Edinson Roberto Cavani Gomez is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish La Liga club Valencia and the Uruguay national team.
43 Facts About Edinson Cavani
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Edinson Cavani began his career playing for Danubio in Montevideo, where he played for two years, before moving to Italian side Palermo in 2007.
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In 2020, Edinson 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.
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Edinson Cavani scored on his Uruguay debut against Colombia in 2008, and has since then earned 136 caps and scored 58 international goals, only behind strike partner Luis Suarez among Uruguayan internationals.
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Edinson Cavani has participated in ten major international tournaments: four FIFA World Cups, five Copas America, and one FIFA Confederations Cup.
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Edinson 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 America title.
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Edinson Cavani finished as the CONMEBOL 2018 World Cup qualification top scorer with ten goals.
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Edinson Cavani was awarded the Golden Foot in 2018 for his achievements in football.
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Edinson Cavani then started his Serie A tenure with Napoli scoring a controversial goal against Fiorentina after just seven minutes, with replays showing the ball landing on the line.
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Edinson Cavani scored on his home debut against Bari before adding a late winner against Sampdoria, meaning he had scored in his first four competitive matches with Napoli.
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That meant Edinson Cavani shared the lead as top scorer in the league alongside Internazionale's Samuel Eto'o.
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Edinson Cavani sarcastically applauded the referee after the decision and was handed a two-match ban for the action.
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Edinson Cavani signed a new five-year contract on 19 May, keeping him at Napoli until 2016.
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On 17 February 2012, Edinson Cavani scored two goals against Fiorentina, helping Napoli go in fifth place ahead of Internazionale.
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Edinson Cavani provided the assists for both of Ezequiel Lavezzi's goals that game.
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Edinson Cavani finished the league season with 23 goals, tied for third on the goal scoring charts with Udinese striker Antonio Di Natale.
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Edinson Cavani finished the tournament as the top goalscorer, with five goals.
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Edinson Cavani was the last player ever to score on the Rasunda Stadium which was the stadium that hosted the 1958 FIFA World Cup final.
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Edinson Cavani finished the season as leading Serie A goalscorer, with 29 goals, six ahead of Udinese striker Antonio Di Natale in second.
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Towards the end of the season, reports emerged that Edinson Cavani would leave Napoli, with Chelsea, Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid all believed to be interested.
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Edinson Cavani finished his first season with 25 goals in 43 games across all competitions, including 16 in 30 league games.
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Referee Nicolas Rainville booked him for this, and sent him off for dissent after Edinson Cavani complained about it.
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Edinson Cavani surpassed Zlatan Ibrahimovic's record with his 157th goal in his 229th match.
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On 25 August 2018, Edinson Cavani played his first game of the season after missing PSG's first three games following his injury at the 2018 World Cup.
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On 5 October 2020, Edinson Cavani joined Premier League club Manchester United on a one-year deal with an option to extend for a further year.
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Edinson Cavani was later awarded Premier League Goal of the Month for his effort.
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On 22 May 2022, interim-manager Ralf Rangnick announced that Edinson Cavani would be leaving the club when his contract expired at the end of season.
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In January 2007, Edinson Cavani was selected to join the Uruguay national under-20 team to play in the 2007 South American Youth Championship in Paraguay.
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Edinson Cavani finished the tournament as top scorer with seven goals in nine games, helping Uruguay to finish in third place, thereby earning them a place in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
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Edinson Cavani scored from his own area on the counterattack from a corner.
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Edinson Cavani was included in the Uruguayan squad at the 2011 Copa America in Argentina.
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Edinson Cavani started the first two group games, but a knee injury in the second game against Chile ruled him out until the final.
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Edinson Cavani was one of the three over-age players selected by Uruguay for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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Edinson Cavani took part in the Copa America Centenario the following year, but he went scoreless in the competition, as Uruguay were eliminated in the first round.
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Edinson Cavani led Uruguay to the trophy by scoring the only goal in the final match against Wales.
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Edinson Cavani finished as the top scorer in the CONMEBOL 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, with 10 goals.
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In March 2018, Edinson Cavani was part of the Uruguay squad that won the China Cup.
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Edinson Cavani is an accurate set-piece taker, and is generally a competent penalty taker, even though his record from the spot has been inconsistent at times throughout his career.
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Edinson Cavani was born in Salto, Uruguay on 14 February 1987 to Luis Edinson Cavani and Berta Gomez.
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Edinson Cavani holds an Italian passport as a result of playing in Italy and his Italian heritage; Edinson Cavani's paternal grandparents were originally from Maranello, which later became the hometown of car maker Ferrari.
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Edinson Cavani is trilingual; he is fluent in Spanish, Italian and French.
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In 2013, Edinson Cavani announced that he and his wife were to get a divorce, following a split between the two the year before.
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Edinson Cavani's resemblance with the cartoon character Tarzan is a popular reference among football fans.