Tomás Avilés
Avilés training with Argentina U20 in 2023
Personal information
Full name Tomás Agustín Avilés Mancilla
Date of birth (2004-08-03) 3 August 2004
Place of birth Río Gallegos, Argentina
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Inter Miami
Number 6
Youth career
Boxing Club
2017–2019 CAI
2019–2020 Boxing Club
2020–2023 Racing Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 Racing Club 15 (0)
2023– Inter Miami 8 (1)
International career
2022–2023 Chile U20 6 (0)
2023– Argentina U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:09, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:09, 9 June 2023 (UTC)

Tomás Agustín "Toto" Avilés Mancilla (born August 3, 2004) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 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.[2] He spent his first year with them training alone due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] On 17 February 2023, he signed his first professional contract with Racing Club for 3 years.[4] He made his senior and professional debut with Racing Club as a late substitute in a 2–1 Argentine Primera División win over Lanús on 27 February 2022.[5]

On 1 August 2023, Avilés signed with Major League Soccer side Inter Miami on a deal until the end of 2026.[6]

International career

Avilés was born in Argentina, and is of Chilean descent through his maternal grandmother.[7] He played for the Chile U20s at both the 2022 South American Games[8] and the 2023 South American U-20 Championship.[9] He was then called up to play for the Argentina U20s at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[10]

Honours

Inter Miami

References

  1. "Plantel Profesional: Tomás Agustín Aviles". Racing Club - Sitio Oficial.
  2. mundo, Santa Cruz en el. "Tomás "Toto" Avilés, nuevo jugador de Racing de Avellaneda". Santa Cruz en el mundo.
  3. Montalá, Nicolás (28 February 2023). "Avilés, otro pibe que hizo debutar Gago en Racing". Racing de Alma.
  4. "¡Joven promesa de La Roja logró fichar en un grande de Argentina!". Deportes13.
  5. "¡Es chileno, tiene 19 años y un futuro enorme! Tomás Avilés debutó como profesional en Racing". Deportes13.
  6. "Inter Miami CF Signs Argentine Defender Tomás Avilés | Inter Miami CF". intermiamicf.
  7. Vega, Diego (4 April 2022). "El jugador de Racing que convocó la Roja: "Tengo muchas ganas de sumarme pronto"". Diario AS.
  8. "Tomás Agustín Avilés Mancilla". asu2022.org.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  9. "Se olvida de la Roja: Tomás Avilés celebra su nominación al Mundial Sub 20 con Argentina". RedGol.
  10. "La lista de CONVOCADOS de Argentina para el Mundial Sub 20 - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com.
  11. Sigal, Jonathan (20 August 2023). "Lionel Messi & Inter Miami are Leagues Cup champions!". MLS Soccer. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
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