Mario Pasalic

Mario Pasalic (Croatian pronunciation: [maːrio paʃalitɕ]; born 9 February 1995) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A side Atalanta and the Croatia national team.

He began his career at Hajduk Split before moving to Chelsea for a reported £3 million in 2014. Chelsea loaned him to Elche, Monaco, Milan, Spartak Moscow and then Atalanta. Following two seasons at the Bergamasque club between 2018 and 2020, he was signed permanently ahead of the 2020–21 season.

Pasalic made his senior international debut for Croatia in 2014, representing the side at UEFA Euro 2020.

Club Career

Hajduk Split

Pasalic started playing football at county club NK GOSK Kastel Gomilica before joining the 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 Hrvatski Dragovoljac, which secured the club's championship trophy.

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

In summer 2013, Pasalic signed a four-year professional contract with Hajduk and went on to make 36 appearances in all competitions during the 2013–14 season, 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, and repeated the same fate on 8 February the following year, in a 2–1 win at city rivals RNK Split.

Chelsea

On 9 July 2014, Chelsea announced the signing of Pasalic for an undisclosed fee.

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