BIOGRAPHY
Daniel Cavallini was born December 28, 1992. He is a forward in Major League Soccer.
Cavallini was born in Canada to an Argentinian father and a Canadian mother. He left Canada at age 16 and went to South America to develop his soccer talents. He began playing for Nacional's youth development squads in 2010 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
In June 2011, he participated in the 2011 U-20 Copa Libertadores. His development in the youth squad lead him to sign a senior contract with the club in early 2012.
In mid July 2012, he was sent on loan to Juventud de Las Piedras in order to make his professional debut and have more chances in the first team.
After a slow start to life during his first season on loan with C.A. Fénix, Cavallini emerged as the club's most prolific goal scorer in the Apertura of the 2014–15 Uruguayan Primera División season. He joined them permanently before the start of the 2015 Apertura.
Cavallini joined Peñarol on January 10, 2017. He was loaned to Liga MX side Puebla on August 31, 2017. Cavallini was loaned to Liga MX side Puebla on August 31, 2017, becoming the first Canadian to play in Mexico's top tier since 2010.
Puebla and Cavallini agreed to a transfer, signing a three-year deal with MLS side Vancouver Whitecaps FC for a club-record transfer fee ahead of their 2020 season on a three-year deal.
Cavallini launched his international career for Canada at 18 years old, debuting for the U-20 team in 2011 during the CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Guatemala. Cavallini earned three call-ups to Canada's U-23 National team.
In July 2021 Cavallini was named to the Canadian squad for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
