Name: Gabriel Ávalos
Nickname: "Caballo"
ERA: 2020-2023



Country: Paraguay
Club: Argentinos Juniors
Shirt Number: 9
Position: ★CF, SS, WF (optional)
Side: RF/BS
Age: 30-33 (12/10/1990)

Height: 188 cm
Weight: 91 kg

Attack: 80
Defence: 40
Balance: 86
Stamina: 78
Top Speed: 75
Acceleration: 74
Response: 78
Agility: 73
Dribble Accuracy: 76
Dribble Speed: 73
Short Pass Accuracy: 72
Short Pass Speed: 73
Long Pass Accuracy: 67
Long Pass Speed: 69
Shot Accuracy: 81
Shot Power: 83
Shot Technique: 79
Free Kick Accuracy: 64
Swerve: 65
Heading: 85
Jump: 83
Technique: 78
Aggression: 78
Mentality: 78
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team work: 69

Injury Tolerance: B
Condition/Fitness: 5
Weak Foot Accuracy: 5
Weak Foot Frequency: 5
Consistency: 5
Growth type: Late/Peak

SPECIAL ABILITIES: Positioning - Scoring - 1-On-1 Scoring - Post Player - Middle Shooting - Penalties

CARDS:
P13 - Goal Poacher
P19 - Fox in the Box
S03 - 1-On-1 Finish
S04 - PK Taker
S17 - Scissor Kick
S21 - Step On Skills

Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Attack-Minded

INFO:
Gabriel Ávalos is a Paraguayan center-forward. Born in Edelira, Itapúa (12/10/1990), Ávalos started his professional career aged 16 for Club Libertad. During the beginning of his career, Ávalos went through many clubs, including Tembetary, in the Paraguayan second Division, Cambaseres, Tigre and Gimnasia (LP), in Argentina, where he did not have minutes, and Independiente (CG) and General Díaz, again in his native Paraguay.
His breakthrough season came in the 2013/14 season playing for Deportes Concepción in the Chilean second division, and for Crucero del Norte, in Argentina, where he got them promoted to the First Division for the first time in their history. After playing for Peñarol, Nueva Chicago, and Godoy Cruz, he finally arrived at Club Atlético Patronato in 2019, where he had very good performances for two seasons, including a hat-trick against River Plate in the Superliga. After excellent performances at the club from the city of Paraná, in 2020 he was transferred to Argentinos Juniors, where until now he demonstrated his highest level and ended up establishing himself as one of the best forwards in Argentina. Playing for Argentinos, he was key in qualifying for the Copa Libertadores, good league campaigns and in addition, he was called up to the Paraguayan National Team to play in the 2021 Copa América. His numbers in AAAJ are 47 goals in 122 games, and starting in 2024, Ávalos will play for the Argentine giant C.A. Independiente.

A strong striker, almost 1.90 meters tall and with a physique superior to most players in Argentina, he compensates for the slowness caused by his size with an excellent scoring instinct. A goal poacher, Ávalos has an enviable sense of positioning, in addition to excellent aerial power; with a large part of his goals being headers. Great finishing and technique, he is capable of getting rid of players in very small spaces, and is highly effective in front of goal. Despite this, his low involvement with the build-up hurts his goal average, since he depends a lot on the rest of his team getting the ball to him, but even so, year after year he managed to become one of the players with more goals in the Argentine League.