Casper Nielsen

Not to be confused with the Danish footballer Casper Højer Nielsen.

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

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 31)
Place of birth	Esbjerg, Denmark
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Standard Liège
Number	94
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)
2022–25	Club Brugge	86	(11)
2025-	Standard Liège
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 as of 5 June 2025

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

Club career

Esbjerg

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

In January 2017, Nielsen signed with Danish Superliga team Odense BK on a 3+1⁄2-year contract,^[7][8]

Union SG

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

Club Brugge

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

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

As of match played 4 May 2025^[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	14	0	4	1	6[b]	1	1[d]	0	25	2
	Total		81	11	10	0	27	2	1	0	119	14
Career total			336	36	29	3	34	3	1	0	400	42

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
3. Appearances in UEFA Conference League
4. Appearance in Belgian Super Cup

Honours

Club Brugge

• Belgian Pro League: 2023–24
• Belgian Cup: 2024–25