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 right-back, he is also capable of playing as a centre-back.
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Pavard with France at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Benjamin Jacques Marcel Pavard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 March 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Maubeuge, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, right-back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Inter Milan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | US Jeumont | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2015 | Lille | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | France U19 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | France U21 | 15 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | France | 52 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:44, 10 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:55, 17 October 2023 (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 summer 2023, Pavard moved to Inter Milan.
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.