Joachim Thomassen (born 4 May 1988) is a

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currently playing for the Norwegian side

Sarpsborg 08 Sarpsborg 08 Fotballforening, commonly known as Sarpsborg 08 or simply Sarpsborg (), is a Norwegian football club based in Sarpsborg, playing in Eliteserien. Sarpsborg 08 and its predecessors played in 1. divisjon from 2005 to 2010. In 2010, the ...

Club

Thomassen started his youth career with

Sarpsborg FK Sarpsborg Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club from Sarpsborg, Viken. It was founded on 8 May 1903. Sarpsborg is one of the most successful teams in the Norwegian Football Cup, with six titles and twelve finals in total. In 2007, the club m ...

before joining Sparta Sarpsborg in 2007. In January 2008, he joined

Fredrikstad Fredrikstad (; previously ''Frederiksstad''; literally "Fredrik's Town") is a city and municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Fredrikstad. The city of Fredrikstad was founded in 15 ...

and played his first game for the club against

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. In May 2009, he signed a contract extension for Fredrikstad until 2012. In November 2011, he was rumored to join the

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. Before the 2012 season, he signed a contract with

Vålerenga Vålerenga () is a neighbourhood in the city of Oslo, Norway, belonging to the borough of Gamle Oslo. Vålerenga is located between the neighbourhoods of Gamlebyen, Jordal, Ensjø, Etterstad and Lodalen. Vålerenga is in particular known for it ...

. After two seasons with

he signed for

Sarpsborg 08 FF Sarpsborg 08 Fotballforening, commonly known as Sarpsborg 08 or simply Sarpsborg (), is a Norwegian football club based in Sarpsborg, playing in Eliteserien. Sarpsborg 08 and its predecessors played in 1. divisjon from 2005 to 2010. In 2010, the ...

ahead of the 2014 season.

Career statistics

Club

International

Thomassen has played for the

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, Under-19 team, and Under -21 team.

References

1988 births Living people Norwegian footballers Norway under-21 international footballers Norway youth international footballers Sarpsborg 08 FF players Fredrikstad FK players Vålerenga Fotball players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players People from Sarpsborg Association football defenders Sportspeople from Viken (county) {{Norway-footy-defender-stub