Casper Mørup Nielsen (born 29 April 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club Club Brugge.
 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 | Odense | 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) | |||
He is the son of former Esbjerg top scorer Henrik "Ismand" Nielsen.
Club career edit
Esbjerg edit
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 edit
In January 2017, Nielsen signed with Danish Superliga team Odense BK on a 3+1⁄2-year contract,[7][8]
Union SG edit
On 4 July 2019, Nielsen joined Belgian club Union SG.[9]
Club Brugge edit
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 edit
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 edit
- 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 edit
- ^ "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 edit
- 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
