Marvin Höner (born 4 May 1994) is a German former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Arminia Bielefeld

Born in Bielefeld, Höner is an academy product of local

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club

Arminia Bielefeld DSC Arminia Bielefeld (; full name: ; commonly known as Arminia Bielefeld (), also known as ''Die Arminen'' or ''Die Blauen'' ), or just Arminia (), is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia offers the sports of ...

. He played for the club's A-Juniors team in the 2012–13

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season, scoring ten goals in 12 matches. His performances for his club as well as for the German national under-19 team drew attention from several clubs, including

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. He was invited to a trial by Ajax and played for the Ajax A1 team in the annual

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, scoring once.

Ajax

On 24 June 2013, Höner signed a two-year contract with

. With a year remaining on his contract with Arminia Bielefeld, an undisclosed transfer fee between the two clubs was agreed. It was later revealed that the fee was €150,000 (an initial €50,000 payment, and an additional €100,000 when Höner breaks into the first team). Arminia Bielefeld was to also receive a further €100,000, should Ajax decide to sell the striker. Höner is the sixth German player to sign for Ajax.The other German players previously contracted to Ajax were Rolf Leeser (1948–1955),

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(1959–1965),

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(1970–1975),

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(1973–1976), and Peter Lübeke (1977). During the 2013–14 pre-season, Höner made his first appearance as a 63rd-minute substitute for Ajax in a 3–0 friendly match win over

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on 13 July 2013. On 5 August 2013, he made his professional debut for the reserves team

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in a 2–0

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victory over

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. However, due to injuries, Höner was sidelined for a year and a half during his spell with Ajax.

SV Rödinghausen

Having spent a trial period with Ajax partner club

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in South Africa, towards the end of the 2014–15 season. Höner was able to impress but opted to return to Germany, signing with

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instead. After leaving SV Rödinghausen Höner joined a sixth-division club.

International career

Höner made his debut for the German national under-19 team in a 3–0 friendly match win over

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on 14 November 2012. His second appearance came in a 1–0 away loss to

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on 6 February 2013.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Honer, Marvin 1994 births Living people Footballers from Bielefeld Men's association football forwards German men's footballers AFC Ajax players Jong Ajax players SV Rödinghausen players Eerste Divisie players German expatriate men's footballers German expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands