Jonas Bager

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Jonas Bager
Jonas Bager, RC Lens - Union-Saint-Gilloise (05-08-2020).jpg
Bager with Union SG in August 2020
Personal information
Full name Jonas Valentin Bager [1]
Date of birth (1996-07-18) 18 July 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Hadsten, Denmark
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Sporting Charleroi
Number 2
Youth career
2002–2006 ØHG
2006–2008 HSK Fodbold
2008–2013 Randers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2019 Randers 86 (2)
2019–2022 Union SG 57 (2)
2022– Sporting Charleroi 42 (1)
International career
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024

Jonas Valentin Bager (born 18 July 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian Pro League club Sporting Charleroi.

Contents

Club career

Randers

Bager is a product of Randers FC's youth academy. In winter 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 SG

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]

Sporting Charleroi

Bager joined Sporting Charleroi on 13 July 2022, signing a two-year contract with an option for an additional two years. [14] He made his competitive debut for the club on 23 July, the first matchday of the season, coming on as a substitute in the 87th minute for Stefan Knezevic in a 3–1 home win. [15] On 11 February 2023, he scored his first goal for Charleroi, heading home a Damien Marcq corner-kick in a 3–0 league victory against Seraing. [16] He suffered a calf injury in late February 2023, which kept him sidelined for a month, and he returned to practice on 28 March 2023. [17]

International career

He has represented Denmark at youth international level from under-16 to under-21. [18]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 February 2023 [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Randers 2015–16 Danish Superliga 301010—50
2016–17 Danish Superliga25020——270
2017–18 Danish Superliga23110—10251
2018–19 Danish Superliga35100——361
Total862401010932
Union SG 2019–20 Challenger Pro League 6020——80
2020–21 Challenger Pro League20220——222
2021–22 Belgian Pro League 31020——330
Total572600000632
Sporting Charleroi 2022–23 Belgian Pro League22110——231
Career total165511010101785

    Honours

    Union SG

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    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 Jonas Bager at Soccerway
    2. ↑ Randers giver fire unge chancen på tur‚ bold.dk, 29 January 2015
    3. ↑ "Ung Randers-debutant vil bide sig fast". bold.dk. 14 July 2015.
    4. ↑ "RANDERS VS. NORDSJÆLLAND 1 - 0". bold.dk. 28 November 2015.
    5. ↑ "Randers forfremmer forsvarstalent". bold.dk. 23 October 2015.
    6. ↑ "Randers FC forlænger med Bager og Kallesøe". bold.dk. 1 September 2016.
    7. ↑ "Jonas Bager solgt til Royale Union Saint-Gilloise". 23 May 2019. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
    8. ↑ "Avis: Her er prisen på Jonas Bager". Tipsbladet.dk. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
    9. ↑ "Excelsior Virton vs. Union Saint-Gilloise - 10 August 2019 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
    10. ↑ "Union Saint-Gilloise vs. Club Brugge II - 25 October 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
    11. ↑ Dalgård, Jonas (31 October 2020). "Bager endelig med igen: Kan have et lortejob". bold.dk (in Danish).
    12. 1 2 Dalgård, Jonas (15 March 2021). "Bager og co. rykker op: Karrierens højdepunkt". bold.dk (in Danish).
    13. ↑ "Anderlecht vs. Union Saint-Gilloise – 25 July 2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
    14. ↑ "Jonas Bager est Zèbre !". RCSC – Sporting de Charleroi (in French). 13 July 2022. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
    15. ↑ "Charleroi se fait peur en fin de match mais assure les 3 points face à Eupen (3–1)". L'Avenir (in French). 23 July 2022. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
    16. ↑ Benazzi, Sasha (11 February 2023). "Charleroi s'impose logiquement face à Seraing ! (3–0)". Télésambre (in French). Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
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