Mario Pavelić

Mario Pavelić
Pavelić with Rapid Wien in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-09-19) 19 September 1993 (age 33)
Place of birth Eisenstadt, Austria
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Right back
Team information
Current team
 SV Leobendorf
Number 23
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)
2025– SV Leobendorf 45 (1)
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 as of 28 June 2026

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

Club career

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

On 5 October 2020, he signed with Wolfsberger AC.

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

International career

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

Honours

Rijeka

References

  1. ↑ "Mario Pavelic Rapid profile". Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  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. Archived from the original on 21 January 2020. 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.