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Danilo Fernando Avelar (born 9 June 1989) is a Brazilian professional
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who plays as a
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and
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.


Club career


Early career

Avelar began his career in Brazil. Avelar played for
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,
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,
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and Rio Claro.


Karpaty Lviv

On 10 May 2010, he joined
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in
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on loan until December 2010. Avelar impressed enough and signed for the club permanently in 2010.


Schalke (loan)

In January 2011, he joined
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on loan, the new head coach of
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announced on 23 March 2011 that the club would not be taking up the option to sign Avelar on a permanent deal, during his time at
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, Avelar won the
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Cup. Avelar returned on 30 June 2011 to his club
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.


Cagliari

On 17 July 2012, Avelar transferred to
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on loan with the option of a permanent transfer. He made his debut in Serie A on 26 August 2012 in a 2–0 loss against Genoa. After going through a difficult start (the then Sardinian coach
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preferred the defender
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in his role) with the arrival of the coaches Ivo Pulga and Diego López he won a permanent place among the starters thanks to his gradually more convincing performances. In the latter part of the season he was dropped in favour of the young full-back Nicola Murru, due to small physical problems and the exponential growth of the latter. At the end of the season the option to buy was exercised by the Sardinian club at a cost of 1 million
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s. In the 2013–2014 season, he lost the starting spot again to Murru, finding scant attention in the first half of the season. On 31 January 2014 a loan move to Sky Bet Championship side Leeds United failed due to logistic problems between the two companies involved. However, in the second half of the season he made 15 appearances, starting in the match against
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on match day 25th of the Italian
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A. His starting spot duel with Murru continued till the end of the season. On 19 October 2014 he scored his first goal for Cagliari in their Serie A match at home to
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which ended 2–2, turning in the penalty that opened the scoring for Cagliari, at which point they were behind 2–0. A week later, however, he scored his first brace in the Italian top flight - the first goal a free kick, the second a penalty - in the 4–0 win which saw the Rossoblu impose themselves on Empoli.


Torino

On 17 June 2015,
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released a statement confirming they had signed Avelar to a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee and an option on Antonio Barreca. On 31 August 2017, Avelar was loaned to
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side
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for one season.


Style of play

Naturally left-footed, he plays mainly on the left side of defence in a full back role or in a more attacking role as a wide midfielder, given his offensive skills.


Career statistics


Club


Honours


Club

;Schalke 04 *
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: 2010–11 ;Corinthians *
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:
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Individual

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Team of the Year:
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References


External links


Profile at FFU Official Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Avelar, Danilo Fernando 1989 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in France Rio Claro Futebol Clube players FC Karpaty Lviv players Joinville Esporte Clube players Paraná Clube players FC Schalke 04 players Cagliari Calcio players Torino FC players Amiens SC players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players América Futebol Clube (MG) players Ukrainian Premier League players Bundesliga players Serie A players Ligue 1 players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Men's association football fullbacks People from Paranavaí 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen