Marius Lode (born 11 March 1993) is Norwegian professional

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who plays as a defender for Bodø/Glimt.

Club career

Lode was born in

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, and started his career in local Frøyland IL. His grandfather comes from

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. He made his senior debut for

Bryne FK Bryne Fotballklubb () is a professional football club in Bryne, Norway, that competes in the 1. divisjon, the second tier of Norwegian football. History Bryne has played a total of 17 seasons in the top flight of Norwegian football since thei ...

on 9 April 2012 against Strømmen; Bryne won that match 3–1. He played as a defender for Bryne until May 2015, when he was banned from playing professional football, due to a positive drug test, that showed use of

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, a medicinal stimulant drug consisting of methylphenidate. Lode tested positive on Ritalin in May 2015, before a match against

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. He stated he had used Ritalin as performance-enhancing drug before university exams. Lode was banned from playing football in ten months and lost most of the 2016 season. During the ban, he worked in a local restaurant in Bryne and maintained his physique, until he was allowed to train with Bryne FK in October 2016. Lode signed for Bodø/Glimt before the season in 2017, playing 29 out of 30 matches that season. Bodø/Glimt won the Norwegian first division in 2017 and was promoted to

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. Before the 2018 season, some Norwegian football clubs were interested in buying Lode, including the relegated teams

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and Aalesund. In January 2022,

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club Schalke 04 announced the signing of Lode on a two-and-a-half year contract. He was released by Schalke on 16 August 2022. On 31 August 2022, Lode signed for his old club Bodø/Glimt on a contract lasting until the end of 2025 season, with an option for another year.

International career

Lode made his debut for Norway national team on 24 March 2021 in a

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against Gibraltar.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Bodø/Glimt *

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: 2021–22

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References

1993 births Living people Norwegian people of French descent People from Time, Norway Norwegian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Norway men's international footballers Norway men's under-21 international footballers Norwegian First Division players Eliteserien players 2. Bundesliga players Bryne FK players FK Bodø/Glimt players FC Schalke 04 players Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Footballers from Rogaland {{Norway-footy-defender-stub