"You put it on restart and think about everything, and then you sit there and say, okay, it's crazy what I actually achieved.

What happened from the fifth league in Germany to the Croatian national team, with a lot of difficulties, was everything."

Pasalic merasa keputusan berpindah karier ke negara asal sang ayah merupakan langkah krusial yang mengubah jalan hidupnya.

"When I arrive in Croatia, the first day it was sunny, like Orlando, and then in the hotel, I was with my father sitting there, and told him, look down on the ocean, it's so beautiful.

I'd say it was the right choice," kata Pasalic.

Pada pertengahan musim 2024-2025, Pasalic memilih bergabung dengan Orlando City di Amerika Serikat meskipun mendapat ketertarikan dari salah satu klub asal Italia.

"Orlando was the right choice, I would say today, because I've done really good here, I feel good," jelas Pasalic.

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Bersama Orlando City, ia langsung tampil impresif dengan mencetak 15 gol dan 5 assist dari 41 pertandingan, yang sekaligus membantu klub mencatatkan musim ofensif terbaik sepanjang sejarah.