Pablo Leonel Gaitán (born 9 May 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Gloria Buzău.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pablo Leonel Gaitán | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-05-09) 9 May 1992 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Capitán Bermúdez, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Gloria 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– | Gloria Buzău | 35 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:34, 22 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
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]
Gaitán's brother, Cristián, is a fellow professional footballer.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlético de Rafaela | 2011–12 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Unión de Sunchales | 2016 | Torneo Federal A | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
| 2016–17 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 32 | 6 | |||
| 2017–18 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 31 | 9 | |||
| Total | 64 | 14 | 9 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 77 | 17 | |||
| Atlético de Rafaela | 2018–19 | Primera B Nacional | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| General Díaz (loan) | 2019 | Paraguayan Primera División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 71 | 14 | 14 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 89 | 17 | |||
FC Gloria Buzău – current squad | |
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