 Pabón in game | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dorlan Maurício Pabón Ríos | ||
| Date of birth | 24 January 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Medellín, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger/ Attacking Middlefielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Valencia | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bajo Cauca | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2010 | Envigado | 67 | (16) |
| 2010–2012 | Atlético Nacional | 72 | (32) |
| 2012–2013 | Parma | 12 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Betis (loan) | 17 | (8) |
| 2013 | Monterrey | 6 | (3) |
| 2013– | Valencia | 10 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009– | Colombia | 14 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 November 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 November 2011 | |||
Dorlan Maurício Pabón Ríos (born 24 January 1988) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays forValencia CF in La Liga, as a striker.
Pabón is sometimes nicknamed Memín (based on old Mexican comic character Memín Pinguín) by the Nacional supporters.[1]
Club career
Envigado
Pabón started his career with Envigado, where he became the top goalscorer of the 2008 Copa Colombiaalongside Wilson Mena.
Nacional
In 2010, Pabón moved to Colombian team Atlético Nacional. He is remembered for scoring a free-kick from 40 yards against Peñarol during a 2012 Copa Libertadores group stage game,[2] Nacional won the game 4–0 in Uruguay with two goals from Pabón. Nacional went on to lose in the Round of 16 against Velez Sarsfield. Pabón ended the Copa Libertadores tournament with 7 goals, and being named player of the week for the tournament once, in 21–23 February.[3]
With Nacional, Pabón also won the 2011 Liga Postobón Apertura, in which Nacional faced La Equidad, after losing the first leg 2–1, Nacional needed to win by a goal in the second leg to go into penalties. Pabón scored two goals in the away leg which ended 2–1, and scored his penalty in the shootout, which helped Nacional win its 11th National title.[4] He has also scored a total of 50 goals in 71 games for Nacional since his arrival.[5]
Short term at Parma
Pabón attracted interest from many European clubs,[6] eventually joining Serie A club Parma.F.C. on 27 June 2012, signing a five-year contract.[7] His spell in Italy was not a great success, producing 1 goal in 11 games. During the January 2013 transfer window, Mexican team C.F. Monterrey announced that Pabón would be transferred the following summer to play for them.
Loan to Real Betis
Shortly after being transferred to Monterrey, it was announced that Pabón would be loaned to Real Betis in Spain[8] for the next six months. However, he was registered as a loan by Parma because FIFA does not allow a player to be registered to three teams in one season. Therefore, having been registered by Monterreyhe would not have been able to play for Real Betis. Pabon scored a higher goal per game ratio in Spain than he did in Italy. He notably scored a goal against FC Barcelona in just the first minute of the game.[9]
Valencia
On 16 August 2013, it was announced that Pabon would be returning to La Liga after spending just a summer at Monterrey. Having been impressed with his short spell at Real Betis for the latter half of the 2012–13 season, Valencia agreed to pay €7.5 million for his services.[10] On 1 September 2013, he made his debut in his new team, against FC Barcelona at an eventual 2–3 home loss.
Pabon scored his first goal for the Che on 19 October 2013, in a 1-2 loss to Real Sociedad.
Club statistics
- As of 10 November 2013[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Valencia | 2013–14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | |
International career
Pabón made his debut for the senior side for a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Chile. His first goal for the senior side came against Bolivia in La Paz for a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match, Colombia went on to win the match 2–1 thanks to a late goal from Falcao. His second goal for Colombia came against Argentina in Barranquilla. Colombia went on to lose the game 2–1.
