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Edinson Cavani
Personal information
Full name Edinson Roberto Cavani Gómez
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team Napoli
Number 11
Youth career
2000–2029 Danubio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Danubio 25 (9)
2007–2010 Palermo 109 (34)
2010– Napoli 68 (49)
International career
2006–2007 Uruguay U-20 14 (9)
2008– Uruguay 37 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2011

Template:Spanish name 2 Edinson Roberto Cavani Gómez (born 14 February 1987 in Salto, Uruguay) is a Uruguayanan footballer of Italian descent who currently plays as a striker for Napoli in the Serie A and for the Uruguayan national team.

Club career

Danubio

Edinson Cavani moved to Montevideo at the age of 12 and came through the youth system at Danubio to make his debut for the first team in 2006. He was part of the Apertura 2006 championship-winning squad, scoring nine goals in his debut season.

Palermo

After his breakthrough at the 2007 South American Youth Championship, several big teams were reportedly interested in signing Cavani, including Juventus and Milan. On 29 January 2007, however, Palermo chairman Maurizio Zamparini announced the signing of the promising Uruguayan. The bid was officially confirmed on 31 January for €4.475 million.

Cavani made his debut on 11 March 2007 in a home league match against Fiorentina, coming on in the 55th minute with his team 0–1 down and scoring an impressive equaliser only 15 minutes later, a goal reminiscent of Marco van Basten's strike in the 1988 UEFA European Football Championship final. In his second season with the Rosanero, Cavani found himself fighting for a first team place with Fabrizio Miccoli and Amauri.

After Amauri's departure to Juventus in June 2008, Cavani cemented his place in the starting lineup, forming a striking partnership with Fabrizio Miccoli and scoring a total 14 goals in the 2008–09 season. He retained his place for the 2009–10 season under new boss Walter Zenga, and also under successor Delio Rossi, being instrumental in the team's successful run in Serie A which took Palermo to European qualification and potential qualification to the UEFA Champions League with two games remaining. In April 2010, he penned a new contract with Palermo valid to June 2014.

Napoli

2010–11

edinson cavani is set to be the new chelsea front man to replace dider drogba as chelsea are willing to offer torres in this deal This win kept them within three points of leaders Milan with eight games left. On 3 April, Cavani scored yet another hat-trick in a 4–3 comeback win over Lazio, having been 2–0 and 3–2 down during the game. He also became the highest league goalscorer in a single season in Napoli's history, netting 25 goals in Serie A. On 26 May, in an away 2–1 loss against Lecce he received a red card for having two booked offenses. He sarcastically applauded the referee after the decision and was handed a two-match ban for the action. As Napoli only had two more games of the season, it meant that his season was over and that he wouldn't be able to regain his top position in the Serie A scoring charts, as Antonio Di Natale had surpassed him with 26 goals.

Cavani signed a new five-year contract on 19 May.

2011–12

On 14 September, Cavani scored the opener in Napoli's first game of their Champions League campaign, a 1–1 away draw at Manchester City. Four days later, on 18 September, he scored a hat-trick against Milan in Napoli's 3–1 home win. On 22 November, Cavani scored both goals in the match winning brace 2–1 at home against Manchester City in the Champions League, leaving Napoli in pole position to follow Bayern Munich into the knockout stage. On 26 November, Cavani scored a 94th minute equaliser against Atalanta after Napoli went a goal down in the 64th minute through former Napoli striker, Germán Denis. On 21 December, Cavani netted a brace in Napoli's 6–1 thrashing of Genoa, helping the Azzurri finish 2011 strong and end the first half of the season in sixth place.

On 17 February 2012, Cavani scored two goals against Fiorentina, helping Napoli go in fifth place ahead of Internazionale. On 21 February, Cavani scored the second goal against Chelsea in the Champions League round of 16 first leg in Naples. He also provided the assists for both of Ezequiel Lavezzi's goals that game. Napoli subsequently went on to win this game 3–1. Following Napoli's exit from the Champions League at the hands of Chelsea, Cavani scored two goals against Udinese in the last ten minutes to earn a much needed draw to keep Napoli in the hunt for the last Champions League qualifying spot. A few days later, he converted a fantastic counter attack against Siena to book Napoli a place in the Coppa Italia Final. On 21 April, he celebrated his 200th career league appearance by scoring in a 2-0 win against Novara. Cavani finished the league season with 23 goals, tied for third on the goal scoring charts with Udinese and Italian international striker Antonio di Natale. On May 20th, he scored a penalty against Juventus in the 2012 Coppa Italia final, at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, which Napoli eventually won 2-0, Cavani finished the tournament as the top goalscorer with 5 goals.


International career

Cavani (right) with Stijn Schaars.

In January 2007, Cavani was selected to join the Uruguay national football team Under-20 squad to play in the 2007 South American Youth Championship in Paraguay. Cavani finished the tournament as top scorer with seven goals in nine games, helping Uruguay to finish in third place, earning them a place in the World Youth Championship.

On 6 February 2008, Cavani made his first senior appearance for the Uruguay national team, and immediately scored a goal in his debut with the Celeste, a 2–2 tie with Colombia. On 10 July 2010, he scored against Germany in the third place match in the 2010 FIFA World Cup making the game 1–1; Germany went on to win 3–2. On 27 July, he played in a friendly match against Angola in Lisbon. He scored a late goal in the match in a 2–0 win for Uruguay. On 8 October, he scored his first career hat-trick in a friendly match against Indonesia.

International goals

Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1. 6 February 2008 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo  Colombia 1–2 2–2 Friendly
2. 3 March 2010 AFG Arena, St. Gallen   Switzerland 3–1 3–1 Friendly
3. 10 July 2010 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth  Germany 1–1 2–3 2010 World Cup
4. 11 August 2010 Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon  Angola 1–0 2–0 Friendly
5. 8 October 2010 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta  Indonesia 1–1 7–1 Friendly
6. 6–1
7. 7–1
8. 12 October 2010 Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan  China 2–0 4–0 Friendly
9. 30 March 2011 Aviva Stadium, Dublin  Republic of Ireland 2–1 3–2 Friendly
10. 7 October 2011 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo  Bolivia 3–1 4–2 2014 World Cup qualifier
11. 29 February 2012 Arena Națională, Bucharest  Romania 1–0 1–1 Friendly

Personal life

Cavani is of Italian descent, his paternal grandparents being originally from Maranello. His older brother Walter Guglielmone plays as a forward for Pelotas.

Career statistics

As of 21 April 2012
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Danubio 2005 10 4 5 3 — 15 7
2006 15 5 — — 15 5
Total 25 9 5 3 0 0 30 12
Palermo 2006–07 7 2 — — 7 2
2007–08 33 5 2 0 2 0 37 5
2008–09 35 14 1 1 — 36 15
2009–10 34 13 3 2 — 37 15
Total 109 34 6 3 2 0 117 37
Napoli 2010–11 35 26 2 0 10 7 47 33
2011–12 33 23 5 5 8 5 47 33
Total 68 49 7 5 18 12 94 66
Career total 202 91 18 11 20 12 240 114

Honours

Club

Danubio
Napoli

National team

Uruguay

References

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External links

Uruguay squads
Uruguay squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup fourth place
Uruguay
Uruguay squad – 2011 Copa América winners (15th title)
Uruguay
SSC Napoli – current squad

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