Marcus Mehnert (born 28 October 1997) is a

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who currently plays for

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side Strømsgodset.

Club career

He started his youth career in Hvalstad IL, then Holmen IF, but joined Stabæk in 2011. He progressed to the junior team and attended the

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, attending the class of 2016 together with Andreas Hanche-Olsen, Cornelius Bencsik, Marius Østvold,

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and

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, and made his league debut in March 2016 against Aalesund, starting the game. After half a season he went on to third-tier club Asker.

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References

1997 births Living people People from Asker Norwegian footballers Men's association football forwards Stabæk Fotball players Asker Fotball players SK Brann players Nest-Sotra Fotball players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Norwegian Second Division players Footballers from Viken (county) {{Norway-footy-forward-stub