Pablo César Solari Ferreyra (born 22 March 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Russian club Spartak Moscow.[4]

Pablo Solari
Solari with Spartak Moscow in 2026
Personal information
Full name Pablo César Solari Ferreyra[1]
Date of birth (2001-03-22) 22 March 2001 (age 25)
Place of birth Arizona, Argentina[2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Spartak Moscow
Number 7
Youth career
Club Rumbo a Vélez
Talleres
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Talleres 0 (0)
2020–2021Colo-Colo (loan) 37 (5)
2022 Colo-Colo 17 (5)
2022–2025 River Plate 85 (23)
2025– Spartak Moscow 39 (10)
International career
Argentina U16
2019 Argentina U18 4 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 April 2022

Club career

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Solari joined Talleres from Club Rumbo a Vélez at the age of thirteen.[5][6] He signed his first professional contract in February 2020, having trained with Talleres' first-team in the preceding month; notably appearing in a Torneos de Verano friendly with San Lorenzo on 11 January.[4][7] Towards the end of 2020, Solari was an unused substitute for Copa de la Liga Profesional matches with Newell's Old Boys, on 30 October, and Lanús, on 9 November.[4] On 20 November, Solari headed to Chilean Primera División side Colo-Colo on loan until 31 January 2021.[8][9] He made his debut on 5 December off the bench in a draw away to Huachipato.[10]

On 2 February 2021, after five appearances, Solari's loan with Colo-Colo was extended until 31 December.[11] On 17 February, Solari scored the only goal of the game as Colo-Colo defeated Universidad de Concepción in a play-off to avoid relegation.[4][12]

On 11 February 2025, Solari signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Spartak Moscow of the Russian Premier League.[13]

International career

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Solari represented Argentina at U16 and U18 level.[14][15] He was a part of the U16 side that won the 2019 Montaigu Tournament.[14] Later that year, for the U18s, Solari made four appearances and scored one goal (versus Mauritania) at the 2019 COTIF Tournament in Spain; under manager Esteban Solari (no relation).[2][16][17]

Style of play

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Solari is primarily a winger, though he holds experience as a centre-back, an attacking midfielder and as a centre-forward from his youth career.[18]

Personal life

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Solari is the son of former footballer Victor Solari, who played in the local Liga Roca with Sportivo Realicó in the 1990s.[2][19] He also has three footballing brothers: Santiago, Mateo and Juan.[18]

Career statistics

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As of 24 May 2026.[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Talleres 2020–21[nb 1] Argentine Primera División 0000000000
Colo-Colo (loan) 2020 Chilean Primera División 9100001[a]1102
2021 28464001[b]0358
Total 3756400214510
Colo-Colo 2022 Chilean Primera División 175108[c]23[d]0297
River Plate 2022 Argentine Primera División 17523198
2023 359208[e]31[f]04612
2024 329109[e]11[g]04310
2025 100010
Total 8523531742010930
Spartak Moscow 2024–25 Russian Premier League 11240152
2025–26 Russian Premier League 2881133911
Total 391015300005413
Career total 1784327102567123760
  1. Appearance in the relegation play-offs
  2. Appearance in Supercopa de Chile
  3. Six appearances, one goal in Copa Libertadores, two appearances, one goal in Copa Sudamericana
  4. One appearance in Supercopa de Chile, two appearances in Torneos de Verano
  5. 1 2 Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  6. Appearance in Trofeo de Campeones
  7. Appearance in the 2023 Supercopa Argentina, played in 2024

Honours

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Youth team

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Argentina U16[14]

Club

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Notes

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  1. Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

References

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  1. "Player profile".
  2. 1 2 3 "PROMESAS – De España a Ecuador: Solari suma experiencia en el exterior". San Luis de elegante sport. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  3. Pablo Solari at WorldFootball.net
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Pablo Solari at Soccerway
  5. "Facundo Rojas, un diez a la brasileña". El Diario de La Pampa. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  6. "Arranco la Liga Profesional de futbol". La Mañana Deportiva. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  7. "Pablo Solari firmó su primer contrato profesional". Talleres. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  8. "Pablo Solari jugará a préstamo en el Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo". Talleres. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  9. "Pablo Solari: la prueba del mayor de todos los fracasos de Blanco y Negro". Revista El Ágora. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  10. "Debutó Solari en Colo-Colo, tras su cesión desde Talleres". Mundo D. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  11. "Sigue en Macul: Pablo Solari se queda en Colo Colo por todo 2021". Red Gol. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  12. "Pablo Solari: quién es el joven crack argentino de Colo Colo". La Cuarta. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  13. "Добро пожаловать, Пабло Солари!" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 11 February 2025.
  14. 1 2 3 "Talleres: el juvenil Solari firmó su primer contrato profesional". Cba24n. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  15. "El Juvenil Pablo Solari fue convocado a la Selección Argentina Sub 18". Talleres. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  16. ""Enfoque errado": la reflexión sobre Pablo Solari, la nueva apuesta de Colo Colo para su ataque". AS. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  17. "Quién es Pablo Solari, una de las grandes promesas de Argentina que llega al "Cacique"". La Arenga del Abuelo. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  18. 1 2 "Pablo Solari vestirá la celeste y blanca en España". El Diario de la República. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  19. "HIJO DE MATADOR!!!!! EL SOLARI QUE LA ROMPE EN LA SELECCIÓN ARGENTINA SUB 18". Infotec40. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  20. ""Спартак" – обладатель FONBET Кубка России 2025/26" [Spartak is the winner of FONBET Russian Cup 2025–26] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 24 May 2026.