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Marko Pajac

Marko Pajac

Defender - Left-Back  at NK Lokomotiva Zagreb
Age33
CitizenshipCroatia
Height1.85 m
Footleft
BornMay 11, 1993
at NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 622 days · joined 2024-09-09
👕200+ Apps
Market value €200k
Left-Back Defender

Career snapshot

12
clubs played for
11/12
debut season
0.06
goals / match
Brescia Calcio (- 2025)
top club · 58 apps

Career highs

€1.50m
peak value · 2019
top transfer fee
5
best season · 12/13
16 / 3
int'l caps / goals
266Appearances
17Goals
29Assists
38Yellow cards
5Red cards
41Full matches (90′)
Full nameMarko Pajac
Name in home countryMarko Pajač
Date of birth1993-05-11 (33 yrs)
Place of birthZagreb, Croatia
CitizenshipCroatia
PositionDefender - Left-Back (main: Defender)
Footleft
Height185.00 m
Current clubNK Lokomotiva Zagreb
Joined2024-09-09
Contract expires2026-06-30
AgentPro transfer
OutfitterNike
Jul 2025
25/26 — NK Lokomotiva Zagreb
3 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Sep 2024
Transfer: Without Club → NK Lokomotiva
24/25 · Transfer
Aug 2024
Transfer: Genoa → Without Club
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — NK Lokomotiva Zagreb
20 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2024
Transfer: Reggiana → Genoa
23/24 · Return from loan
Feb 2024
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jan 2024
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Dec 2023
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Oct 2023
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Oct 2023
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Aug 2023
Transfer: Genoa → Reggiana
23/24 · Loan
Jul 2023
23/24 — AC Reggiana 1919
13 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Nov 2022
Injury: unknown
30 games missed
Jul 2022
Transfer: Brescia → Genoa
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Genoa CFC
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Brescia Calcio (- 2025)
40 matches · 3 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2021
Transfer: Cagliari → Brescia
20/21 · Transfer
Aug 2020
Transfer: Genoa → Cagliari
19/20 · Return from loan
Jul 2020
20/21 — Cagliari Calcio, Brescia Calcio (- 2025)
18 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2020
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Oct 2019
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Aug 2019
Transfer: Cagliari → Genoa
19/20 · Loan
Jul 2019
19/20 — Genoa CFC
12 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2019
Transfer: FC Empoli → Cagliari
18/19 · Return from loan
Apr 2019
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jan 2019
Transfer: Cagliari → FC Empoli
18/19 · Loan
Jul 2018
18/19 — Cagliari Calcio, FC Empoli
14 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2018
Transfer: Perugia → Cagliari
17/18 · Return from loan
Aug 2017
Transfer: Cagliari → Perugia
17/18 · Loan
Jul 2017
17/18 — AC Perugia Calcio
39 matches · 0 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2017
Transfer: Benevento → Cagliari
16/17 · Return from loan
Aug 2016
Transfer: Cagliari → Benevento
16/17 · Loan
Jul 2016
Transfer: NK Celje → Cagliari
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Cagliari Calcio, Benevento Calcio
17 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Sep 2015
Transfer: Without Club → NK Celje
15/16 · Transfer
Aug 2015
Transfer: Videoton FC → Without Club
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Videoton FC, NK Celje
24 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2014
Transfer: NK Lokomotiva → Videoton FC
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — Videoton FC, NK Lokomotiva Zagreb
7 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — NK Lokomotiva Zagreb
13 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2013
Transfer: Radnik Sesvete → NK Lokomotiva
12/13 · Return from loan
Jul 2012
Transfer: NK Lokomotiva → Radnik Sesvete
12/13 · Loan
Jul 2012
12/13 — NK Radnik Sesvete
24 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2012
Transfer: NK Varazdin → NK Lokomotiva
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — NK Varazdin
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: NK Varazdin U19 → NK Varazdin
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2010
Transfer: NK Varazdin U17 → NK Varazdin U19
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2008
Transfer: Varteks Jugend → Varteks U17
08/09 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
3,654 min
Minutes played by club
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 7.6%
AC Reggiana 1919 0.0%
Genoa CFC 0.0%
Brescia Calcio (- 2025) 44.4%
Cagliari Calcio 0.0%
FC Empoli 10.2%
AC Perugia Calcio 0.0%
Benevento Calcio 12.5%
NK Celje 18.3%
Videoton FC 0.0%
NK Radnik Sesvete 7.0%
NK Varazdin 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 4 13/14 25/26 40 1 10 279
AC Reggiana 1919 1 23/24 23/24 13 0 0 0
Genoa CFC 2 19/20 22/23 23 0 1 0
Brescia Calcio (- 2025) 2 20/21 21/22 58 3 9 1,622
Cagliari Calcio 3 16/17 20/21 5 0 0 0
FC Empoli 1 18/19 18/19 10 2 1 371
AC Perugia Calcio 1 17/18 17/18 39 0 7 0
Benevento Calcio 1 16/17 16/17 16 1 1 457
NK Celje 1 15/16 15/16 23 5 0 670
Videoton FC 2 14/15 15/16 4 0 0 0
NK Radnik Sesvete 1 12/13 12/13 24 5 0 255
NK Varazdin 1 11/12 11/12 11 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

