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Mark Pabai

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Mark Pabai
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-09-30) 30 September 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Monrovia, Liberia[1]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
De Graafschap
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)
2023–2026 Koper 73 (0)
2026– De Graafschap 0 (0)
International career
2021– Liberia 15 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 June 2026

Mark Pabai (born 30 September 2000) is a Liberian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eerste Divisie club De Graafschap and the Liberia national team.[2]

Club career

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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

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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

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

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 9 November 2024[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Utrecht 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 111111
2019–20 Eerste Divisie 161161
2020–21 Eerste Divisie 331331
Total 60300603
PEC Zwolle 2021–22 Eredivisie 9020110
SPAL 2021–22 Serie B 1010
Tabor Sežana 2022–23 Slovenian PrvaLiga 801090
Koper 2023–24 Slovenian PrvaLiga 31020330
2024–25 Slovenian PrvaLiga 10010110
Total 41030440
Career total 1193601253

International

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As of match played 31 March 2026[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Liberia 202120
202230
202350
202420
202520
202610
Total150

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "PEC-aanwinst Mark Pabai (20) wil zijn debuut in de eredivisie niet te lang uitstellen. 'Dit is het moment'". 5 August 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Mark Pabai at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 November 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  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.
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