Sebastian Avanzini

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Sebastian Avanzini
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-04-01) 1 April 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth Verona, Italy
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder, left-back
Team information
Current team
Kelantan The Real Warriors
Number 4
Youth career
Lyngby
BSF
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2017 BSF
2017 BK Frem 8 (0)
2017–2018 Skovshoved 26 (1)
2018–2019 Horsens 14 (0)
2020 KÍ Klaksvík 0 (0)
2020–2021 Hvidovre 23 (2)
2021–2022 Hobro 21 (0)
2023 Kuala Lumpur City 18 (2)
2024–2025 Negeri Sembilan 10 (2)
2025– Kelantan The Real Warriors 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 October 2025

Sebastian Avanzini (born 1 April 1995) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or left-back for Malaysia Super League club Kelantan The Real Warriors. Besides Denmark, he has played in the Faroe Islands and Malaysia. [2]

Career

Avanzini started his career at Lyngby Boldklub. [3] He later joined BSF where he quickly became a profile for the team in the Denmark Series. [4] Avanzini then joined Boldklubben Frem in 2017 before moving to Skovshoved IF in the Danish 2nd Division. He had a impressive season in Skovshoved, which was noticed by Bo Henriksen, who decided to bring him to Danish Superliga club AC Horsens in July 2018 on a six-months contract. [5] Three months later, the deal was extended until the summer 2022. [6] On 19 December 2019, it was confirmed that his contract had been terminated. [7]

In January 2020, Avanzini joined KÍ Klaksvík in the Faroe Islands. [8] On 9 May 2020 it was announced that his contract had been terminated by mutual agreement. [9] He returned to Denmark and signed with Danish 1st Division club Hvidovre IF on 1 October 2020. [10]

After only one season at Hvidovre, Avanzini moved to Hobro IK on 13 July 2021, signing a deal until June 2024. [11] His contract was terminated by mutual consent on 10 October 2022, making him a free agent. [12]

In January 2023 he signed for Malaysian club Kuala Lumpur City. [13] He played for Negeri Sembilan in 2024. [14]

On 31 August 2025, Avanzini signed a contract with Malaysia Super League club Kelantan The Real Warriors. [15]

References

  1. Sebastian Avanzini at WorldFootball.net
  2. Intervista a Sebastian Avanzini, uno Scaligero alla conquista delle Fær Øer ilcalcionordico.com
  3. AC Horsens forlænger med venstreback, bold.dk, 30 October 2018
  4. Tidligere BSF-spiller i Superligaen Archived 30 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine , ballerupbladet.dk, 23 July 2018
  5. AC Horsens henter Sebastian Avanzini Archived 30 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine , achorsens.dk, 21 July 2018
  6. AC Horsens forlænger aftalen med Sebastian Avanzini Archived 30 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine , achorsens.dk, 30 October 2018
  7. Horsens ophæver med venstreback, bold.dk, 19 December 2019
  8. Færøske mestre snupper tidligere ACH-back, bold.dk, 21 January 2020
  9. Avanzini ophæver: Bejlere i Danmark og Norge, bold.dk, 9 May 2020
  10. Hvidovre tilknytter tidligere Horsens-spiller, bold.dk, 1 October 2020
  11. "Hobro IK henter Sebastian Avanzini - NordicBet Liga". Hobro IK (in Danish). 13 July 2021. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  12. "Hobro IK ophæver med Sebastian Avanzini - NordicBet Liga". Hobro IK (in Danish). 10 October 2022. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  13. "Efter ballade i Hobro - Avanzini skal på eksotisk eventyr". bold.dk. 5 January 2023.
  14. Sebastian Avanzini at Soccerway . Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  15. "Derby spotlight on Avanzini as Kelantan face Turtles firepower". thestar.com.my. The Star. 3 October 2025.