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My Take
Marco Pasalic interests me precisely because his story refuses a tidy label. Born in Germany, shaped by six different academies before Stuttgart finished the job, and choosing Croatia, his heritage nation, for international football, he is a study in identity assembled from many places. Now he is carving out a right-wing role at Orlando City in MLS rather than chasing the obvious European path. I respect players who take the road that suits their development over the road that flatters their ego. Talents stitched together from scattered roots often play with something extra to prove, and I am quietly curious to see how far he climbs.
Overview
Marco Pašalić (Croatian pronunciation: [mâːrko pǎʃalitɕ]; born 14 September 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Major League Soccer club Orlando City. Born in Germany, he plays for the Croatia national team. Pašalić is a product of six different German academies, but graduated from the academy of VfB Stuttgart.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Marco Pašalić
- Name (Japanese)
- マルコ・パシャリッチ
- Reading
- まるこ・ぱしゃりっち
- Born
- September 14, 2000 (age 25)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Dragon
- Origin
- Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe Government Region, Germany
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from Germany →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.