Marcus Mehnert (born 28 October 1997) is a Norwegian

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who currently plays for

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side

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Club career

He started his youth career in Hvalstad IL, then

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, but joined Stabæk in 2011. He progressed to the junior team and attended the

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, attending the class of 2016 together with

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, Cornelius Bencsik, Marius Østvold,

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and

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among others. He was drafted into the senior squad ahead of the 2016 season under new head coach

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, and made his league debut in March 2016 against Aalesund, starting the game. After half a season he went on to third-tier club Asker.

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1997 births Living people Footballers from Asker Norwegian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Stabæk Fotball players Asker Fotball players SK Brann players Nest-Sotra Fotball players Strømsgodset Toppfotball players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Norwegian Second Division players 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-footy-forward-stub