Thomas Drage (born 20 February 1992 in

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) is a

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football player who plays for

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. Drage's breakout season came in

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. He led his team in assists, contributing 11 of them, placing him as runner-up behind

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(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. 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. He won his first cap for

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on 18 January 2012 at the

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. He came on as a substitute against Thailand, replacing

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at half-time. Norway won the match 1–0.

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* 1992 births Living people People from Vefsn Norwegian footballers Norway international footballers Tromsø IL players Sogndal Fotball players Varbergs BoIS players Falkenbergs FF players FK Bodø/Glimt players Fredrikstad FK players Norwegian Second Division players Norwegian First Division players Eliteserien players Allsvenskan players Superettan players Norwegian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Sweden Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Association football midfielders Sportspeople from Nordland {{norway-footy-midfielder-stub