Benjamin Jacques Marcel Pavard ( born 28 March 1996 ) is a french professional football player who plays as a mighty back for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the France national team. Although normally deployed as a right-back, he is besides capable of playing as a centre-back. He began his career at Lille in Ligue 1 and transferred to VfB Stuttgart in 2016, where he won the 2. Bundesliga in his inaugural temper. In January 2019 he agreed a move to Bayern Munich, which was completed after Stuttgart ‘s delegating at the conclusion of the season. In 2020, he completed an historic sextuple by winning the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, Champions League, DFL-Supercup, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.
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Pavard made his international debut for France in November 2017, and won the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League, besides featuring at UEFA Euro 2020 .
Club career [edit ]
early career [edit ]
Born in Maubeuge, Nord, near the belgian bound, Pavard first base played with his hometown club in Jeumont, where erstwhile France external striker Jean-Pierre Papin besides began his career. [ 3 ] Pavard joined Lille ‘s academy at the age of nine. [ 3 ] He made his Ligue 1 introduction on 31 January 2015 against FC Nantes, playing the entire crippled in a 1–1 aside draw. [ 4 ] Pavard made 21 league appearances across two seasons for Lille, before leaving the club in 2016. [ 3 ]
VfB Stuttgart [edit ]
On 30 August 2016, Pavard moved to VfB Stuttgart, signing a four-year sign. [ 5 ] He made his debut in the 2. Bundesliga on 3 October, scoring in a 4–0 home win over SpVgg Greuther Fürth. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] He played 21 games [ 8 ] and his team ended the season as league champions. [ 9 ] Pavard made his Bundesliga introduction on 19 August in a 2–0 loss at Hertha BSC. [ 10 ] He scored his first gear finish in the Bundesliga with a delightful second heading on 29 October in a 3–0 gain over SC Freiburg at the Mercedes-Benz Arena. [ 11 ] [ 3 ] He extended his contract with Stuttgart on 20 December 2017 until 30 June 2021. [ 12 ] He was one of only four players to feature in every single second of the 2017–18 Bundesliga season. [ 8 ] He played in several positions, namely right-back, centre-back, defensive midfielder and veracious wing, but after the appointee of Tayfun Korkut as director in January 2018 he was entirely a centre back ; the team conceded 10 goals in their last 14 games as they went from near the relegation places to finish 7th, only good missing out on a UEFA Europa League place. [ 8 ] In 2018–19, Pavard was again a even as Stuttgart fought relegation all season, which was confirmed with defeat to 1. FC Union Berlin in a playoff. [ 13 ]
Bayern Munich [edit ]
On 9 January 2019, Bayern Munich confirmed Pavard would join the golf club for the 2019–20 temper, signing a five-year contract lasting until 30 June 2024. [ 14 ] He made his competitive introduction on 3 August in a 2–0 defeat in the 2019 DFL-Supercup against Borussia Dortmund, as an 80th-minute substitute for Thiago Alcântara. [ 15 ] On 31 August, he scored his first goal for the clubhouse to equalise in a 6–1 home winnings over Mainz 05. [ 16 ] On 11 February 2021, Pavard scored Bayern ‘s only finish in a 1–0 win against Tigres UANL in the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup Final, as the club won its one-sixth trophy in a year. [ 17 ]
International career [edit ]
On 6 November 2017, Pavard was selected by France ‘s principal coach Didier Deschamps for the friendly matches against Wales and Germany. [ 18 ] He made his debut against the Welsh on 10 November in a 2–0 acquire at the Stade de France, replacing Christophe Jallet at half meter. [ 19 ] On 17 May 2018, he was called up to the 23-man french squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. [ 20 ] On 16 June, Pavard made his World Cup debut in a 2–1 victory over Australia. [ 21 ] On 30 June, Pavard scored his first international goal, a half-volley from outside the punishment area, in a 4–3 victory over Argentina in the World Cup ‘s orotund of 16. [ 22 ] The goal was subsequently voted as finish of the tournament [ 23 ] and nominated for the Puskas Award of the year. [ 24 ] He besides became the first french defender to score a goal in the World Cup since Lilian Thuram scored against Croatia in the 1998 semi-final. [ 25 ] Pavard won the World Cup, after starting all of France ‘s games except for their last group match against Denmark. [ 26 ] At UEFA Euro 2020, Pavard suffered a headway injury in France ‘s opening 1–0 succeed over Germany, but continued play. He said after the game that he felt “ a little knocked out for 10 to 15 seconds ”. This appeared to break UEFA ‘s protocol that a player showing signs of concussion should be withdrawn from the match, whether or not he or the coach agreed with it. After analysing reports by the french team ‘s doctors, UEFA concluded that Pavard never lost awareness and it was right for him to play on. [ 27 ] [ 28 ]
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In 2021, Pavard was not called up to the national team by Deschamps for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar qualifiers due to injury. [ 29 ]
career statistics [edit ]
clubhouse [edit ]
- As of match played 8 December 2021[30]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club
Season
League
National Cup
League Cup
Europe
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Lille
2014–15
Ligue 1
8
0
0
0
0
0
—
—
8
0
2015–16
Ligue 1
13
0
1
0
3
0
—
—
17
0
Total
21
0
1
0
3
0
—
—
25
0
VfB Stuttgart
2016–17
2. Bundesliga
21
1
0
0
—
—
—
21
1
2017–18
Bundesliga
34
1
2
0
—
—
—
36
1
2018–19
Bundesliga
29
0
0
0
—
—
2[a]
0
31
0
Total
84
2
2
0
—
—
2
0
88
2
Bayern Munich
2019–20
Bundesliga
32
5
6
0
—
8[b]
0
1[c]
0
47
5
2020–21
Bundesliga
24
0
1
0
—
7[b]
0
4[d]
1
36
1
2021–22
Bundesliga
7
0
1
0
—
6[b]
0
0
0
14
0
Total
63
5
8
0
—
21
0
5
1
97
6
Career total
168
7
11
0
3
0
21
0
7
1
219
8
International [edit ]
- As of match played 16 November 2021[31]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
France
2017
2
0
2018
16
1
2019
9
0
2020
4
1
2021
11
0
Total
42
2
- Scores and results list France’s goal tally first.[31]
Honours [edit ]
VfB Stuttgart
Bayern Munich
France
Individual
Orders
References [edit ]
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