Casper Nielsen
Casper Mørup Nielsen (born 29 April 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club Union SG.
 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 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Union SG | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Esbjerg fB | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Esbjerg fB | 90 | (2) |
| 2017–2019 | OB | 73 | (5) |
| 2019– | Union SG | 80 | (16) |
| National team | |||
| 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) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:30, 22 November 2021 (UTC) | |||
He is the son of former Esbjerg top scorer Henrik "Ismand" Nielsen.
Club career
Nielsen signed his first professional contract with Esbjerg in June 2009 only 15 years old.[2] A few months later, he went on a trial with English Premier League club Manchester City.[3]
His contract was prolonged in January 2013, where he officially was moved up into the Esbjerg first team squad.[4] Later in the season, he made his professional debut on 12 May 2013 in a 2–0 win against Copenhagen.[5]
In January 2017, Nielsen signed with Danish Superliga team Odense BK on a 3+1⁄2-year contract,[6][7]
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.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 31 October 2021[10]
| 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 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||
| Total | 66 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 14 | ||
| Career total | 229 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 24 | ||
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.
- 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
- "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 on DBU
- Casper Nielsen on Esbjerg fB
- Casper Nielsen at Soccerbase
- Casper Nielsen at Soccerway
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