Jens Jakob Thomasen Explained

Jens Jakob Thomasen
Fullname:Jens Jakob Dyhr Thomasen
Birth Date:25 June 1996
Birth Place:Sanderum, Denmark
Height:1.77 m
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:IF Elfsborg
Clubnumber:7
Youthclubs1:Sanderum BK
Youthyears2:2007–2015
Youthclubs2:OB
Years1:2015–2022
Clubs1:OB
Caps1:168
Goals1:10
Years2:2022–2023
Clubs2:Nîmes
Caps2:23
Goals2:2
Years3:2023–
Clubs3:IF Elfsborg
Caps3:14
Goals3:0
Nationalyears1:2012
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:2012–2013
Nationalcaps2:11
Nationalgoals2:1
Nationalyears3:2013–2014
Nationalcaps3:5
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2014–2015
Nationalcaps4:8
Nationalgoals4:0
Nationalyears5:2015–2017
Nationalcaps5:4
Nationalgoals5:0
Nationalyears6:2017
Nationalcaps6:2
Nationalgoals6:0
Club-Update:31 July 2024

Jens Jakob Dyhr Thomasen (in Danish pronounced as /tsʰoˈmæˀsn̩/; born 25 June 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swedish Allsvenskan club IF Elfsborg.

Club career

Early career

Born in Sanderum, a suburb of Odense, Thomas started playing football in the youth of Sanderum Boldklub before moving to Odense Boldklub's youth academy at age 11.[1]

OB

On 24 April 2015, Thomasen made his debut for OB in a 2–0 win over Esbjerg fB in the Danish Superliga. Surprisingly he was in the starting lineup and was not even a part of the first team squad yet. He played the first 62 minutes before being replaced by Mathias Greve.

In the summer of 2015, at the age of 19, Thomasen was moved permanently to the first team squad.

On 1 November 2015, Thomasen signed a contract extension until 2019.[2] Thomasen was named as the "Revelation of the Year" in OB for 2016.[3] His contract was extended another two-and-a-half years in January 2018.[4] Thomasen announced in May 2022 that he would leave OB because he was looking for a new challenge and because his contract was about to expire.[5]

Nîmes

On 8 July 2022, French Ligue 2 club Nîmes Olympique confirmed that Thomasen had joined the club on a one-year contract with the possibility of a further one-year extension.[6] He made his official debut for the club on 30 July 2022 in a 1–0 defeat against Caen in Ligue 2.[7]

IF Elfsborg

A year after his transfer to France, it was confirmed, in July 2023, that Thomasen had joined Swedish Allsvenskan club IF Elfsborg on a deal until the end of 2025.[8]

Notes and References

  1. News: Thomasen er trådt et trin op ad stigen . 22 November 2020 . Fyens Stiftstidende . 19 September 2020 . Danish.
  2. Web site: OB forlænger med Greve og Thomasen . bold.dk . 1 November 2015.
  3. Web site: Grytebust er årets spiller i OB . bold.dk . 14 January 2017 .
  4. News: Nørgaard . Malte L. . OB forlænger med lokal profil . Tipsbladet.dk . 25 January 2018 . da.
  5. https://www.bt.dk/superligaen/anforer-forlader-ob-jeg-skal-prove-noget-nyt Anfører forlader OB: 'Jeg skal prøve noget nyt'
  6. https://twitter.com/nimesolympique/status/1545390787495616512 Le Nîmes Olympique est fier et heureux de...
  7. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/07/30/france/ligue-2/nimes-olympique/stade-malherbe-caen-calvados-basse-norma/3802725/ NÎMES VS. CAEN 0 - 1
  8. https://elfsborg.se/2023/07/13/valkommen-jens-jakob-thomasen/ Välkommen – Jens Jakob Thomasen