Cavani Opens Prolific Napoli Spell
Edinson Cavani joined Napoli from Palermo in 2010 and soon became a central figure in the club's attack.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Edinson Cavani Biography and Timeline
Follow Edinson Cavani through 7 dated historical records for Uruguay.
Edinson Cavani, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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2010
2013
Transfer to Paris Saint-Germain
Edinson Cavani moves to Paris Saint-Germain after playing for Napoli. Paris Saint-Germain brought the Uruguayan goalscorer from Serie A to reinforce its attack.
Uruguayan Striker Begins Paris Career
Edinson Cavani signed for Paris Saint-Germain from Napoli and formed a dangerous attacking partnership with Zlatan Ibrahimović.
2014
Penalty Against Costa Rica
Cavani converts a first-half penalty against Costa Rica at the 2014 World Cup, although Uruguay ultimately loses its opening game 3-1.
2015
French Cup Final Goal Against Auxerre
Cavani scored the only goal against Auxerre, heading Paris Saint-Germain to the Coupe de France trophy.
2017
Cavani Scores in Monaco Cup Final
Cavani scores twice as Emery's Paris Saint-Germain defeat Monaco 4–1 in the Coupe de la Ligue final.
2018
Two Goals Eliminate Portugal
Cavani scores both goals in Uruguay's 2-1 round-of-sixteen victory over Portugal at the 2018 World Cup, finishing two carefully constructed attacks.
Records, sources and methodology
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