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

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who plays as a

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or a

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for

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club

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Club career

Høibråten played for Fet IL in his early career, and joined Lillestrøm's youth section in 2009. On 1 May 2011 he made his senior debut in the 2011 Norwegian Football Cup. He made his debut in the

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later that season. In the latter half of the 2012 season he was loaned to

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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

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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

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titles with the club, both in

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and

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. On 17 January 2023, Høibråten joined Japanese side

on a permanent deal. The club is a former club for his former teammate on Bodø/Glimt, Kasper Junker.

Career statistics

Honours

Bodø/Glimt *

Urawa Red Diamonds *

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Individual *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hoibraten, Marius 1995 births Living people People from Fet, Norway Footballers from Akershus Norwegian men's footballers 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen Men's 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 Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Japan AFC Champions League Elite–winning players