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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marlon Pack[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-03-25)25 March 1991 (age 34)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Portsmouth, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Portsmouth | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2009 | Portsmouth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Portsmouth | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | →Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2010 | →Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | →Cheltenham Town (loan) | 38 | (2) |
| 2011–2013 | Cheltenham Town | 86 | (12) |
| 2013–2019 | Bristol City | 244 | (11) |
| 2019–2022 | Cardiff City | 100 | (5) |
| 2022– | Portsmouth | 130 | (9) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:19, 10 February 2026 (UTC) | |||
Marlon Pack (born 25 March 1991) is an English professionalfootballer who plays as amidfielder forEFL Championship clubPortsmouth. He formerly played forBristol City,Cardiff City andCheltenham Town.
Born inPortsmouth,Hampshire, Pack became a first year scholar in the 2007–08 season playing regularly for the academy and occasionally for thereserves. The following season he became a regular in the reserve team and remained a key player in the academy side. By the time he signed a one-year professional contract at the end of the 2008–09 season, he had played more than 50 games for Portsmouth's junior teams.[3][4] He made his debut in theLeague Cup againstCrystal Palace on 24 August 2010 as an extra time substitute, scoring in the subsequent penalty shoot out.[5]
On 31 August 2009, Pack joinedWycombe Wanderers ofFootball League One on a one-month youth loan.[4] Pack made his debut inthe Football League five days later as a second-halfsubstitute in a narrow loss toBrighton & Hove Albion.[6] He made nine appearances in all competitions for Wycombe, where he remained until 26 October when new managerGary Waddock chose not to extend the loan further.[7]
In January 2010, he went on loan toDagenham & Redbridge.[8]Marlon was scheduled to return to Portsmouth on 6 April 2010 as his maximum 94-day loan spell would have ended at the club. Furthermore, as the loan window had closed Dagenham were unable to renew the loan deal until the end of the Football League season. He scored his first goal for the Daggers in what turned out to be his final appearance for the team, a 3–1 defeat to Port Vale on 5 April 2010.[9]
Pack signed on a season-long loan forCheltenham Town on 31 August 2010[10] making his debut on 4 September in a 3–1 away defeat toBarnet.[11] He was then awarded the player of the month for his performances in November.[12] On 28 December 2010, he scored his first goal for the club in a 4–0 win againstBradford City.[13] Five days later he scored his second goal in a 2–1 victory againstSouthend United atRoots Hall.[14] On 23 May 2011, he made the loan move permanent, signing from Portsmouth on a free transfer.[15] He scored his first goal of the 2011–12 season on 27 August 2011 in a 3–1 win againstCrawley Town.[16] In December 2011 he scored three goals, including goals in back-to-back wins againstLuton Town and Southend United, and in a 1–0 win againstRotherham United.[17][18][19] He scored his fifth goal of the season in a 4–1 home win againstAccrington Stanley on 14 April, before helping Cheltenham secure a play-off position by scoring in a 2–1 victory againstPlymouth Argyle on 5 May.[20][21] In the play-off semi finals Cheltenham facedTorquay United and after winning the home leg 2–0, they won the away leg 2–1 thanks to a late 25-yard free-kick scored by Pack to send them to the final atWembley Stadium.[22]
After a trial, Pack signed a two-year deal withLeague One clubBristol City on 2 August 2013. Although hisCheltenham contract had expired, a compensation fee, agreed at around £100,000, was payable because he was aged under 24.[23] He was given the number 21 shirt. Pack made his Bristol City debut on the opening day of the season, as a second-half substitute in a 2–2 draw withBradford City.[24]
Pack scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 win against Coventry City on 18 October 2014.
In May 2015 Pack signed a new two-year contract to remain at the club until the summer of 2017.[25] This was followed by the option for a further year being taken up.[26]
Pack featured heavily as Bristol City reached the semi-finals of the2017–18 EFL Cup with wins overPremier League opponentsWatford,[27]Stoke City,[28]Crystal Palace[29] andManchester United.[30] Pack scored in the semi-final defeat againstPremier League leadersManchester City.[31] He signed a new three-year contract in July 2018.[32]
Pack departedBristol City with 283 club appearances, 12 goals and 24 assists. He was replaced as captain byJosh Brownhill.
Pack joinedCardiff on 8 August 2019 for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract, ending his Bristol City captaincy in the process.[33] He made his debut for the side two days later in a 2–1 victory overLuton Town.[34] In August 2019 he suffered a leg injury during a game atReading, he made his return on 28 September in a 2–2 draw withHull City.[35][36] Pack's first goal in a Cardiff shirt came in the following game in a 3–0 win againstQueens Park Rangers.[37] On 10 June 2022, Cardiff announced Pack would leave the club when his contract expired on 30 June.[38]
On 22 June 2022, Pack returned to his hometown club Portsmouth on a two-year deal having begun his professional career with the League One club.[39] Following the departure ofClark Robertson, Pack was appointed Portsmouth captain ahead of the2023–24 season.[40] At theEFL Awards, Pack was named in the League One Team of the Season.[41] He was named as Portsmouth's Player of the Season for 2023–24 byThe News/Sports Mail following the club's promotion as champions.[42][43]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Portsmouth | 2009–10[44] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010–11[45] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 2009–10[44] | League One | 8 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 2009–10[44] | League Two | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2010–11[45] | League Two | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 41 | 2 | |
| Cheltenham Town | 2011–12[46] | League Two | 43 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6[b] | 1 | 53 | 7 |
| 2012–13[47] | League Two | 43 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 51 | 7 | |
| Total | 124 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 145 | 16 | ||
| Bristol City | 2013–14[48] | League One | 43 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| 2014–15[49] | League One | 34 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 46 | 3 | |
| 2015–16[50] | Championship | 45 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 48 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17[51] | Championship | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 39 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18[52] | Championship | 42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 48 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19[53] | Championship | 46 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 48 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20[54] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 244 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 282 | 12 | ||
| Cardiff City | 2019–20[54] | Championship | 37 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| 2020–21[55] | Championship | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 41 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22[56] | Championship | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| Total | 100 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 109 | 5 | ||
| Portsmouth | 2022–23[57] | League One | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 37 | 5 |
| 2023–24[58] | League One | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 3 | |
| 2024–25[59] | Championship | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| 2025–26[60] | Championship | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| Total | 130 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 137 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 624 | 40 | 33 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 701 | 43 | ||
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