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Edinson Roberto Cavani Gómez ( spanish pronunciation : [ ˈeðinsoŋ kaˈβani ] ; born 14 February 1987 ) is a uruguayan professional football player who plays as a striker for Premier League golf club Manchester United and the Uruguay home team. He is wide considered one of the best strikers of his generation, known for his clinical finish. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Cavani began his career play for Danubio in Montevideo, where he played for two years, before moving to italian side Palermo in 2007. He spent four seasons at the club, scoring 34 goals in 109 league appearances. In 2010, Cavani signed for Napoli, who signed him on an initial loan deal before buying him for a sum fee of €17 million. In the 2011–12 temper, he won his foremost cabaret award, the Coppa Italia, in which he was top scorekeeper with five goals. With Napoli, Cavani went on to score 33 goals each in his first two seasons, followed by 38 goals in his third season, where he besides finished as Serie A exceed scorekeeper with 29 league goals. On 16 July 2013, Cavani was transferred to Paris Saint-Germain for a reported €64 million, at the time the most expensive sign in french football history. [ 6 ] With PSG, Cavani won six Ligue 1 titles, five Coupes de la Ligue and four Coupes de France. [ 7 ] He won Ligue 1 Player of the class for the 2016–17 season, and was the league ‘s top scorer in the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons. He besides ranks as the baseball club ‘s all-time top goalscorer. [ 8 ] In 2020, Cavani signed with Manchester United. Cavani scored on his Uruguay debut against Colombia on 6 February 2008, and has since then earned 125 caps and scored 53 international goals, only behind strike spouse Luis Suárez among uruguayan internationals. He has participated in nine major international tournaments : the FIFA World Cup in 2010, 2014 and 2018, the Copa América in 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2021, and the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2013. He scored once at the 2010 World Cup to help Uruguay to fourth place in the tournament, and in 2011 was function of the Uruguay police squad that won a phonograph record fifteenth Copa América deed. He finished as the CONMEBOL 2018 World Cup qualification top scorer with ten-spot goals .
Club career [edit ]
palermo [edit ]
To this day. Batistuta was n’t a typical hitter. A knock-down football player who was fabulously effective in presence of goal. I always tried to copy him .
—Cavani on his paragon growing up, Gabriel Batistuta. [ 9 ]
After his discovery at the 2007 South american Youth Championship, several large teams were reportedly matter to in signing Cavani, including Juventus and Milan. [ 10 ] On 29 January 2007, however, Palermo chair Maurizio Zamparini announced the sign of the predict Uruguayan. [ 11 ] The bid was officially confirmed on 31 January [ 12 ] for €4.475 million. [ 13 ] Cavani made his debut on 11 March 2007 in a dwelling league match against Fiorentina, [ 14 ] coming on in the fifty-fifth moment with his team 1–0 down and scoring an impressive counterweight only 15 minutes by and by, a goal evocative of Marco van Basten ‘s mint in the 1988 UEFA European Football Championship final. [ 15 ] In his second temper with the Rosanero, Cavani found himself fighting for a beginning team seat with Fabrizio Miccoli and Amauri. After Amauri ‘s departure to Juventus in June 2008, Cavani cemented his place in the starting line-up, forming a strike partnership with Fabrizio Miccoli and scoring a entire 14 goals in the 2008–09 season, earning the dub “ El Matador “ due to his composure in presence of goal. [ 16 ] He retained his place for the 2009–10 temper under new emboss Walter Zenga, and besides under successor Delio Rossi, being instrumental in the team ‘s successful run in Serie A which took Palermo to European qualification and potential reservation to the UEFA Champions League with two games remaining. In April 2010, he signed a newly narrow with Palermo valid to June 2014. [ 17 ]
naples [edit ]
2010–11 : move to Europe [edit ]
