Jens Stage

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Jens Stage
Personal information
Full name Jens Dalsgaard Stage
Date of birth (1996-11-08) 8 November 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Højbjerg, Aarhus, Denmark
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Copenhagen
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– Copenhagen 70 (15)
National team‡
2014 Denmark U18 1 (0)
2018–2019 Denmark U21 5 (1)
2021– Denmark 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:50, 4 December 2021 (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 Danish Superliga side FC Copenhagen. Stage is a versatile player, who has been deployed as a full-back, midfielder, winger and forward.

Club career[]

AGF[]

On 27 January 2016, it was confirmed, that Stage had signed a contract with AGF.[1] Previously, he played for Brabrand IF. Before his transfer, he played matches for the reserve team of AGF.[2] He also trained with FC Midtjylland in 2015.[3]

On 8 May 2016, Stage got his professional and Superliga debut for AGF, in a match against FC Midtjylland.[4] Stage started on the bench, but replaced Dino Mikanović in the 84th minute. Stage's contract got extended in December 2016 until 2019.[5]

Copenhagen[]

On 1 July 2019, FC Copenhagen announced, that they had signed Stage from AGF on a five-year contract,[6] after he had rejected several offers from foreign clubs.[7] Shortly after signing, in mid-July, Stage's apartment in Aarhus was subjected to vandalism and arson.[8] An object has been thrown through a window and should, according to AGF, have been the cause of a "minor fire damage".[8] FC Copenhagen distanced themselves from the vandalism on their official website.[9] AGF offered their assistance to local police, who following the incident begun 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.[8] 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".[10]

Stage made his debut for Copenhagen came 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.[11][12] He was also a substitute in his second match for the club, before making his first start in the subsequent match away against Horsens.[11]

He made his UEFA Europa League group stage debut on 19 September 2019 in a 1–0 win over Swiss side Lugano.[13]

International career[]

Stage made his debut for the Denmark national team on 15 November 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Scotland.[14]

Career statistics[]

As of 26 August 2021[15]
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 6 0 0 0 6[d] 2 — 12 2
Total 60 10 4 1 24 3 — 94 14
Career total 134 19 12 1 24 3 13 2 183 25
  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. ^ "AGF henter Jens Stage i Brabrand". bold.dk. 27 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Jens Stage: »Stort at træne sammen med spillere, jeg ser op til«". stiften.dk. 18 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Jens Dalsgaard Stage skifter til AGF". brabrandfodbold.dk. 27 January 2016.
  4. ^ "MIDTJYLLAND VS. AGF 1 - 1". resultat.dk. 8 May 2016.
  5. ^ "AGF forlænger med fire mand". bold.dk. 5 December 2016.
  6. ^ "FCK HENTER JENS STAGE I AGF". fck.dk. 1 July 2019.
  7. ^ Avis: Stage havde otte udenlandske bejlere, bold.dk, 1 July 2019
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "FCK tager afstand fra hærværk". www.fck.dk (in Danish). F.C. Copenhagen. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  10. ^ "AGF fordømmer angreb". www.agf.dk (in Danish). AGF. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Jens Stage, statistik for superligaen 2019/2020 - SuperStats". superstats.dk. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  12. ^ Frederiksen, Thomas (18 July 2019). "Sæsonstart: FC København møder AGF i Parken fredag aften". ugeavisen.dk (in Danish).
  13. ^ "Jens Stage efter EL-debut: Det var ikke champagnebold". dbrs.dk (in Danish). 19 September 2019.
  14. ^ "Scotland v Denmark game report". FIFA. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  15. ^ Jens Stage at Soccerway

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