Casper Bisgaard Sloth (; born 26 March 1992) is a Danish professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

AGF

Sloth started his youth career at

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. He joined AGF academy in 2004, and progressed through the youth system. Sloth made his AGF senior debut in the

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championship on 7 December 2009, aged 17. The game was a 1–1 draw with

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at AGF's

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stadium. In 2008, former teammate

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proclaimed Sloth as 'the greatest current talent in Danish football'. On 1 May 2010, he opened his scoring account for AGF with two goals in a 4–1 win against Silkeborg IF. In October 2012 he was voted Superliga Player of the Month. During the 2013–14 season, Sloth was unable to help prevent AGF from being relegated from the

. On 22 August 2014, ''Yorkshire Evening Press'' journalist Phil Hay tweeted that a deal had been agreed for Sloth to join

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on a three-year deal.

Leeds United

Sloth joined

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side

on 25 August 2014 on a three-year deal. He was allocated the number 33 shirt for the 2014–15 season. The fee for Sloth was believed to be in the region of £600k. Sloth made his debut for Leeds on 30 August against

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. He made 14 appearances in all competitions in his first season at the club, he was favoured more by head coaches

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and Darko Milanic for the first half of the season, with him barely being used by head coach

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in the second half of the season. On 31 July 2015, Sloth was given the number 29 shirt for the upcoming 2015–16 season.

AaB

On 4 July 2016, Sloth returned to Denmark, signing for AaB for an undisclosed fee.

Silkeborg

In July 2017, Sloth moved to

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on a two-year deal.

Motherwell

On 21 May 2019, it was announced that Sloth had signed a two-year deal with

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side

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, with the move due to be completed in June. He left the club on 31 January 2020, his contract being cancelled by mutual consent, having only played once as a substitute in the

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Notts County

On 20 August 2020, Notts County announced that Sloth had signed for the club. On 6 October 2020, it was announced that Sloth had left Notts County.

Helsingør

On 29 October 2020 it was confirmed, that Sloth had returned to Denmark and signed with

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club

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for the rest of the year. He made his debut for the club on 27 November in a 2–1 victory over

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, coming on as a second-half substitute.

Stjarnan

On 13 June 2021, Sloth signed with Icelandic club

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International career

Sloth has also played more than 30 games for various Danish youth selections, including eight games for the

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. On 14 November 2012, he made his debut for the senior team in a friendly in

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against

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. Sloth played the first half in a game which ended 1–1, and was hailed as one of Denmark's best players of the game. On 5 March 2014, Sloth started for

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in a 1–0 loss to

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; Sloth put in an impressive performance though despite getting booked for a bad tackle on England's

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lost to a late goal from

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Media

In Denmark, Sloth was also the face of Scandinavian hair wax company ''ID Hair''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sloth, Casper 1992 births Living people Danish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Denmark men's youth international footballers Denmark men's under-21 international footballers Denmark men's international footballers Brabrand IF players Aarhus Gymnastikforening players Leeds United F.C. players AaB Fodbold players Silkeborg IF players Motherwell F.C. players Notts County F.C. players FC Helsingør players Stjarnan players Danish Superliga players Danish 1st Division players English Football League players Danish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland Danish expatriate sportspeople in England Danish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Danish expatriate sportspeople in Iceland Footballers from Aarhus 21st-century Danish sportsmen