In July 2010, Cavani signed for Napoli. The transfer, however, was a lend of €5 million plus an option/obligation to buy instantaneously for €12 million, [ 18 ] [ 19 ] which made the full fee €17 million. [ 20 ] After debuting for Napoli as a alternate in the former game, Cavani scored doubly in his first gear depart, as Napoli beat Elfsborg in the UEFA Europa League 2–0 and qualified for the main tournament. He then started his Serie A tenure with Napoli scoring a controversial finish against Fiorentina after precisely seven minutes, with replays showing the ball land on the lineage. Cavani besides scored on his home debut against Bari before adding a deep achiever against Sampdoria, meaning he had scored in his first four competitive matches with Napoli. On 26 September, Cavani came on as a recently surrogate with 30 minutes left in a crippled against Cesena which Napoli were losing 1–0. After assisting the equalising finish, he went on to score two more, with the scoreline complete at 4–1. That meant Cavani shared the lead as top scorekeeper in the league alongside Internazionale ‘s Samuel Eto’o. [ 21 ] Cavani ‘s partnership with colleague forwards Ezequiel Lavezzi and Marek Hamšík led the italian clean media to dub them “ The Three Tenors ” after the celebrated singing group of the same appoint. On 15 December, Cavani netted a 92nd-minute finish against Steaua București to help his team to a 1–0 gain and advancement beyond the group stage of the Europa League. In the first match, which was held on romanian territory, he had scored an equalising finish in the 97th infinitesimal. On 9 January 2011, Cavani scored a hat-trick during a 3–0 acquire over Juventus, the third base goal coming by way of a dive header. [ 22 ] On 30 January, Cavani scored another hat-trick, this time in a 4–0 succeed over Sampdoria. [ 23 ] Cavani continued his very well phase scoring a brace against Roma, with Napoli winning 2–0. On 20 March, Cavani scored another brace against Cagliari in a 2–1 acquire. 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 rejoinder gain over Lazio, having been 2–0 and 3–2 down during the game. He besides became the highest league goalscorer in a individual temper in Napoli ‘s history, netting 25 goals in Serie A. [ 24 ] On 8 May, in a 2–1 away loss against Lecce, he received a red tease for two bookable offences. He sarcastically applauded the referee after the decisiveness and was handed a two-match ban for the natural process. [ 25 ] As Napoli merely had two more games of the season, it meant that his season was over and that he would not be able to regain his top military position in the Serie A marking charts, as Antonio Di Natale had surpassed him with 26 goals. Cavani signed a new five-year contract on 19 May, keeping him at Napoli until 2016. [ 26 ]
2011–12 : Coppa Italia acquire [edit ]
On 14 September, Cavani scored the opener in Napoli ‘s beginning game of their Champions League campaign, a 1–1 away draw at Manchester City. [ 27 ] Four days by and by, on 18 September, he scored a hat-trick against Milan in Napoli ‘s 3–1 home gain. [ 28 ] [ 29 ] 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. [ 30 ] On 26 November, Cavani scored a 94th-minute counterweight against Atalanta after Napoli went a finish down in the 64th moment through on-loan Napoli striker Germán Denis. On 21 December, Cavani netted a brace in Napoli ‘s 6–1 slam dance of Genoa, helping the Azzurri stopping point 2011 impregnable and end the first one-half of the season in sixth place. [ 31 ] On 17 February 2012, Cavani scored two goals against Fiorentina, helping Napoli go in fifth locate ahead of Internazionale. [ 32 ] On 21 February, Cavani scored the second goal against Chelsea in the Champions League turn of 16 inaugural leg in Naples. He besides provided the assists for both of Ezequiel Lavezzi ‘s goals that game. Napoli subsequently went on to win this game 3–1. [ 33 ] Following Napoli ‘s exit from the Champions League at the hands of Chelsea, Cavani scored two goals against Udinese in the survive ten minutes to earn a much-needed withdraw 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 record Napoli a seat in the Coppa Italia final. On 21 April, he celebrated his two-hundredth career league appearance by scoring in a 2–0 win against Novara. [ 34 ] Cavani finished the league season with 23 goals, [ 35 ] tied for third on the goal scoring charts with Udinese striker Antonio Di Natale. [ 36 ] On 20 May, Cavani scored a penalty against Juventus in the 2012 Coppa Italia final at the Stadio Olimpico, Rome, which Napoli won 2–0. [ 37 ] Cavani finished the tournament as the top goalscorer, with five goals. [ 38 ]
