# Cristian Pavon

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

## Club career
### Talleres

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.

### Boca Juniors

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

#### Loan to LA Galaxy

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. He scored his first goal for LA Galaxy on 25 August 2019 against Los Angeles FC. The Galaxy exercised the option to extend his loan for the 2020 season on 19 November 2019.

### Atlético Mineiro

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

### Grêmio

On 16 February 2024, Pavon signed for Grêmio on a deal running until December 2026.

## International career

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; later that month, he was included in Jorge Sampaoli's final 23-man squad for the competition, and was assigned the number 22 shirt.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 9 May 2024.
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | State League | State League | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | 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 |
| Boca Juniors | 2016 | Primera División | 3 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| Boca Juniors | 2016–17 | Primera División | 30 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 14 |
| Boca Juniors | 2017–18 | Primera División | 26 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 36 | 7 |
| Boca Juniors | 2018–19 | Primera División | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 1 | 37 | 7 |
| Boca Juniors | 2020–21 | Primera División | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Boca Juniors | 2021 | Primera División | 25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 4 |
| Boca Juniors | 2022 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boca Juniors | Total | Total | 143 | 34 | 17 | 3 | 35 | 7 | — | — | 13 | 1 | 208 | 45 |
| LA Galaxy (loan) | 2019 | MLS | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| LA Galaxy (loan) | 2020 | MLS | 22 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 10 |
| LA Galaxy (loan) | Total | Total | 35 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 14 |
| Atlético Mineiro | 2022 | Série A | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 1 |
| Atlético Mineiro | 2023 | Série A | 33 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 50 | 4 |
| Atlético Mineiro | 2024 | Série A | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Atlético Mineiro | Total | 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 |
| Grêmio | Total | Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 231 | 52 | 21 | 3 | 42 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 326 | 67 |
* ↑ Includes Copa Libertadores
* ↑ Includes Campeonato Mineiro and Campeonato Gaúcho
* ↑ Appearance in Supercopa Argentina
* ↑ Seven appearances and one goal in Copa de la Superliga, one appearance in Supercopa Argentina
* ↑ Appearances in Copa de la Liga Profesional

### International

    Statistics accurate as of match played 11 September 2018.
Argentina :
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 0 |

## Honours

Boca Juniors
* Argentine Primera División: 2015, 2016–17, 2017–18
* Copa Argentina: 2014–15, 2019–20
* Supercopa Argentina: 2018
Atlético Mineiro
* Campeonato Mineiro: 2023
Grêmio
* Campeonato Gaúcho: 2024

### Individual

* Argentine Primera División Best Player: 2017–18