Cristian Pavón
Pavón with Argentina at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Cristian David Pavón[1]
Date of birth (1996-01-21) 21 January 1996
Place of birth Córdoba, Argentina
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Mineiro
Number 9
Youth career
2004–2013 Talleres
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Talleres 19 (4)
2014–2022 Boca Juniors 104 (25)
2014 → Colón (loan) 20 (5)
2019–2020 → LA Galaxy (loan) 35 (14)
2022– Atlético Mineiro 58 (5)
International career‡
2013 Argentina U17 3 (0)
2015 Argentina U20 2 (0)
2016 Argentina Olympic 3 (0)
2017–2018 Argentina 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 September 2018

Cristian David Pavón (born 21 January 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Atlético Mineiro.

Club career

Talleres

Pavón played for Talleres de Córdoba's youth setup until 7 February 2012, when he signed his professional contract for the team. He did so at only 16 years of age.

Boca Juniors

On 9 July 2014, Pavón signed with Argentine club Boca Juniors for €3.19M.

Loan to LA Galaxy

On 8 August 2019, Pavón signed on loan with Major League Soccer side LA Galaxy for the remainder of the 2019 season, with the option to make the deal permanent.[3][4] He scored his first goal for LA Galaxy on 25 August 2019 against Los Angeles FC.[5] The Galaxy exercised the option to extend his loan for the 2020 season on 19 November 2019.[6]

Atlético Mineiro

On 3 July 2022, Pavón joined Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro on a free transfer and a three-year contract.[7]

International career

At international level, Pavón represented the Argentina Olympic Football Team at the 2016 Summer Olympics. In 2017, he was selected to the Argentina national team for friendlies against Russia and Nigeria. He had an impressive debut against Russia, assisting Sergio Aguero on the only goal of the game. He made another assist for Aguero to score against Nigeria in a game that ultimately ended in a 4–2 loss.

In May 2018, Pavón was named in Argentina's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia;[8] later that month, he was included in Jorge Sampaoli's final 23-man squad for the competition, and was assigned the number 22 shirt.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 January 2024.[10]
Club Season League Cup Continental[lower-alpha 1] State League[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Talleres 2013–14 Primera B Nacional 19410———204
Colón (loan) 2014 Primera B Nacional 20510———215
Boca Juniors 2015 Primera División 621020——92
2016 Primera División 30—72—00102
2016–17 Primera División 3094312——3514
2017–18 Primera División 2663061—1[lower-alpha 3]0367
2018–19 Primera División 14430122—8[lower-alpha 4]1377
2020–21 Primera División ——50—4[lower-alpha 5]090
2021 Primera División 2544020——314
2022 Primera División 000000—0000
Total 10425153357—13116736
LA Galaxy (loan) 2019 MLS 13400——00134
2020 MLS 2210————2210
Total 351400——003514
Atlético Mineiro 2022 Série A 181————181
2023 333406071—504
Total 514406071—685
Career total 229522134177113131164
  1. ↑ Includes Copa Libertadores
  2. ↑ Includes Campeonato Mineiro
  3. ↑ Appearance in Supercopa Argentina
  4. ↑ Seven appearances and one goal in Copa de la Superliga, one appearance in Supercopa Argentina
  5. ↑ Appearances in Copa de la Liga Profesional

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 11 September 2018.[11]
Argentina
YearAppsGoals
201720
201890
Total110

Honours

Boca Juniors[12]

Atlético Mineiro

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Argentina" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Cristian Pavón | LA Galaxy".
  3. ↑ "LA Galaxy sign Cristian Pavon on loan from Argentine club Boca Juniors | MLSsoccer.com".
  4. ↑ "LA Galaxy acquire forward Cristian Pavón | LA Galaxy".
  5. ↑ "Cristian Pavón believes first goal for the LA Galaxy is the start of something big | LA Galaxy".
  6. ↑ Associated Press. "LA Galaxy Extend Cristian Pavon's Loan Through 2020". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  7. ↑ "Mais um: Atlético-MG anuncia a contratação de Pavón, quarto reforço para janela de julho". ge (in Portuguese). 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad – 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced?". Goal.com. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "Argentina World Cup squad: Paulo Dybala included but Mauro Icardi misses out on 23-man group for Russia". The Independent. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  10. ↑ Cristian Pavón at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  11. ↑ "Cristian Pavón". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  12. ↑ "Argentina - C. Pavón - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  13. ↑ "Los mejores de la SAF" (in Spanish). Superliga. 27 July 2018.
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