| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pablo Marí Villar[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-08-31)31 August 1993 (age 31)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Almussafes, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fiorentina | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mallorca | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Mallorca B | 69 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Mallorca | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Gimnàstic | 83 | (6) |
| 2016–2019 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | →Girona (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | →NAC Breda (loan) | 31 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | →Deportivo La Coruña (loan) | 37 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Flamengo | 22 | (2) |
| 2020 | →Arsenal (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Arsenal | 12 | (0) |
| 2022 | →Udinese (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | →Monza (loan) | 30 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Monza | 53 | (0) |
| 2025– | Fiorentina | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:45, 16 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Pablo Marí Villar (born 31 August 1993) is a Spanish professionalfootballer who plays as acentre-back forSerie A clubFiorentina.
Marí graduated fromMallorca'syouth academy and played for various clubs throughout his career, in Spain, the Netherlands, Brazil, England and Italy. He won theCopa Libertadores andSérie A in 2019 withFlamengo, and was included in theSérie A Team of the Year that year.
Born inAlmussafes,Valencian Community,[4] Marí was a product ofRCD Mallorca's youth system. He made his debut as a senior withthe reserves at the age of just 17, going on to spend several seasons in thethird division.[citation needed]
Marí made his first appearance with the first team on 7 December 2011, playing 30 minutes in a 2–2 draw againstGranada CF aftercoming off the bench for fellow youth graduatePedro Bigas.[5] On 5 May 2012 he played his secondLa Liga game, again acting as a substitute in a 1–0 home win overLevante UD.[6]
Marí continued to be almost exclusively associated with the B-side until the end of his spell in theBalearic Islands.[citation needed]
On 2 September 2013, Marí signed a contract withGimnàstic de Tarragona also in the third level.[7] He made his debut for theCatalans on 12 October, starting and conceding apenalty in a 2–2 draw atCD Olímpic de Xàtiva.[8]
Marí scored his first goal forNàstic on 1 December 2013, the winner in a 2–1 home victory againstLevante UD B.[9] On 25 June 2015, afterachieving promotion toSegunda División, he signed a new three-year deal with the club.[4]
Marí scored his first professional goal on 30 August 2015, netting his team's first in a 2–1 away defeat ofCD Tenerife.[10]
On 15 August 2016, Marí was transferred toPremier League sideManchester City.[11] A day later, he was loaned toGirona FC in aseason-long deal.[12]
In the following two campaigns, still owned by City, Marí played withNAC Breda (DutchEredivisie, where he wasteam captain)[13][14] andDeportivo de La Coruña (Spanish second tier).[15]
On 11 July 2019, Marí signed withFlamengo on a contract through 2022,[16] for an approximate fee of €1.3 million (or R$5.5 million).[17] He became the third Spanish player for the Brazilian club, after goalkeeperTalladas [es] in the late 1930s and forwardJosé Ufarte in the 1960s.[18] He made his debut as a starter on 28 July in aSérie A match againstBotafogo de Futebol e Regatas at theMaracanã Stadium, a 3–2 win;[19] he quickly established himself in the first team, with managerJorge Jesus pairing him withRodrigo Caio.[20]
Marí scored his first goal for theMengão on 25 August 2019 with a volley inside the box in a 3–0 away victory overCeará Sporting Club.[21] His second in the league came on 7 September, this time with a header againstAvaí FC in a 3–0 win atEstádio Nacional Mané Garrincha.[22] In November, he became the first Spaniard to win theCopa Libertadores, the major South American club competition.[23] Marí made headlines for wearing the number 24 in the Copa Libertadores, as the number is subject to ahomophobic taboo in Brazil.[24][25][26]
On 29 January 2020, Marí joined EnglishPremier League clubArsenal on loan until the end of the season, with an option for Arsenal to make the deal permanent in the summer.[27] Arsenal's technical directorEdu 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."[28] Marí made two appearances for Arsenal, a 2–0FA Cup win atPortsmouth and a 1–0 Premier League win at home toWest Ham, before the season was suspended due toCOVID-19 pandemic.[citation needed]
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 theseason with a "significant" ankle injury.[29] 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.[30]
On 3 December 2020, Marí scored his first goal for Arsenal in a 4–1 home win overRapid Wien in theUEFA Europa League.[31] Mari only made 28 appearances for the club.[32]
Mari appeared in theAmazon Original sportsdocuseriesAll or Nothing: Arsenal, which documented the club activities during the2021–22 season.
On 20 January 2022, Marí joinedSerie A clubUdinese on loan until the end of the2021–22 season.[33]
On 11 August, he was loaned to newly promoted Serie A sideMonza.[34] Marì made his debut for Monza on 14 August, as a starter in a 2–1 Serie A defeat toTorino.[35]
On 4 May 2023, Monza signed Marí on a permanent deal after they activated his release clause after they secured safety following their 1–1 draw at home toRoma.[36][37]
On 28 January 2025, Marí signed for fellow Italian clubFiorentina on a permanent deal. His arrival meant that he reunited with his former manager atMonzaRaffaele Palladino.[38]
Marí and his wife Veronica Chacon have a son, Pablo Jr. (b. 2018).[39]
On 27 October 2022, Marí was stabbed and injured at aCarrefour supermarket inAssago,Metropolitan City of Milan. He was taken to hospital conscious and not in a serious condition. Monza's CEOAdriano Galliani stated: "His life is not in danger, he should recover quickly". A man was killed during the attack and four others were injured. The perpetrator was a man with mental health problems.[40][41]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | 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 | Segunda División B | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||||
| 2012–13 | Segunda División B | 28 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 69 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 3 | ||
| Mallorca | 2011–12 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Gimnàstic | 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 6[c] | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2[c] | 0 | 39 | 3 | |||
| 2015–16 | Segunda División | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 83 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 96 | 6 | ||
| Manchester City | 2016–17 | Premier League | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2017–18 | Premier League | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2018–19 | Premier League | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Girona (loan) | 2016–17 | Segunda División | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| NAC Breda (loan) | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 3 | |||
| Deportivo La Coruña (loan) | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[d] | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||
| Flamengo | 2019 | Série A | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[e] | 1 | 2[f] | 0 | 30 | 3 | |
| Arsenal (loan) | 2019–20 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Arsenal | 2020–21 | Premier League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[g] | 1 | — | 16 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Arsenal total | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Udinese (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie A | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||
| Monza (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||
| Monza | 2023–24 | Serie A | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Monza total | 83 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 1 | ||
| Fiorentina | 2024–25 | Serie A | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 369 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 404 | 21 | ||
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