Pablo Gaitán

Pablo Leonel Gaitán (born 9 May 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Buzău.[2]

Pablo Gaitán
Personal information
Full name Pablo Leonel Gaitán
Date of birth (1992-05-09) 9 May 1992
Place of birth Capitán Bermúdez, Argentina
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Buzău
Number 27
Youth career
Atlético de Rafaela
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Atlético de Rafaela 4 (0)
2016–2018 Unión de Sunchales 64 (14)
2018–2019 Atlético de Rafaela 1 (0)
2019 → General Díaz (loan) 22 (2)
2020–2021 General Díaz 17 (1)
2021 Politehnica Iași 11 (1)
2021– Buzău 16 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:36, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

Career

Gaitán's career began with Primera División side Atlético de Rafaela.[2][3] He was moved into the club's senior squad at the beginning of 2012, featuring in Copa Argentina matches with Banfield and Atlético Tucumán.[2] He made his professional league debut in the following campaign of 2012–13, with interim manager Víctor Bottaniz selecting him for the full duration of a 3–0 defeat away to Newell's Old Boys on 3 December 2012.[2] He remained with the club for three years, making eight appearances in all competitions.[2] 2016 saw Gaitán join Unión de Sunchales.[2] His first career goal arrived on 27 March against Sportivo Las Parejas.[2]

After sixteen further goals for Unión de Sunchales across the 2016, 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons, Gaitán departed in June 2018 to rejoin Atlético de Rafaela; a team now in Primera B Nacional.[2][4][5] 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.[6]

Personal life

Gaitán's brother, Cristián, is a fellow professional footballer.[6]

Career statistics
As of 27 March 2019.[2]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atlético de Rafaela 2011–12 Argentine Primera División 0020—0020
2012–13 1020—0030
2013–14 0000—0000
2014 0000—0000
2015 3000—0030
Total 4040—0080
Unión de Sunchales 2016 Torneo Federal A 12121—00142
2016–17 27530—2[lower-alpha 1]1326
2017–18 25841—2[lower-alpha 1]0319
Total 641492—417717
Atlético de Rafaela 2018–19 Primera B Nacional 1010—0020
General Díaz (loan) 2019 Paraguayan Primera División 2000—0020
Career total 7114142—418917
  1. Appearance(s) in the Torneo Federal A play-offs

References
  1. "Pablo Gaitan - Player Profile - Football".
  2. "Argentina - P. Gaitán". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  3. "Ficha Estadistica de PABLO GAITAN". BDFA. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  4. "Selló su tercer refuerzo". Olé. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  5. "Gaitán, el nuevo refuerzo". Diario La Opinión. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  6. "Pablo Gaitán, nuevo refuerzo de las Águilas". D10. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
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