Jonas Bager

Jonas Valentin 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.

Jonas Bager
Bager with Union SG in August 2020
Personal information
Full name Jonas Valentin Bager[1]
Date of birth (1996-07-18) 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 SG 49 (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 February 2022

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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Randers 2015-16 Danish Superliga 301010—50
2016-17 25020——270
2017-18 23110—10251
2018-19 35100——361
Total 862401010932
Union SG 2019–20 Belgian First Division B 6020——80
2020–21 20220——222
2021–22 Belgian First Division A 11010——120
Total 372500000422
Career total 12349010101354

    Honours

    Union Saint-Gilloise

    References
    1. 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. 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. 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". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
    14. DBU. "Landsholdsdatabasen". DBU. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
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