Pablo Nascimento Castro (born 21 June 1991), simply known as Pablo, is Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Botafogo, on loan from Flamengo. He made two appearances for the Brazil national team in 2018.[2]

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Pablo
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Pablo with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2021
Personal information
Full name Pablo Nascimento Castro[1]
Date of birth (1991-06-21) 21 June 1991 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth São Luís, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Botafogo
(on loan from Flamengo)
Number 91
Youth career
Ceará
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Ceará 33 (3)
2010Quixadá (loan) 12 (1)
2011Tiradentes (loan) 30 (3)
2012 Grêmio 30 (3)
2013–2014 Avaí 35 (5)
2015 Ponte Preta 18 (1)
2015–2021 Bordeaux 94 (7)
2017Corinthians (loan) 24 (0)
2021 Lokomotiv Moscow 23 (1)
2022– Flamengo 37 (0)
2024–Botafogo (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2018 Brazil 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:00, 15 February 2024 (UTC)
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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.[3] On 7 January 2012, he joined Grêmio for the upcoming season.[4] After appearing rarely for the side, he left the club on 13 December.[5]

On 9 January 2013, Pablo moved to Série B club Avaí.[6] On 29 November, he scored his first Série B goal in a 1–0 victory over Boa.[7] He played regularly during the 2014 season, as fellow league club Flamengo expressing their desire to secure his services[8]

On 8 January 2015, Pablo returned to the top flight and joined Ponte Preta.[9] On 9 August, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 win against Flamengo.[10]

Bordeaux, and Corinthians loan

On 31 August 2015, Pablo moved abroad and joined French Ligue 1 club Bordeaux on a four-year contract.[11] He made his Europa League debut on 17 September against Liverpool; and was nutmegged by Adam Lallana in the 1–1 draw.[12] On 26 September, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 victory against Lyon.[13]

On 1 January 2017, Pablo was loaned out to Brazilian club Corinthians.[14] He played 51 times during the season, with the side winning the Campeonato Paulista and Série A.[15]

Lokomotiv Moscow

On 15 January 2021, Pablo signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with Russian Premier League side Lokomotiv Moscow.[16]

Flamengo

On 14 March 2022, Lokomotiv Moscow announced the transfer of Pablo to Flamengo.[17]

Botafogo

On February 2, 2024, he was announced as a new reinforcement for Botafogo until the end of 2024.[18] As soon as he arrived at Botafogo, Pablo felt pain in his thigh and has been absent from the team since then.[19] The defender has not even been listed by Alvinegro yet.

On April 17, 2024, two months after being signed by Botafogo, Pablo was finally announced by the club in a press conference at the Nilton Santos Stadium.[20]

On April 21, Pablo finally debuted for Botafogo in the 5-1 defeat of Juventude,[21] at the Nilton Santos Stadium, in the third round of the Brazilian Championship. The defender, however, felt his thigh again and left the game. Pablo only spent 20 minutes on the field.[22]

International career

On 12 October 2018, Pablo made his international debut for the Brazil national team playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–0 victory against Saudi Arabia in a friendly match.[23]

Career statistics

As of 12 December 2021
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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Quixadá (loan) 2010 Cearense 1[a]010
Ceará 2010 Série A 3030
2011 3[a]030
Total 3000003060
Tiradentes (loan) 2011 Cearense 3[a]030
Grêmio 2012 Série A 00001[b]010
Avaí 2013 Série B 314015[c]2223
2014 324508[c]0454
Total 3559000232677
Ponte Preta 2015 Série A 181301[d]014[e]0361
Bordeaux 2015–16 Ligue 1 161101[f]0181
2016–17 000000
2017–18 15000150
2018–19 2510012[f]02[g]0391
2019–20 254102[g]0284
2020–21 13100131
Total 94720130401137
Bordeaux II 2016–17 CFA 2 2020
Corinthians (loan) 2017 Série A 240604[d]016[e]2502
Lokomotiv Moscow 2020–21 RPL 10041141
2021–22 131003[f]01[h]0171
Total 231413010312
Career total 1991424121066431019
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  1. Appearances in Campeonato Cearense
  2. Appearances in Campeonato Gaúcho
  3. Appearances in Campeonato Catarinense
  4. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  5. Appearances in Campeonato Paulista
  6. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. Appearances in Coupe de la Ligue
  8. Appearance in the Russian Super Cup

Honours

Corinthians

Lokomotiv Moscow

Flamengo

Individual

References

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