2012–13 : Serie A top scorer [edit ]
Cavani playing against AIK in the Europa League Cavani ‘s beginning finish of the Serie A season came on 26 August, netting the final examination goal of Napoli ‘s 3–0 get the better of of former club Palermo. [ 39 ] A month belated, on 26 September, Cavani scored a mesmerising hat-trick against Lazio to maintain Napoli ‘s undefeated begin to the Serie A season in a 3–0 win. [ 40 ] On 8 November, Cavani scored all four goals, including a half-volley from outside the box and a fantastic free kick, as Napoli came second from 2–1 down to defeat Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 4–2 in the group stage of the Europa League. [ 41 ] Cavani scored a late penalty in the 94th infinitesimal to secure a 2–1 victory over swedish side AIK on 22 November, sending Napoli through to the future rung of the Europa League. [ 42 ] Cavani was the last player ever to score on the Råsunda Stadium which was the stadium that hosted the 1958 FIFA World Cup final. [ 43 ] On 6 January 2013, Cavani netted a perfect hat-trick as Napoli thumped Roma 4–1, gaining flat coat in the race for the league title as champions Juventus fell to a shock gain. [ 44 ] Cavani finished the season as leading Serie A goalscorer, with 29 goals, six ahead of Udinese hitter Antonio Di Natale in second gear. [ 45 ] Towards the end of the season, reports emerged that Cavani would leave Napoli, with Chelsea, Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid all believed to be interested. [ 46 ] On 27 May 2013, however, he told that he was not thinking of moving, saying, “ real Madrid, Chelsea and [ Manchester ] City are concerned in me ? I fair think about Napoli. ” however, he continued, “ If an important extend were to come in, I will talk with president [ Aurelio ] De Laurentiis. ” He then paid tribute to his clock time in Italy, saying, “ I ‘m fine in Italy, I have grown as a valet there and as a player with the Serie A feel. ” [ 47 ] Cavani was asked about the interest Chelsea and Manchester City took in him, saying, “ I do n’t know if they made an offer for me, I barely know that to be coached by person like [ Man City coach ] Manuel Pellegrini or [ Chelsea coach ] José Mourinho would always be a pleasure. ” [ 48 ] On 23 June, Napoli club president of the united states Aurelio De Laurentiis revealed that Cavani ‘s reported £53 million “ buyout clause expires ” on 10 August 2013. [ 49 ]
Paris Saint-Germain [edit ]
Cavani with PSG in 2014 On 16 July 2013, Cavani joined french champions Paris Saint-Germain on a five-year contract, [ 50 ] for a fee believed to be around €64 million, [ 51 ] making it the sixth largest transfer in history. The reported sum made Cavani the read sign in french football, breaking Radamel Falcao ‘s €60 million move to Monaco early in the summer, and saw him link up with former Napoli teammate Ezequiel Lavezzi in Paris. [ 52 ]
2013–14 : debut temper [edit ]
Cavani debuted for PSG on 9 August, coming on as 72nd-minute substitute for Lavezzi in a league match against Montpellier. [ 53 ] He started the postdate crippled on 18 August and scored his first goal for the baseball club, a late counterweight against Ajaccio. [ 54 ] Cavani scored his first Champions League goal for the baseball club in their european season undoer against Olympiacos on 17 September. [ 55 ] He ended the group stage with four goals from five matches as PSG qualified with a 100 % win record. [ 55 ] On 22 January 2014, Cavani scored his twentieth goal of the season in PSG ‘s 2–1 Coupe de France get the better of at family to Montpellier. [ 56 ] On 2 March, after missing a calendar month of the season with a thigh injury, Cavani scored on his return to the team in a 2–0 win over Le Classique rivals Marseille at the Parc des Princes. [ 57 ] On 19 April, he scored both goals for PSG as they beat lyon 2–1 in the 2014 Coupe de la Ligue Final. [ 58 ] He finished his first season with 25 goals in 43 games across all competitions, including 16 in 30 league games .
