Fabián Agustín Dávila Silva (born 5 January 1999) is a Uruguayan professional

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who plays as a forward.

Club career

Dávila is a youth academy graduate of

Peñarol Club Atlético Peñarol (), more commonly referred to as Peñarol, is a Uruguayan professional football club based in Montevideo. The club currently competes in the Uruguayan Primera División, the highest tier in Uruguayan football. The nam ...

. On 31 August 2017, Spanish club

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announced the signing of Dávila on a two-year long loan deal with an option to buy. On 3 February 2018, Dávila made his debut for club's reserve team

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which plays in

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, the third tier of

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. He came on as an 81st-minute substitute for Marcos Celorrio in his team's 1–0 win against SD Amorebieta. Dávila returned to Peñarol after the expiry of loan deal, as the Basque-based side decided not to activate his purchase option. On 6 October 2019, he made his professional debut in Peñarol's 1–0 away loss against Liverpool Montevideo. In August 2021, Dávila terminated his contract with Peñarol and joined

Boston River Club Atlético Boston River, simply known as Boston River, is a Uruguayan sports club located in Montevideo. Founded on 20 February 1939, their football section is currently playing in the Uruguayan Primera División. At the futsal Futsal i ...

. Boston River then loaned him to

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club Guayaquil City for the 2023 season. On 31 January 2024,

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club Forward Madison announced the signing of Dávila for the 2024 season.

International career

Dávila is a former Uruguay youth international. He was part of under-20 team which finished third at

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Personal life

Dávila is the grandson of Walkir Silva, who notably scored Peñarol's second goal in their 2–0 win against

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Honours

Liverpool Montevideo *

Supercopa Uruguaya The Supercopa Uruguaya (''Uruguayan Supercup'') is an annual one-match football official competition in Uruguay organised by the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) which is played between the Primera División champions and the Torneo Intermedio ...

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Uruguay U20 *

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third place:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dávila, Agustín 1999 births Living people Footballers from Rivera Department Men's association football forwards Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguay men's youth international footballers Uruguay men's under-20 international footballers Uruguayan Primera División players USL League One players Peñarol players Real Sociedad B footballers Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) players Boston River players Forward Madison FC players Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States