Sebastian Avanzini (born 1 April 1995) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Besides Denmark, he has played in the Faroe Islands and Malaysia.

Career

Avanzini started his career at

Lyngby Boldklub Lyngby Boldklub () is a professional Football (soccer), football club based in Kongens Lyngby, Lyngby, Denmark, founded in 1921. It is based at Lyngby Stadion. The club play in the Danish Superliga. From 1994 to 2001 the club was known as Lyngby ...

. He later joined BSF where he quickly became a profile for the team in the

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. Avanzini then joined

Boldklubben Frem Boldklubben Frem (also known as Frem, BK Frem or BK Frem Copenhagen) is a Danish sports club based in the Valby- Sydhavnen area of Copenhagen. It is best known for its semi-professional football team and its youth academy. Since its foundation ...

in 2017 before moving to

Skovshoved IF Skovshoved Idrætsforening, or Skovshoved IF, is a Danish sports club. The association football, football team is currently playing in the sixth-tier Copenhagen Series. They play at Skovshoved Idrætspark (also referred to as ''Banen ved Krøye ...

in the

Danish 2nd Division The 2nd Division () is a professional association football league for men and the third division in Denmark. It is organised by the Divisionsforeningen on behalf of the Danish Football Association (Danish FA; DBU) as part of the nation-wide Da ...

. He had a impressive season in Skovshoved, which was noticed by

Bo Henriksen Bo Henriksen (born 7 February 1975) is a Danish football coach and former player. He is the currently manager of Bundesliga side Mainz 05. Henriksen rose to prominence as a striker in both his home country, where he won the 1999–2000 Danish ...

, who decided to bring him to

Danish Superliga The Danish Superliga (, ) is a professional association football league in Denmark and the highest level of the Danish football league system. The league is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams relegated. It is the current ...

club

AC Horsens Alliance Club Horsens (), commonly referred to as AC Horsens () or simply Horsens, is a Danish professional football club based in Horsens, Central Denmark Region. Founded in 1994, as a superstructure on Horsens fS (founded 1915), Stensballe ...

in July 2018 on a six-months contract. Three months later, the deal was extended until the summer 2022. On 19 December 2019, it was confirmed that his contract had been terminated. In January 2020, Avanzini joined KÍ Klaksvík in the

Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ) (alt. the Faroes) are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous territory of the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. Located between Iceland, Norway, and the United Kingdom, the islands have a populat ...

. On 9 May 2020 it was announced that his contract had been terminated by mutual agreement. He returned to Denmark and signed with

Danish 1st Division The 1st Division (''1. Division'') is the second-highest football league in Denmark, also known as NordicBet Liga for sponsorship reasons. From 1945 to 1991, the 1. Division was the name of the highest level of football in Denmark. With the for ...

club

Hvidovre IF Hvidovre Idrætsforening, more commonly known as Hvidovre IF () is a Danish association football club from Hvidovre, Capital Region of Denmark. The club competes in the Danish 1st Division, the second tier of Danish football, and plays its ...

on 1 October 2020. After only one season at Hvidovre, Avanzini moved to

Hobro IK Hobro Idræts Klub (), commonly referred to as Hobro IK or HIK, is a professional football club based in Hobro, Denmark. The club currently competes in the Danish 1st Division, the second tier of the Danish football league system, and plays its h ...

on 13 July 2021, signing a deal until June 2024. His contract was terminated by mutual consent on 10 October 2022, making him a free agent. In January 2023 he signed for Malaysian club Kuala Lumpur City. He played for

in 2024.

References

1996 births Living people Italian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football defenders Lyngby Boldklub players Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold players Boldklubben Frem players Skovshoved IF players AC Horsens players Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag players Hvidovre IF players Hobro IK players Kuala Lumpur City F.C. players Danish Superliga players Danish 1st Division players Danish 2nd Division players Italian expatriate men's footballers Italian expatriates in the Faroe Islands Expatriate men's footballers in the Faroe Islands Italian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Italian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia Footballers from Verona Negeri Sembilan FC players 21st-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-footy-defender-1990s-stub