Marius Lode

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Marius Lode

| image =

| image_size =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|03|11|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kvernaland, Norway

| height = {{Height|m=1.85}}{{cite web | url = https://schalke04.de/en/teams/profis/person/marius-lode/ | title = Marius Lode | publisher = FC Schalke 04 | access-date = 4 August 2022}}

| currentclub = Häcken

| clubnumber = 4

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 = 2009–2011

| youthclubs1 = Frøyland

| youthyears2 = 2012

| youthclubs2 = Bryne

| years1 = 2012–2016 | clubs1 = Bryne | caps1 = 117 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2017–2021 | clubs2 = Bodø/Glimt | caps2 = 118 | goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2022 | clubs3 = Schalke 04 | caps3 = 6 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2022–2024 | clubs4 = Bodø/Glimt | caps4 = 30 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2024– | clubs5 = Häcken | caps5 = 35 | goals5 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2013

| nationalteam1 = Norway U21

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2021

| nationalteam2 = Norway

| nationalcaps2 = 2

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| club-update = 7 May 2025

| nationalteam-update = 15 November 2021

}}

Marius Lode (born 11 March 1993) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Häcken.

Club career

Lode was born in Kvernaland,{{cite web |url=http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=player&personId=267615&tournamentId=1&seasonId=340&teamId=307&useFullUrl=false |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316123552/http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=player&personId=267615&tournamentId=1&seasonId=340&teamId=307&useFullUrl=false |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 March 2018 |title=Marius Lode |work=altomfotball.no |publisher=TV2 |access-date=8 April 2018}} and started his career in local Frøyland IL.[https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/person/profil/?fiksId=2422535 Fotball.no profile] His grandfather comes from Germany.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ruhr24.de/s04/schalke-04-neuzugang-marius-lode-erling-haaland-falscher-verein-bvb-s04-gelsenkirchen-91247470.html|title=Schalke 04: Neuzugang sieht BVB-Star Erling Haaland im falschen Verein|first=Marcel|last= Witte|work=Ruhr 24|publisher=Ruhr24 GmbH & Co. KG|date=22 January 2022|accessdate=2022-06-26|language=de}}

He made his senior debut for Bryne FK 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 Ritalin, a medicinal stimulant drug consisting of methylphenidate.{{cite journal | vauthors = Markowitz JS, Straughn AB, Patrick KS | title = Advances in the pharmacotherapy of attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder: focus on methylphenidate formulations | journal = Pharmacotherapy | volume = 23 | issue = 10 | pages = 1281–99 | year = 2003 | pmid = 14594346 | doi = 10.1592/phco.23.12.1281.32697| s2cid = 10084589 }} Lode tested positive on Ritalin in May 2015, before a match against Sogndal. He stated he had used Ritalin as performance-enhancing drug before university exams.{{cite news|last1=Auklend|first1=Erik Sergio|last2=Grimen|first2=Bjørn|date=8 October 2015|title=– Jeg skal komme tilbake som fotballspiller på toppnivå|url=https://www.nrk.no/rogaland/marius-lode-tatt-for-doping-1.12593560|work=NRK|access-date=24 April 2018|location=Rogaland}}{{cite news|last1=Fisketjøn|first1=Lars|date=9 October 2015|title=Stopp sesongen nå, Marius Lode!|url=http://blogg.nordsjomedia.no/lokalfotball/stopp-sesongen-na-marius-lode/|work=Lokalfotball.no|access-date=29 April 2018|location=Rogaland|archive-date=10 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510190341/http://blogg.nordsjomedia.no/lokalfotball/stopp-sesongen-na-marius-lode/|url-status=dead}} Lode was banned from playing football in ten months and lost most of the 2016 season.{{cite news|last1=Hagen|first1=Svein|date=12 August 2016|title=Utestengt i 10 måneder etter dopingdom. Går rett inn i startoppstillingen |url=https://www.aftenposten.no/100Sport/fotball/Utestengt-i-10-maneder-etter-dopingdom-Gar-rett-inn-i-startoppstillingen-1373b.html|work=Aftenposten |access-date=29 April 2018|location=Oslo}} 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.{{cite news|last1=Sandsmark|first1=Øyving U.|last2=Selvikvåg|first2=Trine|date=14 October 2015|title=Stor glede då Marius Lode kunne trena med Bryne igjen|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPhE8spFRQ0|work=Jærbladet|access-date=27 April 2018|location=Bryne}}

