Player Analysis: Benjamin Pavard

Benjamin Pavard began his career in 2002 at US Jeaumont at the age of 6. He did not stagnate there but continued to rise and gradually transformed into a seasoned player, and would go on to join Lille in April 2014 at the age of 14. Five years later, Pavard is now a defender at reigning European champions Bayern Munich, having joined from VfB Stuttgart on a 5-year contract in 2019 for £31.4 million.

Benjamin Pavard’s Early Life

Pavard was born in Maubeuge, France, on March 28, 1996. He is French and identifies himself with Caucasian ethnicity. When he was six years, he started playing football with US Jeurmont in the youth category. He moved on to Lille's academy in 2005, where he would spend the next 10 years before making his Ligue 1 debut on January 31, 2015 in a 1-1 draw against Nantes. In two seasons for Lille, he made 21 appearances, before moving on to Stuttgart in 2016. 

Time at VfB Stuttgart