Jonas Bager
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 18 July 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Hadsten, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Union SG | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
HSK Fodbold | |||
Randers | |||
HØST IF | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2019 | Randers | 86 | (2) |
2019– | Union Saint-Gilloise | 40 | (2) |
National team | |||
2011 | Denmark U16 | 1 | (0) |
2013 | Denmark U17 | 3 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Denmark U18 | 5 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Denmark U19 | 8 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Denmark U20 | 2 | (0) |
2016–2019 | Denmark U21 | 7 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:27, 23 November 2021 (UTC) |
Jonas Bager (born 18 July 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Union Saint-Gilloise in the Belgian First Division A.
Club career[]
Randers[]
Bager is a product of Randers FC's youth academy. In twinter 2015, Bager went on a training camp with the first team squad to Spain.[2]
He made his first team debut on 9 July 2015 against Andorran club UE Sant Julià in the UEFA Europa League qualifiers; Randers won 3–0.[3] He came on the pitch in the 76th minute, where he replaced Johnny Thomsen. Later in the same season, Bager also made his debut in the Danish Superliga against FC Nordsjælland on 28 November 2015.[4]
He was officially promoted to the first team in October 2015.[5] Bager's contract was extended in September 2016 until 2020.[6]
Union Saint-Gilloise[]
In May 2019, Bager signed a three-year contract with Belgian First Division B club Union Saint-Gilloise.[7][8] He made his debut for the club on 10 August as a substitute in stoppage time for Teddy Teuma in a 1–0 away win over Virton.[9] During his first season at the club, he was mostly a substitute, making 8 total appearances.[1]
In his second season Bager played more, and he scored his first goal for the club on 25 October 2020 in a 6–0 win over Club NXT.[10][11] As he finished the season with 22 appearances, in which he scored 2 goals – both against Club NXT – Union Saint-Gilloise managed to win promotion to the Belgian First Division A as champions.[12]
On 25 July 2021, Bager made his debut in the Belgian First Division A as a starter, providing an assist for Jean Thierry Lazare in a 3–1 away win over Anderlecht.[13]
International career[]
He has represented Denmark at youth international level from under-16 to under-21.[14]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played 23 October 2021[1]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Randers | 2015-16 | Danish Superliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
2016-17 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
2017-18 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |||
2018-19 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | ||||
Total | 86 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 2 | ||
Union SG | 2019–20 | Belgian First Division B | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||||
2021–22 | Belgian First Division A | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
Total | 37 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 2 | ||
Career total | 123 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 135 | 4 |
Honours[]
Union Saint-Gilloise
References[]
- ^ a b c Jonas Bager at Soccerway
- ^ Randers giver fire unge chancen på tur‚ bold.dk, 29 January 2015
- ^ "Ung Randers-debutant vil bide sig fast". bold.dk. 14 July 2015.
- ^ "RANDERS VS. NORDSJÆLLAND 1 - 0". bold.dk. 28 November 2015.
- ^ "Randers forfremmer forsvarstalent". bold.dk. 23 October 2015.
- ^ "Randers FC forlænger med Bager og Kallesøe". bold.dk. 1 September 2016.
- ^ "Jonas Bager solgt til Royale Union Saint-Gilloise". 23 May 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "Avis: Her er prisen på Jonas Bager". Tipsbladet.dk. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "Excelsior Virton vs. Union Saint-Gilloise - 10 August 2019 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Union Saint-Gilloise vs. Club Brugge II - 25 October 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ Dalgård, Jonas (31 October 2020). "Bager endelig med igen: Kan have et lortejob". bold.dk (in Danish).
- ^ a b Dalgård, Jonas (15 March 2021). "Bager og co. rykker op: Karrierens højdepunkt". bold.dk (in Danish).
- ^ "Anderlecht vs. Union Saint-Gilloise - 25 July 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ DBU. "Landsholdsdatabasen". DBU. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Danish footballers
- Danish Superliga players
- Belgian First Division B players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Association football defenders
- People from Hadsten
- Randers FC players
- Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players
- Danish expatriate footballers
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Denmark youth international footballers
- Denmark under-21 international footballers