Jens Stage
Personal information
Full name Jens Dalsgaard Stage
Date of birth (1996-11-08) 8 November 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Højbjerg, Aarhus, Denmark
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Werder Bremen
Number 6
Youth career
ASA
2010–2013 Lyseng
2013–2014 Brabrand
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Brabrand
2016–2019 AGF 86 (10)
2019–2022 Copenhagen 76 (15)
2022– Werder Bremen 50 (5)
International career‡
2014 Denmark U18 1 (0)
2018–2019 Denmark U21 5 (1)
2021– Denmark 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:14, 23 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22.39, 15 November 2021 (UTC)

Jens Dalsgaard Stage (born 8 November 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Bundesliga side Werder Bremen and the Denmark national team. A versatile player, Stage has been deployed as a full-back, attacking midfielder, central midfielder or forward in his career.

Club career

AGF

On 27 January 2016, it was confirmed that Stage had signed a contract with AGF.[2] Previously, he played for Brabrand IF. Before his transfer, he played matches for the reserve team of AGF.[3] He also trained with FC Midtjylland in 2015.[4]

On 8 May 2016, Stage got his professional and Superliga debut for AGF, in a match against FC Midtjylland.[5] He started on the bench, replacing Dino Mikanović in the 84th minute. Stage's contract got extended in December 2016 until 2019.[6]

Copenhagen

On 1 July 2019, FC Copenhagen announced, that they had signed Stage from AGF on a five-year contract,[7] after he had rejected several offers from foreign clubs.[8] Shortly after signing, in mid-July, Stage's apartment in Aarhus was subjected to vandalism and arson.[9] An object was thrown through a window and, according to AGF, was the cause of a "minor fire damage".[9] FC Copenhagen distanced themselves from the vandalism on their official website.[10] AGF offered their assistance to local police, who following the incident began an investigation of the case. According to DR, no major damage was done to the apartment as the fire went out again shortly after it was ignited.[9] AGF's chairman, Jacob Nielsen, stated on AGF's official website that if the perpetrators "are identified and it turns out that the perpetrators have some connection to our fan base, then they will – in addition to a civil sentence – get a lifelong suspension for all AGF's matches".[11]

Stage made his debut for Copenhagen on 14 July 2019 in a 3–2 away victory over OB in the Superliga, where he came on as a substitute in the 69th minute for Robert Skov.[12][13] He was also a substitute in his second match for the club, before making his first start in the subsequent match away against Horsens.[12]

He made his UEFA Europa League group stage debut on 19 September 2019 in a 1–0 win over Swiss side Lugano.[14]

Werder Bremen

On 29 June 2022, newly promoted Bundesliga club Werder Bremen confirmed that they had signed Stage.[15] The contract duration was undisclosed.[15] Danish tabloid Ekstra Bladet reported the transfer fee paid to Copenhagen as DKK 45 (€6 million) while various bonuses could send the amount up towards DKK 60 million (€8 million).[16] According to German newspaper Deichstube, the transfer fee was €4 million plus bonuses and Stage signed a four-year contract.[17]

International career

Stage made his debut for the Denmark national team on 15 November 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Scotland.[18]

Career statistics

As of 16 June 2023[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AGF 2015–16 Danish Superliga 6 0 0 0 — — 6 0
2016–17 16 1 4 0 — 4[a] 0 24 1
2017–18 22 2 2 0 — 5[a] 2 29 4
2018–19 30 6 2 0 — 4[a] 0 36 6
Total 74 9 8 0 — 13 2 95 11
Copenhagen 2019–20 Danish Superliga 31 5 2 0 15[b] 1 — 48 6
2020–21 23 5 2 1 3[c] 0 — 28 6
2021–22 22 5 1 0 12[d] 4 — 35 9
Total 76 15 5 1 30 5 — 111 21
Werder Bremen 2022–23 Bundesliga 32 3 2 0 0 0 — 34 3
Career total 182 27 15 1 30 5 13 2 240 35
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the Superliga relegation play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

References

  1. ^ "Jens Stage". SV Werder Bremen. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  2. ^ "AGF henter Jens Stage i Brabrand". bold.dk. 27 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Jens Stage: »Stort at træne sammen med spillere, jeg ser op til«". stiften.dk. 18 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Jens Dalsgaard Stage skifter til AGF". brabrandfodbold.dk. 27 January 2016.
  5. ^ "MIDTJYLLAND VS. AGF 1 - 1". resultat.dk. 8 May 2016.
  6. ^ "AGF forlænger med fire mand". bold.dk. 5 December 2016.
  7. ^ "FCK HENTER JENS STAGE I AGF". fck.dk. 1 July 2019.
  8. ^ Avis: Stage havde otte udenlandske bejlere, bold.dk, 1 July 2019
  9. ^ a b c Ritzau (15 July 2020). "FCK-spillers lejlighed udsat for hærværk og brandstiftelse". DR.dk (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  10. ^ "FCK tager afstand fra hærværk". www.fck.dk (in Danish). F.C. Copenhagen. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  11. ^ "AGF fordømmer angreb". www.agf.dk (in Danish). AGF. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2020. Archived 15 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ a b "Jens Stage, statistik for superligaen 2019/2020 - SuperStats". superstats.dk. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  13. ^ Frederiksen, Thomas (18 July 2019). "Sæsonstart: FC København møder AGF i Parken fredag aften". ugeavisen.dk (in Danish).
  14. ^ "Jens Stage efter EL-debut: Det var ikke champagnebold". dbrs.dk (in Danish). 19 September 2019.
  15. ^ a b "Werder schnappt sich Stage vom FC Kopenhagen". kicker (in German). 29 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  16. ^ Schmidt, Martin (29 June 2022). "Avis: FCK kan få 60 millioner for Jens Stage". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  17. ^ Knips, Björn; Cottäus, Daniel (29 June 2022). "Werder Bremen-Transfer: Ablöse, Vertrag - alle Infos zu Jens Stage!". Kreiszeitung (in German). Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  18. ^ "Scotland v Denmark game report". FIFA. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  19. ^ Jens Stage at Soccerway

External links

SV Werder Bremen – current squad
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