Pablo (footballer)

Pablo Nascimento Castro (born 21 June 1991), simply known as Pablo, is Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Bordeaux and the Brazil national team.[1]

Pablo
Pablo in 2018
Personal information
Full name Pablo Nascimento Castro
Date of birth (1991-06-21) June 21, 1991
Place of birth São Luís, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Bordeaux
Number 3
Youth career
Ceará
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Ceará 3 (0)
2011 → Tiradentes (loan) 3 (0)
2012 Grêmio 0 (0)
2013–2014 Avaí 35 (5)
2015 Ponte Preta 18 (1)
2015– Bordeaux 56 (2)
2017 → Corinthians (loan) 24 (0)
National team‡
2018– Brazil 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:06, 3 June 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:58, 21 November 2018 (UTC)

Club career

Brazil

Born in São Luís, Maranhão, Pablo graduated from the youth setup of Ceará and made his senior debut in 2010, in Série A.[2] On 7 January 2012, he joined Grêmio for the upcoming season.[3] After appearing rarely for the side, he left the club on 13 December.[4]

On 9 January 2013, Pablo moved to Série B club Avaí.[5] On 29 November, he scored his first Série B goal in a 1–0 victory over Boa.[6] He played regularly during the 2014 season, as fellow league club Flamengo expressing their desire to secure his services[7]

On 8 January 2015, Pablo returned to the top flight and joined Ponte Preta.[8] On 9 August, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 win against Flamengo.[9]

Bordeaux, and Corinthians loan

On 31 August 2015, Pablo moved abroad and joined French Ligue 1 club Bordeaux on a four-year contract.[10] He made his Europa League debut on 17 September against Liverpool; and was nutmegged by Adam Lallana in the 1–1 draw.[11] On 26 September, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 victory against Lyon.[12]

On 1 January 2017, Pablo was loaned out to Brazilian club Corinthians.[13] He played fifety-one times during the season, with the side winning the Campeonato Paulista and Série A.[14]

International career

On 12 October 2018, Pablo made his international debut, playing the whole ninety-minutes of a 2–0 victory against Saudi Arabia in a friendly match.[15]

Honours

Club

Corinthians

Individual

References
  1. CBF Registry Archived 2010-01-31 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
  2. "Grêmio quer contratar o zagueiro Pablo do Ceará" [Grêmio wants to hire defender Pablo do Ceará] (in Portuguese). Tribuna do Ceará. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  3. Eduardo Cecconi (7 January 2012). "Grêmio apresenta trio de apostas: Felipe Nunes, Pablo e Douglas Grolli" [Grêmio presents betting trio: Felipe Nunes, Pablo and Douglas Grolli] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  4. "Zagueiro Pablo não renova e deixa o Grêmio" [Defender Pablo does not renew and leaves Grêmio] (in Portuguese). GaúchaZH. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  5. "Avaí apresenta o zagueiro Pablo, ex-Grêmio, e mais dois reforços" [Avaí presents defender Pablo, former Grêmio, and two more reinforcements] (in Portuguese). GaúchaZH. 9 January 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  6. "Avaí vence o Boa Esporte" [Avaí wins against Boa Esporte] (in Portuguese). Avaí. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  7. "Flamengo demonstra interesse pelo zagueiro Pablo, do Avaí" [Flamengo shows interest in defender Pablo, from Avaí] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  8. "Pablo é apresentado oficialmente na Ponte e afirma que trabalho é o diferencial para ganhar espaço na zaga alvinegra" [Pablo is officially presented at Ponte Preta and says that work is the differential to gain space on the back of the road] (in Portuguese). Ponte Preta. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  9. "Com gol de Pablo, Ponte Preta vence Flamengo por 1 a 0 no Majestoso" [With goal by Pablo, Ponte Preta wins Flamengo by 1 to 0 in the Majestic] (in Portuguese). Ponte Preta. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  10. Carlos Molins González (31 August 2015). "Pablo se convierte en nuevo jugador del Girondins de Bordeaux" [Pablo becomes a new player of the Girondins de Bordeaux] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  11. "Bordeaux 1 - 1 Liverpool". BBC. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  12. "PSG stretch lead in Ligue One". The Independent. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  13. "Corinthians acerta a contratação do zagueiro Pablo, do Bordeaux" [Corinthians gives contract to defender Pablo, of Bordeaux] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  14. "Pablo vai ao CT do Corinthians, posa com taça do hepta e se despede" [Pablo goes to the CT of Corinthians, poses with hepta's cup and says goodbye] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  15. Robin Bairner (18 October 2018). "The French Connection: Pablo - Good things come to those who wait". Goal. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  16. "Com cinco jogadores e Carille, campeão Corinthians é base da seleção do Paulistão" [With five players and Carille, champion Corinthians is the baseline of the Paulistão team of the year] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
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