Casper Nielsen

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Not to be confused with the Danish footballer Casper Højer Nielsen.
Casper Nielsen
Casper Nielsen 2016 olympics.jpg
Nielsen at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name Casper Mørup Nielsen[1]
Date of birth (1994-04-29) 29 April 1994 (age 27)
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 68 (14)
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)

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

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

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]

On 4 July 2019, Nielsen joined Belgian club Union SG.[8]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 31 October 2021[9]
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 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[]

  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. ^ Esbjerg skriver med 15-årig
  3. ^ 15-årig: City ikke meget bedre end Esbjerg
  4. ^ Esbjerg forlænger med midtbanetalent
  5. ^ "Kobenhaven 0-2 Esbjerg". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  6. ^ "OB henter endnu en spiller i Esbjerg". sport.tv2.dk. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  7. ^ Casper Nielsen klar for OB‚ ob.dk, 18 January 2017
  8. ^ Casper Nielsen solgt til belgisk klub, ob.dkd, 4 July 2019
  9. ^ "Casper Nielsen". SofaScore. Retrieved 23 October 2019.

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