Casper Nielsen

Casper Mørup Nielsen (born 29 April 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club Club Brugge.

Not to be confused with the Danish footballer Casper Højer Nielsen.

Casper Nielsen
Nielsen at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name Casper Mørup Nielsen[1]
Date of birth (1994-04-29) 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)

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

On 4 July 2019, Nielsen joined Belgian club Union SG.[9]

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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Esbjerg 2012–13 Danish Superliga 1010——20
2013–14 1511030—191
2014–15 2611041—312
2015–16 31040——350
2016–17 17000——170
Total 9027071001043
OB 2016–17 Danish Superliga 13110——141
2017–18 31110——321
2018–19 29332——325
Total 735520000787
Union SG 2019–20 Proximus League 26720——287
2020–21 27431——305
2021–22 Jupiler Pro League 39720——417
Total 92187100009919
Career total 25525193710028129

    References
    1. "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.
    2. "Casper Nielsen". Club Brugge KV. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
    3. Esbjerg skriver med 15-årig
    4. 15-årig: City ikke meget bedre end Esbjerg
    5. Esbjerg forlænger med midtbanetalent
    6. "Kobenhaven 0–2 Esbjerg". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
    7. "OB henter endnu en spiller i Esbjerg". sport.tv2.dk. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
    8. Casper Nielsen klar for OB‚ ob.dk, 18 January 2017
    9. Casper Nielsen solgt til belgisk klub, ob.dkd, 4 July 2019
    10. "Club Brugge land Casper Nielsen". clubbrugge.be. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
    11. "Club wins 0-3 at OH Leuven". clubbrugge.be. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
    12. "Unionist Casper Nielsen finally selected with Denmark!". archynewsy.com. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
    13. "Casper Nielsen". SofaScore. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
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