Thomas Rogne

Thomas Pauck Rogne (born 29 June 1990) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. During his professional career, he represented Stabæk, Celtic, Wigan Athletic, IFK Göteborg, Lech Poznań, Apollon Smyrnis, and Helsingborgs IF. Rogne has also been capped for the Norway national team.

Club career Stabæk Rogne started his career with Norwegian club Stabæk. He missed the entire 2008 season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee in a pre-season friendly against Russian side Krylia Sovetov in La Manga. He played for Stabæk in UEFA Champions League qualifying matches against Copenhagen and also represented the club in the Europa League.

Celtic Rogne signed for Celtic on 20 January 2010, and joined on a three-and-a-half-year contract. Rogne was given the number 25 shirt.

On 10 February 2010, Rogne made his Celtic debut coming on as a substitute for Glenn Loovens in a 2–0 home win against Hearts in the SPL. He made his first start for Celtic at home against Dundee United in a 1–0 victory on 20 February 2010, Rogne impressed against Rangers on 28 February 2010 but was taken off due to a hamstring injury. He returned two months later in an away game against Dundee United but once again had to leave the field early through injury.

Rogne made his first competitive start of the 2010–11 season for Celtic against St Johnstone in a 3–0 win. In the following game he was sent off for a professional foul against Aberdeen. Despite this, Celtic went on to win the game by a record-breaking 9–0 score. Rogne won many plaudits for his performance as Celtic beat Rangers 2–0 at Ibrox in the 2011 New Year derby. He scored his second goal for Celtic against Aberdeen in their 4–1 League Cup semi-final win on 29 January 2011. Rogne took part in his first major Cup Final on 20 March 2011 when Celtic played Rangers in the Scottish League Cup Final, but they lost 2–1. An injury in May sidelined Rogne for the rest of the season.

Injury kept Rogne out of the Celtic side for the first few months of the following season. On 25 March 2012, he scored in Celtic's 3–2 defeat to Rangers at Ibrox.

Wigan Athletic On 27 June 2013, it was confirmed that Rogne would leave Celtic after his contract expired to join FA Cup holders Wigan Athletic on a free transfer, signing a three-year contract.

On 31 August 2013, Rogne made his Wigan debut at home against Nottingham Forest in a 2–1 win for the side.

IFK Göteborg On 14 March 2015, Rogne signed a three-year-long contract with Allsvenskan team IFK Göteborg.

Lech Poznań On 1 August 2017, Rogne signed a four-year contract with Ekstraklasa side Lech Poznań, effective from 1 January 2018. He was the captain from January 2020 until July 2021.

On 19 December 2021, following Lech's 2–0 home win against Górnik Zabrze, it was announced his contract would not be extended and he would depart the club on 31 December 2021.

Apollon Smyrnis On 4 January 2022, Greek side Apollon Smyrnis F.C., via his official website, informed about the acquisition of Thomas Rogne from Lech Poznań on a free transfer. The central defender, after passing the medical tests, signed a contract with the Greek club valid until 30 June 2023.

Helsingborg On 1 July 2022, Rogne signed a contract with Helsingborgs IF in Sweden until the end of 2024. He left the contract at the end of 2024, as his contract expired.

International career Rogne has represented Norway at youth level, and played for the under-19 team in the 2009 UEFA Under-19 Championship qualification.

In March 2011, he received his first call-up to the Norway senior side for their Euro 2012 qualification match with Denmark but did not feature.

Rogne made his senior debut for Norway on 29 February 2012 in a 3–0 friendly win against Northern Ireland.

Personal life In May 2019, Rogne married female professional footballer Ada Hegerberg.

Career statistics Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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2007 Tippeligaen

2008 Tippeligaen

2009 Tippeligaen

2009–10 Scottish Premier League

2010–11 Scottish Premier League

2011–12 Scottish Premier League

2012–13 Scottish Premier League

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2013–14 Championship

2014–15 Championship

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2015 Allsvenskan

2016 Allsvenskan

2017 Allsvenskan

2017–18 Ekstraklasa

2018–19 Ekstraklasa

2019–20 Ekstraklasa

2020–21 Ekstraklasa

2021–22 Ekstraklasa

2017–18

Honours Stabæk Superfinalen: 2009

Celtic Scottish Premier League: 2011–12, 2012–13 Scottish Cup: 2010–11, 2012–13

IFK Göteborg Svenska Cupen: 2014–15

Lech Poznań II III liga, group II: 2018–19

Lech Poznań Ekstraklasa: 2021–22