Mark Pabai | |
Birth Date: | 30 September 2000 |
Birth Place: | Monrovia, Liberia |
Height: | 1.89 m |
Position: | Defender |
Currentclub: | Koper |
Clubnumber: | 2 |
Youthyears1: | –2011 |
Youthclubs1: | CDW Wijk bij Duurstede |
Youthyears2: | 2011–2019 |
Youthclubs2: | Utrecht |
Youthyears3: | 2022 |
Youthclubs3: | SPAL |
Years1: | 2019–2021 |
Clubs1: | Jong Utrecht |
Caps1: | 60 |
Goals1: | 3 |
Years2: | 2021–2022 |
Clubs2: | PEC Zwolle |
Caps2: | 9 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2022 |
Clubs3: | SPAL |
Caps3: | 1 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2023 |
Clubs4: | Tabor Sežana |
Caps4: | 8 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2023– |
Clubs5: | Koper |
Caps5: | 31 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2021– |
Nationalteam1: | Liberia |
Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 12 May 2024 |
Ntupdate: | 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.
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.[1] On 3 August 2021, he joined Eredivisie club PEC Zwolle on a two-year deal.[2] [3]
On 20 January 2022, he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Serie B club SPAL in Italy.[4] On 1 September 2022, Pabai's contract with SPAL was terminated by mutual consent.[5]
In October 2021, Pabai received a call-up from Liberia for two 2022 World Cup qualifying matches against Cape Verde.[6] [7] He debuted in a 2–0 World Cup qualification loss to Nigeria on 13 November 2021.[8]
Born in Liberia, Pabai moved to the Netherlands with his family when he was six years old.[3]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Jong Utrecht | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 11 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
2019–20 | 16 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||||
2020–21 | 33 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||||
Total | 60 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 3 | |||
PEC Zwolle | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
Career total | 67 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 3 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberia | 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
2022 | 3 | 0 | ||
2023 | 4 | 0 | ||
Total | 9 | 0 |