Edinson Cavani: biography

Edinson Cavani - the Uruguayan striker. The main striker of the national team of his country and the leader of the championship of France - "PSG".

Forward from South America

Cavani was born in the football family. Footballer was his father, a short time he even played for the national team of Uruguay. Also in the professional clubs serve his brother Christian and consolidated - Walter.

Edinson Cavani himself began to play football in a small Uruguayan town of Salto with a population of about 100 thousand inhabitants. It immediately began to invite metropolitan scouts, but his father advised to wait. In Montevideo, he was only in 1999, when he was 12 years old, a team "Danubio".

In 2006, when he was 19, Cavani as part of senior team won the Aperture (first half of the Uruguayan championship), made their way to the national finals.

In Europe, the young striker saw the following year, when the youth team of Uruguay, he was top scorer in the championship of South America. In the 9 games he scored 7 goals, winning the bronze medal.

In Europe

In 2007, the contract with striker signed Italian "Palermo", acting in the series "A". For the first time on the field, he appeared in a match against "Fiorentina", coming on as substitute, and after 15 minutes, scored his first goal in Europe. In 2010, Edinson Cavani has expressed a desire to leave, "Palermo", but suitable option was not, at one time it claimed the Russian "Ruby" and Ukrainian "Miner". But in the end the player moved to the "Napoli", first in the rent, and then signed a formal contract. Ultimately for "Palermo" Cavani spent 109 matches, which scored 34 ball. The new club Cavani was the score with the first match. The three starting games differed once in every meeting. December 15 marked the first goal in European competition, the Uruguayan scored the winning goal to the Romanian "Steaua", who led his club to the playoffs.

In January 2011, Edinson Cavani has set a record - a hat-trick of goals against the Turin "Juventus". "Napoli" in the season seriously fighting for the championship medals, eventually finishing third. Above were only "Milan" and "Inter". Cavani took second place in the list of scorers in the championship, scoring 26 goals, 5 of them from the penalty spot. The best result showed only striker "Udinese" Di Natale, who scored two goals more. For the "Napoli" Cavani appeared until 2013, winning one trophy - the Cup of Italy.

In the season 2012/13 Cavani finally became the best scorer of the championship in Italy, distinguished 29 times per season. He managed to circumvent its main rival Di Natale, who this time was the second. Total of "Napoli" footballer Edinson Cavani has spent 104 matches, scoring 78 goals.

In the Paris Club

In the season 2012/13 to Cavani began to show interest in a strong English, German and Spanish clubs. But in the end he found himself in the French "PSG" which stands still. Athlete connects with the club 5-year contract. At the moment, the greatest success was achieved in Paris Edinson Cavani. Biography player gets three new titles of champion of France, the French Super Cup, two-time winner of the Cup, a three-time French league cup triumph.

By the end of 2016 he held for Parisians already 112 matches and scored 69 goals.

The leader of the team

In the Uruguayan Cavani made his debut in 2008, the only title won in 2011, the America's Cup.

The tournament was held in Argentina. In the group with a command step Cavani first tied with Peru (1: 1) and then with Chile (1: 1) and only in the final match won Mexico and with the minimum score out of the group from the second place.

In the 1/4 finals of Uruguay again played with the most popular account for yourself on this tournament 1: 1 with Argentina and passed on as a result of penalties 5: 4.

In the semi Uruguay beat Peru 2: 0, and in the final game routed Paraguay 3: 0.