Marius Høibråten (born 23 January 1995) is a Norwegian professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club Urawa Red Diamonds.

Club career

Høibråten played for

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in his early career, and joined Lillestrøm's youth section in 2009. On 1 May 2011 he made his senior debut in the

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. 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

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

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. 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,

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

Bodø/Glimt * Eliteserien:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hoibraten, Marius 1995 births Living people People from Fet Norwegian footballers Association football defenders Eliteserien players J1 League players Lillestrøm SK players Strømmen IF players Strømsgodset Toppfotball players Sandefjord Fotball players FK Bodø/Glimt players Urawa Red Diamonds players Sportspeople from Viken (county) Norwegian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Japan Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Japan