Cristian David Pavón (born 21 January 1996) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a winger for

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Club career

Talleres

Pavón played for

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'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. 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, Pavón joined Brazilian club

on a free transfer and a three-year contract.

International career

At international level, Pavón represented the

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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

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's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in

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; later that month, he was included in

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's final 23-man squad for the competition, and was assigned the number 22 shirt.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Statistics accurate as of match played 11 September 2018.''

Honours

Boca Juniors * Argentine Primera División: 2015, 2016–17, 2017–18 *

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: 2014–15, 2019–20 *

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Atlético Mineiro * Campeonato Mineiro:

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