Tomás Avilés

Tomás Agustín "Toto" Avilés Mancilla (born 3 August 2004) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Racing Club. A former youth international for Chile, he plays for the Argentina U20s.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Avilés and the second or maternal family name is Mancilla.
Tomás Avilés
Avilés 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
 Racing Club
Youth career
Boxing Club
2017–2019 CAI
2019–2020 Boxing Club
2020–2023 Racing Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Racing Club 8 (0)
International career‡
2022–2023 Chile U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:34, 9 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:34, 9 May 2023 (UTC)

Career

Avilés is a youth product of Boxing Club and Independiente, 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]

International career

Avilés was born in Argentina, and is Chilean descent through his maternal grandmother.[6] He played for the Chile U20s at the 2023 South American U-20 Championship.[7] He was then called up to play for the Argentina U20s at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[8]

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. Vega, Diego (4 April 2022). "El jugador de Racing que convocó la Roja: "Tengo muchas ganas de sumarme pronto"". Diario AS.
  7. "Se olvida de la Roja: Tomás Avilés celebra su nominación al Mundial Sub 20 con Argentina". RedGol.
  8. "La lista de CONVOCADOS de Argentina para el Mundial Sub 20 - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com.
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