Mark Pabai
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 September 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Monrovia, Liberia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Koper | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| 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– | Koper | 41 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Liberia | 14 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 September 2025 | |||
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.[2]
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
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
Born in Liberia, Pabai moved to the Netherlands with his family when he was six years old.[1]
