Mark Pabai


Mark Pabai is a Liberian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Koper and the Liberia national team.

Club career

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. On 3 August 2021, he joined Eredivisie club PEC Zwolle on a two-year deal.
On 20 January 2022, he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Serie B club SPAL in Italy. On 1 September 2022, Pabai's contract with SPAL was terminated by mutual consent.

International career

In October 2021, Pabai received a call-up from Liberia for two 2022 World Cup qualifying matches against Cape Verde. He debuted in a 2–0 World Cup qualification loss to Nigeria on 13 November 2021.

Personal life

Born in Liberia, Pabai moved to the Netherlands with his family when he was six years old.