Edinson Cavani facts for kids
In this article, the first or paternal family name is Cavani and the second or maternal family name is Gómez.
![]() Cavani playing for Uruguay at the 2018 World Cup |
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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 | |||||||||||
Playing position | Striker | |||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||
Current club | Manchester United | |||||||||||
Number | 7 | |||||||||||
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– | Manchester United | 7 | (3) | |||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||
2007 | Uruguay U20 | 14 | (9) | |||||||||
2012 | Uruguay Olympic | 5 | (3) | |||||||||
2008– | Uruguay | 118 | (51) | |||||||||
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). † Appearances (Goals). |
Edinson Roberto Cavani Gómez (born 14 February 1987) is a Uruguayan footballer. He plays as a striker for Premier League team Manchester United and the Uruguay national team.
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Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 20 December 2020
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Danubio | 2005–06 | Primera División | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 15 | 7 | |||
2006–07 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 11 | 3 | |
Career total | 445 | 262 | 43 | 28 | 19 | 15 | 85 | 49 | 5 | 2 | 597 | 356 |
Notes
International
- As of match played 17 November 2020
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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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 | |
Total | 118 | 51 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first.
- As of 13 November 2020
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Final | Competition | Ref. |
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1. | 6 February 2008 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | ![]() |
1–2 | 2–2 | Friendly | |
2. | 3 March 2010 | AFG Arena, St. Gallen, Switzerland | ![]() |
3–1 | 3–1 | ||
3. | 10 July 2010 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa | ![]() |
1–1 | 2–3 | 2010 FIFA World Cup | |
4. | 11 August 2010 | Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
5. | 8 October 2010 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia | ![]() |
1–1 | 7–1 | ||
6. | 6–1 | ||||||
7. | 7–1 | ||||||
8. | 12 October 2010 | Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan, China | ![]() |
2–0 | 4–0 | ||
9. | 30 March 2011 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ![]() |
2–1 | 3–2 | ||
10. | 7 October 2011 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | ![]() |
3–1 | 4–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
11. | 29 February 2012 | Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | |
12. | 11 September 2012 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
13. | 14 November 2012 | PGE Arena Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland | ![]() |
2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly | |
14. | 12 June 2013 | Polideportivo Cachamay, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
15. | 26 June 2013 | Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–2 | 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup | |
16. | 30 June 2013 | Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil | ![]() |
1–1 | 2–2 | ||
17. | 2–2 | ||||||
18. | 10 September 2013 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
19. | 15 October 2013 | ![]() |
3–2 | 3–2 | |||
20. | 13 November 2013 | Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan | ![]() |
5–0 | 5–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
21. | 4 June 2014 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
22. | 14 June 2014 | Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza, Brazil | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–3 | 2014 FIFA World Cup | |
23. | 5 September 2014 | Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2014 Kirin Challenge Cup | |
24. | 13 November 2014 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | ![]() |
3–2 | 3–3 | Friendly | |
25. | 28 March 2015 | Stade d'Agadir, Agadir, Morocco | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | ||
26. | 6 June 2015 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | ![]() |
2–0 | 5–1 | ||
27. | 3–0 | ||||||
28. | 12 November 2015 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
29. | 25 March 2016 | Itaipava Arena Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil | ![]() |
1–2 | 2–2 | ||
30. | 29 March 2016 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | ||
31. | 27 May 2016 | ![]() |
1–1 | 3–1 | Friendly | ||
32. | 2–1 | ||||||
33. | 6 September 2016 | ![]() |
1–0 | 4–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
34. | 4–0 | ||||||
35. | 6 October 2016 | ![]() |
2–0 | 3–0 | |||
36. | 3–0 | ||||||
37. | 15 November 2016 | Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago, Chile | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–3 | ||
38. | 23 March 2017 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–4 | ||
39. | 10 October 2017 | ![]() |
2–1 | 4–2 | |||
40. | 14 November 2017 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly | |
41. | 23 March 2018 | Guangxi Sports Center, Nanning, China | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2018 China Cup | |
42. | 26 March 2018 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | |||
43. | 25 June 2018 | Cosmos Arena, Samara, Russia | ![]() |
3–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup | |
44. | 30 June 2018 | Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi, Russia | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 | ||
45. | 2–1 | ||||||
46. | 16 October 2018 | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan | ![]() |
2–2 | 3–4 | 2018 Kirin Challenge Cup | |
47. | 16 June 2019 | Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil | ![]() |
2–0 | 4–0 | 2019 Copa América | |
48. | 24 June 2019 | Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | ||
49. | 15 November 2019 | Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | |
50. | 18 November 2019 | Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–2 | ||
51. | 13 November 2020 | Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Club
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
International
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)
- Serie A Top scorer: 2012–13 (29 goals)
- Guerin d'Oro: 2012–13
- FIFA FIFPro Men's World11 3rd team: 2013
- FIFA FIFPro Men's World11 4th team: 2018
- FIFA FIFPro Men's World11 5th team: 2017
- 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 (4 goals), 2014–15 (3 goals), 2016–17 (4 goals)
- Coupe de France Top scorer: 2014–15 (4 goals)
- UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Month: September 2016, October 2016
- ESM Team of the Year: 2016–17
- CONMEBOL FIFA World Cup qualification top scorer: 2018 (10 goals)
- Ligue 1 Best Foreign Player: 2017
- Golden Foot: 2018
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Images for kids
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Cavani playing against AIK in the Europa League
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Cavani (number 9, standing next to Zlatan Ibrahimović, number 10, in March 2015) surpassed his former PSG teammate to become the club's all-time record goalscorer in 2018
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Cavani waiting to take a free-kick in the Round of 16 game against Colombia at the 2014 World Cup
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Cavani in the air (Hungary – Uruguay 0–1)
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Cavani holding the Coupe de la Ligue after PSG's win in 2014.

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