Pablo Gaitán
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pablo Leonel Gaitán | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Capitán Bermúdez, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Birkirkara | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| 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) |
| 2021–2023 | Gloria Buzău | 48 | (6) |
| 2023–2024 | Oțelul Galați | 3 | (1) |
| 2024– | Birkirkara | 7 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2024 | |||
Pablo Leonel Gaitán (born 9 May 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Maltese Premier League club Birkirkara.[2][3]
Career
[edit]Gaitán's career began with Primera División side Atlético de Rafaela.[2][4] 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][5][6] 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.[7]
On 19 June 2023, Gaitán signed a one-year contract, with an option to extend it, with Romanian side Oțelul Galați.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Gaitán's brother, Cristián, is a fellow professional footballer.[7]
Honours
[edit]Oțelul Galați
- Cupa României runner-up: 2023–24
References
[edit]- ^ "Pablo Gaitan - Player Profile - Football".
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Argentina - P. Gaitán". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ "Vă ținem pumnii, mulțumim!". ascotelul.ro (in Romanian). 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Ficha Estadistica de PABLO GAITAN". BDFA. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "Selló su tercer refuerzo". Olé. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "Gaitán, el nuevo refuerzo". Diario La Opinión. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Pablo Gaitán, nuevo refuerzo de las Águilas". D10. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Pablo Gaitan, sânge sud-american pentru inima Oțelului" [Pablo Gaitan, South American blood for the heart of Steel] (in Romanian). ascotelul.ro. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- Pablo Gaitán at Soccerway
- 1992 births
- Living people
- People from San Lorenzo Department
- Argentine men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Argentine Primera División players
- Torneo Federal A players
- Primera Nacional players
- Paraguayan Primera División players
- Atlético de Rafaela footballers
- Unión de Sunchales footballers
- Club General Díaz (Luque) footballers
- Liga I players
- FC Politehnica Iași (2010) players
- Liga II players
- FC Gloria Buzău players
- ASC Oțelul Galați players
- Birkirkara F.C. players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Paraguay
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay
- Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Expatriate men's footballers in Malta
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Malta
- Footballers from Santa Fe Province
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen