Jonas Bager

Bager's current-season form is down 37% on last season (Season 16→10), while his Rating eased 22→18. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 39).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	IFK Goteborg · 9th	10	0	0	6.42	17	10
2024/25	IFK Goteborg · 13th	12	0	0	6.77	22	16
2023/24	Charleroi · 1st	21	0	0	7.05	41	15
2022/23	Charleroi · 2nd	26	1	0	6.84	48	28
2021/22	Union St. Gilloise · 2nd	31	0	2	6.69	52	39

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons in the full career.

Denmark · international

Side	Apps	G
Denmark U21	1	0
Denmark U19	5	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

J. Bager is a 30-year-old central defender at IFK Goteborg, rated 17.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 173rd of 209 on scout potential in the Allsvenskan. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (48.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.11 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bager.

Judged on this season alone, Bager graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 43rd of 45 of the 45 centre-backs in the Allsvenskan, on 1 clean sheet and 3.111 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 16 → 10). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 18, 34th of 45 of the 45 centre-backs in the Allsvenskan. At 30 Bager is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

Read the full career report →

Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelStepped up 2021/22

Current potential34th of 45 centre-backs · Allsvenskan · 10 apps Current season43rd of 45 centre-backs · Allsvenskan · 10 apps 43rd-best centre-back in the Allsvenskan 173rd in the Allsvenskan · potential 34th-highest potential centre-back in the Allsvenskan

17.9

Ratingi

34th of 45 centre-backs

9.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

48.2%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.11

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · IFK Goteborg finished 9th of 16 · a mid-table side

Apps

3.11

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 10 appearances.

Watch points

Game time. Only 48.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 17.9, Bager carries the 34th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Allsvenskan of 45 — though on just 10 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %48.2%

Available fixtures20 of 21

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.111

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %81

Dribble success %100

Cards / 900.415

Foul involvement / 903.007

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~2), then tapers with age. At 30, Bager sits on 1.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Bager's projected Rating — 17.9 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Allsvenskan with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots5

Passing

Assists0

Chances created2

Passes426

Pass accuracy81%

Possession

Successful dribbles1

Dribble success100%

Duels won26

Duels won %40.6%

Fouls won9

Defending

Tackles4

Interceptions19

Blocks7

Fouls committed20

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

IFK GoteborgJul 2024 – nowFree

CharleroiJul 2022 – Jul 2024

Union St. GilloiseJul 2019 – Jul 2022

Randers FCuntil Jul 2019

About J. Bager

Jonas Valentin Bager is a 30-year-old centre-back who plays for IFK Goteborg, born on July 18, 1996 in Hadsten, standing 182 cm tall. He is from Denmark. IFK Goteborg currently sit 9th of 16 in the Allsvenskan.

This season

In the current season, J. Bager has made 10 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 868 minutes, averaging a 6.42 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 4 yellow cards.

When J. Bager plays, IFK Goteborg's record this season is 5W-2D-3L — and his match ratings average 6.71 at home against 6.12 on the road.

Recent matches

September 12, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Halmstad (90 minutes, 7.17 rating)
September 7, 2026: 4-1 win away at Mjallby AIF (90 minutes, 6.51 rating)
August 30, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Orgryte IS (66 minutes, 7.3 rating)
July 12, 2026: 0-4 loss away at Malmo FF (90 minutes, 5.7 rating)
May 31, 2026: 5-4 win away at Vasteras SK FK (90 minutes, 5.5 rating)
May 25, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Mjallby AIF (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
May 19, 2026: 3-2 win away at Orgryte IS (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
May 9, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Hammarby FF (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 26, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Gais (90 minutes, 5.9 rating)
April 6, 2026: 0-2 loss away at IF Elfsborg (82 minutes, 6.2 rating)

J. Bager's next match is on September 19, 2026, when IFK Goteborg face IF Brommapojkarna away in the Allsvenskan.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Bager at 17.9 with a Season form score of 9.8, ranking 173rd of 209 centre-backs in the Allsvenskan. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Challenger Pro League. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, J. Bager has totalled 212 club appearances with 5 goals and 2 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 35 appearances for Randers FC.

J. Bager's career has also included time at Charleroi, Union St. Gilloise and Randers FC.

On the international stage, J. Bager has represented Denmark U21 and Denmark U19 — 6 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · IFK Goteborg finished 9th of 16 · a mid-table side

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