Mark Pabai

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Mark Pabai
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-09-30) 30 September 2000 (age 23)
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 31 (0)
International career
2021– Liberia 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

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 6 November 2021 [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Utrecht 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 111111
2019–20 161161
2020–21 331331
Total6030000603
PEC Zwolle 2021–22 Eredivisie 701080
Career total6731000683

International

As of 17 October 2023 [2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Liberia 202120
202230
202340
Total90

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Mark Pabai at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 November 2021. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. "PSV II vs. Utrecht II - 8 March 2019" . Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  4. "Mark Pabai naar PEC Zwolle". 3 August 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  5. "IL DIFENSORE MARK PABAI É UN NUOVO CALCIATORE BIANCAZZURRO" (in Italian). SPAL. 20 January 2022. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  6. "RISOLTO CONSENSUALMENTE IL RAPPORTO SPORTIVO COL DIFENSORE MARK PABAI" (in Italian). SPAL. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  7. "Acht internationals deze periode actief". 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  8. "Justin Salmon, Mark Pabai, Patrick Weah Withdraw from Liberia Squad" . Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  9. "Match Report of Liberia vs Nigeria - 2021-11-13 - WC Qualification". Global Sports Archive. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.