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Benjamin Pavard

Benjamin Jacques Marcel Pavard (born 28 March 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Inter Milan and the France national team. Although usually deployed as a centre-back, he is also capable of playing as a right-back.

Benjamin Pavard
Pavard with France at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Jacques Marcel Pavard
Date of birth (1996-03-28) 28 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Maubeuge, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back, right-back
Team information
Current team
 Inter Milan
Number 28
Youth career
2002–2005 US Jeumont
2005–2015 Lille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Lille II 20 (1)
2015–2016 Lille 21 (0)
2016–2019 VfB Stuttgart 84 (2)
2019–2023 Bayern Munich 111 (8)
2023– Inter Milan 33 (0)
International career‡
2015 France U19 4 (0)
2015–2017 France U21 15 (0)
2017– France 55 (5)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  France
FIFA World Cup
Winner 2018 Russia
Runner-up 2022 Qatar
UEFA Nations League
Winner 2021 Italy
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 10 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:01, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

He began his career at Lille in Ligue 1 and transferred to VfB Stuttgart in 2016, where he won the 2. Bundesliga in his first season. In January 2019, he agreed a move to Bayern Munich, which was completed after Stuttgart's relegation at the end of the season. In 2020, he completed a historic sextuple by winning the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, Champions League, DFL-Supercup, UEFA Super Cup, and FIFA Club World Cup. In the summer of 2023, Pavard moved to Inter Milan, winning the Serie A title in his first season.

Pavard made his international debut for France in November 2017, and won the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League, also featuring at UEFA Euro 2020 and the 2022 World Cup. He is also remembered for his volley in the round of 16 against Argentina in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which was voted as the goal of the tournament.

Early life

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Benjamin Jacques Marcel Pavard[2] was born on 28 March 1996[3] in Maubeuge, Nord.[4]

Club career

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Early career

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Pavard first joined the youth ranks of his hometown club, US Jeumont in 2002; former France international striker Jean-Pierre Papin also began his career at the club.[5]

Spotted by Jean-Michel Vandamme, Pavard joined Lille's academy at the age of nine.[5] He made his Ligue 1 debut on 31 January 2015 against FC Nantes, playing the full game in a 1–1 away draw.[6] Pavard made 21 league appearances across two seasons for Lille, before leaving the club in 2016.[5]

VfB Stuttgart

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Pavard training with VfB Stuttgart in 2016

On 30 August 2016, Pavard moved to VfB Stuttgart, signing a four-year contract.[7] He made his debut in the 2. Bundesliga on 3 October, scoring in a 4–0 home win over SpVgg Greuther Fürth.[8][9] He played 21 games[10] and his team ended the season as league champions.[11]

Pavard made his Bundesliga debut on 19 August in a 2–0 loss at Hertha BSC.[12] He scored his first goal in the Bundesliga with a back header on 29 October in a 3–0 win over SC Freiburg at the Mercedes-Benz Arena.[13][5] He extended his contract with Stuttgart on 20 December 2017 until 30 June 2021.[14]

He was one of only four players to feature in every single second of the 2017–18 Bundesliga season.[10] He played in several positions, namely right-back, centre-back, defensive midfielder and right wing, but after the appointment of Tayfun Korkut as manager in January 2018 he was exclusively 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 just missing out on a UEFA Europa League place.[10]

In 2018–19, Pavard was again a regular as Stuttgart fought to avoid relegation all season, with his team ultimately going down after losing to 1. FC Union Berlin in the relegation play-offs.[15]

Bayern Munich

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On 9 January 2019, Bayern Munich confirmed Pavard would join the club for the 2019–20 season, signing a five-year contract lasting until 30 June 2024.[16]

He made his competitive debut on 3 August in a 2–0 defeat in the 2019 DFL-Supercup against Borussia Dortmund, as an 80th-minute substitute for Thiago Alcântara.[17] On 31 August, he scored his first goal for the club to equalise in a 6–1 home win over Mainz 05.[18] On 11 February 2021, Pavard scored Bayern's only goal in a 1–0 win against Tigres UANL in the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup Final, as the club won its sixth trophy in a year.[19]

On 26 October 2022, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 3–0 away win against Barcelona.[20] A week later, he scored a goal in a 2–0 victory against Inter Milan, in which Bayern Munich finished top of their Group C with six wins out of six matches for the second consecutive season.[21] On 11 March 2023, he scored a first-half brace in a 5–3 home win over FC Augsburg.[22] Pavard made 163 competitive appearances for Bayern, scoring 12 goals in the process.[23]

