Danilo Fernando Avelar (born 9 June 1989) is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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and

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for América Mineiro, on loan from

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Club career

Early career

Avelar began his career in Brazil. Avelar played for

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and

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Karpaty Lviv

On 10 May 2010, he joined

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on loan until December 2010. Avelar impressed enough and signed for the club permanently in 2010.

Schalke (loan)

In January 2011, he joined

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on loan, the new head coach of

announced on 23 March 2011 that the club would not be taking up the option to sign Avelar on a permanent deal, during his time at

, Avelar won the

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Cup. Avelar returned on 30 June 2011 to his club

Cagliari

On 17 July 2012, Avelar transferred to

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on loan with the option of a permanent transfer. He made his debut in Serie A on 26 August 2012 in a 2–0 loss against Genoa. After going through a difficult start (the then Sardinian coach

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preferred the defender

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in his role) with the arrival of the coaches Ivo Pulga and Diego López he won a permanent place among the starters thanks to his gradually more convincing performances. In the latter part of the season he was dropped in favour of the young full-back

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, due to small physical problems and the exponential growth of the latter. At the end of the season the option to buy was exercised by the Sardinian club at a cost of 1 million

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s. In the 2013–2014 season, he lost the starting spot again to Murru, finding scant attention in the first half of the season. On 31 January 2014 a loan move to

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side Leeds United failed due to logistic problems between the two companies involved. However, in the second half of the season he made 15 appearances, starting in the match against

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on match day 25th of the Italian

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A. His starting spot duel with Murru continued till the end of the season. On 19 October 2014 he scored his first goal for Cagliari in their Serie A match at home to

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which ended 2–2, turning in the penalty that opened the scoring for Cagliari, at which point they were behind 2–0. A week later, however, he scored his first brace in the Italian top flight - the first goal a free kick, the second a penalty - in the 4–0 win which saw the Rossoblu impose themselves on Empoli.

Torino

On 17 June 2015,

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released a statement confirming they had signed Avelar to a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee and an option on Antonio Barreca. On 31 August 2017, Avelar was loaned to

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side

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for one season.

Style of play

Naturally left-footed, he plays mainly on the left side of defence in a full back role or in a more attacking role as a wide midfielder, given his offensive skills.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

;Schalke 04 *

: 2010–11 ;Corinthians *

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: 2019

Individual

Team of the Year: 2019

References

External links

Profile at FFU Official Site
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