Casper Mørup Nielsen (born 29 April 1994) is a Danish professional

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who plays as a

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for Belgian club

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

Club career

Esbjerg

Nielsen signed his first professional contract with

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in June 2009 only 15 years old. A few months later, he went on a trial with English

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club

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. His contract was prolonged in January 2013, where he officially was moved up into the Esbjerg first team squad. Later in the season, he made his professional debut on 12 May 2013 in a 2–0 win against

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Odense

In January 2017, Nielsen signed with

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team

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on a -year contract,

Union SG

On 4 July 2019, Nielsen joined Belgian club

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Club Brugge

On 17 July 2022,

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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. He scored his first goal for Club on 14 August 2022, the winner in a 3–0 victory over

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International career

He was called up to the senior

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squad for friendly matches against the

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and

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on 26 and 29 March 2022, respectively.

Career statistics

Honours

Club Brugge *

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: 2023–24 *

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: 2024–25

References

External links

Casper Nielsen
at the Club Brugge KN website * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nielsen, Casper 1994 births Living people Footballers from Esbjerg Danish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Denmark men's under-21 international footballers Denmark men's youth international footballers Danish Superliga players Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Esbjerg fB players Odense Boldklub players Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players Club Brugge KV players Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Denmark Danish expatriate men's footballers Danish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium 21st-century Danish sportsmen