Jens Dalsgaard Stage (born 8 November 1996) is a Danish professional

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who plays for

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side

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and the Denmark national team. A versatile player, Stage has been deployed as a full-back,

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in his career.

Club career

AGF

On 27 January 2016, it was confirmed that Stage had signed a contract with AGF. Previously, he played for

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. Before his transfer, he played matches for the reserve team of AGF. He also trained with

FC Midtjylland FC Midtjylland (, "Central Jutland") is a Danish professional football club based in Herning and Ikast in the western part of Jutland. The club is the result of a merger between Ikast FS and Herning Fremad. Midtjylland competes in the Danish Su ...

in 2015. On 8 May 2016, Stage got his professional and Superliga debut for AGF, in a match against FC Midtjylland. He started on the bench, replacing

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in the 84th minute. Stage's contract got extended in December 2016 until 2019.

Copenhagen

On 1 July 2019,

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announced, that they had signed Stage from AGF on a five-year contract, after he had rejected several offers from foreign clubs. Shortly after signing, in mid-July, Stage's apartment in

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was subjected to vandalism and

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. An object was thrown through a window and, according to AGF, was the cause of a "minor fire damage". FC Copenhagen distanced themselves from the vandalism on their official website. AGF offered their assistance to

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, who following the incident began an investigation of the case. According to '' DR'', no major damage was done to the apartment as the fire went out again shortly after it was ignited. AGF's chairman, Jacob Nielsen, stated on AGF's official website that if the perpetrators "are identified and it turns out that the perpetrators have some connection to our fan base, then they will – in addition to a civil sentence – get a lifelong suspension for all AGF's matches". Stage made his debut for Copenhagen on 14 July 2019 in a 3–2 away victory over OB in the Superliga, where he came on as a substitute in the 69th minute for

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. He was also a substitute in his second match for the club, before making his first start in the subsequent match away against

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. He made his

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group stage debut on 19 September 2019 in a 1–0 win over Swiss side

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Werder Bremen

On 29 June 2022, newly promoted

club

confirmed that they had signed Stage. The contract duration was undisclosed. Danish tabloid

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reported the transfer fee paid to Copenhagen as DKK 45 (€6 million) while various bonuses could send the amount up towards DKK 60 million (€8 million). According to German newspaper ''Deichstube'', the transfer fee was €4 million plus bonuses and Stage signed a four-year contract.

International career

Stage made his debut for the Denmark national team on 15 November 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against

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Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stage, Jens 1996 births Living people Danish men's footballers Footballers from Aarhus Men's association football utility players Denmark men's international footballers Denmark men's youth international footballers Denmark men's under-21 international footballers Danish Superliga players Bundesliga players ASA Fodbold players IF Lyseng Fodbold players Aarhus Gymnastikforening players F.C. Copenhagen players SV Werder Bremen players Danish expatriate men's footballers Danish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany