Mario Pašalić
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario Pašalić | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Mainz, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Hajduk Split | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2005 | GOŠK (KG) | ||
| 2006–2013 | Hajduk Split | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2013–2014 | Hajduk Split | 18 | (6) |
| 2014– | Chelsea F.C. | 0 | (0) |
| 2014– | → Hajduk Split (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010 | Croatia U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | Croatia U17 | 10 | (2) |
| 2013– | Croatia U19 | 3 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Mario Pašalić (born 9 February 1995) also known as Big Mario is a Croatian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hajduk Split in the Prva HNL, on loan from the English Premier League club Chelsea F.C..
Club career
Pašalić started training football at the low-tier GOŠK (KG), before joining the Hajduk Split's youth academy in early 2006. A youth international, he first gained wider recognition in the 2011–2012 season, scoring 17 goals for the U-17 team, despite being a midfielder and, in the last match of the season, scoring the winning goal for the U-19 team in a 3–2 match vs. Hrvatski Dragovoljac, in the 90th minute, which secured their championship trophy. During the pre-season, however, he was diagnosed with a Staphylococcus infection, because of which he was forced to miss the first half of the 2012–2013 season.[1] He recuperated, however, and made his first team league debut on 14 April 2013 in a match vs. HNK Cibalia, when he entered for Ivan Vuković in the 90th minute. In September 2013, Pašalić has scored two goals in a derby against Dinamo Zagreb (twice from a corner kicks sent from Haris Bukva)
Chelsea F.C.
On 30.1.2014 it was confirmed that he would join Chelsea for a fee of £2 million, however, he will stay at Hajduk on loan until summer.[2]
Honours
References
- ↑ Duplančić, Blaž (5 January 2013). "Hajdukovih juniora Mario Pašalić vraća se nakon teške bolesti". dalmacijanews.com (in Croatian). Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ↑ Pavković, Božo (14 September 2013). "Pašalić: Cijeli život sanjam da ću dignuti Poljud na noge, san mi se ostvario!". dalmacijanews.com (in Croatian). Retrieved 15 September 2013.
http://www.24sata.hr/nogomet/pasalic-se-vratio-u-split-samo-sam-koncentriran-na-hajduk-351724 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2548647/Chelsea-talks-teenage-star-Mario-Pasalic-make-Croatias-squad-Brazil.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2548647/Chelsea-talks-teenage-star-Mario-Pasalic-make-Croatias-squad-Brazil.html
External links
- Mario Pašalić at nogometni-magazin (Croatian)
- Mario Pašalić at hajduk.hr
- Mario Pašalić at Transfermarkt.de
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