Marius Høibråten
Norwegian footballer (born 1995)
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Marius Høibråten (born 23 January 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or a left-back for UAE Pro League club Al-Nasr.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marius Christopher Høibråten[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 1995[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Nasr | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fet | |||
| 2009–2010 | Lillestrøm | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Lillestrøm | 11 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Strømmen (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2014–2018 | Strømsgodset | 82 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Sandefjord | 39 | (3) |
| 2020–2022 | Bodø/Glimt | 80 | (3) |
| 2023–2025 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 104 | (4) |
| 2026– | Al-Nasr | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Norway U17 | 15 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Norway U19 | 11 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Norway U21 | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 January 2026 | |||
Club career
Høibråten played for Fet IL in his early career, and joined Lillestrøm's youth section in 2009.[2] On 1 May 2011 he made his senior debut in the 2011 Norwegian Football Cup.[3] 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 1. Divisjon.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]
On 27 May 2020, he signed for Bodø/Glimt on a three-year contract.[7] He proceeded to win two consecutive Eliteserien titles with the club, both in 2020 and 2021.
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, Kasper Junker.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 9 November 2025[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lillestrøm | 2011 | Tippeligaen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2013 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Strømmen (loan) | 2012 | Norwegian First Division | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 9 | 1 | |||
| Strømsgodset | 2014 | Tippeligaen | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2015 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 21 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 21 | 0 | |||||
| 2017 | Eliteserien | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 13 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 82 | 1 | 12 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | – | 100 | 1 | ||||
| Sandefjord | 2018 | Eliteserien | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | Norwegian First Division | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 29 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 41 | 3 | |||||
| Bodø/Glimt | 2020 | Eliteserien | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 2[c] | 0 | – | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 17[d] | 0 | – | 43 | 1 | ||||
| 2022 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | 14[e] | 1 | – | 49 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 80 | 3 | 10 | 0 | – | 33 | 1 | – | 123 | 3 | ||||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2022 | J1 League | – | – | – | 2[f] | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6[f] | 0 | 3[g] | 0 | 52 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 1 | ||||
| 2025 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 3[h] | 0 | 21 | 1 | |||
| Total | 104 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 134 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 325 | 12 | 32 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 421 | 13 | ||
- Includes Norwegian Football Cup, Emperor's Cup
- Includes J.League Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, fifteen appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in AFC Champions League
- Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
- Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
Honours
Bodø/Glimt
Urawa Red Diamonds
Individual
