Mario Pašalić

footballer

Mario Pašalić (born 9 February 1995) is a Croatian football player. He plays as a midfielder for Atalanta and the Croatia national team.

Mario Pašalić
Pašalić with Spartak Moscow in 2017
Personal information
Full name Mario Pašalić[1]
Date of birth (1995-02-09) 9 February 1995 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth Mainz, Germany
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Atalanta
Number 8
Youth career
2003–2005 GOŠK Kaštel Gomilica
2006–2013 Hajduk Split
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Hajduk Split 32 (11)
2014–2020 Chelsea 0 (0)
2014–2015Elche (loan) 31 (3)
2015–2016Monaco (loan) 16 (3)
2016–2017AC Milan (loan) 24 (5)
2017–2018Spartak Moscow (loan) 21 (4)
2018–2020Atalanta (loan) 68 (14)
2020– Atalanta 128 (30)
National team
2009 Croatia U14 2 (0)
2011 Croatia U16 2 (0)
2011 Croatia U17 10 (2)
2013 Croatia U19 4 (2)
2014–2016 Croatia U21 12 (7)
2014– Croatia 65 (10)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Croatia
FIFA World Cup
Third place 2022 Qatar
UEFA Nations League
Runner-up 2023 Netherlands
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:19, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 June 2024

Career statistics

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As of match played 2 June 2024[4][5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hajduk Split 2012–13 Prva HNL 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2013–14 30 11 3 0 3[a] 0 1[b] 0 37 11
Total 32 11 3 0 3 0 1 0 39 11
Elche (loan) 2014–15 La Liga 31 3 4 0 35 3
Monaco (loan) 2015–16 Ligue 1 16 3 3 2 1 0 9[c] 2 29 7
Milan (loan) 2016–17 Serie A 24 5 2 0 1[d] 0 27 5
Spartak Moscow (loan) 2017–18 Russian Premier League 21 4 4 1 7[e] 0 32 5
Atalanta (loan) 2018–19 Serie A 33 5 5 2 4[a] 1 42 8
2019–20 35 9 1 0 9[f] 3 45 12
Atalanta 2020–21 Serie A 25 6 3 0 5[f] 0 33 6
2021–22 37 13 2 0 9[g] 1 48 14
2022–23 32 5 1 0 33 5
2023–24 34 6 5 1 11[a] 1 50 8
Total 196 44 17 3 38 6 251 53
Career total 320 70 33 6 1 0 57 8 2 0 413 84
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance in Croatian Super Cup
  3. Four appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
  5. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  6. 6.0 6.1 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  7. Five appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 19 June 2024[6]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Croatia 2014 1 0
2015 1 0
2016 0 0
2017 3 0
2018 3 0
2019 4 0
2020 8 2
2021 14 4
2022 16 1
2023 10 3
2024 5 0
Total 65 10
Scores and results list Croatia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pašalić goal.
List of international goals scored by Mario Pašalić[6]
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 October 2020 Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland 15   Switzerland 2–1 2–1 Friendly
2 11 November 2020 Vodafone Park, Istanbul, Turkey 18   Turkey 2–2 3–3
3 27 March 2021 Stadion Rujevica, Rijeka, Croatia 22   Cyprus 1–0 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 28 June 2021 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark 27   Spain 3–3 3–5 (aet) UEFA Euro 2020
5 7 September 2021 Stadion Poljud, Split, Croatia 30   Slovenia 2–0 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 11 November 2021 National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta 33   Malta 3–1 7–1
7 10 June 2022 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark 39   Denmark 1–0 1–0 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A
8 14 June 2023 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands 53   Netherlands 2–1 4–2 (aet) 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals
9 8 September 2023 Stadion Rujevica, Rijeka, Croatia 55   Latvia 5–0 5–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
10 15 October 2023 Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales 58   Wales 1–2 1–2

Honours

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Hajduk Split reserves

Hajduk Split

AC Milan

Atalanta

Croatia

Individual

References

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  1. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Croatia (CRO)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 8. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. "Mario Pašalić | Croatia | UEFA Nations League". UEFA. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  3. "Mario Pašalić". Atalanta B.C. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021.
  4. "Mario Pašalić > Club Matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  5. Mario Pašalić at Soccerway
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Mario Pašalić profile". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  7. "Milan win Supercoppa Italiana in shootout triumph over Juventus". The Guardian. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  8. "Atalanta 3-0 Leverkusen: Lookman treble brings UEFA Europa League glory to Bergamo". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 2024-05-22. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  9. "Coppa Italia: Atalanta bow to Lazio". Football Italia. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.[permanent dead link]
  10. "Juventus 1–0 Atalanta: Juve win a record 15th Coppa Italia". BBC Sport. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  11. Smyth, Rob (17 December 2022). "Croatia 2-1 Morocco: World Cup 2022 third-place playoff – as it happened". the Guardian. Retrieved 17 December 2022.