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

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 73 (11)
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 19:21, 23 November 2024 (UTC)

He is the son of former Esbjerg top scorer Henrik "Ismand" Nielsen.

Club career

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Esbjerg

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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

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In January 2017, Nielsen signed with Danish Superliga team Odense BK on a 3+12-year contract,[7][8]

Union SG

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

Club Brugge

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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

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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

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As of match played 23 November 2024[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[a] 0 19 1
2014–15 26 1 1 0 4[a] 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 Challenger Pro League 26 7 2 0 28 7
2020–21 27 4 3 1 30 5
2021–22 Belgian Pro League 39 7 2 0 41 7
Total 92 18 7 1 0 0 0 0 99 19
Club Brugge 2022–23 Belgian Pro League 36 9 2 0 8[b] 0 46 9
2023–24 Belgian Pro League 31 2 4 0 13[c] 1 48 3
2024–25 Belgian Pro League 6 0 1 0 2[b] 0 1[d] 0 10 0
Total 73 11 7 0 23 1 1 0 104 12
Career total 328 36 26 3 30 2 1 0 385 41
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  4. ^ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup

Honours

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  • Club Brugge

Belgian First Division A: 2023-24

References

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  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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