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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cavani and the second or maternal family name is G\u00f3mez.

Edinson Cavani

Cavani with Uruguay at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

Personal information

Full name

\nEdinson Roberto Cavani G\u00f3mez^[1]

Date of birth

\n14 February 1987 (age 38)^[2]

Place of birth

\nSalto, Uruguay

Height

\n1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)^[3]

Position(s)

\nStriker

Team information

Current team

\nBoca Juniors

Number

\n10

Youth career

2000\u20132005

\nDanubio

Senior career\"

Years

\nTeam

\nApps

\n(Gls)

2005\u20132007

\nDanubio

\n25

\n(9)

2007\u20132011

\nPalermo

\n109

\n(34)

2010\u20132011

\n\u2192 Napoli (loan)

\n35

\n(26)

2011\u20132013

\nNapoli

\n69

\n(52)

2013\u20132020

\nParis Saint-Germain

\n200

\n(138)

2020\u20132022

\nManchester United

\n41

\n(12)

2022\u20132023

\nValencia

\n25

\n(5)

2023\u2013

\nBoca Juniors

\n40

\n(13)

International career

2006\u20132007

\nUruguay U20

\n15

\n(11)

2012

\nUruguay Olympic (O.P.)

\n5

\n(3)

2008\u20132022

\nUruguay

\n136

\n(58)

Medal record

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Men's football\n
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Representing $\"\"$ Uruguay\n
Copa Am\u00e9rica\n
Winner	2011 Argentina	\n

\n\"Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:49, 9 February 2025 (UTC)

Edinson Roberto Cavani G\u00f3mez (Spanish pronunciation: [\u02c8e\u00f0inso\u014b ka\u02c8\u03b2ani]; born 14 February 1987) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Argentine Primera Divisi\u00f3n club Boca Juniors. Nicknamed \"El Matador\" (The Bullfighter),^[4] he is considered as one of the best strikers of his generation.^[5]\n

Cavani began his career playing for Danubio in Montevideo, where he played for two years, before moving to Italian side Palermo in 2007. In 2010, Cavani signed for Napoli, who signed him on an initial loan deal before buying him for a total fee of \u20ac17 million. He helped them win the Coppa Italia in 2012 and established himself as the most dominant striker in Serie A.^[6] In mid-2013, Cavani joined Paris Saint-Germain in France for a reported \u20ac64 million, at the time the most expensive signing in French football history.^[7] With PSG, Cavani won six Ligue 1 titles, five Coupes de la Ligue and four Coupes de France.^[8] He also ranks as the club's second all-time top goalscorer.^[9] In 2020, Cavani signed with Manchester United, scoring 17 goals in his first season, including a goal in the UEFA Europa League final, before signing for Valencia in 2022.\n

Cavani scored on his Uruguay debut against Colombia in 2008, and went on to earn 136 caps and score 58 international goals, only behind strike partner Luis Su\u00e1rez among Uruguayan internationals. He participated in ten major international tournaments: four FIFA World Cups (2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022), five Copas Am\u00e9rica (2011, 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2021), and one FIFA Confederations Cup (2013). Cavani scored at the 2010 World Cup to help Uruguay to fourth place in the tournament, and in 2011 was part of the Uruguay squad that won a record fifteenth Copa Am\u00e9rica title. He finished as the CONMEBOL 2018 World Cup qualification top scorer with ten goals.\n

During his time in Italy, Cavani was named in the league's Team of the Year three times and was Serie A top scorer in the 2012\u201313 season. During his time in Ligue 1, he was named in the UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year three times, was awarded Ligue 1 Player of the Year for the 2016\u201317 season, and was the league's top scorer in the 2016\u201317 and 2017\u201318 seasons. He was awarded the Golden Foot in 2018 for his achievements in football.\n

