Thomas Drage

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Thomas Drage
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Personal information
Date of birth (1992-02-20) 20 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Mosjøen, Norway
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Europa Point
Number 7
Youth career
Mosjøen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2015 Tromsø 136 (10)
2015 Sogndal 13 (1)
2016 Varbergs BoIS 12 (4)
2016–2017 Falkenbergs FF 12 (0)
2017–2018 Bodø/Glimt 33 (3)
2019–2023 Fredrikstad 101 (8)
2023– Europa Point 27 (1)
International career
2012 Norway 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 April 2013

Thomas Drage (born 20 February 1992) is a Norwegian football player who plays for Gibraltar Football League side Europa Point. [1]

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Drage's breakout season came in 2011. He led his team in assists, contributing 11 of them, placing him as runner-up behind Strømsgodset's Øyvind Storflor (at 12) on the list of most assists in the league. Drage was also named Tromsø's player of the year. The award, Årets Isbjørn (Polar Bear of the Year), is handed out annually by Tromsø's supporters and decided through a fan poll. Drage received 52.2% of the votes. [2] Thanks to his fine play, Drage was rewarded with a salary increase and a new four-year contract with Tromsø at the end of the 2011 season. [3] In 2019 he joined Fredrikstad [4]

He won his first cap for Norway on 18 January 2012 at the 2012 King's Cup. He came on as a substitute against Thailand, replacing Tarik Elyounoussi at half-time. Norway won the match 1–0. [5]

Career statistics

As of 12 June 2021
SeasonClubDivisionLeagueCupEuropeTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2010 Tromsø Tippeligaen 16140201
2011 3043140375
2012 3027160433
2013 22141140402
2014 1. divisjon 2923042364
2015 Tippeligaen 9020--110
2015 Sogndal OBOS-ligaen 13100131
2016 Varbergs BoIS Superettan 12400124
2016 Falkenbergs FF Allsvenskan 12011131
2017 Bodø/Glimt OBOS-ligaen 21300213
2018 Eliteserien 12031151
2019 Fredrikstad PostNord-ligaen 22020240
2020 13200132
2021 OBOS-ligaen 510051
Career Total2462129528230328

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References

  1. DONE DEAL: Thomas Drage is ready for Europa Point FC! Europa Point FC. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  2. "Thomas Drage ble Årets Isbjørn 2011" (in Norwegian). 20 November 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  3. "Fire nye år for Drage" (in Norwegian). 21 November 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  4. "Thomas Drage klar for FFK" [Thomas Drage signs for FFK] (in Norwegian). Fredrikstad FK. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  5. "Thailand vs. Norway - 18 January 2012 - Soccerway". Ie.soccerway.com. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.