We rewind the time back to 11. June. Marcus Mehnert and his previous club Asker meets the Town-2 on the Nadderud to 2. divisjonskamp.
13 minutes into the match, barker Mehnert and Town-stop Steinar Strømnes together in the duel. Both Strømnes and Mehnert slams down in the ground and they both begin to bleed.
Teammate Max Hallgren obtain Mehnerts heavy, as he is in the process of swallowing.
It was an extremely stressful situation. His jaw locked and his tongue came between. Large parts of the tongue my was bitten off. I got nakkesleng and svimte of. When I was laid on my stomach, were not those that dealt with me and find the tongue of my because I was bleeding so much, told Mehnert to the Newspaper earlier in the year.
– Thought I was finished
– The only thing I remember is that I lay with my legs up to get blood to the brain. I didn’t understand what happened. I thought I had broken both legs, I had no feeling in them. It saw quite dramatic. There and then I thought that I was finished. I was afraid because I didn’t understand what happened, ” says Mehnert.
Only 19 days after smellen was Mehnert, however, back on the path when the Asker met Harrogate in the lokaloppgjør. Where scored Mehnert Askers one goal in the 1-2 loss – with his head.
the Doctors said I had extremely bad luck, at the same time that I had the luck that got well so fast. I have become stronger after smellen and has won several duels. It has not influenced me.
Ambitions
having impressed big on Stabæks junior league team got Mehnert two matches in the top division for the Town-as 18-year-old in 2016 under the scottish Billy McKinlays management. Mehnert was the top-scorer in the juniorserien G19 Interkrets in 2014 and came second in the same toppscorerliste the year after. But he managed never to establish themselves on the Stabæks A-team.
In the year he scored an impressive 15 goals in 24 matches in PostNord-league division 1, as Askers 2. divisjonsavdeling so nice het.
DEBUT: Marcus Mehnert and Ohi Omoijuanfo takes the kick-off time in the top division in 2016 against Leicester in what was Mehnerts official A-lagsdebut for the Town. Photo: Svein Ove Ekornesvåg / NTB Scanpix Show more
2. divisjonslag train as much as eliteserielag, but is at a lower level and without the same salaries. By the side of playing football has Mehnert worked as a substitute teacher at the elementary school. He was also nominated for the award for this year’s talent in the 2. division and have not lost the hope to take the step back to the top of Norwegian football.
When I left the Town I decided that I should return to the top division. I’ve gone down a few divisions to build me up again, but still have the same goal and are extremely motivated to get back to the top level. It takes a little time, but my goal is to become a professional player abroad at the highest possible level.
Three years in the Fire
Mehnerts contract in Asker went out 1. november. He has written a three year contract with the Fire starting from 2019. Where he will compete with Henrik Kjelsrud Johansen, Steffen Lie Skålevik, Azar Karadas and Daouda Bamba about a spissplass in Branns 4-3-3-system.
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It is a big step, but I have faith in myself. With hard work and patience, I should develop myself further. I come here to play the most, ” says Mehnert to Branns website.
We pick him because it is a young striker who was without a contract. It is a player who has done very well the past few seasons, and we have got good references on him, tells Branns sportssjef Rune Soltvedt to Bergensavisen.
Soltvedt also says that it can be applicable with a lending.
PS! Dagbladet have written this before in connection with a case of the 50 best players from the county of Akershus. On the list were Mehnert, incidentally, at 39. space. See the complete list here.
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