World Cup
Personal information
Full name Edinson Roberto Cavani Gómez[1]
Date of birth (1987-02-14) 14 February 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Salto, Uruguay
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
Manchester United
Number 21
Youth career
2000–2005 Danubio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Danubio 25 (9)
2007–2011 Palermo 109 (34)
2010–2011Napoli (loan) 35 (26)
2011–2013 Napoli 69 (52)
2013–2020 Paris Saint-Germain 200 (138)
2020– Manchester United 7 (3)
National team
2007 Uruguay U20 14 (9)
2012 Uruguay Olympic 5 (3)
2008– Uruguay 118 (51)
Honours
Representing  Uruguay
Copa América
Winner 2011 Argentina
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:16, 20 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2020 (UTC)

Career statisticsEdit

ClubEdit

As of match played 20 December 2020[3][4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Danubio 2005–06 Primera División 10 4 5 3 15 7
2006–07 Primera División 15 5 15 5
Total 25 9 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 12
Palermo 2006–07 Serie A 7 2 7 2
2007–08 Serie A 33 5 2 0 2 0 37 5
2008–09 Serie A 35 14 1 1 36 15
2009–10 Serie A 34 13 3 2 37 15
Total 109 34 6 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 117 37
Napoli 2010–11 Serie A 35 26 2 0 10 7 47 33
2011–12 Serie A 35 23 5 5 8 5 48 33
2012–13 Serie A 34 29 1 1 7 7 1[a] 1 43 38
Total 104 78 8 6 0 0 25 19 1 1 138 104
Paris Saint-Germain 2013–14 Ligue 1 30 16 2 1 3 4 8 4 0 0 43 25
2014–15 Ligue 1 35 18 4 4 3 3 10 6 1[b] 0 53 31
2015–16 Ligue 1 32 19 5 2 4 1 10 2 1[b] 1 52 25
2016–17 Ligue 1 36 35 3 2 3 4 8 8 0 0 50 49
2017–18 Ligue 1 32 28 5 3 2 2 8 7 1[b] 0 48 40
2018–19 Ligue 1 21 18 3 2 2 1 7 2 0 0 33 23
2019–20 Ligue 1 14 4 2 2 2 0 3 1 1[b] 0 22 7
Total 200 138 24 16 19 15 54 30 4 1 301 200
Manchester United 2020–21 Premier League 7 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 11 3
Career total 445 262 43 28 19 15 85 49 5 2 597 356

Notes

  1. Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Appearance in Trophée des Champions

InternationalEdit

As of match played 17 November 2020[5]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Uruguay 2008 4 1
2009 8 0
2010 12 7
2011 12 2
2012 9 3
2013 15 7
2014 10 4
2015 8 4
2016 11 9
2017 9 3
2018 11 6
2019 7 4
2020 2 1
Total 118 51

International goalsEdit

Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first.
As of 13 November 2020
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Final Competition Ref.
1. 6 February 2008 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay   Colombia 1–2 2–2 Friendly [6]
2. 3 March 2010 AFG Arena, St. Gallen, Switzerland    Switzerland 3–1 3–1 [7]
3. 10 July 2010 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa   Germany 1–1 2–3 2010 FIFA World Cup [8]
4. 11 August 2010 Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal   Angola 1–0 2–0 Friendly [9]
5. 8 October 2010 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia   Indonesia 1–1 7–1 [10]
6. 6–1
7. 7–1
8. 12 October 2010 Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan, China   China PR 2–0 4–0 [11]
9. 30 March 2011 Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland   Republic of Ireland 2–1 3–2 [12]
10. 7 October 2011 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay   Bolivia 3–1 4–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
11. 29 February 2012 Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania   Romania 1–0 1–1 Friendly [13]
12. 11 September 2012 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay   Ecuador 1–1 1–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
13. 14 November 2012 PGE Arena Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland   Poland 2–0 3–1 Friendly
14. 12 June 2013 Polideportivo Cachamay, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela   Venezuela 1–0 1–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
15. 26 June 2013 Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil   Brazil 1–1 1–2 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup [14]
16. 30 June 2013 Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil   Italy 1–1 2–2
17. 2–2
18. 10 September 2013 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay   Colombia 1–0 2–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
19. 15 October 2013   Argentina 3–2 3–2
20. 13 November 2013 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan   Jordan 5–0 5–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
21. 4 June 2014 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay   Slovenia 1–0 2–0 Friendly
22. 14 June 2014 Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza, Brazil   Costa Rica 1–0 1–3 2014 FIFA World Cup [15]
23. 5 September 2014 Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan   Japan 1–0 2–0 2014 Kirin Challenge Cup
24. 13 November 2014 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay   Costa Rica 3–2 3–3 Friendly
25. 28 March 2015 Stade d'Agadir, Agadir, Morocco   Morocco 1–0 1–0
26. 6 June 2015 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay   Guatemala 2–0 5–1
27. 3–0
28. 12 November 2015 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador   Ecuador 1–1 1–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [16]
29. 25 March 2016 Itaipava Arena Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil   Brazil 1–2 2–2 [17]
30. 29 March 2016 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay   Peru 1–0 1–0
31. 27 May 2016   Trinidad and Tobago 1–1 3–1 Friendly
32. 2–1
33. 6 September 2016   Paraguay 1–0 4–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
34. 4–0
35. 6 October 2016   Venezuela 2–0 3–0
36. 3–0
37. 15 November 2016 Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago, Chile   Chile 1–0 1–3
38. 23 March 2017 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay   Brazil 1–0 1–4
39. 10 October 2017   Bolivia 2–1 4–2
40. 14 November 2017 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria   Austria 1–1 1–2 Friendly
41. 23 March 2018 Guangxi Sports Center, Nanning, China   Czech Republic 2–0 2–0 2018 China Cup
42. 26 March 2018   Wales 1–0 1–0
43. 25 June 2018 Cosmos Arena, Samara, Russia   Russia 3–0 3–0 2018 FIFA World Cup [18]
44. 30 June 2018 Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi, Russia   Portugal 1–0 2–1 [19]
45. 2–1
46. 16 October 2018 Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan   Japan 2–2 3–4 2018 Kirin Challenge Cup [20]
47. 16 June 2019 Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil   Ecuador 2–0 4–0 2019 Copa América
48. 24 June 2019 Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   Chile 1–0 1–0
49. 15 November 2019 Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary   Hungary 1–0 2–1 Friendly [21]
50. 18 November 2019 Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel   Argentina 1–0 2–2 [22]
51. 13 November 2020 Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia   Colombia 1–0 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification [23]

HonoursEdit

ClubEdit

Danubio[3]

Napoli[3]

Paris Saint-Germain[3]

InternationalEdit

Uruguay[3]

IndividualEdit

ReferencesEdit

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