3€375K5€750K8€1.1M10€1.5M11/1212/13 — 5 goals (NK Radnik Sesvete)512/1313/14 — 3 assists313/1414/15 — 1 goals (NK Lokomotiva Zagreb)14/15 — 2 assists314/1515/16 — 5 goals (NK Celje)515/1616/17 — 1 goals (Benevento Calcio)16/17 — 1 assists216/1717/18 — 7 assists717/1818/19 — 2 goals (FC Empoli)18/19 — 1 assists318/1919/20 — 1 assists119/2020/21 — 2 assists220/2121/22 — 3 goals (Brescia Calcio (- 2025))21/22 — 7 assists1021/2222/2323/2424/25 — 3 assists324/2525/26 — 2 assists225/2611/12 — €50K12/13 — €150K13/14 — €150K14/15 — €150K15/16 — €150K16/17 — €500K17/18 — €500K18/19 — €600K19/20 — €1.5M20/21 — €1.2M21/22 — €800K22/23 — €1M23/24 — €650K24/25 — €350K25/26 — €200KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

11/12: 0011/1212/13: 5512/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 5515/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 3321/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

11/12: 0011/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 3313/1414/15: 2214/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 7717/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 2220/2121/22: 7721/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 3324/2525/26: 2225/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Hrvatski nogometni kup NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 1 0 0 0 0 0
25/26 SuperSport HNL NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 2 0 2 1 0 0
24/25 Hrvatski nogometni kup NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 3 0 0 1 0 0
24/25 SuperSport HNL NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 17 0 3 4 0 0
23/24 Serie B AC Reggiana 1919 13 0 0 1 0 0
22/23 Italy Cup Genoa CFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Serie B Genoa CFC 10 0 0 3 0 0
21/22 Italy Cup Brescia Calcio (- 2025) 1 0 0 0 1 0
21/22 Serie B Brescia Calcio (- 2025) 36 2 7 5 0 1,483
21/22 Serie B Play-off Brescia Calcio (- 2025) 3 1 0 0 0 139
20/21 Serie A Cagliari Calcio 0 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Serie B Brescia Calcio (- 2025) 17 0 2 1 0 0
20/21 Serie B Play-off Brescia Calcio (- 2025) 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Italy Cup Genoa CFC 1 0 1 0 0 0
19/20 Serie A Genoa CFC 11 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 Italy Cup Cagliari Calcio 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Serie A FC Empoli 10 2 1 5 0 371
18/19 Serie A Cagliari Calcio 3 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Italy Cup AC Perugia Calcio 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Serie B AC Perugia Calcio 36 0 7 2 1 0
17/18 Serie B Play-off AC Perugia Calcio 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Italy Cup Cagliari Calcio 0 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Serie A Cagliari Calcio 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Serie B Benevento Calcio 16 1 1 1 0 457
16/17 Serie B Play-off Benevento Calcio 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Champions League Qu. Videoton FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Pokal Slovenije NK Celje 4 1 0 2 0 302
15/16 Prva Liga NK Celje 19 4 0 6 0 368
14/15 Magyar Kupa Videoton FC 3 0 0 0 1 0
14/15 NB I. Videoton FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 SuperSport HNL NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 4 1 2 0 1 279
13/14 SuperSport HNL NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 13 0 3 3 0 0
12/13 Prva NL NK Radnik Sesvete 24 5 0 2 0 255
11/12 Europa League Qualifying NK Varazdin 1 0 0 0 1 0
11/12 SuperSport HNL NK Varazdin 10 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
08/09 2008-07-01 Varteks Jugend Varteks U17 Transfer 0
10/11 2010-07-01 NK Varazdin U17 NK Varazdin U19 Transfer 0
11/12 2011-07-01 NK Varazdin U19 NK Varazdin Transfer 0
12/13 2012-07-01 NK Varazdin NK Lokomotiva Transfer 150000
12/13 2012-07-27 NK Lokomotiva Radnik Sesvete Loan 150000
12/13 2013-06-15 Radnik Sesvete NK Lokomotiva Return from loan 150000
14/15 2014-08-29 NK Lokomotiva Videoton FC Transfer 150000
15/16 2015-08-31 Videoton FC Without Club Transfer 100000
15/16 2015-09-28 Without Club NK Celje Transfer 100000
16/17 2016-07-02 NK Celje Cagliari Transfer 300000
16/17 2016-08-28 Cagliari Benevento Loan 500000
16/17 2017-06-30 Benevento Cagliari Return from loan 350000
17/18 2017-08-07 Cagliari Perugia Loan 350000
17/18 2018-06-30 Perugia Cagliari Return from loan 600000
18/19 2019-01-31 Cagliari FC Empoli Loan 600000
18/19 2019-06-30 FC Empoli Cagliari Return from loan 1500000
19/20 2019-08-20 Cagliari Genoa Loan 1500000
19/20 2020-08-31 Genoa Cagliari Return from loan 1100000
20/21 2021-02-01 Cagliari Brescia Transfer 500000
22/23 2022-07-11 Brescia Genoa Transfer 1000000
23/24 2023-08-30 Genoa Reggiana Loan 650000
23/24 2024-06-30 Reggiana Genoa Return from loan 350000
24/25 2024-08-30 Genoa Without Club Transfer 350000
24/25 2024-09-09 Without Club NK Lokomotiva Transfer 350000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
18/19 Adductor injury 2019-04-07 2019-04-26 20 3
19/20 unknown injury 2019-10-24 2019-11-01 9 2
19/20 inflammation 2020-01-31 2020-03-15 45 5
22/23 Knee surgery 2022-11-08 2023-08-29 295 30
23/24 Adductor pain 2023-10-06 2023-10-20 15 1
23/24 Adductor pain 2023-10-27 2023-11-20 25 4
23/24 Fitness 2023-12-01 2023-12-25 25 4
23/24 flu 2024-01-26 2024-01-29 4 1
23/24 Fever 2024-02-09 2024-02-12 4 1
Current€200k
Peak€1.50m
Low€50k
Δ since start+€150k
€50k€413k€775k€1.14m€1.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €650k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.10m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #29380 #17 4 0 former national player
Team #28207 3 0 former national player
Team #17379 #7 7 3 former national player
Team #11943 2 0 former national player

