Edinson Cavani Biography: Net Worth, Salary, Family, Lifestyle and Career Stats

Edinson Cavani, nicknamed “El Matador”, is one of the legendary footballers of Uruguay’s national football team, and currently plays for the Argentine Primera Division club, Boca Juniors. In his illustrious club career, Cavani has played across the biggest European leagues for several major clubs like Manchester United, Napoli, Paris Saint-Germain and Valencia before coming to Argentina in the twilight of his career. 

He is considered one of the deadliest strikers for his agility, work rate and shooting skills. Renowned for his long-range strikes and headers, Cavani is lethal in front of goals and a monster especially during a set-piece. The 37-year-old forward has lifted numerous major titles including the 2011 Copa America, Ligue 1, Coppa Italia, Coupe de France and Trophee des Champions. In this article, we have discussed the early life, career stats, family and club career of Edinson Cavani.

Edinson Cavani Bio

Player name	Edinson Roberto Cavani Gomez
Date of birth	14th February, 1987
Birth Place	Salto, Uruguay
Nationality	Uruguayan
Height	1.84 m
Current teams	Boca Juniors
Position	Forward
Senior Debut	2007
Jersey number	10
Net worth	$45 million
Agent	Permode Global Sports
Yearly salary	$2.94 million
Instagram Followers	10 million

Edinson Cavani Net Worth & Salary

Edinson Cavani is a generational figure in the world of football and was one of the high-priced players during his time in Europe. Owing to that, he has earned a hefty annual salary for almost a decade for his services. The current net worth of Cavani is estimated at around $45 million, as of 2025. His annual salary at Boca Juniors is around $2.94 million.

Salary (Annual)	Season
$2.94 million	2024-25
$2.44 million	2023-24
$16.2 million	2022-23
$10.4 million	2021-22

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Brand Endorsements/ Advertisements

The popularity of Edinson Cavani has landed him a lucrative sponsorship deal with the famous sports brand Nike. The Uruguayan was also the brand ambassador of horse racing brands like Matt Chapman, Chris Hughes, and Frankie Foster. His clothing brand was also sponsored by the Jockey Club.

Edinson Cavani Family & Wife

Edison Cavani hails from a humble Uruguayan family and was born to Berta Gomez and Luis Cavani. He has two elder brothers Walter Guglielmone and Christian Cavani, who are also professional footballers like him. 

The former Manchester United forward was married to Maria Soledad Cabris after years of dating, and they share two children – Bautista and Lucas. In 2023, the couple mutually announced divorce. Currently, Cavani is in a relationship with Jocelyn Burgardt and has a daughter named India with his girlfriend.

Edinson Cavani Early Life

Cavani is actually of Italian origin, but his family emigrated to Argentina in 1929. He has two passports for two countries – Uruguay and Italy. He began his career at Danubio, a Uruguayan football club. After going through the development years, he joined Palermo in 2007. He attracted the attention of the big clubs after his astounding success in the 2007 South American youth championship 

Edinson Cavani Career

Club Career

In 2007: A young Edinson Cavani was signed by Palermo and was handed his Italian league debut against Fiorentina. However, he never found things going smoothly for him for the next three years, as the Uruguayan struggled to keep his starting position in the team. 

In 2010-12: Despite signing a contract extension with Palermo, Edison Cavani left them to join another Serie A club Napoli on a loan deal, which was later made permanent. He showed his true colors at the front as he netted a brace in his full debut for the club in the UEFA Europa League against Elfsborg. Cavani made everyone in Italy feel his presence when he dismantled Juventus by scoring a hat-trick including a sensational header. 

He continued his fine form and scored one more hat-trick and a brace within a month. The striker scored 25 goals and became the highest scorer in a single Serie A season for Napoli. In 2012, he once again fired his side to a 2-0 victory over the Old Lady in the Coppa Italia final by converting a penalty.

In 2012-13: The scoring stalwart put his feet on the accelerator and carried on his scoring momentum. From scoring a hat-trick against Lazio to snatching a 4-2 win against Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in the Europa League by scoring all four goals, Cavani finished the Serie A season as the top goal scorer with 29 goals.

In 2013-2020: The French champions, Paris Saint-Germain triggered the buy-out clause of Edinson Cavani in 2013 and bought him for €65 million on a five-year contract. He led PSG to the Coupe de La Ligue trophy in his debut season by scoring a goal in the final. In the next two Calendar years, he continued to run riots in front of nets and won two back-to-back domestic quadruples. He was also awarded the Ligue 1 Player of the Year title and two golden boots for two consecutive years. 

In 2020-22: Edinson Cavani was signed by Manchester United and thus he entered the arena of the Premier League. He was instrumental in the Red Devils’ Europa League campaign and propelled them to a runners-up finish. 

In 2022-25: After two years of stay at Old Trafford, Cavani moved to Spain to join Valencia. However, he could not flourish in the Spanish top flight and left Valencia in 2023 to sign with Boca Juniors in Argentina. Since then, he has been a crucial member of the club.

Club name	Appearances	Goals	Assists
Boca Juniors	58	24	1
Valencia	28	7	2
Manchester United	59	19	6
PSG	301	200	43
Napoli	138	104	14
Palmero	117	37	7
Danubio FC	15	5	3

International Career

Appearances	136
Goals	58
Assists	17

Edinson Cavani started his international career for the Uruguay u-17 team in style by becoming the top scorer of the 2007 South American youth championship with seven goals. A year later, he marked his senior debut after featuring in a 2-2 draw against Columbia. After playing in his first FIFA World Cup in 2010, Cavani lit up the stage of Copa America 2011 with his sublime performance before winning the tournament for Uruguay. 

In 2018, he scored the only goal in the final of the China Cup to lead his nation to glory against Wales. In 2024, Cavani announced his retirement from international football after playing his final game with Uruguay against Ghana in 2022 in a World Cup qualifier. 

Edinson Cavani Awards & Achievements

• Primera División: 2006–07
• Coppa Italia: 2011–12
• 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
• UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2020–21
• Copa Libertadores runner-up: 2023
• Copa América: 2011
• South American Youth Championship top goalscorer: 2007
• Serie A Fan Award: 2010
• Serie A Team of the Year: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13
• Coppa Italia top goalscorer: 2011–12
• Capocannoniere: 2012–13
• Guerin d’Oro: 2012–13
• UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2013–14, 2016–17, 2017–18
• Ligue 1 Player of the Year: 2016–17
• Ligue 1 top goalscorer: 2016–17, 2017–18
• Coupe de la Ligue top goalscorer: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17
• Coupe de France top goalscorer: 2014–15
• ESM Team of the Year: 2016–17
• CONMEBOL FIFA World Cup qualification top goalscorer: 2018
• Ligue 1 Best Foreign Player: 2017
• Golden Foot: 2018
• IFFHS Uruguayan Men’s Dream Team

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