Marcus Højriis Ingvartsen (born 4 January 1996) is a Danish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Denmark national team.

Club career

Nordsjælland

Ingvartsen started his career in his native Denmark for Superliga and hometown side

. He finished the 2016–17 Danish Superliga season as the top scorer in the league with 23 league goals; finishing 3 goals ahead of second player on the list,

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. Ingvartsen also won the Young Players of the Year award for that season, as a result of his impressive league performances. He also won the league's player of the month award for both November and April during the season. He went on to score 30 goals in 76 matches for Nordsjælland.

Genk

After his standout season, Belgian club

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signed Ingvartsen during the summer of 2017. Ingvartsen started his first season with Genk with a few late substitute appearances for them. But in his first full game for Genk, Ingvartsen scored twice against

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to earn Genk a 3–3 draw. Ingvartsen scored again in Genk's next league game against

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. Ingvartsen scored more league goals against

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and Oostende, before suffering a serious knee injury in early 2018 which ended his season. Before his injury, Ingvartsen had played a key role in getting Genk to the final of the

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. He equalised against

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in the seventh minute to earn a 1–1 draw and he scored again when the game went to a penalty shoot out, which Genk won. Ingvartsen scored again in Genk's quarter-final penalty shootout win over

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. In Genk's semi-final match against Kortrijk, Ingvartsen scored the opening goal of the match, which helped Genk reach the final. Genk lost 1–0 to Standard Liège in the final of the Belgian Cup on 17 March 2018. Ingvartsen was injured at the start of the 2018–19 season and missed the early part of the league campaign. When he returned from injury, he helped Genk win the Belgian First Division league title.

Union Berlin

In June 2019, Ingvartsen signed for newly promoted

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side

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on a three-year deal. He made his debut for the club on 11 August in the 0–6 away win over

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in the second round of the

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Mainz 05

On 30 August 2021, after the third matchday of the

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season, Ingvartsen was sent on loan to league rivals

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with a purchase option until the end of the season. In his debut on 11 September, he scored the 2–0 goal in the away game at

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one minute after being substituted on. During his loan period with Mainz, Ingvartsen contributed with 6 goals in 664 minutes of playing time in the league. On 17 May 2022, Mainz made the transfer permanent and Ingvartsen signed a contract until 2025.

Return to Nordsjælland

On 7 July 2023 it was confirmed, that Ingvartsen had returned to his former club,

. However, the club did not disclose the length of the contract. Ingvartsen was given jersey number 7.

International career

Ingvartsen is the all-time leading goalscorer for the Danish U21 national team. He surpassed

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on the all-time list to reach 17 goals thanks to his goal against the England U-21 national team. He was called up to the senior

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squad in March 2021. He made his debut on 28 March 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Moldova and scored the last goal in a 8–0 victory.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.''

Honours

Genk *

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: 2018–19 *

runner-up: 2017–18 Individual * Danish Superliga Player of the Month: November 2016, April 2017 * Danish Young Player of the Year: 2016 * Danish Superliga Top Scorer: 2016–17 * ''

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'' Player of the Spring: 2017

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ingvartsen, Marcus 1996 births Living people People from Furesø Municipality Men's association football forwards Danish men's footballers Danish expatriate men's footballers Denmark men's under-21 international footballers Denmark men's youth international footballers Denmark men's international footballers Footballers from the Capital Region of Denmark Danish Superliga players Belgian Pro League players Bundesliga players FC Nordsjælland players K.R.C. Genk players 1. FC Union Berlin players 1. FSV Mainz 05 players Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Danish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Danish expatriate sportspeople in Germany