Marius Høibråten

Marius Høibråten
Personal information
Full name Marius Christopher Høibråten[1]
Date of birth (1995-01-23) 23 January 1995 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back, left-back
Team information
Current team
 Urawa Red Diamonds
Number 5
Youth career
Fet
2009–2010 Lillestrøm
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Lillestrøm 11 (0)
2012 → Strømmen (loan) 9 (1)
2014–2018 Strømsgodset 82 (1)
2018–2020 Sandefjord 39 (3)
2020–2022 Bodø/Glimt 80 (3)
2023– Urawa Red Diamonds 65 (2)
International career
2011–2012 Norway U17 15 (0)
2013–2014 Norway U19 11 (0)
2014–2016 Norway U21 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024

Marius Høibråten (born 23 January 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or a left back for J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds.

Club career

Høibråten played for Fet IL in his early career, and joined Lillestrøm's youth section in 2009.[2] On 1 May 2011 he made his senior debut in the 2011 Norwegian Football Cup.[3] He made his debut in the Norwegian Premier League later that season.

In the latter half of the 2012 season he was loaned to Strømmen IF in the 1. Divisjon.[4] In 2013, he returned to Lillestrøm, becoming more regular. However, on 23 August 2013, he signed a deal with Strømsgodset from 2014, leaving on Bosman.[5] He made his debut for Strømsgodset on 30 March 2014 in the first league match of the season, and was a regular for the rest of the season.

In August 2018 Høibråten signed with Sandefjord on a two-year contract.[6]

On 27 May 2020, he signed for Bodø/Glimt on a three-year contract.[7] He proceeded to win two consecutive Eliteserien titles with the club, both in 2020 and 2021.

On 17 January 2023, Høibråten joined Japanese side Urawa Red Diamonds on a permanent deal. The club is a former club for his former teammate on Bodø/Glimt, Kasper Junker.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 October 2024.[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lillestrøm 2011 Eliteserien 1 0 1 0 – 2 0
2012 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
2013 10 0 2 0 – 12 0
Total 11 0 3 0 0 0 14 0
Strømmen (loan) 2012 1. divisjon 9 1 0 0 – 9 1
Strømsgodset 2014 Eliteserien 16 1 3 0 2 0 21 1
2015 15 0 3 0 3 0 21 0
2016 16 0 5 0 – 21 0
2017 22 0 1 0 – 23 0
2018 13 0 0 0 – 13 0
Total 82 1 12 0 6 0 100 1
Sandefjord 2018 Eliteserien 12 0 0 0 – 12 0
2019 1. divisjon 27 3 2 0 – 29 3
Total 39 3 2 0 0 0 41 3
Bodø/Glimt 2020 Eliteserien 29 1 0 0 2 0 31 1
2021 23 1 3 0 11 0 37 1
2022 28 1 7 0 20 1 55 2
Total 80 3 10 0 33 1 123 3
Urawa Red Diamonds 2023 J1 League 33 1 10 0 8 0 51 1
2024 32 1 2 0 0 0 34 1
Total 65 2 12 0 8 0 85 2
Career total 286 10 39 0 47 1 372 11

Honours

Bodø/Glimt

Urawa Red Diamonds

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023™: List of Players: Urawa Reds" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2023. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  2. ^ Svesengen, Morten (20 April 2011). "Marius til Tyskland". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). p. 22.
  3. ^ "Fotball: FuVo - Lillestrøm 0-3" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 1 May 2011. p. 20.
  4. ^ Sødal, Per Morten; Torvik, Per Kristian (31 August 2012). "Bjørneviks erstatter". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). p. 24.
  5. ^ "Nok en lokal helt forlater LSK". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). 23 October 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  6. ^ "Henter Høibråten fra Godset". Sandefjord Fotball (in Norwegian). 15 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  7. ^ "MARIUS HØIBRÅTEN ER KLAR FOR GLIMT". Bodø/Glimt (in Norwegian). 27 May 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  8. ^ "マリウス ホイブラーテン選手 完全移籍加入クラブ間合意のお知らせ". Urawa Red Diamonds (in Japanese). 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Marius Høibråten". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Urawa Reds edge Al Hilal for historic third title". AFC. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  11. ^ Orlowitz, Dan (6 May 2023). "Urawa beats Al Hilal to capture third Asian Champions League title". The Japan Times. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  12. ^ "2023年Jリーグベスト11は神戸と浦和が最多タイ4名！ 大迫勇也や西川周作ら". GOAL. Retrieved 5 December 2023.