# Pablo Marí
**Pablo Marí** (Pablo Marí Villar, born 1993 in Almussafes, Spain) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-footed center-back. He is best known for winning the 2019 [Copa Libertadores](https://www.edgepedia.org/copa-libertadores) with Flamengo and for spells at Arsenal, Udinese, Monza, and Fiorentina, and Transfermarkt lists him as without a club since 1 July 2026 after leaving Al-Hilal.[1](https://www.transfermarkt.fr/pablo-mari/profil/spieler/210178)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1993, Almussafes, Spain; height 1.93 m; left-footed[1](https://www.transfermarkt.fr/pablo-mari/profil/spieler/210178) |
| Position | Centre-back (secondary position left-back)[1](https://www.transfermarkt.fr/pablo-mari/profil/spieler/210178) |
| Career clubs | Mallorca, Tarragona, Manchester City (never played), Girona, NAC Breda, Deportivo, Flamengo, Arsenal, Udinese, Monza, Fiorentina, Al-Hilal[2](https://theanalyst.com/players/4420/pablo-mari/career) |
| Flamengo 2019 | 22 league appearances, 2 goals, 1 assist; Copa Libertadores winner; Club World Cup finalist[2](https://theanalyst.com/players/4420/pablo-mari/career) • [3](https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshualaw/2020/02/02/is-pablo-mar-the-long-term-solution-to-arsenals-defensive-woes/) |
| Arsenal | Loaned January 2020, permanent 1 July 2020 for €6M; 12 Premier League appearances 2020–2022[4](https://www.footballtransfers.com/us/players/pablo-mari/transfer-history) • [2](https://theanalyst.com/players/4420/pablo-mari/career) |
| Serie A record | Udinese 15 apps, 2 goals (2021/22); Monza 83 apps, 1 goal (2022–2025); Fiorentina 24 apps (2024–2025/26)[2](https://theanalyst.com/players/4420/pablo-mari/career) |
| Latest move | Al-Hilal, 2025/26: 5 Saudi Pro League appearances, 360 minutes[2](https://theanalyst.com/players/4420/pablo-mari/career) |
## Early career in Spain
Marí came through the youth system of [RCD Mallorca](https://www.edgepedia.org/rcd-mallorca), where he was registered from 2006 to 2010, and made two senior Primera División appearances for the club in 2011/12 while playing regularly for Mallorca II in the Spanish third tier.[1](https://www.transfermarkt.fr/pablo-mari/profil/spieler/210178) • [2](https://theanalyst.com/players/4420/pablo-mari/career) He then spent three seasons with [Gimnàstic de Tarragona](https://www.edgepedia.org/gimnastic-de-tarragona) in the Spanish second division, making 91 league appearances and scoring 6 goals between 2013 and 2016.[2](https://theanalyst.com/players/4420/pablo-mari/career)
**Manchester City years.** Marí signed for Manchester City in 2016 for an undisclosed fee but never made a first-team appearance for the club.[5](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/team/every-notable-manchester-city-signing-of-the-115-charges-era) He was instead loaned to clubs connected with the City group and beyond: Girona in 2016/17 (8 [Segunda División](https://www.edgepedia.org/segunda-division) appearances), [NAC Breda](https://www.edgepedia.org/nac-breda) in 2017/18 (31 [Eredivisie](https://www.edgepedia.org/eredivisie) appearances, 3 goals), and Deportivo de La Coruña in 2018/19, where he played 38 league matches in the Spanish second division.[2](https://theanalyst.com/players/4420/pablo-mari/career)
## Flamengo and the 2019 breakthrough
Flamengo bought Marí from Manchester City in July 2019, paying a reported €1.7M transfer fee, on the advice of coach [Jorge Jesus](https://www.edgepedia.org/jorge-jesus), who wanted a left-footed center-back.[6](https://www.aiscore.com/en/player-pablo-mari/jr7owilew0teq0e) Marí became a regular in the side that won the 2019 Copa Libertadores, beating River Plate in the final in Lima, and started in the [FIFA Club World Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/fifa-club-world-cup) final against Liverpool in Doha that December.[3](https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshualaw/2020/02/02/is-pablo-mar-the-long-term-solution-to-arsenals-defensive-woes/) Across the 2019 Brazilian Serie A season he made 22 appearances, scoring 2 goals with 1 assist.[2](https://theanalyst.com/players/4420/pablo-mari/career) Playing as the left center-back also allowed his partner Rodrigo Caio to move to his preferred right-sided role.[3](https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshualaw/2020/02/02/is-pablo-mar-the-long-term-solution-to-arsenals-defensive-woes/)
