{{Short description|Danish footballer (born 1996)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Jens Stage |image = |upright = |caption = |full_name = Jens Dalsgaard Stage |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|11|8|df=y}} |birth_place = Højbjerg, Aarhus, Denmark |height = 1.87 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.werder.de/teams/profis/spieler/jens-stage/ |title=Jens Stage |publisher=SV Werder Bremen |access-date=1 September 2022 |archive-date=25 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925093402/https://www.werder.de/teams/profis/spieler/jens-stage/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |position = Midfielder |currentclub = Werder Bremen |clubnumber = 6 |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = ASA |youthyears2 = 2010–2013 |youthclubs2 = Lyseng |youthyears3 = 2013–2014 |youthclubs3 = Brabrand |years1 = 2014–2016 |clubs1 = Brabrand |caps1 = |goals1 = |years2 = 2016–2019 |clubs2 = AGF |caps2 = 86 |goals2 = 10 |years3 = 2019–2022 |clubs3 = Copenhagen |caps3 = 76 |goals3 = 15 |years4 = 2022– |clubs4 = Werder Bremen |caps4 = 119 |goals4 = 26 |nationalyears1 = 2014 |nationalteam1 = Denmark U18 |nationalcaps1 = 1 |nationalgoals1 = 0 |nationalyears2 = 2018–2019 |nationalteam2 = Denmark U21 |nationalcaps2 = 5 |nationalgoals2 = 1 |nationalyears3 = 2021–2024 |nationalteam3 = Denmark |nationalcaps3 = 2 |nationalgoals3 = 0 |pcupdate = 17:30, 16 May 2026 (UTC) |ntupdate = }}
'''Jens Dalsgaard Stage''' (born 8 November 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga side Werder Bremen.
==Club career==
===AGF=== On 27 January 2016, it was confirmed that Stage had signed a contract with AGF.<ref>{{ cite web | title = AGF henter Jens Stage i Brabrand | url = http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/agf-henter-jens-stage-i-brabrand/ | publisher = bold.dk | date = 27 January 2016 }}</ref> Previously, he played for Brabrand IF. Before his transfer, he played matches for the reserve team of AGF.<ref>{{ cite web | title = Jens Stage: »Stort at træne sammen med spillere, jeg ser op til« | url = http://stiften.dk/agf/jens-stage-stort-at-traene-sammen-med-spillere-jeg-ser-op-til | publisher = stiften.dk | date = 18 November 2015 }}</ref> He also trained with FC Midtjylland in 2015.<ref>{{cite web | title = Jens Dalsgaard Stage skifter til AGF | url = http://www.brabrandfodbold.dk/presse/37-nyheder1/293-jens-dalsgaard-stage-skifter-til-agf | publisher = brabrandfodbold.dk | date = 27 January 2016 | access-date = 28 June 2016 | archive-date = 11 October 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171011181639/http://www.brabrandfodbold.dk/presse/37-nyheder1/293-jens-dalsgaard-stage-skifter-til-agf | url-status = dead }}</ref>
On 8 May 2016, Stage got his professional and Superliga debut for AGF, in a match against FC Midtjylland.<ref>{{ cite web | title = MIDTJYLLAND VS. AGF 1 – 1 | url = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/05/08/denmark/superliga/fc-midtjylland/agf-aarhus/2048628/ | publisher = resultat.dk | date = 8 May 2016 }}</ref> He started on the bench, replacing Dino Mikanović in the 84th minute. Stage's contract got extended in December 2016 until 2019.<ref>{{ cite web | title = AGF forlænger med fire mand | url = http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/agf-forlaenger-med-fire-mand/ | publisher = bold.dk | date = 5 December 2016 }}</ref>
===Copenhagen=== On 1 July 2019, FC Copenhagen announced, that they had signed Stage from AGF on a five-year contract,<ref>{{ cite web | title = FCK HENTER JENS STAGE I AGF | url = https://www.fck.dk/nyhed/fck-henter-jens-stage-i-agf | publisher = fck.dk | date = 1 July 2019 }}</ref> after he had rejected several offers from foreign clubs.<ref>[https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/avis-stage-havde-otte-udenlandske-bejlere/ Avis: Stage havde otte udenlandske bejlere], bold.dk, 1 July 2019</ref> Shortly after signing, in mid-July, Stage's apartment in Aarhus was subjected to vandalism and arson.<ref name="dr-brand">{{cite web |author1=Ritzau |title=FCK-spillers lejlighed udsat for hærværk og brandstiftelse |url=https://www.dr.dk/sporten/fodbold/superliga/fck-spillers-lejlighed-udsat-haervaerk-og-brandstiftelse |website=DR.dk |publisher=Danmarks Radio |accessdate=15 September 2020 |language=Danish |date=15 July 2020}}</ref> An object was thrown through a window and, according to AGF, was the cause of a "minor fire damage".<ref name="dr-brand" /> FC Copenhagen distanced themselves from the vandalism on their official website.<ref name="fck-brand">{{cite web |title=FCK tager afstand fra hærværk |url=https://www.fck.dk/nyhed/fck-tager-afstand-fra-haervaek |website=www.fck.dk |publisher=F.C. Copenhagen |accessdate=15 September 2020 |language=Danish |date=15 July 2019}}</ref> AGF offered their assistance to local police, 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.<ref name="dr-brand" /> 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".<ref>{{cite web |title=AGF fordømmer angreb |url=https://www.agf.dk/klubben/nyhedsarkiv/2019/juli/agf-fordoemmer-angreb/ |website=www.agf.dk |publisher=AGF |accessdate=15 September 2020 |language=Danish |date=15 July 2019 |archive-date=15 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715202229/https://www.agf.dk/klubben/nyhedsarkiv/2019/juli/agf-fordoemmer-angreb/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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 Robert Skov.<ref name="1920-stats">{{cite web |title=Jens Stage, statistik for superligaen 2019/2020 - SuperStats |url=https://superstats.dk/spillere/spiller?id=2992&aar=2019/2020 |website=superstats.dk |access-date=1 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Frederiksen |first1=Thomas |title=Sæsonstart: FC København møder AGF i Parken fredag aften |url=https://ugeavisen.dk/oesterbro/artikel/s%C3%A6sonstart-fc-k%C3%B8benhavn-m%C3%B8der-agf-i-parken-fredag-aften |work=ugeavisen.dk |date=18 July 2019 |language=da}}</ref> He was also a substitute in his second match for the club, before making his first start in the subsequent match away against Horsens.<ref name="1920-stats" />
