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Felipe Avenatti

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Felipe Avenatti
Avenatti with Peñarol in 2024
Personal information
Full name Felipe Nicolás Avenatti Dovillabichus[1]
Date of birth (1993-04-26) 26 April 1993 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Peñarol
Number 90
Youth career
Unión Vecinal
River Plate Montevideo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 River Plate Montevideo 34 (12)
2013–2017 Ternana 137 (29)
2017–2018 Luqueño 0 (0)
2017–2018Bologna (loan) 11 (0)
2018–2019 Bologna 0 (0)
2018–2019Kortrijk (loan) 29 (15)
2019–2022 Standard Liège 28 (3)
2021Antwerp (loan) 4 (0)
2021–2022Union SG (loan) 14 (0)
2022Beerschot (loan) 9 (1)
2022–2024 Kortrijk 51 (10)
2024– Peñarol 1 (0)
International career
2012–2013 Uruguay U20 18 (3)
Medal record
Representing  Uruguay
Men's Football
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Runner-up 2013 Turkey
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 September 2024

Felipe Nicolás Avenatti Dovillabichus (born 26 April 1993) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Peñarol.

Club career

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River Plate

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Avenatti made his professional debut for River Plate on 19 February 2012, in a 2–3 home defeat against Nacional.[2] He scored his first professional goal on 3 June, against Defensor Sporting.[3] He scored 12 goals in 33 games for the River Plate side.

Ternana

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On 21 August 2013, Avenatti signed a four-year deal with Italian Serie B side Ternana Calcio[4] for €4 million, signing a four-year contract by his manager Paco Casal (which made him the most expensive purchase in the history of Ternana Calcio). He marked his first goal with the rossoverdi in Serie B on the 17 of November 2013 against Pescara. The first season at Ternana he played 25 appearances and 2 goals.

The 2014–2015 season, he scored with a brace at Catanzaro in Italian Cup. In the championship will mark the first day, the network of 2–0 Crotone. After a good start to the season, he scored for Ternana at the umbrian derby on 22 November 2014 against Perugia, after an incredible assist from fellow Uruguayan César Falletti who had dribbled past 5 players plus the goalkeeper, putting the ball near the goal line for Avenatti to score. He concludes the 2014–15 season in Ternana with 12 goals in 39 games in all competitions.

Union SG

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On 2 July 2021, he joined Union SG on loan.[5]

Beerschot

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On 16 January 2022, Avenatti moved on a new loan to Beerschot.[6]

Return to Kortrijk

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On 18 August 2022, Avenatti signed a two-year contract with Kortrijk.[7]

International career

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Avenatti is a former Uruguay youth international. He made his Uruguay under-20 team debut on 5 September 2012 in a 2–0 win against Paraguay.[8] He was part of Uruguay squad which finished as runners-up at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[9]

Career statistics

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As of match played 9 February 2019[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
River Plate 2011–12 Primera División 5 1 0 0 5 1
2012–13 29 11 0 0 29 11
Total 34 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 12
Ternana 2013–14 Serie B 25 2 0 0 25 2
2014–15 37 11 2 2 39 13
2015–16 35 5 2 1 37 6
2016–17 40 12 0 0 40 12
Total 137 30 4 3 0 0 0 0 141 33
Bologna 2017–18 Serie A 11 0 0 0 11 0
KV Kortrijk (loan) 2018–19 Pro League 24 12 3 0 27 12
Career total 206 54 7 3 0 0 0 0 213 57

Honours

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Uruguay U20

References

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  1. ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Uruguay" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Nacional vs. River Plate 3–2". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  3. ^ "River Plate vs. Defensor Sporting 2–1". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  4. ^ Colpo Ternana: è ufficiale l'acquisto del nazionale uruguagio Avenatti (Ternana hit: it is official the purchasing of Uruguayan international Avenatti); Ternana Calcio, 21 August 2013 (in Italian)
  5. ^ "Welcome Felipe Avenatti!". Union SG. 2 July 2021. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  6. ^ "FELIPE AVENATTI SIGNS ON LOAN UNTIL THE END OF THE SEASON" (Press release). Beerschot. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  7. ^ "FELIPE AVENATTI TERUG IN HET GULDENSPORENSTADION" (in Dutch). Kortrijk. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  8. ^ "20 - FELIPE AVENATTI". 5 July 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Mundial sub 20 - Turquía 2013". 19 May 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  10. ^ Felipe Avenatti at Soccerway