2014–16 : back-to-back domestic quadruples [edit ]
Cavani scored a penalty to secure a 3–1 win at Lens on 17 October 2014, and celebrated by shooting an fanciful gunman. Referee Nicolas Rainville booked him for this, and sent him off for dissent after Cavani complained about it. PSG club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi said to Canal+, “ Why did he get the scandalmongering card before ? He constantly celebrates the same way. ” [ 59 ] On 5 November 2014, it took Cavani 56 seconds to score the merely goal of the bet on against Cypriot club APOEL, a result which put PSG into the Champions League knock-out stage with two games to spare. [ 60 ] In January 2015, Cavani and Ezequiel Lavezzi were fined and suspended for two matches by PSG coach Laurent Blanc for missing a mid-season train camp in Morocco and the first prepare session after the winter rupture. [ 61 ] On 11 April, he scored two goals as a second-half substitute for Lavezzi as PSG defeated Bastia 4–0 to win the 2015 Coupe de la Ligue Final. [ 62 ] On 8 May, he scored a hat-trick in a 6–0 get the better of of Guingamp, which gave PSG a six-point lead in Ligue 1 with two matches remaining. [ 63 ] With the title retained, PSG sealed a domestic soprano on 30 May when Cavani headed the only goal of the game – his 31st in all competitions that season – to defeat Auxerre in the Coupe de France concluding. [ 64 ] Cavani and PSG kicked off the season against Lyon for the 2015 Trophée des Champions on 1 August, with him scoring the second goal of a 2–0 victory. [ 65 ] On 21 May 2016, Cavani scored the decisive one-third finish of PSG ‘s 4–2 2016 Coupe de France Final gain over Marseille to record a second straight Ligue 1 – Coupe de France – Coupe de la Ligue domestic double for the club. [ 66 ]
2016–18 : Ligue 1 Player of the year, back-to-back Golden Boots [edit ]
On 13 September 2016, in the open 2016–17 Champions League Group A match against Arsenal at the Parc des Princes, Cavani scored after equitable 44 seconds had elapsed in the beginning half by heading in Serge Aurier ‘s crabbed from the correct for PSG ‘s fastest-ever Champions League goal. The match ended in a 1–1 draw. [ 67 ] On 16 September, Cavani scored four times ( his first ever four-goal haul with PSG ) in the first half as PSG trounced Caen 6–0 away in a Ligue 1 couple to end PSG ‘s streak of three competitive matches without victory, two of them in Ligue 1. [ 68 ] [ 69 ] On 30 November, he scored a penalty in a 2–0 home gain against Angers to take his Ligue 1 match to 14 goals in 14 matches, [ 70 ] which besides saw him become only the fourthly player in PSG history to score 100 competitive goals for the club. [ 71 ] Cavani scored one goal in each stage of PSG ‘s 6–5 aggregate loss to FC Barcelona in their UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie, taking him to eight goals from eight matches in the season ‘s rival. On 1 April 2017, he scored two-second-half goals in PSG ‘s 4–1 win over Monaco in the 2017 Coupe de la Ligue Final. [ 72 ] On 15 May 2017, he was named Ligue 1 Player of the year for scoring 35 goals. [ 8 ]
Cavani ( number 9, standing future to Zlatan Ibrahimović, number 10, in March 2015 ) surpassed his former PSG teammate to become the golf club ‘s all-time record goalscorer in 2018 prior to the 2017–18 season, Cavani was joined at the cabaret by brazilian forward Neymar, who moved to PSG in a transaction worth €222 million making him the world ‘s most expensive player, [ 73 ] and 18-year-old french omen Kylian Mbappé, a lend sign with the cabaret having an option to sign him for €180 million. [ 74 ] Cavani, Neymar and Mbappé immediately formed a formidable attack trio, with Cavani scoring in each of PSG ‘s opening three games of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage, doubly in the team ‘s 5–0 acquire at Celtic, once in the 3–0 gain at home to Bayern Munich, and once in the 4–0 win at Anderlecht. [ 75 ] [ 76 ] [ 77 ] On 22 October, Cavani scored a curling free gripe off the crossbar to earn PSG a 2–2 draw in Le Classique aside to Marseille. [ 78 ] The following calendar month, he scored doubly in the return leg against Celtic in a 7–1 gain. The leave saw PSG break the commemorate for the most goals scored by a club in the group stages of the Champions League, with 24. [ 79 ] On 4 November, Cavani ‘s goals in a 5–0 winnings at Angers made him merely the third player to score 100 times in two of Europe ‘s five best leagues, after Ibrahimović and Gonzalo Higuaín. [ 80 ] Cavani became PSG ‘s all-time circus tent scorer on 27 January 2018 with a goal in a 4–0 home plate gain over Montpellier. He surpassed Zlatan Ibrahimović ‘s record with his 157th goal in his 229th equal. [ 81 ] On 8 May 2018, he scored as PSG won 2–0 against Les Herbiers VF to clinch the 2017–18 Coupe de France. [ 82 ]
