Dorlan Pabón

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pabón and the second or maternal family name is Ríos.

Dorlan Pabón
Pabón with Colombia at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name Dorlan Mauricio Pabón Ríos[1]
Date of birth (1988-01-24) 24 January 1988 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth Medellín, Colombia
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Envigado
Youth career
Bajo Cauca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Envigado 67 (26)
2010–2012 Atlético Nacional 71 (34)
2012–2013 Parma 12 (0)
2013 → Betis (loan) 17 (8)
2013 Monterrey 6 (3)
2013–2014 Valencia 13 (3)
2014 → São Paulo (loan) 7 (1)
2014–2021 Monterrey 244 (73)
2021–2024 Atlético Nacional 96 (22)
2024– Envigado 0 (0)
International career
2009–2012 Colombia 16 (3)
2016 Colombia Olympic 4 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 July 2024

Dorlan Mauricio Pabón Ríos (born 24 January 1988) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Envigado. He is nicknamed Memín, after an old Mexican comic character named Memín Pinguín.[3]

Club career

Envigado

Pabón started his career with Envigado, where he became the top goalscorer of the 2008 Copa Colombia alongside 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[4] which Nacional won 4–0 away from home, with two of the goals coming 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.[5]

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.[6] He has also scored a total of 50 goals in 71 games for Nacional since his arrival.[7]

Parma

Pabón attracted interest from many European clubs,[8] eventually joining Serie A club Parma F.C. on 27 June 2012, signing a five-year contract.[9] His spell in Italy was not a great success, producing 1 goal in 11 games. During the January 2013 transfer window, C.F. Monterrey announced that Pabón would be transferred the following summer to play for them.

Betis (loan)

Shortly after being transferred to Monterrey, it was announced that Pabón would be loaned to Real Betis in Spain[10] 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 Monterrey he would not have been able to play for Betis. Pabón 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.[11]

Valencia

On 16 August 2013, it was announced that Pabón would be returning to La Liga with Valencia CF, after spending just a summer at C.F. Monterrey. Having been impressed with his short spell at Betis for the latter half of the 2012–13 season, Valencia agreed to pay €7.5 million for his services.[12] On 1 September 2013, he made his debut in his new team, against FC Barcelona in an eventual 2–3 home loss. Pabón scored his first goal for the Che on 19 October 2013, in a 1–2 loss to Real Sociedad.

São Paulo (loan)

On 27 January 2014, Pabón signed for one year on loan with Brazilian side São Paulo FC. Even after being Valencia's most expensive signing in the 2013–14 transfer window, Pabón did not adapt in Valencia and, with Eduardo Vargas' arrival, he faced more competition for a place in the first team, resulting in his decision to join another club.[13]

Pabón scored his first goal for his new club on 26 February: in a penalty kick, the Colombian scored the last goal of a 3–1 victory against XV de Piracicaba, in a 2014 São Paulo State League game.[14] Pabón asked for Rogério Ceni, long-time idol in the club and official penalty kicker, to take it. According to Ceni: "He had already asked me to take it against Santos (who São Paulo faced before XV de Piracicaba). But this is not a problem here."[15]

On 3 June 2014, Pabón left Tricolor, with the club, in its site, thanking the forward by his presentations for the city of the same name's side. In his last game for club, on 31 May, in the 2–1 win against Atlético Mineiro, Pabón scored the winning goal in the last minutes of the game. He said: "I remain very happy for the opportunity to have played for a giant club as São Paulo FC who gave me my first passage into Brazilian football."[16]

Monterrey

In June 2014, the Monterrey confirmed it had signed the Colombian from Valencia for $7 million. On 1 July, 2021, Pabón and C.F. Monterrey parted ways by mutual consent.[17]

Club statistics

As of 19 October 2016[18]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Real Betis 2012–13 17 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 17 8 6
Total 17 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 17 8 6
Monterrey 2013–14 6 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 — 7 5 2
Total 6 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 — 7 5 2
Valencia 2013–14 13 3 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 — 18 3 0
Total 13 3 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 — 18 3 0
São Paulo 2014 7 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 18 1 1
Total 7 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 18 1 1
Monterrey 2014–15 35 22 8 7 7 2 0 0 0 — 42 29 10
Monterrey 2015–16 39 16 11 1 1 1 0 0 0 — 40 17 12
Monterrey 2016–17 22 11 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 — 24 11 4
Total 102 52 22 10 10 3 1 0 1 — 113 62 26
Career totals 139 64 31 12 10 3 3 0 1 8 1 0 166 74 35

Honours

Atlético Nacional

Monterrey

Individual

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.

# Date Venue Opponent Score Final Competition
1. 11 October 2011 Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia  Bolivia 0–1 1–2 2014 WCQ
2. 15 November 2011 Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia  Argentina 1–0 1–2 2014 WCQ
3. 16 October 2012 Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia  Cameroon 3–0 3–0 Friendly

References

  1. ^ a b "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: CF Monterrey" (PDF). FIFA. 5 December 2019. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Dorlan Pabón". Atlético Nacional. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  3. ^ El verdadero origen del apodo de Dorlan Pabón | Pasión Fútbol.com Archived 18 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Pasionlibertadores.com (17 February 2012). Retrieved on 18 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Watch Dorlan Pabon's amazing 40-yard free kick goal for Atletico Nacional against Penarol – Mirror Football Blog". MirrorFootball.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 June 2012.
  5. ^ Dorlan Pabón, el jugador de la semana en la Copa Santander Libertadores. conmebol.com (24 February 2012) Archived 27 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Atlético Nacional campeón de la Liga Postobón I 2011 – Terra Colombia". Deportes.terra.com.co.
  7. ^ "Soccer News, Standings, Live Scores". Goal.com.
  8. ^ Dorlan Pabón irá al fútbol turco o ruso, según prensa internacional, – Liga Postobon. Futbolred.com. Retrieved on 18 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Dorlan Pabon is a Parma Fc Player!". Parma F.C. official site. 27 June 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ^ "El Real Betis incorpora a sus filas al delantero internacional colombiano Dorlan Pabón". Real Betis Balompie official site. 31 January 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013.
  11. ^ "Dorlan Pabon: da 'bidone' al fantacalcio ai complimenti di Messi". Fantagazzetta.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  12. ^ Dorlan Pabón es nuevo jugador del Valencia de España Archived 2 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. ComuTricolor.com. Retrieved on 18 August 2016.
  13. ^ Dorlan Pabón agrees with the São Paulo and sign in the coming days. estadao.com.br (27 January 2014)
  14. ^ Ganso acorda, convence Muricy e deve voltar a ser titular do Tricolor. Globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved on 18 August 2016.
  15. ^ Pabón pediu 'bênção' de Ceni para bater pênalti pelo São Paulo. Globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved on 18 August 2016.
  16. ^ São Paulo oficializa saída de Pabón, que deve ir para o México. Esporte.uol.com.br (26 March 2014). Retrieved on 18 August 2016.
  17. ^ "Dorlan Pabón rescinde su contrato con Rayados de cara al Apertura 2021" (in Spanish). ESPN México. 1 July 2021.
  18. ^ Dorlan Pabón at ESPN FC
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