Benjamin Pavard

French association football player (born 1996)

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.

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) Defender
Club 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 6 (0)
National team
2015 France U19 4 (0)
2015–2017 France U21 15 (0)
2017– France 52 (5)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  France
FIFA World Cup
Winner 2018
Runner-up 2022
UEFA Nations League
Winner 2021
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:42, 4 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:55, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Career statistics change

Club change

As of match played 4 November 2023[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 0 0 0 0 1[e] 0 1 0
Total 111 8 11 0 34 2 7 2 163 12
Inter Milan 2023–24 Serie A 6 0 0 0 3[d] 0 0 0 9 0
Career total 242 11 14 0 3 0 37 2 9 2 305 15
  1. Includes Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal
  2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. Appearances in Bundesliga promotion play-offs
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 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

International change

As of match played 18 October 2023[3]
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
Total 52 5
As of match played 17 October 2023
France score listed first, score column indicates score after each Pavard goal[3]
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 [4]
2 17 November 2020 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France 31   Sweden 2–1 4–2 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A [5]
3 27 March 2023 Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland 48   Republic of Ireland 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying [6]
4 17 October 2023 Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France 52   Scotland 1–1 4–1 Friendly [7]
5 2–1

Honours change

VfB Stuttgart

Bayern Munich

France

Individual

Orders

References change

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  2. "B. Pavard: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Benjamin Pavard at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. "France vs. Argentina 4–3: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  5. "France vs. Sweden 4–2: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  6. "Republic of Ireland vs. France 0-1: Summary". Soccerway. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  7. "France vs. Scotland 4–1: Summary". Soccerway.
  8. "Stuttgart wins German 2nd division to return to Bundesliga". ABS-CBN Sports. 22 May 2017. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  9. "Bayern Munich secure eighth successive Bundesliga title with win at Werder Bremen". Bundesliga. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  10. "Bayern Munich crowned Bundesliga champions". Bundesliga. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  11. "Gnabry eröffnet sehenswert: FC Bayern zum zehnten Mal in Folge Meister". kicker.de (in German). 23 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  12. "Dortmund draw gifts Bayern title on thrilling final day". BBC Sport. 27 May 2023. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  13. "4:2 gegen Leverkusen: 20. Pokalsieg für den FC Bayern" [4–2 against Leverkusen: 20th cup win for FC Bayern]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  14. "Supercup 2020, Finale: Bayern München 3:2 Borussia Dortmund: Analyse" [Supercup 2020, Final: Bayern Munich 3:2 Borussia Dortmund: Analysis]. kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  15. "Sadio Mane debut goal helps Bayern Munich to Supercup win over RB Leipzig". Bundesliga. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  16. "Bayern win the Champions League". ESPN. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  17. "Bayern win Super Cup: Javi Martínez heads extra-time winner against Sevilla". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  18. "Pavard completes sextuple for dominant Bayern". FIFA. 11 February 2021. Archived from the original on 11 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  19. McNulty, Phil (15 July 2018). "France 4–2 Croatia". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  20. McNulty, Phil (18 December 2022). "Argentina 3–3 France". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  21. "France beat Spain to win Nations League". UEFA. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  22. "Pavard's stunner voted Hyundai Goal of the Tournament". FIFA. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  23. "Champions League breakthrough team of 2019". UEFA. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  24. "Sechsmal Bayern, einmal Gladbach: Die kicker-Elf der Saison (2019/20)". kicker (in German). 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  25. "Décret du 31 décembre 2018 portant promotion et nomination" [Decree of 31 December 2018 on promotion and appointment]. Journal Officiel de la République Française (in French). 2019 (0001). 1 January 2019. PRER1835394D. Retrieved 24 August 2019.