Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 30 September 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Monrovia, Liberia [1] | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Koper | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2011 | CDW Wijk bij Duurstede | ||
2011–2019 | Utrecht | ||
2022 | SPAL | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2021 | Jong Utrecht | 60 | (3) |
2021–2022 | PEC Zwolle | 9 | (0) |
2022 | SPAL | 1 | (0) |
2023 | Tabor Sežana | 8 | (0) |
2023– | Koper | 41 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2021– | Liberia | 13 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 March 2025 |
Mark Pabai (born 30 September 2000) is a Liberian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Koper and the Liberia national team. [2]
Pabai is a youth academy graduate of Utrecht. He made his professional debut for the club's reserve side on 8 March 2019 in a 3–1 defeat against Jong PSV. [3] On 3 August 2021, he joined Eredivisie club PEC Zwolle on a two-year deal. [4] [1]
On 20 January 2022, he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Serie B club SPAL in Italy. [5] On 1 September 2022, Pabai's contract with SPAL was terminated by mutual consent. [6]
In October 2021, Pabai received a call-up from Liberia for two 2022 World Cup qualifying matches against Cape Verde. [7] [8] He debuted in a 2–0 World Cup qualification loss to Nigeria on 13 November 2021. [9]
Born in Liberia, Pabai moved to the Netherlands with his family when he was six years old. [1]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Jong Utrecht | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 11 | 1 | — | 11 | 1 | |
2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 16 | 1 | — | 16 | 1 | ||
2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 33 | 1 | — | 33 | 1 | ||
Total | 60 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 3 | ||
PEC Zwolle | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
SPAL | 2021–22 | Serie B | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Tabor Sežana | 2022–23 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Koper | 2023–24 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
2024–25 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
Total | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
Career total | 119 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 125 | 3 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Liberia | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
2022 | 3 | 0 | |
2023 | 5 | 0 | |
2024 | 2 | 0 | |
2025 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 13 | 0 |