Casper Mørup Nielsen (born 29 April 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club Club Brugge.
![]() Nielsen at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Casper Mørup Nielsen[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1994-04-29) 29 April 1994 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Esbjerg, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Club Brugge | ||
Number | 27 | ||
Youth career | |||
Esbjerg fB | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2017 | Esbjerg fB | 90 | (2) |
2017–2019 | OB | 73 | (5) |
2019–2022 | Union SG | 92 | (18) |
2022– | Club Brugge | 12 | (4) |
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) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:12, 18 October 2022 (UTC) |
He is the son of former Esbjerg top scorer Henrik "Ismand" Nielsen.
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]
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.[9] He scored his first goal for Club on 14 August 2022, the winner in a 3–0 victory over OH Leuven.[10]
He was called up to the senior Denmark squad for friendly matches against the Netherlands and Serbia on 26 and 29 March 2022, respectively.[11]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 |
Club Brugge KV – current squad | |
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Denmark men's football squad – 2016 Summer Olympics | ||
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