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Marco Pašalić
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-09-14) 14 September 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Karlsruhe, Germany[1]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Right winger
Team information
Current team
 Orlando City
Number 87
Youth career
SV Sandhausen
Karlsruher SC
SG Siemens Karlsruhe
–2016 TSG Hoffenheim
2016–2019 Karlsruher SC
2019–2021 VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 VfB Stuttgart II 35 (8)
2021–2023 Borussia Dortmund II 35 (6)
2021–2023 Borussia Dortmund 1 (0)
2023–2025 HNK Rijeka 49 (10)
2025– Orlando City 1 (2)
International career‡
2016 Croatia U17 1 (0)
2021–2022 Croatia U21 4 (0)
2023– Croatia 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 February 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 June 2024

Marco Pašalić (Croatian pronunciation: [mâːrko pǎʃalitɕ];[2][3] born 14 September 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Major League Soccer club Orlando City. Born in Germany, he plays for the Croatia national team.[4]

Club career

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Early career

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Pašalić received his early training in his hometown with Karlsruher SC and SG Siemens Karlsruhe, as well as in the youth teams of SV Sandhausen and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. In 2016, he returned to Karlsruher, where he played for three years. Following trial training sessions at Bayern Munich and NK Osijek, he joined VfB Stuttgart II, the reserve team of VfB Stuttgart, in 2019.[5]

VfB Stuttgart II

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On 5 September 2020, Pašalić made his senior debut for VfB Stuttgart II in the Regionalliga Südwest division when he played the full match of a 2–0 loss at home to Hessen Kassel.[6] On 24 October, Pašalić scored his first senior goal, the reserve team's second in a 2–2 draw with Kickers Offenbach.[7] Pašalić would go on to score eight goals across 24 appearances.[8]

Borussia Dortmund II

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On 21 May 2021, Pašalić announced on his Instagram that he would join 3. Liga club Borussia Dortmund II, the reserve team of Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund.[5] On 24 July, Pašalić made his debut for the club when he started at FSV Zwickau on the opening matchweek of the 2021–22 3. Liga season. The game would end 2–1 in Borussia Dortmund II's favor, with Pašalić coming off in the 78th-minute for Cebrail Makreckis.[9][10] In the following matchweek, Pašalić scored his first goal for the club, the first goal of a 1–1 draw with Waldhof Mannheim on 31 July.[11] Pašalić would finish the season with two goals and one assist across 13 appearances.[12]

In the following season, Pašalić's playing time would more than double and he would increase his output to four goals across 22 appearances.[13]

Borussia Dortmund

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After Pašalić scored two goals in three games for the reserve team, Borussia Dortmund coach Marco Rose called him into the squad for the 2021 DFL-Supercup on 17 August. Pašalić entered as a 78th-minute substitute for Giovanni Reyna in the final phase of the 3–1 defeat against Bayern Munich.[14]

In the following season on 8 November 2022, he made his Bundesliga debut for Borussia Dortmund under coach Edin Terzić in a 2–0 away defeat against VfL Wolfsburg.[15][16]

HNK Rijeka

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On 22 June 2023, Pašalić moved to Croatian Football League club HNK Rijeka on a four-year contract.[17] On 27 June, Pašalić made his debut for the club and international debut in the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Europa Conference League when he came on as a 69th-minute substitute for Alen Grgić in a 1–0 win over KF Dukagjini.[18] In the following leg on 3 August, Pašalić scored his first goal for the club when he scored the first goal of a 6–1 win.[19] Pašalić scored his first league goal for the club in the following match when he scored the third goal of a 6–0 rout of rivals Istra 1961 on 6 August.[20] Pašalić would score six goals and make two assists across 30 league appearances in his first season with the club.[21]

On 25 June 2024, Pašalić made his UEFA Europa League debut in the qualifying rounds of the tournament in goalless draw with Corvinul Hunedoara.[22] On 18 September, Pašalić scored his first Croatian Cup goal when he scored the second goal of a 3–1 victory over Neretvanac.[23] On 22 October, Pašalić scored his first senior brace in a 3–0 win at NK Bednja Beletinec in the Croatian Football Cup.[24][8] Pašalić ended his time with the club with four goals and three assists across 19 league appearances in his second season.[25]

Orlando City

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On 5 February 2025, Major League Soccer club Orlando City announced the signing of Pašalić as a Designated Player on a three-year contract with a club option to extend into 2028.[26] Pašalić made his debut in the opening match of the season against Philadelphia Union, scoring a brace in a 2–4 loss.[27] Pašalić's opening goal of the match which was scored in the 8th-minute was the fastest in any of Orlando City's home openers in MLS and the fastest goal for a club debut, beating Daryl Dike's previous record in which he scored in the 17th-minute in 2020 against Inter Miami.[28]

International career

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Pašalić made appearances for the Croatian youth national teams of U17, and U21.

