Tomás Agustín "Toto" Avilés Mancilla (born 3 February 2004) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Inter Miami. A former youth international for Chile, he plays for the Argentina U20s.

Career

Avilés is a youth product of Boxing Club and CAI (Comodoro Rivadavia), before joining Racing Club's youth academy in January 2020. He spent his first year with them training alone due to the

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pandemic. On 17 February 2023, he signed his first professional contract with Racing Club for 3 years. He made his senior and professional debut with Racing Club as a late substitute in a 2–1

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win over

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on 27 February 2022. On 1 August 2023, Avilés signed with

club Inter Miami on a deal until the end of 2026. On 26 August, he made his league debut in 2–0 win against

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. In the season he made 11 appearances as Inter Miami would finish at the bottom-half of the table. He would make his 2024 MLS debut on 21 February in a 2–0 win against

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but this time they finished the league with the most points in a Major League Soccer season, however they would leave the playoffs in the first round against

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. On 22 February Avilés made his debut in the 2025 MLS season in a 2–2 draw against

, which he scored in the fifth minute and was sent off later.

International career

Avilés was born in Argentina, and is of Chilean descent through his maternal grandmother. He played for the Chile U20s at both the

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and the

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. He was then called up to play for the Argentina U20s at the

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

Inter Miami *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Aviles, Tomas 2004 births Living people People from Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz Sportspeople from Santa Cruz Province, Argentina Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentina men's youth international footballers Argentine sportspeople of Chilean descent Naturalized citizens of Chile Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chile men's youth international footballers Competitors at the 2022 South American Games South American Games competitors for Chile Chilean people of Argentine descent Men's association football defenders Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Inter Miami CF players Argentine Primera División players Major League Soccer players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United States Chilean expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States 21st-century Argentine sportsmen