Felipe Avenatti

Felipe Avenatti
Personal information
Full name	Felipe Nicolás Avenatti Dovillabichus
Date of birth	26 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Kortrijk
Number	21
Youth career
	River Plate Montevideo
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2013	River Plate Montevideo
2013–2017	Ternana
2017	Luqueño
2017–2018	→ Bologna (loan)
2018–2019	Bologna
2018–2019	→ Kortrijk (loan)
2019–2022	Standard Liège
2021	→ Antwerp (loan)
2021–2022	→ Union SG (loan)
2022	→ Beerschot (loan)
2022–	Kortrijk
International career‡
2012–2013	Uruguay U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 July 2013

Felipe Nicolás Avenatti Dovillabichus (born 26 April 1993) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Belgian First Division A club Kortrijk.

Club career

River Plate

Avenatti made his professional debut for River Plate on 19 February 2012, in a 2–3 home defeat against Nacional.^[2] He scored his first professional goal on 3 June, against Defensor Sporting.^[3] He scored 12 goals in 33 games for the River Plate side.

Ternana

On 21 August 2013, Avenatti signed a four-year deal with Italian Serie B side Ternana Calcio^[4] for €4 million, signing a four-year contract by his manager Paco Casal (which make him the most expensive purchase in the history of Ternana Calcio). He marked his first goal with rossoverdi in Series B on 17 November 2013 against Pescara. The first season at Ternana he played 25 appearances and 2 goals.

The 2014–2015 season, he scored with a brace at Catanzaro in Italian Cup. In the championship will mark the first day, the network of 2–0 Crotone. After a good start to the season, he scored for Ternana at the umbrian derby on 22 November 2014 against Perugia, after an incredible assist from fellow Uruguayan César Falletti who had dribbled past 5 players plus the goalkeeper, putting the ball near the goal line for Avenatti to score. He concludes the 2014–15 season in Ternana with 12 goals in 39 games in all competitions.

Union SG

On 2 July 2021, he joined Union SG on loan.^[5]

Beerschot

On 16 January 2022, Avenatti moved on a new loan to Beerschot.^[6]

Return to Kortrijk

On 18 August 2022, Avenatti signed a two-year contract with Kortrijk.^[7]

International career

Avenatti made his international debut on 23 June 2013, in a 0–1 defeat against Croatia. He scored his first goal on 6 July, the only of a 1–0 win against Spain. He finished as a runner up for Uruguay as part of the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Career statistics

As of match played 9 February 2019^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
River Plate	2011–12	Primera División	5	1	0	0	—		—		5	1
	2012–13	Primera División	29	11	0	0	—		—		29	11
	Total		34	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	34	12
Ternana	2013–14	Serie B	25	2	0	0	—		—		25	2
	2014–15		37	11	2	2	—		—		39	13
	2015–16		35	5	2	1	—		—		37	6
	2016–17		40	12	0	0	—		—		40	12
	Total		137	30	4	3	0	0	0	0	141	33
Bologna	2017–18	Serie A	11	0	0	0	—		—		11	0
KV Kortrijk (loan)	2018–19	Pro League	24	12	3	0	—		—		27	12
Career total			206	54	7	3	0	0	0	0	213	57