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Edinson Cavani
Personal information
Full name Edinson Roberto Cavani Gómez
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Chelsea
Youth career
2000–2005 Danubio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Danubio 30 (12)
2007–2010 Palermo 117 (37)
2010–2012 Napoli 94 (66)
2012- Chelsea 0 (0)
International career‡
2006–2007 Uruguay U-20 14 (9)
2008– Uruguay 40 (11)
2012- Uruguay U-23 2 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 July 2012

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

kl0 Serie A|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.[3]


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.[4] Four days later, on 18 September, he scored a hat-trick against Milan in Napoli's 3–1 home win.[5][6] 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.[7] On 26 November, Cavani scored a 94th minute equaliser against Atalanta after Napoli went a goal down in the 64th minute through on-loan 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.[8]

On 17 February 2012, Cavani scored two goals against Fiorentina, helping Napoli go in fifth place ahead of Internazionale.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11] Cavani finished the league season with 23 goals,[12] tied for third on the goal scoring charts with Udinese and Italy international striker Antonio Di Natale.[13] On 20 May, he scored a penalty against Juventus in the 2012 Coppa Italia Final, at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, which Napoli eventually won 2–0,[14] Cavani finished the tournament as the top goalscorer with five goals.[15]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of Pelotas striker Walter Guglielmone.[16]

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.[17] 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.[18] 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


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

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