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Club\n	Season\n	League\n	National cup\n	League cup\n	Continental\n	Other\n	Total\n
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals\n
Danubio\n	2005\u201306\n	Uruguayan Primera Divisi\u00f3n\n	10	4	5	3	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	15	7\n
2006\u201307\n	Uruguayan Primera Divisi\u00f3n\n	15	5	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	15	5\n
Total\n	25	9	5	3	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	30	12\n
Palermo\n	2006\u201307\n	Serie A\n	7	2	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	7	2\n
2007\u201308\n	Serie A\n	33	5	2	0	\u2014	2^[a]	0	\u2014	37	5\n
2008\u201309\n	Serie A\n	35	14	1	1	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	36	15\n
2009\u201310\n	Serie A\n	34	13	3	2	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	37	15\n
Total\n	109	34	6	3	\u2014	2	0	\u2014	117	37\n
Napoli\n	2010\u201311\n	Serie A\n	35	26	2	0	\u2014	10^[b]	7	\u2014	47	33\n
2011\u201312\n	Serie A\n	35	23	5	5	\u2014	8^[c]	5	\u2014	48	33\n
2012\u201313\n	Serie A\n	34	29	1	1	\u2014	7^[b]	7	1^[d]	1	43	38\n
Total\n	104	78	8	6	\u2014	25	19	1	1	138	104\n
Paris Saint-Germain\n	2013\u201314\n	Ligue 1\n	30	16	2	1	3	4	8^[c]	4	0	0	43	25\n
2014\u201315\n	Ligue 1\n	35	18	4	4	3	3	10^[c]	6	1^[e]	0	53	31\n
2015\u201316\n	Ligue 1\n	32	19	5	2	4	1	10^[c]	2	1^[e]	1	52	25\n
2016\u201317\n	Ligue 1\n	36	35	3	2	3	4	8^[c]	8	0	0	50	49\n
2017\u201318\n	Ligue 1\n	32	28	5	3	2	2	8^[c]	7	1^[e]	0	48	40\n
2018\u201319\n	Ligue 1\n	21	18	3	2	2	1	7^[c]	2	0	0	33	23\n
2019\u201320\n	Ligue 1\n	14	4	2	2	2	0	3^[c]	1	1^[e]	0	22	7\n
Total\n	200	138	24	16	19	15	54	30	4	1	301	200\n
Manchester United\n	2020\u201321\n	Premier League\n	26	10	3	0	1	1	9^[f]	6	\u2014	39	17\n
2021\u201322\n	Premier League\n	15	2	1	0	0	0	4^[c]	0	\u2014	20	2\n
Total\n	41	12	4	0	1	1	13	6	\u2014	59	19\n
Valencia\n	2022\u201323\n	La Liga\n	25	5	2	2	\u2014	\u2014	1^[g]	0	28	7\n
Boca Juniors\n	2023\n	Argentine Primera Divisi\u00f3n\n	8	1	2	1	\u2014	6^[h]	1	\u2014	16	3\n
2024\n	Argentine Primera Divisi\u00f3n\n	29	11	4	4	\u2014	6^[i]	5	\u2014	39	20\n
2025\n	Argentine Primera Divisi\u00f3n\n	3	1	0	0	\u2014	0	0	0	0	3	1\n
Total\n	40	13	6	5	\u2014	12	6	0	0	58	24\n
Career total\n	544	289	55	35	20	16	106	61	6	2	730	403\n

National team	Year	Apps	Goals\n
Uruguay\n	2008	4	1\n
2009	8	0\n
2010	12	7\n
2011	12	2\n
2012	9	3\n
2013	15	7\n
2014	10	4\n
2015	8	4\n
2016	11	9\n
2017	9	3\n
2018	11	6\n
2019	7	4\n
2020	2	1\n
2021	8	2\n
2022	10	5\n
Total	136	58\n