2018–20 : final seasons in Paris [edit ]
On 25 August 2018, Cavani played his first gear crippled of the season after missing PSG ‘s first three games following his injury at the 2018 World Cup. The front three of Cavani, Neymar and Mbappé all scored in a 3–1 league acquire over Angers at base, with Cavani scoring the opener from Neymar ‘s assist. [ 83 ] On 11 November 2018, Cavani scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 acquire over Monaco. [ 84 ] On 18 December, Cavani scored in PSG ‘s 2–1 win over Orléans in the Coupe de La Ligue ; this was his fifteenth goal all-time in the competition, tying Pauleta ‘s record for most goals in the tournament. [ 85 ] In April 2020, PSG were assigned the 2019–20 Ligue 1 championship after the season was ended prematurely due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic ; at the time of the League ‘s suspension, PSG were in inaugural space, with a twelve–point lead over second-placed Marseille. [ 86 ] On 13 June, PSG ‘s sporting director Leonardo revealed that Cavani would be leaving the club at the end of the Champions League political campaign in August, alongside his teammate Thiago Silva. [ 87 ]
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manchester United [edit ]
2020–21 : debut season [edit ]
On 5 October 2020, Cavani joined Premier League club Manchester United on a annual manage with an option to extend for a further year. [ 88 ] [ 89 ] He was given the esteemed number 7 shirt. [ 90 ] On 24 October 2020, he made his Premier League debut from the workbench in a 0–0 draw against Chelsea. [ 91 ] On 7 November, Cavani scored his first goal in the Premier League in a 3–1 away win against Everton. [ 92 ] On 29 November, Cavani scored doubly, including the winning goal in add time, in a 3–2 rejoinder win against Southampton after coming on as a one-half clock time ersatz. [ 93 ] On 2 February 2021, he scored the fourthly goal in United ‘s Premier League record-equalling 9–0 acquire against Southampton. [ 94 ] On 29 April, he scored twice and assisted two more goals in a 6–2 home winnings over Roma in the first branch of the Europa League semi-finals ; [ 95 ] he scored another two in a 3–2 defeat in the reelect branch, which allowed United to advance to the final 8–5 on sum. [ 96 ] Across April, Cavani scored five goals and collected three man of the match award from four starts which lead to him winning his first Manchester United player of the calendar month award. [ 97 ] On 10 May 2021, Cavani officially extended his stay for another season. [ 98 ] On 18 May, in an eventual 1–1 home draw against Fulham, Cavani scored the first goal at Old Trafford with fans in attendance since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a 40-yard lob. [ 99 ] He was belated awarded Premier League Goal of the Month for his effort. [ 100 ] On 26 May, he scored the equalising finish in a 1–1 draw against Villarreal in the Europa League Final ; however, Manchester United lost finally on penalties, despite Cavani netting his spot kick in the shoot-out. [ 101 ]
2021–22 temper [edit ]
even though Cavani played his foremost match of the 2021–22 temper against Wolves in the phone number 7 shirt, upon the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo, he agreed to switch to the phone number 21 shirt, the same number he wears for the Uruguay national team. [ 102 ] He scored his first goal of the season, in a 3–0 away win against Tottenham Hotspur, assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo. [ 103 ]
International career [edit ]
youth [edit ]
In January 2007, Cavani was selected to join the Uruguay national under-20 team to play in the 2007 South american Youth Championship in Paraguay. [ 104 ] He finished the tournament as circus tent scorer with seven goals in nine games, helping Uruguay to finish in one-third topographic point, thereby earning them a stead in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup .
