Mario Pašalić

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Mario Pašalić
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Pašalić playing for Elche in 2015
Personal information
Full name Mario Pašalić
Date of birth (1995-02-09) 9 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Mainz, Germany
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Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Chelsea
Youth career
2003–2005 GOŠK (KG)
2006–2013 Hajduk Split
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Hajduk Split 32 (11)
2014– Chelsea 0 (0)
2014–2015 → Elche (loan) 31 (3)
2015–2016 → Monaco (loan) 16 (3)
International career‡
2009 Croatia U14 2 (0)
2011 Croatia U16 2 (0)
2011 Croatia U17 10 (2)
2013 Croatia U19 4 (2)
2014– Croatia U21 12 (6)
2014– Croatia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:26, 23 May 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:39, 21 November 2015

Mario Pašalić (born 9 February 1995) is a Croatian footballer who plays for Chelsea, as a central midfielder.

He began his career at Hajduk Split before moving to Chelsea for a reported £3 million in 2014. Chelsea loaned him to Elche and Monaco.

Pašalić made his senior international debut for Croatia in 2014.

Club career

Hajduk Split

Born in Mainz, Germany, Pašalić moved to Croatia at early age and started training football at lowly NK GOŠK Kaštel Gomilica before joining the HNK Hajduk Split's youth academy in 2006. A youth international, he first gained wider recognition in the 2011–12 season, scoring 17 goals for the under-17s despite being a midfielder, and scoring the winner for the under-19s in a 3–2 success against NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac, which secured their championship trophy.

During the pre-season, however, Pašalić was diagnosed with a Staphylococcus infection, being sidelined for the first half of the 2012–13 campaign.[1] He played his first match as a professional on 14 April 2013 replacing Ivan Vuković in the 90th minute of a 2–1 home success against HNK Cibalia.[2]

In the 2013 summer Pašalić signed a four-year professional contract with Hajduk and went on to make 36 appearances in all competitions during 2013–14, scoring 11 goals and assisting a further five. On 14 September 2013, he scored two goals in a derby 2–0 victory against Dinamo Zagreb,[3] and repeated the same fate on 8 February of the following year, in a 2–1 win at city rivals RNK Split.[4]

Chelsea

On 9 July 2014, Chelsea announced the signing of Pašalić, for a reported fee of £3 million.[5] Upon signing, Pašalić said: "I am very happy because I am now a Chelsea player."[6]

Loan to Elche

On 22 July 2014, Pašalić joined Elche CF on a season-long loan deal.[7] He made his La Liga debut on 25 August, starting and being booked in a 0–3 away loss against FC Barcelona.[8]

On 12 April 2015, Pašalić scored his first goal in the main category of Spanish football, netting the last in a 2–0 win at Córdoba CF.[9] On 29 April 2015, Pašalić scored in a 4–0 victory over Deportivo de La Coruña.[10] On 3 May 2015, Pašalić scored a late goal which turned out to be the winner in the match against Málaga, the match ended in a 2–1 victory for Elche.[11]

Loan to Monaco

On July 3, it was announced that Pašalić will spend the 2015-16 season on loan at Monaco.[12] Striker Radamel Falcao went on loan to Chelsea as part of the loan agreement for Pašalić to join the French side.[13] During an interview about his loan move to Monaco, Pašalić stated that staying at Chelsea this season was never an option and that he ″needs to improve, grow and then hope to get a chance with Chelsea.″[14]

On July 28, Pašalić made his Monaco début in a 3-1 victory against Switzerland side Young Boys in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, in which he scored the final goal to make it 3-1.[15] On August 8, Pašalić made his Ligue 1 début after playing 25 minutes in a 2-1 win over Nice.[16] On 19 August, Pašalić scored against Valencia, but it was not enough to stop Monaco from losing 3–1 in the first leg of the Champions League play-off.[17] In the 2015-2016 Coupe de France, Pasalic scored twice in two appearances.[18]

International career

On 14 May 2014, Pašalić was on Niko Kovač's 30-man list that were named to participate in 2014 FIFA World Cup.[19] He was one of the seven players cut from the final list, however.[20] He made his debut for Croatia on 4 September 2014, when he replaced Mario Mandžukić in a friendly home victory over Cyprus.[21]

Career statistics

As of 14 February 2016.[22][23]
Club performance League Cup Continental Other Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Croatia League Croatian Cup Europe Other Total
2012–13 Hajduk Split Prva HNL 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
2013–14 30 11 3 0 3[lower-alpha 1] 0 1 0 37 11
Total 32 11 3 0 3 0 1 0 39 11
Spain League Copa del Rey Europe Other Total
2014–15 Elche (loan) La Liga 31 3 4 0 — — 35 3
Total 31 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 35 3
France League Coupe de France Europe Other Total
2015–16 Monaco (loan) Ligue 1 16 3 2 2 9[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 1] 2 1[lower-alpha 3] 0 28 7
Total 16 3 2 2 9 2 1 0 28 7
Career total 79 17 8 1 12 3 2 0 102 21
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Appearance(s) in Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in Champions League
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in Coupe de la Ligue

Honours

Club

Hajduk Split Reserves

References

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  23. ↑ Mario Pašalić at Soccerway

External links

Awards
Preceded by Heart of Hajduk Award
2014		 Succeeded by
[to be determined]
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