Benjamin Pavard

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)

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.

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.

  1. ^ "Benjamin Pavard". FC Bayern Munich. Retrieved 18 December 2022.