Edinson Cavani is a Uruguayan striker nicknamed El Matador. One of the central figures of the French "PSG". Multiple champion of France and holder of various cups as part of the Paris club.
Biography
The future Uruguayan football star was born in the winter of 1987 in Salto. Also from Salto is another, no less stellar Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez. Edinson's grandfather moved to Uruguay from Italy. Cavani's father is a professional footballer and played several matches for the national team. Cavani has two brothers who also followed in his father's footsteps.
Career
Until 2005, the future striker played in various youth teams in his hometown of Salto. Edinson’s last youth cube was the Danubio team. It was this team that became the first professional in the career of Cavani. In “Danubio” striker played until 2007.
In the winter of 2007, the leading clubs in Italy became interested in the striker, but Cavani chose the middle Sicilian “Palermo”. In the spring of the same year, Edinson made his debut for the “Palermo” in the national championship, and immediately marked his debut goal, equalizing the score in the match. Six months later, the striker re-signed his contract with Palermo, having improved conditions. Edinson stayed in “Palermo” until the summer of 2010, played 109 meetings for the team and scored 34 times. In 2010, a Uruguayan went on loan to Napoli.
He made his debut for the Neapolitans in the Europa League match. The Napoli leadership arranged the game of Cavani, and at the end of the season a full agreement was signed with him. In the 2011/2012 season, Edinson continued to stamp goals. Together with the team, the striker won the Italian Cup. In the 2012/2013 season, the Uruguayan became the best “sniper” of the Italian Championship.
Many leading teams of the world were interested in transferring Cavani, such as Madrid Real Madrid, London Chelsea, but the striker chose France, a rich PSG. As part of PSG, Cavani has become one of the key players. In the summer, other attacking players such as Neymar and Mbappé joined PSG, but the Uruguayan did not get lost and continued to stamp goals. In the camp of Parisians, the striker won all the internal trophies, but the Champions League has not yet submitted. In 2018, Edinson became the most productive striker in the history of the Paris club.
Uruguay national team
In the camp of the national team, the famous football player had 105 fights and scored 45 times. In 2011, he won the Copa America with his national team, the most important football tournament for the national teams in South and North America.
