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.

Marko Pajač

Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-05-11) 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
0000–2006	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]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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

1. Appearance in the Europa League
2. Appearance in the Champions League

References

1. "Mȃrko". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018. Mȃrko
2. "Pȁvao". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018. Pàjač
3. Strahija, Ivana (17 July 2010). "Varteksova budućnost". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 14 November 2011.
4. Strahija, Ivana (30 June 2011). "Varaždinci bez puno muke". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 14 November 2011.
5. Špac, Luka (21 July 2011). "Varaždinski nogometaši bez podcijenjivanja protiv Moldavaca". eVarazdin.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 14 November 2011.
6. Piršljin, Josip (22 June 2012). "Tomislav Barbarić preselio u Lokomotivu, s Jurićem raskinut ugovor". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 22 June 2012.
7. "UFFICIALE: Empoli scatenato, dal Cagliari arriva anche Pajac" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 January 2019.
8. "UFFICIALE: Genoa, preso Pajac per la fascia sinistra di Andreazzoli". Retrieved 20 August 2019.
9. "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