Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thelonious Gerard Aasgaard [1] | ||
Date of birth | 2 May 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Wigan Athletic | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2016–2020 | Wigan Athletic | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2020– | Wigan Athletic | 114 | (15) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | Norway U16 | 3 | (0) |
2021–2023 | Norway U20 | 5 | (1) |
2023- | Norway U21 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:45, 19 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 July 2023 |
Thelonious "Thelo" Gerard Aasgaard (born 2 May 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Wigan Athletic. Born in Liverpool, England, he has represented Norway at under-16 and under-20 level internationally.
Aasgaard joined the youth academy of Wigan Athletic in 2016, [3] having previously been a part of the youth set-up at Liverpool. As a result of Wigan being put into administration in the 2019/20 season, and the team's subsequent relegation from the Championship, Aasgaard became part of the Wigan first-team squad for their 2020/21 League One campaign at the age of 18.
Aasgaard made his professional debut with Wigan in a 1–0 EFL League One loss at home to Peterborough United on 20 October 2020. [4] He scored his first goal for Wigan in a 2–1 defeat against Oxford United on 21 November 2020. [5] Aasgaard ended his first season having played 35 times in all competitions, including 13 league starts, scoring 3 goals. [6]
In January 2021, Aasgaard signed his first professional contract with Wigan, signing until the summer of 2023. [7]
After a solid start to the 2021/22 season, Aasgaard signed an improved four-and-a-half year contract, running until June 2026. [8]
Aasgaard was born in Liverpool, England, and is of Norwegian descent through his father, and of French descent through his mother. [9]
He represented the Norway under-16 team three times in 2018. [10]
In August 2021, Aasgaard was called up to the Norway under-20 team for the first time, and made his debut on the right of midfield in their 1–1 draw with Germany under-20 on 6 September 2021. [11]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Wigan Athletic | 2020–21 [6] | League One | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 35 | 3 |
2021–22 [12] | League One | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 [a] | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
2022–23 [12] | Championship | 41 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 4 | |
2022–23 [12] | League One | 35 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 8 | |
Career total | 114 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 132 | 18 |