He made his UEFA Europa League group stage debut on 19 September 2019 in a 1–0 win over Swiss side Lugano.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jens Stage efter EL-debut: Det var ikke champagnebold |url=https://dbrs.dk/artikel/jens-stage-efter-el-debut-det-var-ikke-champagnebold |work=dbrs.dk |date=19 September 2019 |language=da}}</ref>
===Werder Bremen=== On 29 June 2022, newly promoted Bundesliga club Werder Bremen confirmed that they had signed Stage.<ref name="werder-kicker">{{cite web |title=Werder schnappt sich Stage vom FC Kopenhagen |url=https://www.kicker.de/werder-schnappt-sich-stage-vom-fc-kopenhagen-907272/artikel |website=kicker |access-date=29 June 2022 |language=de |date=29 June 2022}}</ref> The contract duration was undisclosed.<ref name="werder-kicker"/> Danish tabloid Ekstra Bladet 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).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schmidt |first1=Martin |title=Avis: FCK kan få 60 millioner for Jens Stage |url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/stillinger/superligaen/nyheder/avis-fck-kan-faa-60-millioner-for-jens-stage/ |website=bold.dk |access-date=29 June 2022 |language=da |date=29 June 2022}}</ref> According to German newspaper ''Deichstube'', the transfer fee was €4 million plus bonuses and Stage signed a four-year contract.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Knips |first1=Björn |last2=Cottäus |first2=Daniel |title=Werder Bremen-Transfer: Ablöse, Vertrag – alle Infos zu Jens Stage! |url=https://www.kreiszeitung.de/werder-bremen/werder-bremen-transfer-jens-stage-abloese-vertrag-alle-infos-fc-kopenhagen-transfers-wechsel-neuzugang-geld-laufzeit-abloesesumme-spieler-bundesliga-zr-91639110.html |access-date=29 June 2022 |work=Kreiszeitung |date=29 June 2022 |language=de}}</ref> On October 10, 2025, Stage played his 100th competitive match for Werder in a 1-0 home win over St. Pauli. <ref>{{cite web|title= DANK MBANGULAS FRÜHSTART: WERDER HOLT ERSTEN HEIMDREIER |url= https://www.werder.de/news/maenner/2025-2026/spielbericht-fc-st-pauli-04102025 |website=werder.de |access-date=20 November 2025 |language=de |date=October 10, 2025}}</ref>
==International career== Stage made his debut for the Denmark national team on 15 November 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Scotland.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=FIFA|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/qualifiers/uefa/match-center/400155659|title=Scotland v Denmark game report|date=15 November 2021|accessdate=30 November 2021}}</ref>
==Style of play== A versatile player, Stage has been deployed as a full-back, attacking midfielder, central midfielder or forward in his career.{{citation needed|date=October 2025}}
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 16 May 2026}}<ref>{{soccerway|jens-stage/437569}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Danish Cup, DFB-Pokal}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="5"|AGF |2015–16 |rowspan="4"|Danish Superliga |6||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||6||0 |- |2016–17 |16||1||4||0||colspan="2"|—||4{{efn|Appearances in Danish Superliga relegation play-offs|name=SRPO}}||0||24||1 |- |2017–18 |22||2||2||0||colspan="2"|—||5{{efn|name=SRPO}}||2||29||4 |- |2018–19 |30||6||2||0||colspan="2"|—||4{{efn|name=SRPO}}||0||36||6 |- !colspan="2"|Total !74!!9!!8!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!13!!2!!95!!11 |- |rowspan="4"|Copenhagen |2019–20 |rowspan="3"|Danish Superliga |31||5||2||0||15{{efn|Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, eleven appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League}}||1||colspan="2"|—||48||6 |- |2020–21 |23||5||2||1||3{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||0||colspan="2"|—||28||6 |- |2021–22 |22||5||1||0||12{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}}||4||colspan="2"|—||35||9 |- !colspan="2"|Total !76!!15!!5!!1!!30!!5!!colspan="2"|—!!111!!21 |- |rowspan="5"|Werder Bremen |2022–23 |rowspan="4"|Bundesliga |32||3||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||34||3 |- |2023–24 |30||3||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||3 |- |2024–25 |28||10||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||10 |- |2025–26 |30||10||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||10 |- !colspan="2"|Total !119!!26!!6!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!125!!26 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !269!!50!!19!!1!!30!!5!!13!!2!!331!!58 |} {{notelist}}
== Honours == '''Copenhagen''' *Danish Superliga: 2021–22<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fck.dk/en/news/stage-sold-werder-bremen|title=Stage sold to Werder Bremen|website=FC Copenhagen|date=29 June 2022|accessdate=5 August 2025}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{DBU player|7428}}
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