At the age of 37, the player Edinson Cavani announced on Thursday (30) his retirement from the Uruguay national team in a post on social networks. The striker, who currently plays for Boca Juniors, informed that he will no longer play to be part of the Celeste team.Â
The former Napoli, Manchester United and PSG player had his last game for Uruguay at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar in a game against Ghana, where Uruguay won 2-0 against in the group stage. Since Marcelo Bielsa took charge of Uruguay in May 2023, the striker has not been called up to the team
SEE CAVANI’SÂ Â MESSAGE
TRANSLATION:
My dear Celeste:
I just want to thank you for every teaching you made me live in your process.
I don’t want to go on and on. Today there are few words, but deep feelings Thank you to each and every one of the people who have been part of this journey for so many years.
In the national team, Cavani played 136 games and scored 58 goals, being the second highest scorer, behind Luis Suárez, who has 68 goals. In terms of games played, he is behind Diego GodÃn (161 games) and Luis Suárez (138 games).
Cavani has participated in four World Cups (2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022) and was Copa America champion in 2011. He also represented Uruguay at the 2012 London Olympics and the 2010 World Cup campaign in South Africa, where the team reached the semifinals and finished in fourth place.
His last goal for the national team was in a 5-0 win against Panama in a friendly preparatory to the World Cup in Qatar.
