Mario Pavelić

Mario Pavelić
Pavelić with Rapid Wien in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-09-19) 19 September 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Eisenstadt, Austria
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
2001–2009 Neusiedl am See
2009–2011 Rapid Wien
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Rapid Wien II 58 (2)
2013–2018 Rapid Wien 104 (4)
2018–2020 Rijeka 9 (1)
2019 → Sarpsborg 08 (loan) 8 (0)
2020 → Admira Wacker (loan) 14 (1)
2020–2021 Wolfsberger AC 10 (0)
2021–2023 Žalgiris 70 (2)
International career
2009 Austria U16 2 (0)
2010 Austria U17 2 (0)
2010 Austria U18 1 (0)
2012 Austria U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2023

Mario Pavelić (born 19 September 1993) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a right back.

Club career

In summer 2013, he was promoted to Rapid Wien's first team squad by head coach Zoran Barišić.[2] In May 2018, Pavelić signed a three-year contract with HNK Rijeka in Croatia.[3] On 31 July 2019, Pavelić was loaned to Sarpsborg 08 FF in Norway until the end of the year.[4]

On 5 October 2020, he signed with Wolfsberger AC.[5]

In August 2021 he signed with Lithuanian FK Žalgiris.[6] On 9 August 2021 he made his debut in A Lyga against Banga.[7][8][9][10] On 25 October Žalgiris announced that player left the club.[11]

International career

Pavelić was born in Austria to Bosnian parents from Sarajevo, and was called up to represent Bosnia internationally.[12] Pavelić has represented Austria at youth levels, from under-16 to under-19.

Honours

Rijeka

References

  1. ^ "Mario Pavelic Rapid profile".
  2. ^ "Mario Pavelic: Vom Ersatz des Ersatzmannes ins Rampenlicht" [Mario Pavelic: From stand-by of the stand-by into the spotlight] (in German). SportNet.at. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Mario Pavelić novi igrač Rijeke: 'Želja je da se borimo za naslov prvaka'" (in Croatian). nk-rijeka.hr. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Mario Pavelić na posudbi u Sarpsborgu do kraja godine" (in Croatian). nk-rijeka.hr. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  5. ^ "HALLO MARIO!" (in German). Wolfsberger AC. 5 October 2020.
  6. ^ ""Žalgiris" sulaukė pastiprinimo prieš mačą Slovėnijoje | A Lyga | Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga".
  7. ^ "Žalgiris - Banga | A Lyga | Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga".
  8. ^ "Žalgiris - Banga - Lietuvos Futbolas".
  9. ^ ""Žalgiris" nesunkiai susigrąžino lyderio poziciją".
  10. ^ "Pirmąkart istorijoje – Vilniaus "Žalgiris" aikštėje be lietuvių".
  11. ^ ""Žalgiris" atsisveikino su M. Paveličiumi | TOPsport a lyga | Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga".
  12. ^ "Der (auch) mit dem Ball tanzt". www.laola1.at.
  13. ^ "KRAJ U PULI: Rijeka na krilima Simona Sluge i Zorana Kvržića stigla do sedmog Kupa u povijesti!". Novilist.hr (in Croatian). 22 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.


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