Esteban Pavez

Esteban Andrés Pavez Suazo^[a] (born 1 May 1990), known as just Esteban Pavez (Latin American Spanish: [esˈteβam paˈβes]),^[b] is a Chilean professional footballer that currently plays for Primera División de Chile club Colo-Colo as a midfielder.^[1]

Esteban Pavez

Pavez with Colo-Colo in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Esteban Andrés Pavez Suazo
Date of birth	(1990-05-01) 1 May 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Colo-Colo
Number	8
Youth career
2004–2007	Cobreloa
2007–2008	Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2017	Colo-Colo	131	(9)
2010	Colo-Colo (futsal) [es]	–	(–)
2010	→ Rangers (loan)	2	(0)
2011	→ San Marcos (loan)	29	(1)
2012	→ Unión Temuco (loan)	30	(1)
2013	Colo-Colo B	2	(0)
2017–2018	Athletico Paranaense	28	(0)
2018–2019	Colo-Colo	26	(3)
2019–2020	Al-Nasr	18	(2)
2020–2021	Tijuana	32	(0)
2022–	Colo-Colo	90	(3)
International career‡
2005	Chile U15	1	(0)
2007	Chile U17	2	(0)
2010	Chile U20 (futsal)
2014–	Chile	17	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2025

Club career

Futsal

In 2010, Pavez played for the Colo-Colo futsal team ^[es] and represented Chile in the South American U20 Championship.^[2]

International career

Pavez was part of a Chile under-25 squad in a training session led by Claudio Borghi in May 2011, alongside his teammates in San Marcos de Arica, Elías Hartard and Claudio Calderón.^[3][4]

At senior level, he made his debut in a 4–0 win against Costa Rica on 22 January 2014.^[5]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 25 March 2025.

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Chile	2014	1	0
	2017	2	0
	2019	5	0
	2022	3	0
	2024	5	0
	2025	1	0
Total		17	0

Honours

Colo-Colo

• Primera División de Chile: 2009–C, 2014–C, 2015–A
• Copa Chile: 2016

Athletico Paranaense

• Campeonato Paranaense: 2018

Al-Nasr

• UAE League Cup: 2019–20

Chile

• China Cup: 2017

Notes

1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pavez and the second or maternal family name is Suazo.
2. In isolation, Esteban is pronounced [esˈteβan].