Inter Milan

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On 30 August 2023, Serie A side Inter Milan signed Pavard on a five-year deal worth €30 million, which could rise up to €32 million with add-ons.[24] Hence, he became Serie A's most expensive signing in the 2023 summer transfer window.[25] Pavard made his official club debut on 24 September, starting in Inter's 1–0 win away to Empoli.[26] On 4 November, he suffered a dislocated kneecap during a match against Atalanta, ruling him out of action for roughly six weeks.[27] On 22 April 2024, Pavard assisted a goal in Inter's 2–1 victory over rivals AC Milan that confirmed his side as the season's Serie A champions.[28]

International career

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On 6 November 2017, Pavard was selected by France's head coach Didier Deschamps for the friendly matches against Wales and Germany.[29] He made his debut against the Welsh on 10 November in a 2–0 win at the Stade de France, replacing Christophe Jallet at half time.[30]

On 17 May 2018, he was called up to the 23-man French squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[31] On 16 June, Pavard made his World Cup debut in a 2–1 victory over Australia.[32] On 30 June, Pavard scored his first international goal, a half-volley from outside the penalty area, in a 4–3 victory over Argentina in the World Cup's round of 16.[33] The goal was later voted as goal of the tournament[34] and nominated for the Puskas Award of the year.[35] He also became the first French defender to score a goal in the World Cup since Lilian Thuram scored against Croatia in the 1998 semi-final.[36] Pavard won the World Cup, after starting all of France's games except for their last group match against Denmark.[37]

At UEFA Euro 2020, Pavard suffered a head injury in France's opening 1–0 win over Germany, but continued playing. 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 manager agreed with it. After analysing reports by the French team's doctors, UEFA concluded that Pavard never lost consciousness and it was right for him to play on.[38][39]

On 9 November 2022, he was called up to the 25-man French squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[40] On 27 March 2023, he scored the winning goal as France beat the Republic of Ireland 1–0 in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match.[41]

On 17 October 2023, Pavard was handed the captain's armband for the first time after Kylian Mbappé was substituted off during the final few minutes of a friendly between France and Scotland, which France won 4–1.[42] In the match, Pavard scored France's first two goals, both of which were headers, becoming the first player to score two headed goals in the same game for France since Zinedine Zidane in the 1998 World Cup final.[43]

Personal life

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In July 2024, Pavard announced his engagement to Kleofina Pnishi, an actress, model and Miss Provence 2017.[44]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 10 November 2024[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lille II 2014–15 CFA 15 0 — — — — 15 0
2015–16 CFA 2 4 0 — — — – 4 0
2016–17 CFA 1 1 — — — — 1 1
Total 20 1 — — — — 20 1
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[c] 0 31 0
Total 84 2 2 0 — — 2 0 88 2
Bayern Munich 2019–20 Bundesliga 32 4 6 0 — 8[d] 0 1[e] 0 47 4
2020–21 Bundesliga 24 0 1 0 — 7[d] 0 4[f] 1 36 1
2021–22 Bundesliga 25 0 1 0 — 10[d] 0 0 0 36 0
2022–23 Bundesliga 30 4 3 0 — 9[d] 2 1[e] 1 43 7
2023–24 Bundesliga 0 0 — — — 1[e] 0 1 0
Total 111 8 11 0 — 34 2 7 2 163 12
Inter Milan 2023–24 Serie A 23 0 1 0 — 5[d] 0 2[g] 0 31 0
2024–25 Serie A 10 0 0 0 — 4[d] 0 0 0 14 0
Total 33 0 1 0 — 9 0 2 0 45 0
Career total 269 11 15 0 3 0 43 2 11 2 341 15
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal, Coppa Italia
  2. ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ^ Appearances in Bundesliga promotion play-offs
  4. ^ a b c d e f Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ a b c Appearance in DFL-Supercup
  6. ^ One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, one in DFL-Supercup, two appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup
  7. ^ Appearances in Supercoppa Italiana

International

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As of match played 17 November 2024[45]
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
2022 5 0
2023 5 3
2024 3 0
Total 55 5
As of match played 17 October 2023
France score listed first, score column indicates score after each Pavard goal[45]
List of international goals scored by Benjamin Pavard
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 30 June 2018 Kazan Arena, Kazan, Russia 9   Argentina 2–2 4–3 2018 FIFA World Cup [46]
2 17 November 2020 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France 31   Sweden 2–1 4–2 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A [47]
3 27 March 2023 Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland 48   Republic of Ireland 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying [48]
4 17 October 2023 Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France 52   Scotland 1–1 4–1 Friendly [49]
5 2–1

Honours

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VfB Stuttgart

Bayern Munich

Inter Milan

France

Individual

Orders

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