senior [edit ]
Cavani ( right ) with Stijn Schaars of the Netherlands in June 2011
2010 World Cup and 2011 Copa América [edit ]
On 6 February 2008, Cavani made his first senior appearance for the Uruguayan senior team, scoring in a 2–2 draw with Colombia. He scored from his own sphere on the counterattack from a corner. On 22 June 2010, in the final examination match of the group phase of the 2010 World Cup, Cavani set-up a goal for Luis Suárez in a 1–0 acquire over Mexico. [ 105 ] [ 106 ] Uruguay won Group A and advanced to the smasher stagecoach. [ 105 ] [ 106 ] On 10 July 2010, he scored against Germany in the third gear place match to make the score 1–1 ; Germany went on to win 3–2. [ 107 ] On 8 October 2010, he scored his first international hat-trick in a friendly match against Indonesia, a 7–1 succeed in Jakarta in which Luis Suárez besides scored a hat-trick. [ 108 ] Cavani was included in the Uruguayan squad at the 2011 Copa América in Argentina. He started the first base two group games, but a stifle injury in the moment game against Chile ruled him out until the final. In the final, he replaced Álvaro Pereira after 63 minutes, and was involved in his team ‘s final finish as Uruguay beat Paraguay 3–0 won a record 15th title. [ 109 ]
2012 Olympics, 2013 Confederations Cup, and 2014 World Cup [edit ]
Cavani was one of the three over-age players selected by Uruguay for the 2012 Summer Olympics. [ 110 ] At the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, Cavani equalised in the semi-final against the hosts and eventual champions Brazil, who finally won 2–1. [ 111 ] In the match for third place, he equalised twice against Italy, his second goal coming from a release recoil, taking the game to penalties. Although Cavani scored his smudge recoil, Uruguay lost ; he was named man of the match for his performance. [ 112 ] On 13 November 2013, Cavani scored the last goal in Uruguay ‘s 5–0 away win over Jordan in a play-off for the 2014 World Cup. [ 113 ] In their foremost group game of the finals, against Costa Rica in Fortaleza, Cavani opened the scoring with a penalty after Diego Lugano had been pulled down. Uruguay, however, finally lost 3–1. [ 114 ] Uruguay were eliminated by Colombia, following a 2–0 kill in the polish of 16 on 28 June 2014. [ 115 ]
Post-World Cup [edit ]
With Suárez suspended for the integral tournament, Cavani was an undisputed starter for Uruguay at the 2015 Copa América in Chile. In the quarter-finals against the hosts at the Estadio Nacional, Cavani was sent off for two bookings : the first for a cruddy on Arturo Vidal, the moment for flicking at Gonzalo Jara ‘s face after Jara had poked him in the buttocks. The incidental received about immediate and outstanding international coverage from newspapers and the internet, by and large in defensive structure of Cavani. Massive coverage included articles, column, blogs, memes and cartoons. Press in Australia drew comparisons to what the press referred to as “ Hopoate “, comparing it to a like ill-famed onfield anus-poking incidental from rugby. [ 116 ] [ 117 ] other massive external coverage of the incident came from China, [ 118 ] the United Kingdom, [ 119 ] France, [ 120 ] and the United States. [ 121 ] Internet coverage included Goal.com, [ 122 ] Business Insider, [ 123 ] ESPNFC, [ 124 ] Bleacher Report [ 125 ] The World Game, [ 126 ] The Huffington Post, [ 127 ] and Dirty Tackle. [ 128 ] Teammate Jorge Fucile was subsequently besides dismissed, and holders Uruguay were eliminated with a 1–0 defeat. [ 129 ] Cavani besides took depart in the Copa América Centenario the pursuit class, but he once again went scoreless in the rival, as Uruguay were eliminated in the first round. [ 130 ] [ 131 ] [ 132 ] In 2018, Uruguay participated in the China Cup. Cavani led Uruguay to the trophy by scoring the merely goal in the final match against Wales .
2018 World Cup [edit ]
Cavani being helped off the field by Cristiano Ronaldo after Uruguay ‘s gain over Portugal at the 2018 World Cup Cavani finished as the top scorekeeper in the CONMEBOL 2018 FIFA World Cup reservation, with 10 goals. [ 133 ] In March 2018, Cavani was share of the Uruguay police squad that won the China Cup. He scored in the 2–0 semi-final acquire over the Czech Republic, and in the final he scored the lone goal against Wales, his hundredth cap. [ 134 ] In his nation ‘s concluding group crippled of the 2018 FIFA World Cup on 25 June, Cavani scored Uruguay ‘s final finish in a 3–0 win over hosts Russia. [ 135 ] Cavani then went on to score both of Uruguay ‘s goals against Portugal in a 2–1 victory in the Round of 16 on 30 June, [ 136 ] though he was withdrawn in the second-half with an apparent hamstring injury. [ 137 ] [ 138 ] Because of his injury, he was ruled out of Uruguay ‘s 2–0 kill to France in the quarter-finals on 6 July. [ 139 ]
