# Pablo (footballer, born 1991)

Pablo Nascimento Castro (born 21 June 1991), simply known as Pablo, is Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Flamengo. He made two appearances for the Brazil national team in 2018.

## Club career
### Brazil

Born in São Luís, Maranhão, Pablo graduated from the youth setup of Ceará and made his senior debut in 2010, in Série A. On 7 January 2012, he joined Grêmio for the upcoming season. After appearing rarely for the side, he left the club on 13 December.
On 9 January 2013, Pablo moved to Série B club Avaí. On 29 November, he scored his first Série B goal in a 1–0 victory over Boa. He played regularly during the 2014 season, as fellow league club Flamengo expressing their desire to secure his services
On 8 January 2015, Pablo returned to the top flight and joined Ponte Preta. On 9 August, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 win against Flamengo.

### Bordeaux, and Corinthians loan

On 31 August 2015, Pablo moved abroad and joined French Ligue 1 club Bordeaux on a four-year contract. He made his Europa League debut on 17 September against Liverpool; and was nutmegged by Adam Lallana in the 1–1 draw. On 26 September, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 victory against Lyon.
On 1 January 2017, Pablo was loaned out to Brazilian club Corinthians. He played 51 times during the season, with the side winning the Campeonato Paulista and Série A.

### Lokomotiv Moscow

On 15 January 2021, Pablo signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with Russian Premier League side Lokomotiv Moscow.

### Flamengo

On 14 March 2022, Lokomotiv Moscow announced the transfer of Pablo to Flamengo.

### Botafogo

On 2 February 2024, he was announced as a new reinforcement for Botafogo until the end of 2024. As soon as he arrived at Botafogo, Pablo felt pain in his thigh and has been absent from the team since then. The defender has not even been listed by Alvinegro yet.
On 17 April 2024, two months after being signed by Botafogo, Pablo was finally announced by the club in a press conference at the Nilton Santos Stadium.
On 21 April Pablo finally debuted for Botafogo in the 5-1 defeat of Juventude, at the Nilton Santos Stadium, in the third round of the Brazilian Championship. The defender, however, felt his thigh again and left the game. Pablo only spent 20 minutes on the field.

## International career

On 12 October 2018, Pablo made his international debut for the Brazil national team playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–0 victory against Saudi Arabia in a friendly match.

## Career statistics

    As of 12 December 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Quixadá (loan) | 2010 | Cearense | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ceará | 2010 | Série A | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| Ceará | 2011 | Série A | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ceará | Total | Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tiradentes (loan) | 2011 | Cearense | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Grêmio | 2012 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Avaí | 2013 | Série B | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 2 | 22 | 3 |
| Avaí | 2014 | Série B | 32 | 4 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | 45 | 4 |
| Avaí | Total | Total | 35 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 67 | 7 |
| Ponte Preta | 2015 | Série A | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Bordeaux | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 1 |
| Bordeaux | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Bordeaux | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 15 | 0 |
| Bordeaux | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Bordeaux | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 28 | 4 |
| Bordeaux | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 13 | 1 |
| Bordeaux | Total | Total | 94 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 113 | 7 |
| Bordeaux II | 2016–17 | CFA 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| Corinthians (loan) | 2017 | Série A | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 50 | 2 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2020–21 | RPL | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 1 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2021–22 | RPL | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | Total | Total | 23 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 199 | 14 | 24 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 66 | 4 | 310 | 19 |
* 1 2 3 Appearances in Campeonato Cearense
* ↑ Appearances in Campeonato Gaúcho
* 1 2 Appearances in Campeonato Catarinense
* 1 2 Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
* 1 2 Appearances in Campeonato Paulista
* 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 Appearances in Coupe de la Ligue
* ↑ Appearance in the Russian Super Cup

## Honours

Corinthians
* Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2017
* Campeonato Paulista: 2017
Lokomotiv Moscow
* Russian Cup: 2020–21
Flamengo
* Copa do Brasil: 2022
* Copa Libertadores: 2022
* Campeonato Carioca: 2025
Botafogo
* Taça Rio: 2024
* Copa Libertadores: 2024
* Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2024
Individual
* Campeonato Paulista Team of the Year: 2017
* Best Centre-back in Brazil: 2017