Gastón Luciano Ávila (born 30 September 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eredivisie club Ajax.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gastón Luciano Ávila | ||
| Date of birth | 30 September 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ajax | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rosario Central | |||
| 2019–2020 | Boca Juniors | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Boca Juniors | 9 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Rosario Central (loan) | 27 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Young Reds Antwerp | 5 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Antwerp | 24 | (0) |
| 2023– | Ajax | 5 | (0) |
| 2023 | Jong Ajax | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2023 | Argentina U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2023– | Argentina U23 | 2 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023 | |||
Career
editBoca Juniors
editOn 2 January 2019, Ávila was signed by Boca Juniors.[1] Ávila made his professional debut with Boca Juniors in a 2–1 Argentine Primera División win over Talleres on 2 February 2020.[2]
Loan to Rosario Central
editOn 10 February 2021, Ávila moved to Rosario Central, on a loan deal until the end of the season.[3]
Antwerp
editOn 23 July 2022, Ávila signed for Belgian First Division A club Antwerp for a fee of €4.40 million.[4]
Ajax
editOn 22 August 2023, Eredivisie club Ajax announced the signing of Ávila on a five-year contract.[5]
Personal life
editÁvila is the brother of the footballer Chimy Ávila.[6]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 21 December 2023[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Boca Juniors | 2019–20 | Argentine Primera División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Argentine Primera División | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | Argentine Primera División | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Rosario Central (loan) | 2021 | Argentine Primera División | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8[e] | 0 | — | 35 | 3 | |
| Royal Antwerp II | 2022–23 | Belgian National Division 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| Antwerp | 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Ajax | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[g] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Jong Ajax | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 71 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 96 | 4 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa Argentina, Belgian Cup
- ^ Appearances in Copa de la Liga Profesional
- ^ Appearances in the Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearances in Torneos de Verano
- ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
Honours
editBoca Juniors
Antwerp
References
edit- ^ "Boca se despidió del mercado con la compra de una promesa juvenil". 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Talleres de Córdoba vs. Boca Juniors - 3 February 2020". Soccerway.
- ^ "Gastón Avila renovó con Boca pero se va a préstamo a Central" [Gastón Avila renewed with Boca but goes on loan to Central]. Olé (in Spanish). 10 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Gastón Ávila is a Red! 🇦🇷 🔴⚪".
- ^ Zemour, Samuel (22 August 2023). "L'Ajax Amsterdam enrôle Gaston Avila". Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ De 2019, 29 De Marzo. "Boca confirmó la grave lesión de una de sus jóvenes figuras". Infobae.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Gastón Ávila at Soccerway
- ^ "Antwerp wint nu ook de Supercup! KV Mechelen plooit pas na strafschoppen" (in Dutch). Sporza. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
External links
edit- Gastón Ávila at Soccerway
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