Jens Stage

Jens Dalsgaard Stage (born 8 November 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Bundesliga side Werder Bremen. Stage is a versatile player, who has been deployed as a fullback, midfielder, winger and forward.

Club career
AGF
On 27 January 2016, it was confirmed, that Stage had signed a contract with AGF. Previously, he played for Brabrand IF. Before his transfer, he played matches for the reserve team of AGF. He also trained with FC Midtjylland in 2015.

On 8 May 2016, Stage got his professional and Superliga debut for AGF, in a match against FC Midtjylland. Stage started on the bench, but replaced Dino Mikanović in the 84th minute. Stage's contract got extended in December 2016 until 2019.

Copenhagen
On 1 July 2019, FC Copenhagen 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 Aarhus was subjected to vandalism and arson. An object has been thrown through a window and should, according to AGF, have been the cause of a "minor fire damage". FC Copenhagen distanced themselves from the vandalism on their official website. AGF offered their assistance to local police, who following the incident begun 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".