On 18 November 2023, Pašalić made his senior debut for Croatia in a 2–0 away win against Latvia during the Euro 2024 qualifying.[29] On 20 May 2024, he was selected in the 26-man squad for the UEFA Euro 2024.[30] A few weeks later, on 3 June, he scored his first international goal in a 3–0 friendly victory over North Macedonia prior to the tournament.[31]

Personal life

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Pašalić is the child of Croatian immigrants who fled to Germany to escape the Yugoslav Wars in the 1990s. Pašalić said that he was grateful to grow up in Germany, but that he is "full Croatian" and "thankful" that he is from Croatia.[32]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 22 February 2025[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
VfB Stuttgart II 2020–21 Regionalliga Südwest 35 8 – – – 35 8
Borussia Dortmund II 2021–22 3. Liga 13 2 – – – 13 2
2022–23 22 4 – – – 22 4
Total 35 6 – – – 35 6
Borussia Dortmund 2021–22 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 1 0
2022–23 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Rijeka 2023–24 HNL 30 6 5 0 6[c] 2 – 41 8
2024–25 19 4 2 3 6[d] 0 – 27 7
Total 49 10 7 3 12 2 – 68 15
Orlando City 2025 Major League Soccer 1 2 0 0 – 0 0 1 2
Career total 121 26 7 3 12 2 1 0 141 31
  1. ^ Includes DFB-Pokal, Croatian Cup, U.S. Open Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in DFL-Supercup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

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As of match played 3 June 2024[1][33]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Croatia 2023 2 0
2024 3 1
Total 5 1
Scores and results list Croatia's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Marco Pašalić
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 3 June 2024 Stadion Rujevica, Rijeka, Croatia 5  North Macedonia 3–0 3–0 Friendly

References

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  1. ^ a b c Marco Pašalić at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Mȃrko". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 August 2021. Mȃrko
  3. ^ "pȁša2". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 August 2021. Pašàlīć
  4. ^ Croatian Football Federation
  5. ^ a b Wozniak, Krystian (21 May 2021). "BVB: U23 verpflichtet Top-Talent vom VfB" (in German). RevierSport.
  6. ^ "Stuttgart II vs. Hessen Kessel". Soccerway. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  7. ^ "Stuttgart II vs. Kickers Offenbach". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  8. ^ a b c Marco Pašalić at Soccerway
  9. ^ "Zwickau vs. Borussia Dortmund II". Soccerway. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  10. ^ Straub, Brian Szlenk (25 July 2021). "Borussia Dortmund II begin 3. Liga campaign with come from behind win over Zwickau". BVB Buzz. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  11. ^ "Borussia Dortmund II vs. Waldhof Mannheim". Soccerway. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  12. ^ "2021–2022 3. Liga Player Stats". FBref. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  13. ^ "2022–2023 3. Liga Player Stats". FBref. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  14. ^ "Borussia Dortmund 1–3 FC Bayern München". Bundesliga. 17 August 2021.
  15. ^ "VfL Wolfsburg 2–0 Borussia Dortmund". ESPN. 8 November 2022.
  16. ^ "Wolfsburg vs. Borussia Dortmund". Soccerway. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  17. ^ "Marco Pašalić potpisao za Rijeku: "Srcem sam na terenu 100 posto"" (in Croatian). HNK Rijeka. 22 June 2023.
  18. ^ "Dukagjini vs. Rijeka". Soccerway. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  19. ^ "Rijeka 6–1 Dukagjini". UEFA. 3 August 2023.
  20. ^ "Rijeka vs. Istra 1961". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  21. ^ "2023–2024 Hrvatska NL Player Stats". FBref. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  22. ^ "Corvinul Hunedoara vs. Rijeka". Soccerway. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  23. ^ "Neretvanac Opuzen vs. Rijeka". Soccerway. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  24. ^ "Bednja vs. Rijeka". Soccerway. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  25. ^ "Hrvatska NL Player Stats". FBref. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  26. ^ "Orlando City SC acquires Croatian international Marco Pašalić as Designated Player". Orlando City. 5 February 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  27. ^ "Philadelphia 4-2 Orlando". ESPN. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  28. ^ David, Austin (22 February 2025). "📸 Must-see: Marco Pašalić scores eight minutes into his Orlando City debut". Orlando City. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  29. ^ "Croatia beats Latvia to take big step towards Euro 2024". Croatia Week. 18 November 2023.
  30. ^ "Croatia head coach Dalić presents preliminary EURO 2024 squad". Croatian Football Federation. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  31. ^ "Hrvatska – Sj. Makedonija 3:0, Pašalićev prvijenac" (in Croatian). HNK Rijeka. 3 June 2024.
  32. ^ David, Austin (20 February 2025). "Marco Pašalić ready to bring his 'hard work' mentality to Orlando City". Orlando City. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  33. ^ Marco Pašalić at National-Football-Teams.com
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