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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Varaždin 2011–12 Prva HNL 10010—1[lower-alpha 1]0120
Lokomotiva Zagreb 2012–13 Prva HNL 0000——00
2013–14 14000—00140
2014–15 4100——41
Total 18100—00181
Radnik Sesvete (loan) 2012–13 Druga HNL 24500——245
Videoton 2014–15 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 002060—80
2015–16 0000001[lower-alpha 2]010
Total 0020601090
NK Celje 2015–16 PrvaLiga 19441—00235
Cagliari 2016–17 Serie A 1000——10
Benevento (loan) 2016–17 Serie B 16100——161
Perugia (loan) 2017–18 36020—10390
Cagliari 2018–19 Serie A 3010——40
Empoli (loan) 2018–19 10200——102
Career total 13713101603015614
  1. Appearance in the Europa League
  2. Appearance in the Champions League
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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.


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