## Arsenal
Arsenal, managed by [Mikel Arteta](https://www.edgepedia.org/mikel-arteta), who had been a City coach during Marí's time there, signed him on loan in January 2020 and made the move permanent on 1 July 2020 for €6M.[4](https://www.footballtransfers.com/us/players/pablo-mari/transfer-history) He debuted in the Premier League in a 1-0 win over West Ham United in March 2020 and said publicly that he wanted to stay at the club.[7](https://as.com/futbol/2020/03/07/internacional/1583607811_908286.html) His Arsenal career was limited by injury and competition: he made 12 Premier League appearances across 2020/21 and 2021/22, plus 5 Europa League appearances in 2020/21 in which he scored once.[2](https://theanalyst.com/players/4420/pablo-mari/career)
**Loan to Udinese.** In January 2022 Marí joined Udinese on loan and became one of the revelations of the second half of the [Serie A](https://www.edgepedia.org/serie-a) season, scoring 2 goals in 15 matches as the club climbed to a comfortable twelfth place, its best finish in a decade.[8](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/el-espanol-pablo-mari-pretendido-por-los-grandes-de-italia-n/) His form attracted interest from [AC Milan](https://www.edgepedia.org/ac-milan), Inter, Lazio, Fiorentina, and Torino, though no move materialized that summer.[8](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/el-espanol-pablo-mari-pretendido-por-los-grandes-de-italia-n/)
## Monza and Fiorentina
Marí moved to newly promoted Monza on loan for 2022/23, playing 30 Serie A matches and scoring once, and the transfer was made permanent; across 2023/24 and 2024/25 he added 53 more appearances for the club.[2](https://theanalyst.com/players/4420/pablo-mari/career) At Fiorentina he made 24 appearances across all competitions in 2024/25 and 2025/26, including 11 Serie A matches in 2025/26.[2](https://theanalyst.com/players/4420/pablo-mari/career)
## Al-Hilal and current status
Marí joined Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia, where he made 5 [Saudi Pro League](https://www.edgepedia.org/saudi-pro-league) appearances in 2025/26, and Transfermarkt records him as a free agent since 1 July 2026 with a listed market value of €2M.[2](https://theanalyst.com/players/4420/pablo-mari/career) • [1](https://www.transfermarkt.fr/pablo-mari/profil/spieler/210178)
## Playing style
Marí is a tall, left-footed defender whose game is built on positioning and aerial strength rather than mobility. In [EA Sports](https://www.edgepedia.org/ea-sports)' FC 26 he is rated 74 overall as a center-back, with his best attributes strength (78), jumping (78), and heading accuracy (77), and his weakest sprint speed (54).[9](https://fafifa.com/player/pablo-mari-villar) Data-based profiling of his 2025/26 Serie A season places his defending output (tackles, interceptions, and blocks per 90) at the 95th percentile among Serie A defenders, while his dribbling sits at the 5th percentile.[10](https://tactix.football/player/pablo-mari) Analysts covering his Arsenal move described a defender comfortable in build-up play, with a high interception rate and low tackle rate indicating a reading of the game rather than last-ditch defending.[11](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11919306/pablo-mari-to-arsenal-in-depth-analysis-of-the-flamengo-defender)
## References
1. [Pablo Marí profile, Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.fr/pablo-mari/profil/spieler/210178)
2. [Pablo Marí Career History, Opta Analyst](https://theanalyst.com/players/4420/pablo-mari/career)
3. [Is Pablo Marí The Long-Term Solution To Arsenal's Defensive Woes?, Forbes](https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshualaw/2020/02/02/is-pablo-mar-the-long-term-solution-to-arsenals-defensive-woes/)
4. [Pablo Marí Transfer History, FootballTransfers](https://www.footballtransfers.com/us/players/pablo-mari/transfer-history)
5. [Every notable Manchester City signing of the 115 charges era, FourFourTwo](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/team/every-notable-manchester-city-signing-of-the-115-charges-era)
6. [Pablo Mari stats and transfer history, AiScore](https://www.aiscore.com/en/player-pablo-mari/jr7owilew0teq0e)
7. [Pablo Marí confirma que le gustaría quedarse en Arsenal, AS](https://as.com/futbol/2020/03/07/internacional/1583607811_908286.html)
8. [El español Pablo Marí, pretendido por los grandes de Italia, AS](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/el-espanol-pablo-mari-pretendido-por-los-grandes-de-italia-n/)
9. [Pablo Marí FC 26 rating, FAFIFA](https://fafifa.com/player/pablo-mari-villar)
10. [Pablo Marí TACTIX Impact, stats and form](https://tactix.football/player/pablo-mari)
11. [Pablo Mari to Arsenal: In-depth analysis of the Flamengo defender, Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11919306/pablo-mari-to-arsenal-in-depth-analysis-of-the-flamengo-defender)
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