Marius Lode

Marius Lode (born 11 March 1993) is Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defender for German 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04 and the Norway national team.

Marius Lode
Personal information
Full name Marius Lode
Date of birth (1993-03-11) 11 March 1993
Place of birth Kvernaland, Norway
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Schalke 04
Number 5
Youth career
2009–2011 Frøyland
2012 Bryne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Bryne 117 (0)
2017–2021 Bodø/Glimt 118 (1)
2022– Schalke 04 6 (0)
National team‡
2013 Norway U21 1 (0)
2021– Norway 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 April 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2021

Club career

Lode was born in Kvernaland,[1] and started his career in local Frøyland IL.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4][5] Lode was banned from playing football in ten months and lost most of the 2016 season.[6] 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.[7]

Lode signed for Bodø/Glimt before the season in 2017, playing 29 out of 30 matches that season.[8] 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.[9]

In January 2022, 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04 announced the signing of Lode on a two-and-a-half year contract.[10]

International career

Lode made his debut for Norway national team on 24 March 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Gibraltar.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 1 April 2022[12][13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bryne 2012 1. divisjon 28020—300
2013 1. divisjon 27030—300
2014 1. divisjon 23020—250
2015 1. divisjon 28030—310
2016 1. divisjon 11000—110
Total 1170100—1270
Bodø/Glimt 2017 1. divisjon 29030—320
2018 Eliteserien 16030—190
2019 Eliteserien 26010—270
2020 Eliteserien 2610030291
2021 Eliteserien 21000140350
Total 1181701701421
Schalke 04 2021–22 2. Bundesliga 60——60
Career total 24111701702751

International
As of match played 13 November 2021[14]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Norway 202120
Total20

Honours

Bodø/Glimt

References
  1. "Marius Lode". altomfotball.no. TV2. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  2. Fotball.no profile
  3. Markowitz JS, Straughn AB, Patrick KS (2003). "Advances in the pharmacotherapy of attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder: focus on methylphenidate formulations". Pharmacotherapy. 23 (10): 1281–99. doi:10.1592/phco.23.12.1281.32697. PMID 14594346.
  4. Auklend, Erik Sergio; Grimen, Bjørn (8 October 2015). "– Jeg skal komme tilbake som fotballspiller på toppnivå". NRK. Rogaland. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  5. Fisketjøn, Lars (9 October 2015). "Stopp sesongen nå, Marius Lode!". Lokalfotball.no. Rogaland. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  6. Hagen, Svein (12 August 2016). "Utestengt i 10 måneder etter dopingdom. Går rett inn i startoppstillingen". Aftenposten. Oslo. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  7. Sandsmark, Øyving U.; Selvikvåg, Trine (14 October 2015). "Stor glede då Marius Lode kunne trena med Bryne igjen". Jærbladet. Bryne. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  8. "Marius Lode". glimt.no. FK Bodø/Glimt. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  9. Nilssen, Stig (7 February 2018). "Marius Lode takket nei til Viking". Aftenposten. Oslo. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  10. "Marius Lode joins FC Schalke 04". Schalke 04. 14 January 2022.
  11. "Gibraltar v Norway game report". FIFA. 24 March 2021.
  12. "Marius Lode". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  13. "Marius Lode - Club matches". worldfootball.net.
  14. "Marius Lode » Internationals". worldfootball.net.


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