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
12/13 Prva NL NK Radnik Sesvete 5 24
15/16 Prva Liga NK Celje 4 19
18/19 Serie A FC Empoli 2 13

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
21/22 Serie B Brescia Calcio (- 2025) 7 36
17/18 Serie B AC Perugia Calcio 7 36
13/14 SuperSport HNL NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 3 13

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
23/24 2024-06-30 Reggiana Genoa Return from loan €350k
23/24 2023-08-30 Genoa Reggiana Loan €650k
19/20 2020-08-31 Genoa Cagliari Return from loan €1.10m
19/20 2019-08-20 Cagliari Genoa Loan €1.50m
18/19 2019-06-30 FC Empoli Cagliari Return from loan €1.50m
18/19 2019-01-31 Cagliari FC Empoli Loan €600k
17/18 2018-06-30 Perugia Cagliari Return from loan €600k
17/18 2017-08-07 Cagliari Perugia Loan €350k
16/17 2017-06-30 Benevento Cagliari Return from loan €350k
16/17 2016-08-28 Cagliari Benevento Loan €500k
12/13 2013-06-15 Radnik Sesvete NK Lokomotiva Return from loan €150k
12/13 2012-07-27 NK Lokomotiva Radnik Sesvete Loan €150k

Last 36 matches for NK Lokomotiva Zagreb The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2023-11-01 KR2 HNK Gorica 1–2 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb INJURED Adductor pain
2023-11-01 KR2 NK Varaždin 0–2 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb INJURED Adductor pain
2023-11-01 KR2 NK Osijek 1–1 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb INJURED Adductor pain
2023-11-01 KR2 NK Osijek 3–1 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb INJURED Adductor pain
2023-11-01 KR2 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 1–1 HNK Hajduk Split INJURED Adductor pain
2023-11-01 KR2 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 2–5 HNK Hajduk Split INJURED Adductor pain
2023-11-01 KR2 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 1–0 NK Rudeš INJURED Adductor pain
2023-11-01 KR2 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 3–0 NK Rudeš INJURED Adductor pain
2023-11-01 KR2 HNK Gorica 1–0 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb INJURED Adductor pain
2023-11-01 KR2 NK Varaždin 0–0 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb INJURED Adductor pain
2023-11-01 KR2 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 2–2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb INJURED Adductor pain
2023-11-01 KR2 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 0–1 GNK Dinamo Zagreb INJURED Adductor pain
2023-11-01 KR2 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 3–3 NK Varaždin INJURED Adductor pain
2023-11-01 KR2 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 0–0 NK Varaždin INJURED Adductor pain
2023-11-01 KR2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 2–1 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb INJURED Adductor pain
2023-11-01 KR2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 0–3 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb INJURED Adductor pain
2023-11-01 KR2 HNK Rijeka 2–1 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb INJURED Adductor pain
2023-11-01 KR2 HNK Rijeka 4–0 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb INJURED Adductor pain
2023-11-01 KR2 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 3–0 NK Istra 1961 INJURED Adductor pain
2023-11-01 KR2 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 3–1 HNK Rijeka INJURED Adductor pain
2023-11-01 KR2 NK Istra 1961 0–4 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb INJURED Adductor pain