No.\n	Date\n	Venue\n	Opponent\n	Score\n	Result\n	Competition\n
1	6 February 2008	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	$\"\"$ Colombia	1\u20132	2\u20132	Friendly\n
2	3 March 2010	AFG Arena, St. Gallen, Switzerland	$\"\"$ Switzerland	3\u20131	3\u20131	Friendly\n
3	10 July 2010	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa	$\"\"$ Germany	1\u20131	2\u20133	2010 FIFA World Cup\n
4	11 August 2010	Est\u00e1dio do Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal	$\"\"$ Angola	1\u20130	2\u20130	Friendly\n
5	8 October 2010	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	$\"\"$ Indonesia	1\u20131	7\u20131	Friendly\n
6	6\u20131\n
7	7\u20131\n
8	12 October 2010	Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan, China	$\"\"$ China	2\u20130	4\u20130	Friendly\n
9	30 March 2011	Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland	$\"\"$ Republic of Ireland	2\u20131	3\u20132	Friendly\n
10	7 October 2011	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	$\"\"$ Bolivia	3\u20131	4\u20132	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification\n
11	29 February 2012	Arena Na\u021bional\u0103, Bucharest, Romania	$\"\"$ Romania	1\u20130	1\u20131	Friendly\n
12	11 September 2012	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	$\"\"$ Ecuador	1\u20131	1\u20131	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification\n
13	14 November 2012	PGE Arena Gda\u0144sk, Gda\u0144sk, Poland	$\"\"$ Poland	2\u20130	3\u20131	Friendly\n
14	12 June 2013	Polideportivo Cachamay, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela	$\"\"$ Venezuela	1\u20130	1\u20130	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification\n
15	26 June 2013	Mineir\u00e3o, Belo Horizonte, Brazil	$\"\"$ Brazil	1\u20131	1\u20132	2013 FIFA Confederations Cup\n
16	30 June 2013	Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil	$\"\"$ Italy	1\u20131	2\u20132 (a.e.t.)	2013 FIFA Confederations Cup\n
17	2\u20132\n
18	10 September 2013	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	$\"\"$ Colombia	1\u20130	2\u20130	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification\n
19	15 October 2013	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	$\"\"$ Argentina	3\u20132	3\u20132	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification\n
20	13 November 2013	Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan	$\"\"$ Jordan	5\u20130	5\u20130	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification\n
21	4 June 2014	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	$\"\"$ Slovenia	1\u20130	2\u20130	Friendly\n
22	14 June 2014	Est\u00e1dio Castel\u00e3o, Fortaleza, Brazil	$\"\"$ Costa Rica	1\u20130	1\u20133	2014 FIFA World Cup\n
23	5 September 2014	Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan	$\"\"$ Japan	1\u20130	2\u20130	Friendly\n
24	13 November 2014	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	$\"\"$ Costa Rica	3\u20132	3\u20133	Friendly\n
25	28 March 2015	Stade Adrar, Agadir, Morocco	$\"\"$ Morocco	1\u20130	1\u20130	Friendly\n
26	6 June 2015	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	$\"\"$ Guatemala	2\u20130	5\u20131	Friendly\n
27	3\u20130\n
28	12 November 2015	Estadio Ol\u00edmpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador	$\"\"$ Ecuador	1\u20131	1\u20132	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification\n
29	25 March 2016	Itaipava Arena Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil	$\"\"$ Brazil	1\u20132	2\u20132	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification\n
30	29 March 2016	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	$\"\"$ Peru	1\u20130	1\u20130	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification\n
31	27 May 2016	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	$\"\"$ Trinidad and Tobago	1\u20131	3\u20131	Friendly\n
32	2\u20131\n
33	6 September 2016	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	$\"\"$ Paraguay	1\u20130	4\u20130	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification\n
34	4\u20130\n
35	6 October 2016	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	$\"\"$ Venezuela	2\u20130	3\u20130	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification\n
36	3\u20130\n
37	15 November 2016	Estadio Nacional Julio Mart\u00ednez Pr\u00e1danos, Santiago, Chile	$\"\"$ Chile	1\u20130	1\u20133	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification\n
38	23 March 2017	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	$\"\"$ Brazil	1\u20130	1\u20134	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification\n
39	10 October 2017	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	$\"\"$ Bolivia	2\u20131	4\u20132	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification\n
40	14 November 2017	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria	$\"\"$ Austria	1\u20131	1\u20132	Friendly\n
41	23 March 2018	Guangxi Sports Center, Nanning, China	$\"\"$ Czech Republic	2\u20130	2\u20130	2018 China Cup\n
42	26 March 2018	Guangxi Sports Center, Nanning, China	$\"\"$ Wales	1\u20130	1\u20130	2018 China Cup\n
43	25 June 2018	Cosmos Arena, Samara, Russia	$\"\"$ Russia	3\u20130	3\u20130	2018 FIFA World Cup\n
44	30 June 2018	Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi, Russia	$\"\"$ Portugal	1\u20130	2\u20131	2018 FIFA World Cup\n
45	2\u20131\n
46	16 October 2018	Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan	$\"\"$ Japan	2\u20132	3\u20134	Friendly\n
47	16 June 2019	Est\u00e1dio Mineir\u00e3o, Belo Horizonte, Brazil	$\"\"$ Ecuador	2\u20130	4\u20130	2019 Copa Am\u00e9rica\n
48	24 June 2019	Est\u00e1dio do Maracan\u00e3, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	$\"\"$ Chile	1\u20130	1\u20130	2019 Copa Am\u00e9rica\n
49	15 November 2019	Pusk\u00e1s Ar\u00e9na, Budapest, Hungary	$\"\"$ Hungary	1\u20130	2\u20131	Friendly\n
50	18 November 2019	Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel	$\"\"$ Argentina	1\u20130	2\u20132	Friendly\n
51	13 November 2020	Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Mel\u00e9ndez, Barranquilla, Colombia	$\"\"$ Colombia	1\u20130	3\u20130	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification\n
52	24 June 2021	Arena Pantanal, Cuiab\u00e1, Brazil	$\"\"$ Bolivia	2\u20130	2\u20130	2021 Copa Am\u00e9rica\n
53	28 June 2021	Est\u00e1dio Ol\u00edmpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	$\"\"$ Paraguay	1\u20130	1\u20130	2021 Copa Am\u00e9rica\n
54	1 February 2022	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	$\"\"$ Venezuela	3\u20130	4\u20131	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification\n
55	2 June 2022	State Farm Stadium, Glendale, United States	$\"\"$ Mexico	2\u20130	3\u20130	Friendly\n
56	3\u20130\n
57	11 June 2022	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	$\"\"$ Panama	1\u20130	5\u20130	Friendly\n
58	2\u20130\n

Club career

Palermo

Napoli

2010\u201311: move to Europe

2011\u201312: Coppa Italia win

2012\u201313: Serie A top scorer

Paris Saint-Germain

2013\u201314: debut season

2014\u201316: back-to-back domestic quadruples

2016\u201318: Ligue 1 Player of the Year, back-to-back Golden Foot

2018\u201320: Final seasons in Paris

Manchester United

2020\u201321: debut season and Europa League runner-up

2021\u201322: final season in England

Valencia

Boca Juniors

International career

Youth

Senior

2010 World Cup and 2011 Copa Am\u00e9rica

2012 Olympics, 2013 Confederations Cup, and 2014 World Cup

Post-World Cup

2018 World Cup

2019 Copa Am\u00e9rica

Retirement

Style of play

Personal life

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

See also

References

External links

Edinson Cavani

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