Cristian David Pavon (born 21 January 1996), nicknamed The Bulgeterrier is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Grêmio.
Pavon 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.
On 9 July 2014, Pavon signed with Argentine club Boca Juniors for €3.19M.
On 8 August 2019, Pavon 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]
On 3 July 2022, Pavon joined Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro on a free transfer and a three-year contract.[7]
On 16 February 2024, Pavon signed for Grêmio on a deal running until December 2026.[8]
At international level, Pavon 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, Pavon was named in Argentina's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia;[9] later that month, he was included in Jorge Sampaoli's final 23-man squad for the competition, and was assigned the number 22 shirt.[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental[a] | State League[b] | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Talleres | 2013–14 | Primera B Nacional | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 4 | |||
| Colón (loan) | 2014 | Primera B Nacional | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 5 | |||
| Boca Juniors | 2015 | Primera División | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2016 | Primera División | 3 | 0 | — | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |||
| 2016–17 | Primera División | 30 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 35 | 14 | |||
| 2017–18 | Primera División | 26 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 36 | 7 | ||
| 2018–19 | Primera División | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2 | — | 8[d] | 1 | 37 | 7 | ||
| 2020–21 | Primera División | — | — | 5 | 0 | — | 4[e] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | Primera División | 25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 4 | |||
| 2022 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 143 | 34 | 17 | 3 | 35 | 7 | — | 13 | 1 | 208 | 45 | |||
| LA Galaxy (loan) | 2019 | MLS | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2020 | MLS | 22 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 10 | |||||
| Total | 35 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 14 | ||||
| Atlético Mineiro | 2022 | Série A | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||||
| 2023 | Série A | 33 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 50 | 4 | ||
| 2024 | Série A | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 51 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | 72 | 5 | |||
| Grêmio | 2024 | Série A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 231 | 52 | 21 | 3 | 42 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 326 | 67 | ||
| Argentina | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 0 |
Boca Juniors[13]
Atlético Mineiro
Grêmio
Argentina squads | |||||||
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