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.Rogne makes Riise comparison in early switch to Scotland STV Sport, 24 January 2010 He played for Stabæk in UEFA Champions League qualifying matches against Copenhagen and Valencia,Celtic 1 – 0 Dundee Utd: Josh Thompson and Thomas Rogne give Celtic no need to worry Scotsman.com, 22 February 2010 and also represented the club in the Europa League.Thomas Rogne UEFA.com
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.First Team Players Celtic FC
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, he played very well and impressed the coach Tony Mowbray.Mowbray praises Celtic defenders Thompson and Rogne BBC Sport, 20 February 2010 Rogne impressed against Rangers on 28 February 2010Thomas Rogne would welcome arrival of Campbell at Celtic The Scotsman, 16 June 2010 but was taken off due to a hamstring injury.Rangers v Celtic: player ratings Telegraph, 1 March 2010 He returned two months later in an away game against Dundee UnitedHoops secure in second ESPN Soccernet, 25 April 2010 but once again had to leave the field early through injury.Dundee United 0 Celtic 2: match report The Telegraph, 25 April 2010
Rogne made his first competitive start of the 2010–11 season for Celtic against St Johnstone in a 3–0 win.Rogne in for the long haul Express.co.uk, 1 November 2010Celtic defender Thomas Rogne sets sights on regular place after making latest comeback Daily Record, 1 November 2010 In the following game he was sent off for a professional foul against Aberdeen.Gamecast: Celtic v Aberdeen ESPN Soccernet, 6 November 2010Celtic hit nine past Aberdeen in record SPL victory The Observer, 6 November 2010 Despite this, Celtic went on to win the game by a record-breaking 9–0 score. He scored his first goal for Celtic in a 1–1 draw against Kilmarnock in December 2010.Disappointing draw for Celts Celtic FC, 21 December 2010 Rogne won many plaudits for his performance as Celtic beat Rangers 2–0 at Ibrox in the 2011 New Year derby.Daniel Majstorovic blasts Celtic doubters ... and makes title pledge Evening Times, 3 January 2011Celtic ace Thomas Rogne has all the attributes to be a top class defender, says ex-Rangers stopper Henning Berg Daily Record, 4 January 2011Rangers v Celtic – Player ratings guardian.co.uk, 2 January 2011 He scored his second goal for Celtic against Aberdeen in their 4–1 League Cup semi-final win on 29 January 2011.Aberdeen 1 – 4 Celtic BBC Sport, 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. He returned to the Celtic first team in October 2011 in their League Cup quarter-final tie against Hibernian. Rogne continued to struggle with a series of minor injuries, but nevertheless played well in the majority of his sporadic appearances, having kept a clean sheet in over half the games he played. 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.Thomas Rogne lämnar HIF, hif.se, 16 December 2024
International career Rogne has represented Norway at youth level, and played for the under-19 team in the 2009 UEFA Under-19 Championship qualification. Rogne was later captain of the under-21 team, and were playing alongside the captain Stefan Strandberg in the central defence when Norway U21 qualified for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
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.First international honours for Celtic defender STV Sport, 14 March 2011
Rogne made his senior debut for Norway on 29 February 2012 in a 3–0 friendly win against Northern Ireland.Celtic’s Rogne to face O’Neill in first match Scotsman.com, 29 February 2012Wednesday's international friendlies BBC Sport, 29 February 2012
Personal life In May 2019, Rogne married female professional footballer Ada Hegerberg.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsStabæk2007Tippeligaen3020——502008Tippeligaen0000——002009Tippeligaen10120—40161Total13140—40211Celtic2009–10Scottish Premier League400000—402010–11Scottish Premier League1612021002022011–12Scottish Premier League1712030002212012–13Scottish Premier League130201030190Total502606130653Wigan Athletic2013–14Championship1200010301602014–15Championship000010—10Total120002030170IFK Göteborg2015Allsvenskan19120—402512016Allsvenskan23010—713112017Allsvenskan24042—00282Total66172—111844Lech Poznań2017–18Ekstraklasa00———002018–19Ekstraklasa23110—502912019–20Ekstraklasa20110——2112020–21Ekstraklasa18210—402322021–22Ekstraklasa1020——30Total62450—90764Lech Poznań II2017–18III liga, gr. II40———402018–19III liga, gr. II11———112019–20II liga20———202020–21II liga10———102021–22II liga40———40Total121———121Apollon Smyrnis2021–22Super League Greece15000——150Helsingborgs IF2022Allsvenskan13000——1302023Superettan16110——1712024Superettan8000——80Total37110——381Career total267102328130132814
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsNorway201220Total20
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
References
External links
Thomas Rogne at Stabæk