Mark Pabai

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Mark Pabai
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-09-30) 30 September 2000 (age 24)
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
0000–2011 CDW Wijk bij Duurstede
2011–2019 Utrecht
2022 SPAL
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024

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]

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Club career

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]

International career

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]

Personal life

Born in Liberia, Pabai moved to the Netherlands with his family when he was six years old. [1]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 November 2024 [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Utrecht 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 111111
2019–20 Eerste Divisie161161
2020–21 Eerste Divisie331331
Total60300603
PEC Zwolle 2021–22 Eredivisie 9020110
SPAL 2021–22 Serie B 1010
Tabor Sežana 2022–23 Slovenian PrvaLiga 801090
Koper 2023–24 Slovenian PrvaLiga31020330
2024–25 Slovenian PrvaLiga10010110
Total41030440
Career total1193601253

International

As of match played 17 November 2024 [2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Liberia 202120
202230
202350
202420
Total120

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References

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