Borger Thomas

Borger Thomas (born 15 February 1995)[1] is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Øygarden.[2]

Borger Thomas

Personal information
Full name	Borger Bergmann Thomas[1]
Date of birth	(1995-02-15) 15 February 1995[1]
Place of birth	Arendal, Norway[1]
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Playing position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Øygarden
Number	1
Youth career
2000–2011	Bærum
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–2011	Bærum
2012–2017	Strømsgodset	0	(0)
2013	→ Drammen (loan)	11	(0)
2014	→ Stabæk (loan)	2	(0)
2015	→ Ham-Kam (loan)	11	(0)
2016	→ Nybergsund (loan)	24	(0)
2017–2018	Åsane	37	(0)
2019	Sotra SK	25	(0)
2020–	Øygarden	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 July 2020

Playing career

Youth years

Thomas has Norwegian and British nationality.[3] He spent his youth years in Bærum, joining the club at the age of 5.[3] He was an outfield player until the age of 12, and played as a goalkeeper for Bærum's reserve team in the Norwegian Third Division at the age of 15.[3]

Club

On 14 December 2011, he signed a three-year contract with Strømsgodset, after training with the club since August the same year.[3] He featured in the match squad twice in both the 2012 and 2013 season, but did not play.[4]

On 12 August 2013, he signed a loan deal with Drammen FK, in the Norwegian Third Division, for the remainder of the season.[5]

He spent the 2014 season on loan to Stabæk in Tippeligaen[2] He got his debut for Stabæk on 25 May in the 11th round match against Lillestrøm, since first choice Sayouba Mandé had left for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Unfortunately, he was sent off in the 4th minute, and his team proceeded to lose the match 1-5.[6] After being suspended for the red card, he played the full match in the 13th round against Viking, when his team lost 1-4.[4]

On 7 August 2015, he went on loan to HamKam in the Norwegian Second Division.[7]

On 11 January 2016, he signed a half-season loan deal with Nybergsund.[8] He went back on 31 December 2016.[9]

Career statistics

As of 18 August 2018[4]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Strømsgodset	2012	Tippeligaen	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2013		0	0	0	0	0	0
Drammen FK	2013	3rd Division	11	0	0	0	11	0
Stabæk	2014	Tippeligaen	2	0	1	0	3	0
Strømsgodset	2015		0	0	0	0	0	0
HamKam	2015	Oddsen-ligaen	11	0	0	0	11	0
Nybergsund	2016	PostNord-ligaen	24	0	0	0	24	0
Åsane	2017	OBOS-ligaen	7	0	3	0	10	0
	2018		19	0	1	0	20	0
Total			74	0	5	0	79	0

References

1. "Spillerprofil Borger Thomas". www.stabak.no/ (in Norwegian). Stabæk Fotball. Archived from the original on 2014-07-01. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
2. "Borger Thomas til Stabæk". www.godset.no/ (in Norwegian). 30 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-06-23. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
3. "Keepertalent til Strømsgodset" (in Norwegian). Strømsgodset Toppfotball. 2011-12-14. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
4. "Borger Thomas on altomfotball.no". www.altomfotball.no. TV2 (Norway). Retrieved 7 August 2014.
5. "Overgangsvinduet". www.godset.no/ (in Norwegian). 2 August 2013. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
6. "Mareritt for Borger Thomas (19) i Tippeliga-debuten". www.vg.no (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
7. "Borger Thomas til HamKam". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
8. "Nytt utlån for Borger". Strømsgodset Toppfotball. Archived from the original on 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
9. Årets første Brann-trening: – Det ser veldig bra ut, ba.no, 9 January 2017

External links

• Borger Thomas at Soccerway