Thomas Drage

Thomas Drage

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Alfred Jonas Drage
Date of birth	(1992-02-20) 20 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Mosjøen, Norway
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Europa Point
Number	7
Youth career
	Mosjøen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2015	Tromsø	136	(10)
2015	Sogndal	13	(1)
2016	Varbergs BoIS	12	(4)
2016–2017	Falkenbergs FF	12	(0)
2017–2018	Bodø/Glimt	33	(3)
2019–2023	Fredrikstad	101	(8)
2023–	Europa Point	33	(1)
International career^‡
2012	Norway	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 April 2013

Thomas Drage (born 20 February 1992) is a Norwegian football player who plays for Gibraltar Football League side Europa Point.^[1]

Drage's breakout season came in 2011. He led his team in assists, contributing 11 of them, placing him as runner-up behind Strømsgodset's Øyvind Storflor (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.^[2] 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.^[3] In 2019 he joined Fredrikstad^[4]

He won his first cap for Norway on 18 January 2012 at the 2012 King's Cup. He came on as a substitute against Thailand, replacing Tarik Elyounoussi at half-time. Norway won the match 1–0.^[5]

Career statistics

As of 12 June 2021

Season	Club	Division	League		Cup		Europe		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2010	Tromsø	Tippeligaen	16	1	4	0	–		20	1
2011			30	4	3	1	4	0	37	5
2012			30	2	7	1	6	0	43	3
2013			22	1	4	1	14	0	40	2
2014		1. divisjon	29	2	3	0	4	2	36	4
2015		Tippeligaen	9	0	2	0	-	-	11	0
2015	Sogndal	OBOS-ligaen	13	1	0	0	–		13	1
2016	Varbergs BoIS	Superettan	12	4	0	0	–		12	4
2016	Falkenbergs FF	Allsvenskan	12	0	1	1	–		13	1
2017	Bodø/Glimt	OBOS-ligaen	21	3	0	0	–		21	3
2018		Eliteserien	12	0	3	1	–		15	1
2019	Fredrikstad	PostNord-ligaen	22	0	2	0	–		24	0
2020			13	2	0	0	–		13	2
2021		OBOS-ligaen	5	1	0	0	–		5	1
Career Total			246	21	29	5	28	2	303	28

References

1. DONE DEAL: Thomas Drage is ready for Europa Point FC! Europa Point FC. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
2. "Thomas Drage ble Årets Isbjørn 2011" (in Norwegian). 20 November 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
3. "Fire nye år for Drage" (in Norwegian). 21 November 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
4. "Thomas Drage klar for FFK" [Thomas Drage signs for FFK] (in Norwegian). Fredrikstad FK. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
5. "Thailand vs. Norway - 18 January 2012 - Soccerway". Ie.soccerway.com. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.

External links

• Thomas Drage at Soccerway