Marco Müller is a

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professional

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winger who is currently playing with

HC Lugano Hockey Club Lugano, often abbreviated to HC Lugano or HCL, is a professional ice hockey club based in Lugano, Switzerland. The team competes in the National League (NL) and has won seven Swiss championships. History The founding of HC Lugano took ...

of the

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(NL).

Playing career

Müller made his professional debut with SC Bern in the 2011–12 season, appearing in 1

game this season. He eventually score his first NL goal with SC Bern in the 2014–15 season. Müller went on to play 118 NL games with Bern over 6 seasons, spending the majority of the time in the

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with Bern's affiliates. On April 18, 2017, Müller signed a three-year contract with

HC Ambrì-Piotta Hockey Club Ambrì-Piotta is a Swiss professional ice hockey club and a member of the National League (NL). The club was founded September 19, 1937, and is also known as "Bianco-Blu" (English: white and blues). Though they have never won the leagu ...

. Müller had a breakout season in 2017–18 in his first year with Ambri, putting up 26 points (9 goals) in 47 NL contests. During his tenure with Bern, Müller won 2 NL titles. On January 28, 2019, Müller agreed to an early two-year contract extension with HC Ambri-Piotta to keep him at the club through the 2021–22 season.

International play

Müller was named to Switzerland's under-20 team for the 2014 IIHF World Junior Championships in Malmo, Sweden. He played 5 games with the team, putting up 1 assist. Müller made his debut with Switzerland men's team in February 2019 and has yet to appear in an

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. A few days before the

2019 IIHF World Championship The 2019 IIHF World Championship was hosted from 10 to 26 May 2019 by Slovakia. It was the second time that Slovakia has hosted the event as an independent country, as was the case in 2011 IIHF World Championship, 2011. The host cities were Brati ...

, Müller suffered from a broken finger, forcing him to sit out the World Championship.

Awards and honours

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Müller, Marco 1994 births Living people HC Ambrì-Piotta players SC Bern players HC Lugano players Swiss ice hockey forwards Sportspeople from the canton of Solothurn EHC Visp players EV Zug players