Casper Sloth

Casper Bisgaard Sloth (/ˈkæspər sloʊt/; born 26 March 1992) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Icelandic club Stjarnan.

Casper Sloth
Personal information
Full name Casper Bisgaard Sloth[1]
Date of birth (1992-03-26) 26 March 1992
Place of birth Aarhus, Denmark
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Stjarnan
Youth career
2001–2004 Brabrand IF
2004–2009 AGF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2014 AGF 133 (9)
2014–2016 Leeds United 13 (0)
2016–2017 AaB 21 (0)
2017–2019 Silkeborg 34 (0)
2019–2020 Motherwell 0 (0)
2020 Notts County 0 (0)
2020–2021 Helsingør 4 (0)
2021– Stjarnan 3 (0)
International career
2008–2009 Denmark U17 12 (0)
2009–2010 Denmark U18 7 (0)
2010 Denmark U19 3 (0)
2011 Denmark U20 3 (2)
2011–2013 Denmark U21 10 (0)
2012–2014 Denmark 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:34, 9 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

AGF

Sloth started his youth career at Brabrand IF. He joined AGF academy in 2004, and progressed through the youth system.

Sloth made his AGF senior debut in the Danish Superliga championship on 7 December 2009, aged 17. The game was a 1–1 draw with Esbjerg fB at AGF's NRGi Park stadium.[2] In 2008, former teammate Benny Feilhaber proclaimed Sloth as 'the greatest current talent in Danish football'.[3]

On 1 May 2010, he opened his scoring account for AGF with two goals in a 4–1 win against Silkeborg IF.[4] In October 2012 he was voted Superliga Player of the Month.[5]

During the 2013–14 season, Sloth was unable to help prevent AGF from being relegated from the Danish Superliga.[6]

On 22 August 2014, Yorkshire Evening Press journalist Phil Hay tweeted that a deal had been agreed for Sloth to join Leeds United on a three-year deal.

Leeds United

Sloth joined Football League Championship side Leeds United on 25 August 2014 on a three-year deal. He was allocated the number 33 shirt for the 2014–15 season.[7][8] The fee for Sloth was believed to be in the region of £600k.[9][10]

Sloth made his debut for Leeds on 30 August against Bolton Wanderers.[11][12] He made 14 appearances in all competitions in his first season at the club, he was favoured more by head coaches Dave Hockaday and Darko Milanic for the first half of the season, with him barely being used by head coach Neil Redfearn in the second half of the season.[13] On 31 July 2015, Sloth was given the number 29 shirt for the upcoming 2015–16 season.[14]

AaB

On 4 July 2016, Sloth returned to Denmark, signing for AaB for an undisclosed fee.[15]

Silkeborg

In July 2017, Sloth moved to Silkeborg IF on a two-year deal.[16]

Motherwell

On 21 May 2019, it was announced that Sloth had signed a two-year deal with Scottish Premiership side Motherwell, with the move due to be completed in June.[17] He left the club on 31 January 2020, his contract being cancelled by mutual consent, having only played once as a substitute in the Scottish League Cup.[18]

Notts County

On 20 August 2020, Notts County announced that Sloth had signed for the club.[19]

On 6 October 2020, it was announced that Sloth had left Notts County.[20]

Helsingør

On 29 October 2020 it was confirmed, that Sloth had returned to Denmark and signed with Danish 1st Division club FC Helsingør for the rest of the year.[21] He made his debut for the club on 27 November in a 2–1 victory over Fremad Amager, coming on as a second-half substitute.[22]

Stjarnan

On 13 June 2021, Sloth signed with Icelandic club Stjarnan.[23]

International career

Sloth has also played more than 30 games for various Danish youth selections, including eight games for the Denmark national under-21 football team.[24]

On 14 November 2012, he made his debut for the senior team in a friendly in Istanbul against Turkey. Sloth played the first half in a game which ended 1–1, and was hailed as one of Denmark's best players of the game.[25]

On 5 March 2014, Sloth started for Denmark in a 1–0 loss to England at Wembley; Sloth put in an impressive performance though he did get booked for a bad tackle on England's Steven Gerrard. Denmark lost to a late goal from Daniel Sturridge.[26]

Media

In Denmark, Sloth was also the face of Scandinavian hair wax company ID Hair.[27]

References
  1. Casper Sloth at WorldFootball.net
  2. Official Danish Superliga statistics
  3. "Google Translate".
  4. "danskfodbold.com - DBU's Officielle Statistikere".
  5. "Sloth Månedens Spiller i Superligaen - AGF Fodbold". Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
  6. "Leeds sign Denmark midfielder Casper Sloth from Aarhus". Sky Sports News. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  7. "UNITED SIGN DANISH INTERNATIONAL". Leeds United Official Site. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  8. "AGF sells Sloth Leeds". AGF Official Site. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  9. "Leeds United complete Sloth signing". Yorkshire Evening Post. 25 August 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  10. Phil Hay (2 September 2014). "Leeds United: Whites have never had a busier transfer window". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  11. "Leeds Vs Bolton Wanderers". Leeds United Official Site. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  12. "CASPER EXCITED TO BE HERE". Leeds United Official Site. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  13. "Leeds United exile is 'really weird', reveals Casper Sloth". The Express. Dec 5, 2014. Retrieved Dec 5, 2014.
  14. "2015/16 SQUAD NUMBERS ANNOUNCED". Leeds United Official site. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  15. Hay, Phil (4 July 2016). "Leeds United: Casper Sloth quits Leeds for Aalborg". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  16. Dehn, Anders (13 July 2017). "Sloth ophæver med AaB: Præsenteret i Silkeborg" (in Danish). Tipsbladet. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  17. CASPER SLOTH JOINS MOTHERWELL, motherwellfc.co.uk, 21 May 2019
  18. "CASPER SLOTH LEAVES MOTHERWELL". Motherwell F.C. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  19. "CASPER SLOTH SIGNS". NOTTS COUNTY F.C. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  20. "Sloth departs".
  21. FC HELSINGØR SKRIVER MED CASPER SLOTH, fchelsingor.dk, 29 October 2020
  22. "FC Helsingør - Fremad Amager 2:1 (1. Division 2020/2021, 13. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  23. Islandske Stjarnan henter Casper Sloth, bold.dk, 13 June 2021
  24. National team profile
  25. http://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/kometen-sloth-ville-hellere-spille-i-dag
  26. David Ornstein (5 March 2014). "England 1 Denmark". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  27. "Har du mere SWAG end Sloth?". AGF Official Site. 29 August 2012. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
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