# Casper Nielsen

Casper Mørup Nielsen (born 29 April 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club Club Brugge.
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. A few months later, he went on a trial with English Premier League club Manchester City.
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 Copenhagen.

### Odense

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

### Union SG

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

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

## 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.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 12 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Esbjerg | 2012–13 | Danish Superliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Esbjerg | 2013–14 | Danish Superliga | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 |
| Esbjerg | 2014–15 | Danish Superliga | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 2 |
| Esbjerg | 2015–16 | Danish Superliga | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 0 |
| Esbjerg | 2016–17 | Danish Superliga | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 |
| Esbjerg | Total | Total | 90 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 3 |
| OB | 2016–17 | Danish Superliga | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 |
| OB | 2017–18 | Danish Superliga | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 1 |
| OB | 2018–19 | Danish Superliga | 29 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 5 |
| OB | Total | Total | 73 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 7 |
| Union SG | 2019–20 | Challenger Pro League | 26 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 7 |
| Union SG | 2020–21 | Challenger Pro League | 27 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 5 |
| Union SG | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 39 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 7 |
| Union SG | Total | Total | 92 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 19 |
| Club Brugge | 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 36 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 46 | 9 |
| Club Brugge | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 48 | 3 |
| Club Brugge | 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| Club Brugge | Total | Total | 81 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 118 | 14 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 336 | 36 | 28 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 399 | 42 |
* 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
* ↑ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup

## Honours

Club Brugge
* Belgian First Division A: 2023-24