 Nielsen at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Casper Mørup Nielsen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 April 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Esbjerg, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Club Brugge | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Esbjerg fB | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Esbjerg fB | 90 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | OB | 73 | (5) |
| 2019–2022 | Union SG | 92 | (18) |
| 2022– | Club Brugge | 44 | (9) |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Denmark U-16 | 5 | (1) |
| 2010 | Denmark U-17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2013 | Denmark U-20 | 5 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Denmark U-21 | 22 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:25, 13 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Casper Mørup Nielsen (born 29 April 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club Club Brugge.
He is the son of former Esbjerg top scorer Henrik "Ismand" Nielsen.
Club career
Esbjerg
Nielsen signed his first professional contract with Esbjerg in June 2009 only 15 years old.[3] A few months later, he went on a trial with English Premier League club Manchester City.[4]
His contract was prolonged in January 2013, where he officially was moved up into the Esbjerg first team squad.[5] Later in the season, he made his professional debut on 12 May 2013 in a 2–0 win against Copenhagen.[6]
Odense
In January 2017, Nielsen signed with Danish Superliga team Odense BK on a 3+1⁄2-year contract,[7][8]
Union SG
Club Brugge
On 17 July 2022, Club Brugge announced that they had reached an agreement to transfer Nielsen from Union SG. Nielsen signed a four-year contract to keep him with Club through 2026.[10] He scored his first goal for Club on 14 August 2022, the winner in a 3–0 victory over OH Leuven.[11]
International career
He was called up to the senior Denmark squad for friendly matches against the Netherlands and Serbia on 26 and 29 March 2022, respectively.[12]
Career statistics
- As of match played 18 July 2022[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Esbjerg | 2012–13 | Danish Superliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| 2015–16 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 90 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 3 | ||
| OB | 2016–17 | Danish Superliga | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 32 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 73 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 7 | ||
| Union SG | 2019–20 | Proximus League | 26 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 7 | ||
| 2020–21 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 5 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Jupiler Pro League | 39 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 7 | |||
| Total | 92 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 19 | ||
| Career total | 255 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 281 | 29 | ||
References
- ↑ "Olympic Football Tournaments Rio 2016 – Men: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 9 January 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ↑ "Casper Nielsen". Club Brugge KV. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ↑ Esbjerg skriver med 15-årig
- ↑ 15-årig: City ikke meget bedre end Esbjerg
- ↑ Esbjerg forlænger med midtbanetalent
- ↑ "Kobenhaven 0–2 Esbjerg". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ↑ "OB henter endnu en spiller i Esbjerg". sport.tv2.dk. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ↑ Casper Nielsen klar for OB‚ ob.dk, 18 January 2017
- ↑ Casper Nielsen solgt til belgisk klub, ob.dkd, 4 July 2019
- ↑ "Club Brugge land Casper Nielsen". clubbrugge.be. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ↑ "Club wins 0-3 at OH Leuven". clubbrugge.be. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ↑ "Unionist Casper Nielsen finally selected with Denmark!". archynewsy.com. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ↑ "Casper Nielsen". SofaScore. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
External links
- Casper Nielsen at the Club Brugge KN website
- Casper Nielsen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Casper Nielsen – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Casper Nielsen at Soccerbase
- Casper Nielsen at Soccerway
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