Lode signed for Bodø/Glimt before the season in 2017, playing 29 out of 30 matches that season.{{cite web |url=http://www.glimt.no/lag/marius-lode-2531538773424884128 |title=Marius Lode |work=glimt.no |publisher=FK Bodø/Glimt |access-date=29 April 2018 |archive-date=10 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510185200/http://www.glimt.no/lag/marius-lode-2531538773424884128 |url-status=dead }} Bodø/Glimt won the Norwegian first division in 2017 and was promoted to Eliteserien. Before the 2018 season, some Norwegian football clubs were interested in buying Lode, including the relegated teams Viking and Aalesund.{{cite news|last1=Nilssen|first1=Stig|date=7 February 2018|title=Marius Lode takket nei til Viking

|url=https://www.aftenposten.no/100Sport/fotball/Marius-Lode-takket-nei-til-Viking-249689b.html|work= Aftenposten |access-date=22 March 2018|location=Oslo}}

In January 2022, 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04 announced the signing of Lode on a two-and-a-half-year contract.{{cite news|url=https://schalke04.de/en/team/marius-lode-joins-fc-schalke-04/|title=Marius Lode joins FC Schalke 04|website=Schalke 04|date=14 January 2022}} He was released by Schalke on 16 August 2022.{{cite news|url=https://schalke04.de/en/team/marius-lode-released-from-contract-with-fc-schalke-04/|title=Marius Lode released from contract with FC Schalke 04|website=Schalke 04|date=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.{{cite web|publisher=Bodø/Glimt|url=https://www.glimt.no/nyheter/marius-lode-er-tilbake-i-glimt|title=MARIUS LODE ER TILBAKE|date=31 August 2022|access-date=31 August 2022|language=no}}

On 27 March 2024, Lode was announced at BK Häcken on a three year contract.{{citeweb|url=https://bkhacken.se/nyhet/bk-hacken-varvar-fran-bodoglimt|title=BK Häcken recruits from Bodö/Glimt|language=Japanese|website=bkhacken.se}}

International career

Lode made his debut for Norway national team on 24 March 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Gibraltar.{{cite web|publisher=FIFA|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/europe/matches/match/400155692/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423085011/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/europe/matches/match/400155692/|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 April 2021|title=Gibraltar v Norway game report|date=24 March 2021}}

Career statistics

= Club =

{{updated|10 July 2024}}{{cite web|title=Marius Lode|url=http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=player&personId=267615&tournamentId=1&seasonId=341&teamId=307&useFullUrl=false|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330170219/http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=player&personId=267615&tournamentId=1&seasonId=341&teamId=307&useFullUrl=false|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 March 2019|website=altomfotball.no|publisher=TV 2|access-date=30 March 2019|language=no}}{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/marius-lode/2/|title=Marius Lode - Club matches|website=worldfootball.net}}

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Europe !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="6"\|Bryne \|2012 \|1. divisjon \|28	0	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	30	0
2013 \|1. divisjon \|27	0	3	0	colspan="2"\|—	30	0
2014 \|1. divisjon \|23	0	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	25	0
2015 \|1. divisjon \|28	0	3	0	colspan="2"\|—	31	0
2016 \|1. divisjon \|11	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	11	0
colspan="2"\|Total !117	0	10	0	colspan="2"\|—	127	0
rowspan="6"\|Bodø/Glimt \|2017 \|1. divisjon \|29	0	3	0	colspan="2"\|—	32	0
2018 \|Eliteserien \|16	0	3	0	colspan="2"\|—	19	0
2019 \|Eliteserien \|26	0	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	27	0
2020 \|Eliteserien \|26	1	0	0	3	0	29	1
2021 \|Eliteserien \|21	0	0	0	14	0	35	0
colspan="2"\|Total !118	1	7	0	17	0	142	1
Schalke 04 \|2021–22 \|2. Bundesliga \|6	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	6	0
rowspan="3"\|Bodø/Glimt \|2022 \|rowspan="2"\|Eliteserien \|10	0	0	0	6	0	16	0
2023 \|20	0	8	0	7	0	28	0
colspan="2"\|Total !30	0	8	0	13	0	51	0
colspan="3"\|Career total !271	1	25	0	30	0	326	1

= International =

{{updated|match played 13 November 2021|{{cite web|title=Marius Lode » Internationals|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/marius-lode/4/|website=worldfootball.net}}}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Norway \|2021	2	0
colspan="2"\|Total	2	0

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team

Year

Apps

Goals

Norway

|2021

colspan="2"|Total