Estudiantes Born in
Tres Sargentos,
Buenos Aires Province, Pavone left his childhood club
Boca Juniors at the age of 14, and went on to feature for
Estudiantes de La Plata in the
Argentine Primera División during seven years (11 comprising youth). His first notable achievement there was scoring 16 goals in the
2005 edition of the
Clausura, being crowned the competition's top scorer; furthermore, he was the joint top scorer of the
2006 Copa Libertadores with five goals. Pavone was selected by
sports newspaper Olé as the best player in the
2006 Apertura tournament, where he helped Estudiantes win the championship playing 17 games and scoring 11 goals. These included his team's first and last goals of the tournament, against
Quilmes Atlético Club and his "alma mater"
Boca Juniors respectively; he also excelled at
assisting his teammates, as in the fifth goal against
Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata in a 7–0 win on 15 October
derby (in which he also netted once).
Betis Pavone signed for
Real Betis in late June 2007. The player, who was on his honeymoon in the city of
Seville, was purchased by for
€6.8 million, becoming the first signing under compatriot
Héctor Cúper's management. Pavone's competitive debut came in
La Liga on 26 August, as he played the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw at
Recreativo de Huelva. In his first two seasons he failed to impress, but had a good run from November 2007–January 2008, when he netted six goals in five matches, including braces against
Real Zaragoza (a 2–1 win, as a late
substitute) and
UD Almería (a 3–1 victory). Pavone only scored twice in the
2008–09 season, and Betis returned to the
second division after nine years. He was supposed to sign for
Calcio Catania in Italy on 1 February 2010 but, due to
Ewerthon's refusal to sign with the
Andalusians in order to take his place, the deal was cancelled.
Return to Argentina On 23 July 2010,
Club Atlético River Plate and Betis arranged a one-year loan deal for Pavone, who returned to his country after three years. He scored five goals in
the Apertura, helping the club climb out of the relegation zone. River, however, would be scheduled to appear in the relegation playoffs against
Club Atlético Belgrano. On 26 June 2011, after a 0–2 away loss, he scored in the first minutes of the game but also had a
penalty saved by
Juan Carlos Olave, in an eventual 1–3 aggregate defeat which sent the historical
Buenos Aires team to the
second level for the first time in its history. On 5 August 2011, Pavone signed for
Club Atlético Lanús on a
free transfer. He made his debut on the 16th against
Club Atlético Independiente, coming in at the 27th minute of the second half and scoring the game's only goal in injury time. Pavone had a good run in the second semester, netting seven times in the
2012 Clausura and another four in the
2012 Copa Libertadores.
Cruz Azul In June 2012, Pavone joined
Cruz Azul in the
Liga MX, helping to the conquest of two major titles in two years, including the
2013–14 edition of the
CONCACAF Champions League where he scored his team's only goal in
the finals and was awarded the Golden Ball.
Back to Argentina On 13 January 2015,
Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield signed Pavone on loan. In June, after his contract expired, he rejected an offer from his first club Estudiantes and joined
Racing Club de Avellaneda. After five months at the
Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón, Pavone returned to Vélez for the
2016 season.
Later career In July 2017, Pavone rejoined Estudiantes. He made his league debut in his second spell on 29 August, playing the entire 2–1 home victory over
Arsenal de Sarandí. On 22 May 2019, having contributed to a 5–1 defeat of
Sarmiento de Resistencia in the
round of 64 of the
Copa Argentina, Pavone scored his 70th competitive goal for
Los Pincharratas. On 25 June, the 37-year-old moved to
Defensor Sporting of the
Uruguayan Primera División after agreeing to a one-and-a-half-year contract. ==International career==