Gabriel Ávalos Stumpfs (born 12 October 1990) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Argentine Primera División club Independiente and the Paraguay national team.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gabriel Ávalos Stumpfs | ||
| Date of birth | 12 October 1990[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Hohenau, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Independiente | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Libertad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 | Tembetary | ||
| 2008–2009 | Defensores de Cambaceres | ||
| 2009–2010 | Tigre | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Gimnasia La Plata | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | Independiente FBC | 10 | (0) |
| 2013 | General Díaz | 13 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Deportes Concepción | 23 | (6) |
| 2014–2016 | Crucero del Norte | 38 | (10) |
| 2016 | Peñarol | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Nueva Chicago | 22 | (6) |
| 2018–2020 | Godoy Cruz | 10 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | → Patronato (loan) | 32 | (7) |
| 2020–2023 | Argentinos Juniors | 101 | (37) |
| 2024– | Independiente | 88 | (32) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Paraguay | 21 | (2) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:40, 6 June 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Hohenau,[4] Ávalos began his career with Tembetary at the age of 17.[5] After a period with the youth categories of Libertad, he moved to Argentina with Defensores de Cambaceres in 2008.[6]
After playing for the reserve sides of Tigre and Gimnasia La Plata,[7] Ávalos returned to his home country in 2012 and signed for Independiente FBC in the top tier, but was rarely used. In January 2013, he moved to fellow league team General Díaz.[8]
In August 2013, Ávalos signed for Deportes Concepción in the Primera B de Chile.[9] Roughly one year later, he returned to Argentina with Crucero del Norte,[10] being regularly used before suffering a knee injury in September 2015.[11]
On 29 June 2016, Ávalos switched teams and countries again after signing a one-year deal with Peñarol in Uruguay.[12] Rarely used, he terminated his link with the club in January 2017,[13] and spent six months without a club before returning to Argentina with Nueva Chicago, where his career took a turn.[14]
In July 2018, Ávalos agreed to a deal with Godoy Cruz.[15] The following 18 January, he was loaned to Patronato,[16] where he scored a hat-trick on his debut against River Plate late in that month.[17]
On 30 July 2020, Ávalos signed an 18-month contract with Argentinos Juniors.[18] On 26 December 2023, after being Argentinos Juniors' top scorer in the league campaign with 12 goals, he moved to Independiente on a three-year deal.[19]
International career
editÁvalos represented the Paraguay national team in a 0–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification tie with Uruguay on 3 June 2021.[20]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Independiente FBC | 2012 | APF División de Honor | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| General Díaz | 2013 | APF División de Honor | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||
| General Díaz | 2013–14 | Primera B de Chile | 23 | 6 | — | — | — | 23 | 6 | |||
| Crucero del Norte | 2014 | Primera B Nacional | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 5 | ||
| 2015 | Argentine Primera División | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 5 | |||
| Total | 38 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 10 | ||||
| Peñarol | 2016 | Uruguayan Primera División | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Nuevo Chicago | 2017–18 | Primera B Nacional | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 6 | ||
| Godoy Cruz | 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| Patronato (loan) | 2018–19 | Argentine Primera División | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 5 | ||
| 2019–20 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 8 | ||||
| Argentinos Juniors | 2020–21 | Argentine Primera División | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | |||
| 2021 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 8[b] | 3 | — | 38 | 14 | |||
| 2022 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 52 | 19 | ||||
| 2023 | 36 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 45 | 21 | |||
| Total | 101 | 37 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | 115 | 43 | |||
| Independiente | 2024 | Argentine Primera División | 41 | 10 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 45 | 11 | ||
| 2025 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | — | 39 | 12 | |||
| 2026 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 82 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 95 | 30 | |||
| Career totals | 336 | 99 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 367 | 107 | ||
- 1 2 Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
- ↑ Appearances in the Copa Libertadores
International
edit- As of match played 31 March 2026[22]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paraguay | 2021 | 6 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first.[22]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2 July 2021 | Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico, Goiânia, Brazil |  Peru |
3–3 | 3–3 | 2021 Copa América |
| 2. | 27 March 2023 | Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile |  Chile | 2–1 | 2–3 | Friendly |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ↑ "FIFA World Cup 2026: Squad List" (PDF). FIFA. 2 June 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Gabriel Ávalos" (in Spanish). CA Independiente. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- 1 2 Gabriel Ávalos at Soccerway
- ↑ "Ávalos, en su séptimo club en Argentina" [Ávalos, on his seventh club in Argentina] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "Doctor del gol" [Goal doctor] (in Spanish). Olé. 1 February 2019. Archived from the original on 6 February 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "La historia desconocida de Gabriel Ávalos, el goleador por el que negocia Boca" [The unknown story of Gabriel Ávalos, the goalscorer who Boca negotiate for] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "La primera vez que Gabriel Ávalos se vistió de rojo" [The first time which Gabriel Ávalos wore red] (in Spanish). Olé. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "Ávalos será 'militar'" [Ávalos will be a 'military'] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "El delantero paraguayo Gabriel Avalos es el nuevo refuerzo de Deportes Concepción" [Paraguayan forward Gabriel Avalos is the new addition of Deportes Concepción] (in Spanish). SoyChile.cl. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "Avalos: "Siempre es importante debutar con un gol"" [Avalos: "It is always important to debut with a goal"] (in Spanish). Crucero del Norte. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "Operaron con éxito a Ávalos" [Ávalos successfully operated] (in Spanish). Crucero del Norte. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "El paraguayo Gabriel Ávalos será jugador de Peñarol hasta junio de 2017" [Paraguayan Gabriel Ávalos will be a Peñarol player until June 2017] (in Spanish). Montevideo Portal. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "El paraguayo Ávalos rescindió contrato con Peñarol" [Paraguayan Ávalos rescinded his contract with Peñarol] (in Spanish). Padre y Decano. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "El ex Chicago que está en el radar de uno de los grandes" [The former Chicago man who is on the radar of big teams] (in Spanish). Solo Ascenso. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "Gabriel Ávalos, nuevo fichaje de Godoy Cruz" [Gabriel Ávalos, new signing of Godoy Cruz] (in Spanish). BeSoccer. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "Ávalos a Patronato" [Ávalos to Patronato] (in Spanish). Lá Página Bodeguera. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "Ávalos, el Patrón del gol" [Ávalos, the Boss of the goal] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "Gabriel Ávalos, en Argentinos Juniors" [Gabriel Ávalos, at Argentinos Juniors] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "Ávalos para el Rojo" [Ávalos for the Rojo] (in Spanish). CA Independiente. 26 December 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Qualifiers - South America - Matches - Uruguay - Paraguay". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020.
- ↑ Gabriel Ávalos at BDFA (in Spanish)
- 1 2 "Gabriel Ávalos". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
External links
edit- Gabriel Avalos at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Gabriel Ávalos at Soccerway