Edinson Cavani: Uruguayan association football player
Edinson Roberto Cavani Gómez (born 14 February 1987) is a Uruguayan footballer.
He plays as a striker for Argentine Primera División team Boca Juniors and the Uruguay national team.
 Cavani playing for Uruguay at the 2018 World Cup | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Edinson Roberto Cavani Gómez | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1987 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Salto, Uruguay | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||
| Club information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Boca Juniors | |||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2005 | Danubio | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Danubio | 25 | (9) | |||||||||||
| 2007–2011 | Palermo | 109 | (34) | |||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | → Napoli (loan) | 35 | (26) | |||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Napoli | 69 | (52) | |||||||||||
| 2013–2020 | Paris Saint-Germain | 200 | (138) | |||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Manchester United | 41 | (12) | |||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Valencia | 25 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 2023– | Boca Juniors | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Uruguay U20 | 15 | (11) | |||||||||||
| 2012 | Uruguay Olympic (O.P.) | 5 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2008– | Uruguay | 136 | (58) | |||||||||||
Honours
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| * 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 statistics
Club
- As of match played 20 October 2023
| 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 | Uruguayan Primera División | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 15 | 7 | |||
| 2006–07 | Uruguayan Primera División | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 5 | |||||
| Total | 25 | 9 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 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 | — | 2 | 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 | 1 | 43 | 38 | ||
| Total | 104 | 78 | 8 | 6 | — | 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 | 0 | 53 | 31 | |
| 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 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 | 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 | 0 | 22 | 7 | |
| Total | 200 | 138 | 24 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 54 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 301 | 200 | ||
| Manchester United | 2020–21 | Premier League | 26 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | — | 39 | 17 | |
| 2021–22 | Premier League | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | ||
| Total | 41 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | — | 59 | 19 | |||
| Valencia | 2022–23 | La Liga | 25 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 28 | 7 | ||
| Boca Juniors | 2023 | Argentine Primera División | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| Career total | 509 | 277 | 51 | 31 | 20 | 16 | 99 | 56 | 6 | 2 | 685 | 381 | ||
Notes
International
- As of match played 2 December 2022
| 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 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 5 | |
| Total | 136 | 58 | |
- Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cavani goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 February 2008 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay |  Colombia | 1–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 3 March 2010 | AFG Arena, St. Gallen, Switzerland |  Switzerland | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 10 July 2010 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa |  Germany | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2010 FIFA World Cup |
| 4 | 11 August 2010 | Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal |  Angola | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 8 October 2010 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia |  Indonesia | 1–1 | 7–1 | Friendly |
| 6 | 6–1 | |||||
| 7 | 7–1 | |||||
| 8 | 12 October 2010 | Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan, China |  China | 2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 9 | 30 March 2011 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland |  Republic of Ireland | 2–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 16 | 30 June 2013 | Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil |  Italy | 1–1 | 2–2 (aet) | 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup |
| 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 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay |  Argentina | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 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 |
| 23 | 5 September 2014 | Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan |  Japan | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 24 | 13 November 2014 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | Costa Rica | 3–2 | 3–3 | Friendly |
| 25 | 28 March 2015 | Stade Adrar, Agadir, Morocco |  Morocco | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 26 | 6 June 2015 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay |  Guatemala | 2–0 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 27 | 3–0 | |||||
| 28 | 12 November 2015 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador | Ecuador | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 29 | 25 March 2016 | Itaipava Arena Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil | Brazil | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 30 | 29 March 2016 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay |  Peru | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 31 | 27 May 2016 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay |  Trinidad and Tobago | 1–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 32 | 2–1 | |||||
| 33 | 6 September 2016 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay |  Paraguay | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 34 | 4–0 | |||||
| 35 | 6 October 2016 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | Venezuela | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 36 | 3–0 | |||||
| 37 | 15 November 2016 | Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago, Chile |  Chile | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 38 | 23 March 2017 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | Brazil | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 39 | 10 October 2017 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | Bolivia | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 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 | Guangxi Sports Center, Nanning, China |  Wales | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 China Cup |
| 43 | 25 June 2018 | Cosmos Arena, Samara, Russia |  Russia | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup |
| 44 | 30 June 2018 | Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi, Russia |  Portugal | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup |
| 45 | 2–1 | |||||
| 46 | 16 October 2018 | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan | Japan | 2–2 | 3–4 | Friendly |
| 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 | 2019 Copa América |
| 49 | 15 November 2019 | Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary |  Hungary | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 50 | 18 November 2019 | Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel | Argentina | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 51 | 13 November 2020 | Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia | Colombia | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 52 | 24 June 2021 | Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá, Brazil | Bolivia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2021 Copa América |
| 53 | 28 June 2021 | Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Paraguay | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2021 Copa América |
| 54 | 1 February 2022 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | Venezuela | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 55 | 2 June 2022 | State Farm Stadium, Glendale, United States |  Mexico | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 56 | 3–0 | |||||
| 57 | 11 June 2022 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay |  Panama | 1–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 58 | 2–0 |
Honours
Danubio
- Primera División: 2006–07
Napoli
- Coppa Italia: 2011–12
Paris Saint-Germain
- Ligue 1: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
- Coupe de France: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20
- Coupe de la Ligue: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20
- Trophée des Champions: 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2019–20
Manchester United
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2020–21
Uruguay
Individual
- South American Youth Championship top scorer: 2007 (7 goals)
- Serie A Fan Award: 2010
- Serie A Team of the Year: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13
- Coppa Italia top scorer: 2011–12 (5 goals)
- Capocannoniere: 2012–13
- Guerin d'Oro: 2012–13
- UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2013–14, 2016–17, 2017–18
- UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Year: 2016–17
- Ligue 1 top scorer: 2016–17 (35 goals), 2017–18 (28 goals)
- Coupe de la Ligue Top scorer: 2013–14 (four goals), 2014–15 (three goals), 2016–17 (four goals)
- Coupe de France top scorer: 2014–15 (four goals)
- UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Month: September 2016, October 2016
- Trofeo EFE: 2017–18
- ESM Team of the Year: 2016–17
- CONMEBOL FIFA World Cup qualification top scorer: 2018 (ten goals)
- Ligue 1 Best Foreign Player: 2017
- Golden Foot: 2018
- Premier League Goal of the Month: May 2021
- UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2020–21
- IFFHS Uruguayan Men's Dream Team (Team B)
References
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