Marko Pajač (; born 11 May 1993) is a Croatian professional

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who plays as a

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for Lokomotiva.

Club career

Pajač came up through the Varteks youth academy, starting in 2006. The organization lost its major sponsor, the Varteks clothes factory, and changed its name to NK Varaždin in June 2010, just a month before Pajač signed a scholarship contract with them. He made his debut for the first team against Lusitanos on 30 June 2011 in the first qualifying round of the

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as a second-half substitute. Varaždin won the match 5–1, with Pajač sent-off in the stoppage time for a professional foul. The following month, Pajač signed a professional contract with Varaždin. After the financially struggling Varaždin was expelled from the 2011–12 Prva HNL, Pajač signed a five-year contract with Lokomotiva in June 2012. On 29 August 2014, Pajač signed a three-year contract with the Hungarian club Videoton. On 31 January 2019, Pajac joined

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on loan with an option to buy until 30 June 2019. On 20 August 2019, Pajač joined

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on loan with an option to buy. On 1 February 2021, Pajač completed a move to

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. On 11 July 2022, Pajač returned to

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* * 1993 births Living people Footballers from Zagreb Men's association football midfielders Croatian men's footballers 21st-century Croatian sportsmen Croatia men's youth international footballers Croatia men's under-21 international footballers NK Varaždin (1931–2015) players NK Lokomotiva Zagreb players NK Sesvete players Fehérvár FC players NK Celje players Cagliari Calcio players Benevento Calcio players AC Perugia Calcio players Empoli FC players Genoa CFC players Brescia Calcio players AC Reggiana 1919 players Croatian Football League players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Serie A players Serie B players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Italy {{Croatia-footy-midfielder-stub