| Marko Pajač | |
| Full Name: | Marko Pajač[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1993 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Position: | Left back |
| Currentclub: | Genoa |
| Youthyears1: | –2006 |
| Youthclubs1: | Zelina |
| Youthyears2: | 2006–2012 |
| Youthclubs2: | Varteks / Varaždin |
| Years1: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs1: | Varaždin |
| Caps1: | 10 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2012–2014 |
| Clubs2: | Lokomotiva |
| Caps2: | 18 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs3: | → Radnik Sesvete (loan) |
| Caps3: | 24 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Years4: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs4: | Videoton |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs5: | Celje |
| Caps5: | 19 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Years6: | 2016–2021 |
| Clubs6: | Cagliari |
| Caps6: | 4 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs7: | → Benevento (loan) |
| Caps7: | 16 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs8: | → Perugia (loan) |
| Caps8: | 36 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2019 |
| Clubs9: | → Empoli (loan) |
| Caps9: | 10 |
| Goals9: | 2 |
| Years10: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs10: | → Genoa (loan) |
| Caps10: | 11 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs11: | Brescia |
| Caps11: | 57 |
| Goals11: | 3 |
| Years12: | 2022– |
| Clubs12: | Genoa |
| Caps12: | 11 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Years13: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs13: | → Reggiana (loan) |
| Caps13: | 13 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 9 June 2024 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2011 |
| Nationalteam1: | Croatia U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2011–2012 |
| Nationalteam2: | Croatia U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 4 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2012–2013 |
| Nationalteam3: | Croatia U20 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2013–2014 |
| Nationalteam4: | Croatia U21 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
Marko Pajač (pronounced as /hr/;[2] [3] born 11 May 1993) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a left back for club Genoa.
Pajač came up through the Varteks youth academy, starting in 2006. The organization lost its major sponsor, the Varteks clothes factory, and changed its name to NK Varaždin in June 2010, just a month before Pajač signed a scholarship contract with them.[4] 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.[5] The following month, Pajač signed a professional contract with Varaždin.[6] After the financially struggling Varaždin was expelled from the 2011–12 Prva HNL, Pajač signed a five-year contract with Lokomotiva in June 2012.[7]
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.[8]
On 20 August 2019, Pajač joined Genoa on loan with an option to buy.[9]
On 1 February 2021, Pajač completed a move to Brescia.
On 11 July 2022, Pajač returned to Genoa.[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Varaždin | 2011–12 | Prva HNL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Lokomotiva Zagreb | 2012–13 | Prva HNL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||||
| Radnik Sesvete (loan) | 2012–13 | Druga HNL | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 5 | |||
| Videoton | 2014–15 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| NK Celje | 2015–16 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | ||
| Cagliari | 2016–17 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Benevento (loan) | 2016–17 | Serie B | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| Perugia (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie B | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Empoli (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie A | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||
| Genoa (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie A | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Brescia | 2020–21 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 148 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 168 | 14 | |||