Pablo Leonel Gaitán (born 9 May 1992) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Career

Gaitán's career began with Primera División side

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. He was moved into the club's senior squad at the beginning of 2012, featuring in

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matches with Banfield and

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. He made his professional league debut in the following campaign of

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, with interim manager

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selecting him for the full duration of a 3–0 defeat away to

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on 3 December 2012. He remained with the club for three years, making eight appearances in all competitions. 2016 saw Gaitán join

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. His first career goal arrived on 27 March against

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. After sixteen further goals for Unión de Sunchales across the

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, 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons, Gaitán departed in June 2018 to rejoin Atlético de Rafaela; a team now in

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. On 9 January 2019, Gaitán was loaned out to General Díaz in Paraguay for the 2019 season, where his older brother Cristián Gaitán also played at the time. On 19 June 2023, Gaitán signed a one-year contract, with an option to extend it, with Romanian side Oțelul Galați.

Personal life

Gaitán's brother, Cristián, is a fellow professional footballer.

Honours

Oțelul Galați *

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runner-up: 2023–24

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gaitán, Pablo 1992 births Living people People from San Lorenzo Department Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine Primera División players Torneo Federal A players Primera Nacional players Paraguayan Primera División players Atlético de Rafaela footballers Unión de Sunchales footballers Club General Díaz (Luque) footballers Liga I players FC Politehnica Iași (2010) players Liga II players FC Gloria Buzău players ASC Oțelul Galați players Birkirkara F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Paraguay Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Malta Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Malta Footballers from Santa Fe Province 21st-century Argentine sportsmen