Profile of Edinson Cavani
Full Name: Erik Manuel Lamela
Place of Birth: Florida, Buenos Aires
Date of Birth: March 4, 1992
Nationality: Argentina
Position: Attacking Midfield
Playing in the Club: As Roma
Career Club
River Plate
River Plate's Lamela made his debut with the first team club Atlético River Plate on June 14, 2009, in a game against Tigre for the 2009 Clausura tournament. He entered the field in the 80th minute, substituting Robert Flores. Lamela scored his first goal for River on December 5, 2010 in a match against Colón for the Apertura tournament. He scored his second goal against Lanus in the final fixture, helped River Plate win the game by a score of 4-1. Lamela become a regular starter for River during the 2010-11 Argentine Primera División season.
Rome
On August 6 2011, Lamela joined Serie A club AS Roma at a cost of € 12 million, plus a bonus of € 2,000,000 (that is activated after the appearance of the 20th). On 23 October 2011, he scored his first goal in Serie A against Palermo. Then, he scored the goal against Lecce, Novara and Cesena.
International career
He took part in the U-20 World Cup 2011 with the Argentine national team U-20. He made his debut with the national team of Argentina on May 25, 2011, in a friendly match against Paraguay.
Senior career
2009-11 River Plate
2011 - AS Roma
Caps
2011 - Argentina U-20
2011 - Argentina