Borger Thomas (born 15 February 1995) is a Norwegian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Playing career

Youth years

Thomas has Norwegian and

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nationality. He spent his youth years in

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, joining the club at the age of 5. He was an outfield player until the age of 12, and played as a goalkeeper for Bærum's reserve team in the

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at the age of 15.

Club

On 14 December 2011, he signed a three-year contract with

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, after training with the club since August the same year. He featured in the match squad twice in both the 2012 and 2013 season, but did not play. On 12 August 2013, he signed a

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deal with Drammen FK, in the

, for the remainder of the season. He spent the 2014 season on loan to Stabæk in

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He got his debut for Stabæk on 25 May in the 11th round match against

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, since first choice

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had left for the

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. Unfortunately, he was sent off in the 4th minute, and his team proceeded to lose the match 1-5. After being suspended for the red card, he played the full match in the 13th round against

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, when his team lost 1-4. On 7 August 2015, he went on loan to

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in the

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. On 11 January 2016, he signed a half-season loan deal with

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. He went back on 31 December 2016.Årets første Brann-trening: – Det ser veldig bra ut
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thomas, Borger 1995 births Living people Footballers from Arendal Footballers from Bærum Norwegian men's footballers Bærum SK players Strømsgodset Toppfotball players Stabæk Fotball players Nybergsund IL-Trysil players Hamarkameratene players Åsane Fotball players Sotra SK players Øygarden FK players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Norwegian Second Division players Men's association football goalkeepers Norwegian people of British descent 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen