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{{short description|Danish footballer}}
{{short description|Danish footballer (born 1994)}}
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{{distinguish|text=the Danish footballer [[Casper Højer Nielsen]]}}
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{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Casper Nielsen
| name = Casper Nielsen
| image = Casper Nielsen 2016 olympics.jpg
| image = Casper Nielsen 2016 olympics.jpg
| caption = Nielsen at the [[Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2016 Summer Olympics]]
| caption = Nielsen at the [[Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2016 Summer Olympics]]
| fullname = Casper Mørup Nielsen<ref>{{cite web |url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/81/29/21/oft2016playerlist-update09.01.2017_neutral.pdf |title=Olympic Football Tournaments Rio 2016 – Men: List of Players |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |format=PDF |date=9 January 2017 |access-date=2 March 2018 |archive-date=17 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417184250/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/81/29/21/oft2016playerlist-update09.01.2017_neutral.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| full_name = Casper Mørup Nielsen<ref>{{cite web |url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/81/29/21/oft2016playerlist-update09.01.2017_neutral.pdf |title=Olympic Football Tournaments Rio 2016 – Men: List of Players |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |format=PDF |date=9 January 2017 |access-date=2 March 2018 |archive-date=17 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417184250/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/81/29/21/oft2016playerlist-update09.01.2017_neutral.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|4|29}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|4|29}}
| birth_place = [[Esbjerg]], Denmark
| birth_place = [[Esbjerg]], Denmark
| height = 1.82 m<ref>{{cite web |title=Casper Nielsen |url=https://www.clubbrugge.be/en/teams/a-kern/players/casper-nielsen |publisher=Club Brugge KV |access-date=15 October 2023}}</ref>
| height = 1.79 m
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = [[Royale Union Saint-Gilloise|Union SG]]
| currentclub = [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]]
| clubnumber = 6
| clubnumber = 27
| youthyears1 =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[Esbjerg fB]]
| youthclubs1 = [[Esbjerg fB]]
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| clubs1 = [[Esbjerg fB]]
| clubs1 = [[Esbjerg fB]]
| caps1 = 90
| caps1 = 90
| goals1 = 2
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2017–2019
| years2 = 2017–2019
| clubs2 = [[Odense Boldklub|OB]]
| clubs2 = [[Odense Boldklub|Odense]]
| caps2 = 73
| caps2 = 73
| goals2 = 5
| goals2 = 5
| years3 = 2019–
| years3 = 2019–2022
| clubs3 = [[Royale Union Saint-Gilloise|Union SG]]
| clubs3 = [[Royale Union Saint-Gilloise|Union SG]]
| caps3 = 80
| caps3 = 92
| goals3 = 16
| goals3 = 18
| years4 = 2022–
| clubs4 = [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]]
| caps4 = 44
| goals4 = 9
| nationalyears1 = 2009–2010
| nationalyears1 = 2009–2010
| nationalteam1 = [[Denmark national under-16 football team|Denmark U-16]]
| nationalteam1 = [[Denmark national under-16 football team|Denmark U-16]]
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| nationalcaps4 = 22
| nationalcaps4 = 22
| nationalgoals4 = 4
| nationalgoals4 = 4
| club-update = 14:30, 22 November 2021 (UTC)
| club-update = 13:25, 13 October 2023 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update =
| nationalteam-update =
}}
}}
'''Casper Mørup Nielsen''' (born 29 April 1994) is a Danish professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder]] for Belgian club [[Royale Union Saint-Gilloise|Union SG]].
'''Casper Mørup Nielsen''' (born 29 April 1994) is a Danish professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder]] for Belgian club [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]].


He is the son of former Esbjerg top scorer [[Henrik Nielsen (danish footballer)|Henrik "Ismand" Nielsen]].
He is the son of former Esbjerg top scorer [[Henrik Nielsen (danish footballer)|Henrik "Ismand" Nielsen]].


==Career==
==Club career==
===Esbjerg===
Nielsen signed his first professional contract with Esbjerg in June 2009 only 15 years old.<ref>[http://www.bold.dk/nyt/Esbjerg-skriver-med-15-aarig Esbjerg skriver med 15-årig]</ref> A few months later, he went on a trial with English [[Premier League]] club [[Manchester City]].<ref>[http://www.bold.dk/nyt/15-aarig-City-ikke-meget-bedre-end-Esbjerg 15-årig: City ikke meget bedre end Esbjerg]</ref>
Nielsen signed his first professional contract with [[Esbjerg fB|Esbjerg]] in June 2009 only 15 years old.<ref>[http://www.bold.dk/nyt/Esbjerg-skriver-med-15-aarig Esbjerg skriver med 15-årig]</ref> A few months later, he went on a trial with English [[Premier League]] club [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]].<ref>[http://www.bold.dk/nyt/15-aarig-City-ikke-meget-bedre-end-Esbjerg 15-årig: City ikke meget bedre end Esbjerg]</ref>


His contract was prolonged in January 2013, where he officially was moved up into the Esbjerg first team squad.<ref>[http://www.bold.dk/nyt/Esbjerg-forlaenger-med-midtbanetalent Esbjerg forlænger med midtbanetalent]</ref> Later in the season, he made his professional debut on 12 May 2013 in a 2–0 win against [[F.C. Copenhagen|Copenhagen]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kobenhaven 0-2 Esbjerg|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/05/12/denmark/superliga/fc-kobenhavn/esbjerg-fb/1289602/|work=Soccerbase|accessdate=22 July 2013}}</ref>
His contract was prolonged in January 2013, where he officially was moved up into the Esbjerg first team squad.<ref>[http://www.bold.dk/nyt/Esbjerg-forlaenger-med-midtbanetalent Esbjerg forlænger med midtbanetalent]</ref> Later in the season, he made his professional debut on 12 May 2013 in a 2–0 win against [[F.C. Copenhagen|Copenhagen]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kobenhaven 0–2 Esbjerg|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/05/12/denmark/superliga/fc-kobenhavn/esbjerg-fb/1289602/|work=Soccerbase|accessdate=22 July 2013}}</ref>


===Odense===
In January 2017, Nielsen signed with [[Danish Superliga]] team [[Odense BK]] on a {{frac|3|1|2}}-year contract,<ref>{{cite web|title=OB henter endnu en spiller i Esbjerg|url=http://sport.tv2.dk/fodbold/2017-01-18-ob-henter-endnu-en-spiller-i-esbjerg|work=sport.tv2.dk|accessdate=28 April 2017}}</ref><ref>[http://www.ob.dk/artikel/casper-nielsen-klar-for-ob.aspx Casper Nielsen klar for OB]‚ ob.dk, 18 January 2017</ref>
In January 2017, Nielsen signed with [[Danish Superliga]] team [[Odense BK]] on a {{frac|3|1|2}}-year contract,<ref>{{cite web|title=OB henter endnu en spiller i Esbjerg|url=http://sport.tv2.dk/fodbold/2017-01-18-ob-henter-endnu-en-spiller-i-esbjerg|work=sport.tv2.dk|accessdate=28 April 2017}}</ref><ref>[http://www.ob.dk/artikel/casper-nielsen-klar-for-ob.aspx Casper Nielsen klar for OB]‚ ob.dk, 18 January 2017</ref>


===Union SG===
On 4 July 2019, Nielsen joined Belgian club [[Royale Union Saint-Gilloise|Union SG]].<ref>[https://www.ob.dk/nyhedsarkiv/casper-nielsen-solgt-til-belgisk-klub/ Casper Nielsen solgt til belgisk klub], ob.dkd, 4 July 2019</ref>
On 4 July 2019, Nielsen joined Belgian club [[Royale Union Saint-Gilloise|Union SG]].<ref>[https://www.ob.dk/nyhedsarkiv/casper-nielsen-solgt-til-belgisk-klub/ Casper Nielsen solgt til belgisk klub], ob.dkd, 4 July 2019</ref>

===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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.clubbrugge.be/en/news/club-brugge-land-casper-nielsen|title=Club Brugge land Casper Nielsen|website=clubbrugge.be|date=17 July 2022|access-date=18 August 2022}}</ref> He scored his first goal for Club on 14 August 2022, the winner in a 3–0 victory over [[OH Leuven]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.clubbrugge.be/en/news/club-wins-0-3-oh-leuven|title=Club wins 0-3 at OH Leuven|website=clubbrugge.be|date=14 August 2022|access-date=18 August 2022}}</ref>

==International career==
He was called up to the senior [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] squad for [[Exhibition game|friendly]] matches against the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] and [[Serbia national football team|Serbia]] on 26 and 29 March 2022, respectively.<ref>{{cite news
|url=https://www.archynewsy.com/unionist-casper-nielsen-finally-selected-with-denmark/
|title=Unionist Casper Nielsen finally selected with Denmark!
|publisher=archynewsy.com
|date=22 March 2022|access-date=25 March 2022}}</ref>


==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==
{{Updated|match played 31 October 2021}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sofascore.com/player/casper-nielsen/247471|title=Casper Nielsen|website=SofaScore|access-date=23 October 2019}}</ref>
{{Updated|match played 18 July 2022}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sofascore.com/player/casper-nielsen/247471|title=Casper Nielsen|website=SofaScore|access-date=23 October 2019}}</ref>


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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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!colspan="2"|National Cup
!colspan="2"|National cup
!colspan="2"|[[UEFA#Club|Europe]]
!colspan="2"|[[UEFA#Club|Europe]]
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Other
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|rowspan="6"|[[Esbjerg fB|Esbjerg]]
|[[2012–13 Danish Superliga|2012-13]]
|[[2012–13 Danish Superliga|2012–13]]
|rowspan="5"|[[Danish Superliga]]
|rowspan="5"|[[Danish Superliga]]
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|1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||0
|-
|-
|[[2013–14 Danish Superliga|2013-14]]
|[[2013–14 Danish Superliga|2013–14]]
|15||1||1||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||19||1
|15||1||1||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||19||1
|-
|-
|[[2014–15 Danish Superliga|2014-15]]
|[[2014–15 Danish Superliga|2014–15]]
|26||1||1||0||4||1||colspan="2"|—||31||2
|26||1||1||0||4||1||colspan="2"|—||31||2
|-
|-
|[[2015–16 Esbjerg fB season|2015-16]]
|[[2015–16 Esbjerg fB season|2015–16]]
|31||0||4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||35||0
|31||0||4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||35||0
|-
|-
|[[2016–17 Danish Superliga|2016-17]]
|[[2016–17 Danish Superliga|2016–17]]
|17||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||0
|17||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||0
|-
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!colspan="2"|Total
!90!!2!!7!!0!!7!!1!!0!!0!!104!!3
!90!!2!!7!!0!!7!!1!!0!!0!!104!!3
|-
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Odense Boldklub|OB]]
|rowspan="4"|[[Odense Boldklub|OB]]
|[[2016–17 Odense Boldklub season|2016-17]]
|[[2016–17 Odense Boldklub season|2016–17]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Danish Superliga]]
|rowspan="3"|Danish Superliga
|13||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||14||1
|13||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||14||1
|-
|-
|[[2017–18 Odense Boldklub season|2017-18]]
|[[2017–18 Odense Boldklub season|2017–18]]
|31||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||1
|31||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||1
|-
|-
|[[2018–19 Odense Boldklub season|2018-19]]
|[[2018–19 Odense Boldklub season|2018–19]]
|29||3||3||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||5
|29||3||3||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||5
|-
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!colspan="2"|Total
!73!!5!!5!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!78!!7
!73!!5!!5!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!78!!7
|-
|-
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|[[2021–22 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise season|2021–22]]
|[[2021–22 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise season|2021–22]]
|[[Belgian First Division A|Jupiler Pro League]]
|[[Belgian First Division A|Jupiler Pro League]]
|13||2||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||2
|39||7||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||41||7
|-
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!colspan="2"|Total
!66!!13!!7!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!73!!14
!92!!18!!7!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!99!!19
|-
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!colspan="3"|Career total
!229!!20!!19!!3!!7!!1!!0!!0!!255!!24
!255!!25!!19!!3!!7!!1!!0!!0!!281!!29
|}
|}
{{notelist}}
{{notelist}}
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/PlayerInfo/6771 Casper Nielsen] on DBU
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160206201014/http://www.efb.dk/fodbold/truppen_stab/angreb/casper_nielsen Casper Nielsen] on Esbjerg fB
* [https://www.clubbrugge.be/en/teams/a-kern/players/casper-nielsen Casper Nielsen] at the Club Brugge KN website
* {{DBU player|6771}}
* {{UEFA player}}
* {{Soccerbase}}
* {{Soccerbase}}
* {{Soccerway|casper-nielsen/254435}}
* {{Soccerway|casper-nielsen/254435}}


{{Club Brugge KV squad}}
{{Denmark men's football squad 2016 Summer Olympics}}
{{Denmark men's football squad 2016 Summer Olympics}}
{{Royale Union Saint-Gilloise squad}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Nielsen, Casper}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nielsen, Casper}}
[[Category:1994 births]]
[[Category:1994 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
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[[Category:Danish footballers]]
[[Category:Footballers from Esbjerg]]
[[Category:Denmark under-21 international footballers]]
[[Category:Danish men's footballers]]
[[Category:Denmark youth international footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Danish expatriate footballers]]
[[Category:Denmark men's under-21 international footballers]]
[[Category:People from Esbjerg]]
[[Category:Denmark men's youth international footballers]]
[[Category:Danish Superliga players]]
[[Category:Danish Superliga players]]
[[Category:Belgian First Division A players]]
[[Category:Belgian Pro League players]]
[[Category:Belgian First Division B players]]
[[Category:Challenger Pro League players]]
[[Category:Esbjerg fB players]]
[[Category:Esbjerg fB players]]
[[Category:Odense Boldklub players]]
[[Category:Odense Boldklub players]]
[[Category:Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players]]
[[Category:Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players]]
[[Category:Club Brugge KV players]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic footballers of Denmark]]
[[Category:Olympic footballers for Denmark]]
[[Category:Association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Danish expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Danish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium]]
[[Category:Danish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium]]
[[Category:Expatriate footballers in Belgium]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium]]

Latest revision as of 01:20, 27 January 2024

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 (age 30)
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)

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[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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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]

  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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