Tomás Avilés

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Tomás Avilés
Avilés training with Argentina U20 in 2023
Personal information
Full name Tomás Agustín Avilés Mancilla
Date of birth (2004-08-03) 3 August 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth Río Gallegos, Argentina
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Inter Miami
Number 6
Youth career
Boxing Club
2017–2019 CAI
2019–2020 Boxing Club
2020–2023 Racing Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 Racing Club 15 (0)
2023– Inter Miami 14 (1)
International career
2022–2023 Chile U20 6 (0)
2023– Argentina U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:09, 9 June 2023 (UTC)

Tomás Agustín "Toto" Avilés Mancilla (born 3 August 2004) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami. A former youth international for Chile, he plays for the Argentina U20s.

Career[edit]

Avilés is a youth product of Boxing Club and CAI (Comodoro Rivadavia), before joining Racing Club's youth academy in January 2020.[2] He spent his first year with them training alone due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] On 17 February 2023, he signed his first professional contract with Racing Club for 3 years.[4] He made his senior and professional debut with Racing Club as a late substitute in a 2–1 Argentine Primera División win over Lanús on 27 February 2022.[5]

On 1 August 2023, Avilés signed with Major League Soccer club Inter Miami on a deal until the end of 2026.[6]

International career[edit]

Avilés was born in Argentina, and is of Chilean descent through his maternal grandmother.[7] He played for the Chile U20s at both the 2022 South American Games[8] and the 2023 South American U-20 Championship.[9] He was then called up to play for the Argentina U20s at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[10]

Honours[edit]

Inter Miami

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Plantel Profesional: Tomás Agustín Aviles". Racing Club - Sitio Oficial.
  2. ^ mundo, Santa Cruz en el. "Tomás "Toto" Avilés, nuevo jugador de Racing de Avellaneda". Santa Cruz en el mundo.
  3. ^ Montalá, Nicolás (28 February 2023). "Avilés, otro pibe que hizo debutar Gago en Racing". Racing de Alma.
  4. ^ "¡Joven promesa de La Roja logró fichar en un grande de Argentina!". Deportes13.
  5. ^ "¡Es chileno, tiene 19 años y un futuro enorme! Tomás Avilés debutó como profesional en Racing". Deportes13.
  6. ^ "Inter Miami CF Signs Argentine Defender Tomás Avilés | Inter Miami CF". intermiamicf.
  7. ^ Vega, Diego (4 April 2022). "El jugador de Racing que convocó la Roja: "Tengo muchas ganas de sumarme pronto"". Diario AS.
  8. ^ "Tomás Agustín Avilés Mancilla". asu2022.org.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Se olvida de la Roja: Tomás Avilés celebra su nominación al Mundial Sub 20 con Argentina". RedGol.
  10. ^ "La lista de CONVOCADOS de Argentina para el Mundial Sub 20 - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com.
  11. ^ Sigal, Jonathan (20 August 2023). "Lionel Messi & Inter Miami are Leagues Cup champions!". MLS Soccer. Retrieved 21 August 2023.

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