Pablo Marí
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pablo Marí Villar[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 August 1993[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Almussafes, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Arsenal | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mallorca | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Mallorca B | 69 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Mallorca | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Gimnàstic | 91 | (6) |
| 2016–2019 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Girona (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → NAC Breda (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) | 38 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Flamengo | 22 | (2) |
| 2020 | → Arsenal (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2020– | Arsenal | 12 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:51, 22 August 2021 (UTC) | |||
Pablo Marí Villar (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaβlo maˈɾi biˈʎaɾ]; born 31 August 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Arsenal.
Club career[]
Mallorca[]
Born in Almussafes, Valencian Community,[3] Marí was a product of RCD Mallorca's youth system. He made his debut as a senior with the reserves at the age of just 17, going on to spend several seasons in the third division.[citation needed]
Marí made his first appearance with the first team on 7 December 2011, playing 30 minutes in a 2–2 draw against Granada CF after coming off the bench for fellow youth graduate Pedro Bigas.[4] On 5 May 2012 he played his second La Liga game, again acting as a substitute in a 1–0 home win over Levante UD.[5]
Marí continued to be almost exclusively associated with the B-side until the end of his spell in the Balearic Islands.[citation needed]
Gimnàstic[]
On 2 September 2013, Marí signed a contract with Gimnàstic de Tarragona also in the third level.[6] He made his debut for the Catalans on 12 October, starting and conceding a penalty in a 2–2 draw at CD Olímpic de Xàtiva.[7]
Marí scored his first goal for Nàstic on 1 December 2013, the winner in a 2–1 home victory against Levante UD B.[8] On 25 June 2015, after achieving promotion to Segunda División, he signed a new three-year deal with the club.[3]
Marí scored his first professional goal on 30 August 2015, netting his team's first in a 2–1 away defeat of CD Tenerife.[9]
Manchester City[]
On 15 August 2016, Marí was transferred to Premier League side Manchester City.[10] A day later, he was loaned to Girona FC in a season-long deal.[11]
In the following two campaigns, still owned by City, Marí played with NAC Breda (Dutch Eredivisie, where he was team captain)[12][13] and Deportivo de La Coruña (Spanish second tier).[14]
Flamengo[]
On 11 July 2019, Marí signed with Clube de Regatas do Flamengo on a contract through 2022,[15] for an approximate fee of €1.3 million (or R$5.5 million).[16] He became the third Spanish player for the Brazilian club, after goalkeeper in the late 30s and forward José Ufarte in the 60s.[17] He made his debut as a starter on 28 July in a Série A match against Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas at the Maracanã Stadium, a 3–2 win;[18] he quickly established himself in the first team, with manager Jorge Jesus pairing him with Rodrigo Caio.[19]
Marí scored his first goal for Mengão on 25 August 2019, with a volley inside the box in a 3–0 away victory over Ceará Sporting Club.[20] His second in the league came on 7 September, this time with a header against Avaí FC in a 3–0 win at Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha.[21] In November, he became the first Spaniard to win the Copa Libertadores, the major South American club competition.[22] Marí made headlines for wearing the number 24 in the Copa Libertadores, as the number is subject to a homophobic taboo in Brazil.[23][24][25]
Arsenal[]
On 29 January 2020, Marí joined English Premier League club Arsenal on loan until the end of the season, with an option for Arsenal to make the deal permanent in the summer.[26] Arsenal's technical director Edu said: “Pablo is an experienced player who will provide us with additional defensive quality. We have been monitoring Pablo’s career for a while and we are very pleased to have reached agreement with Flamengo for him to join us initially until the end of our season."[27] Marí made two appearances for Arsenal, a 2–0 FA Cup win at Portsmouth and a 1–0 Premier League win at home to West Ham, before the season was suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic.
On 17 June 2020, Marí was injured playing in a 3–0 defeat at Manchester City, in the first game of the league restart. Arsenal confirmed post-match he would miss the remainder of the season with a 'significant' ankle injury.[28] Despite this injury, Arsenal announced on 24 June that Marí would join the club permanently for an undisclosed fee on 1 July, upon the opening of the summer transfer window.[29]
On 3 December 2020, Marí scored his first goal for Arsenal in a 4–1 home win over Rapid Wien in the UEFA Europa League.[30]
Personal life[]
Marí is married to Veronica Chacon, and the couple had a son, named after his father, in 2018.[31]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mallorca B | 2010–11 | Segunda División B | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||||||
| 2012–13 | 28 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 69 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 69 | 3 | ||||||
| Mallorca | 2011–12 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Gimnàstic | 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 2 | |||
| 2014–15 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 39 | 3 | |||||
| 2015–16 | Segunda División | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 91 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 96 | 6 | |||||
| Manchester City | 2016–17 | Premier League | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Girona (loan) | 2016–17 | Segunda División | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| NAC Breda (loan) | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| Deportivo La Coruña (loan) | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 38 | 2 | |||
| Flamengo | 2019 | Série A | 22 | 2 | — | — | 6[a] | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
| Arsenal (loan) | 2019–20 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Arsenal | 2020–21 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[c] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 264 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 286 | 16 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
Honours[]
Flamengo
Individual
References[]
- ^ "Premier League publish retained lists". Premier League. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Pablo Marí: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Pablo Marí renova per tres temporades" [Pablo Marí renews for three seasons] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ "Hemed penalty rescues restarted game". ESPN Soccernet. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ "Mallorca gain six appeal". ESPN Soccernet. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ "Pablo Marí fitxa pel Nàstic" [Pablo Marí signs for Nàstic] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ^ "Olímpic 2–2 Nàstic" (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ^ "Nàstic 2–1 Llevant B" [Nàstic 2–1 Levante B] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ^ "Le vuelven a voltear un marcador" [They allow another comeback]. Marca (in Spanish). 30 August 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ "Pablo Marí fitxa pel Manchester City FC" [Pablo Marí signs for Manchester City FC] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 15 August 2016. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "El central Pablo Marí llega al Girona" [Stopper Pablo Marí arrives at Girona] (in Spanish). Girona FC. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ López, Víctor (16 November 2017). "Pablo Marí brilla en el NAC Breda e interesa en la Premier" [Pablo Marí shines at NAC Breda and catches the Premier's eye]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "Loan watch: Cup joy for Roberts' Celtic". Manchester City F.C. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "Pablo Marí, nuevo jugador del Deportivo" [Pablo Marí, new Deportivo player] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ @Flamengo (11 July 2019). "Tem novidade no Mengão. O zagueiro espanhol Pablo Marí, de 25 anos, é o nosso novo reforço. Ele foi comprado junto ao Manchester City e assinou contrato com o Mais Querido até dezembro de 2022. Seja bem-vindo! Muito sucesso com o Manto Sagrado!