2019 Copa América [edit ]
In March 2019, director Óscar Tabárez included Cavani in the final 23-man Uruguay team for the 2019 Copa América in Brazil. [ 140 ] On 16 June, Cavani scored “ an acrobatic bicycle-kick “ in a 4–0 succeed over Ecuador in the team ‘s opening group match of the tournament ; [ 141 ] this was his first finish ever in the Copa América. [ 142 ] In the quarter-finals against Peru on 29 June, he had a goal disallowed by VAR for offside in regulation time ; following a 0–0 draw, the catch went to a penalty shoot-out. Although Cavani was able to convert his spot-kick, Peru won the shoot-out 5–4, which saw Uruguay eliminated from the rival. [ 143 ]
stylus of act [edit ]
Cavani in the air ( Hungary – Uruguay 0–1 ) A quick, strong, opportunist and fecund forward with good proficiency, and a tall, slender frame, Cavani has been described as a “ modern hitter. ” [ 144 ] [ 145 ] Possessing an excellent beginning reach, healthy motion off the ball, and clinical complete, he is a all-around striker, [ 146 ] [ 147 ] [ 148 ] who is known for his ability to score impressive goals, both with his steer and with his feet, and for his hardworking work-rate and energy across the peddle, angstrom well as his willingness to track second and help his team defensively ; furthermore, he is an athletic player, who is besides strong in the air, and who has a preference for scoring from acrobatic goals. He is besides an accurate set-piece taker, [ 149 ] [ 150 ] [ 151 ] [ 152 ] [ 153 ] and is broadly a competent punishment taker, even though his record from the touch has been inconsistent at times throughout his career. [ 154 ] In addition to his goalscoring, he is besides known for his ability to create space for his teammates. [ 155 ] [ 156 ] however, despite being a prolific player, and having a reputation as one of the best strikers of his coevals, [ 148 ] [ 157 ] [ 158 ] [ 159 ] [ 160 ] [ 161 ] he has been accused at times in the media of missing an excessive number of chances, and has besides been criticised on occasion for his performances in important matches. [ 148 ] [ 162 ] Although he primarily plays either as a center forward or as a main striker, he is capable of playing in several dysphemistic positions, and has besides been deployed as a supporting striker or as a winger. [ 151 ] [ 155 ] [ 163 ] [ 164 ] Writing for The Guardian in 2018, Jorge Valdano remarked upon “ the generous attempt of Cavani, a striker who covers the entire pitch ”. [ 165 ] due to his composure in presence of goal, Cavani was given the nickname “ El Matador “ during his time in Italy. [ 16 ]
personal life [edit ]
Cavani was born in Salto, Uruguay on 14 February, 1987 to Luis Cavani and Berta Gómez. [ 166 ] [ 167 ] His elder brothers, hitter Walter Guglielmone [ 168 ] and Christian Cavani, are besides master footballers. [ 169 ] Cavani holds an italian recommendation as a result of play in Italy and his italian inheritance ; Cavani ‘s grandparents were primitively from Maranello, which by and by became the hometown of car godhead Ferrari. In 1929, they migrated to Argentina and late to Montevideo. [ 170 ] Cavani was married to Maria Soledad Cabris Yarrús, with whom he has two sons, Bautista ( bear 22 March 2011 ) and Lucas ( behave 8 March 2013 ). [ 171 ] In 2013, Cavani announced that he and his wife were to get a divorce, following a split between the two the class ahead. [ 172 ] then he had a daughter, India ( hold 17 May 2019 ), with his girlfriend Jocelyn Burgardt. [ 173 ] He is a devout Evangelical Christian. [ 174 ] As a child, Cavani idolised Argentine striker Gabriel Batistuta. [ 175 ] Cavani besides enjoys ballet dancing. [ 176 ] His resemblance with the cartoon character Tarzan is a popular reference among football fans .
career statistics [edit ]
clubhouse [edit ]
- As of match played 2 November 2021[177][178]
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
Uruguayan Primera División
10
4
5
3
—
—
—
15
7
2006–07
Uruguayan 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
26
10
3
0
1
1
9
6
—
39
17
2021–22
Premier League
5
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
—
8
1
Total
31
11
3
0
1
1
12
6
—
47
18
Career total
469
270
46
28
20
16
93
55
5
2
633
371
Notes
International [edit ]
- As of match played 14 October 2021[179]
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
2021
8
2
Total
126
53
- Scores and results list Uruguay’s goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cavani goal.[179]
Honours [edit ]
club [edit ]
Danubio [ 177 ]
Napoli [ 177 ]
Paris Saint-Germain [ 177 ]
Manchester United
International [edit ]
Uruguay [ 177 ]
individual [edit ]
See besides [edit ]
References [edit ]
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