Marko Pajač
Marko Pajač (Croatian pronunciation: [mâːrko pǎjatʃ];[1][2] born 11 May 1993) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Genoa, on loan from Cagliari.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 May 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Genoa (on loan from Cagliari) | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2006 | Zelina | ||
| 2006–2012 | Varaždin | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Varaždin | 10 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Lokomotiva | 18 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | → Radnik Sesvete (loan) | 24 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | Videoton | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Celje | 19 | (4) |
| 2016– | Cagliari | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Benevento (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | → Perugia (loan) | 36 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Empoli (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2019– | → Genoa (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2011 | Croatia U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Croatia U19 | 12 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | Croatia U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Croatia U21 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:06, 27 April 2019 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Pajač started his career playing at youth level for Varaždin, with whom he signed a scholarship contract in July 2010.[3] He made his debut for the first team against Lusitanos on 30 June 2011 in the first qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League as a second-half substitute. Varaždin won the match 5–1, with Pajač sent-off in the stoppage time for a professional foul.[4] The following month, Pajač signed a professional contract with Varaždin.[5] After Varaždin was expelled from the 2011–12 Prva HNL, Pajač signed a five-year contract with Lokomotiva in June 2012.[6]
On 29 August 2014, Pajač signed a three-year contract with the Hungarian club Videoton.
On 31 January 2019, Pajac joined Empoli on loan with an option to buy until 30 June 2019.[7]
On 20 August 2019, Pajač joined Genoa on loan with an option to buy.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 26 May 2019[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Varaždin | 2011–12 | Prva HNL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Lokomotiva Zagreb | 2012–13 | Prva HNL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |||
| Radnik Sesvete (loan) | 2012–13 | Druga HNL | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 5 | ||
| Videoton | 2014–15 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| NK Celje | 2015–16 | PrvaLiga | 19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | |
| Cagliari | 2016–17 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Benevento (loan) | 2016–17 | Serie B | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| Perugia (loan) | 2017–18 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Cagliari | 2018–19 | Serie A | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Empoli (loan) | 2018–19 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 137 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 156 | 14 | ||
- Appearance in the Europa League
- Appearance in the Champions League
References
- "Mȃrko". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018.
Mȃrko
- "Pȁvao". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018.
Pàjač
- Strahija, Ivana (17 July 2010). "Varteksova budućnost". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- Strahija, Ivana (30 June 2011). "Varaždinci bez puno muke". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- Špac, Luka (21 July 2011). "Varaždinski nogometaši bez podcijenjivanja protiv Moldavaca". eVarazdin.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- Piršljin, Josip (22 June 2012). "Tomislav Barbarić preselio u Lokomotivu, s Jurićem raskinut ugovor". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- "UFFICIALE: Empoli scatenato, dal Cagliari arriva anche Pajac" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- "UFFICIALE: Genoa, preso Pajac per la fascia sinistra di Andreazzoli". Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- "Marko Pajac > Club Matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
External links
- Marko Pajač at the Croatian Football Federation
- Marko Pajač at Soccerway
- Marko Pajač at FootballDatabase.eu