2023-11-01 KR2 NK Istra 1961 0–0 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb INJURED Adductor pain
2023-11-01 KR2 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 1–1 HNK Gorica INJURED Adductor pain
2023-11-01 KR2 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 1–1 HNK Gorica INJURED Adductor pain
2023-11-01 KR2 NK Rudeš 0–0 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb INJURED Adductor pain
2023-11-01 KR2 NK Rudeš 3–3 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb INJURED Adductor pain
2023-11-01 KR2 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 1–1 NK Istra 1961 INJURED Adductor pain
2023-11-01 KR2 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 1–1 HNK Rijeka INJURED Adductor pain
2023-11-01 KR2 HNK Hajduk Split 1–0 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb INJURED Adductor pain
2023-11-01 KR2 HNK Hajduk Split 1–2 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb INJURED Adductor pain
2023-11-01 KR2 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 1–3 NK Slaven Belupo INJURED Adductor pain
2023-11-01 KR2 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 2–1 NK Slaven Belupo INJURED Adductor pain
2023-11-01 KR2 NK Slaven Belupo 0–1 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb INJURED Adductor pain
2023-11-01 KR2 NK Slaven Belupo 2–3 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb INJURED Adductor pain
2023-11-01 KR2 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 2–2 NK Osijek INJURED Adductor pain
2023-11-01 KR2 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 1–1 NK Osijek INJURED Adductor pain

Teams faced most often by Marko Pajac's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
AC Perugia Calcio 8 4 3 1 10 7 +3 50%
AS Cittadella 8 6 0 2 10 6 +4 75%
Brescia Calcio 6 2 2 2 10 7 +3 33%
Carpi FC 6 3 3 0 10 4 +6 50%
Ascoli Calcio 5 2 1 2 6 6 0 40%
Spezia Calcio 5 3 0 2 9 8 +1 60%
FC Crotone 4 3 0 1 8 2 +6 75%
Hellas Verona 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4 50%
Pisa SC 4 2 0 2 6 3 +3 50%
SPAL 2013 Ferrara 4 1 1 2 4 5 -1 25%
US Salernitana 1919 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4 50%
US Cremonese 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 25%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
11/12 Senior debut season
12/13 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
25/26 3 0 1 0 0 0
24/25 20 0 5 0 0 0
23/24 13 0 1 0 0 0
22/23 11 0 3 0 0 0
21/22 40 1,622 5 0 1 0.33
20/21 18 0 1 0 0 0
19/20 12 0 1 0 0 0
18/19 14 371 5 0 0 1.21
17/18 39 0 2 0 1 0
16/17 17 457 1 0 0 0.2
15/16 24 670 8 1 0 1.21
14/15 7 279 0 0 2 0.65
13/14 13 0 3 0 0 0
12/13 24 255 2 1 0 1.06
11/12 11 0 0 0 1 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Prva NL
24 apps
5 G
0 A
Prva Liga
19 apps
4 G
0 A
Serie B
128 apps
3 G
17 A
Serie A
25 apps
2 G
1 A
SuperSport HNL
46 apps
1 G
10 A
Serie B Play-off
5 apps
1 G
0 A
Pokal Slovenije
4 apps
1 G
0 A
Italy Cup
6 apps
0 G
1 A

Frequently asked about Marko Pajac

Who is Marko Pajac?

Marko Pajac is a Croatia professional footballer who plays as a left-back for NK Lokomotiva Zagreb.

How old is Marko Pajac?

Marko Pajac is 33 years old. He was born on May 11, 1993 in Zagreb.

What position does Marko Pajac play?

Marko Pajac plays as a left-back (Defender - Left-Back).

What club does Marko Pajac play for?

Marko Pajac currently plays for NK Lokomotiva Zagreb.

How many career goals has Marko Pajac scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Marko Pajac has scored 17 goals in 266 appearances.

What is Marko Pajac's market value?

Marko Pajac's most recent reported market value is €200k.