Casper Mørup Nielsen (born 29 April 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Standard Liège.
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.Esbjerg skriver med 15-årig A few months later, he went on a trial with English Premier League club Manchester City.15-årig: City ikke meget bedre end Esbjerg
His contract was prolonged in January 2013, where he officially was moved up into the Esbjerg first team squad.Esbjerg forlænger med midtbanetalent 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 -year contract.Casper Nielsen klar for OB ‚ ob.dk, 18 January 2017
Union SG On 4 July 2019, Nielsen joined Belgian club Union SG.Casper Nielsen solgt til belgisk klub, ob.dkd, 4 July 2019
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.
Standard Liège On 2 July 2025, Nielsen signed a three-year contract with Standard Liège.
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
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsEsbjerg2012–13Danish Superliga1010——202013–141511030—1912014–152611041—3122015–1631040——3502016–1717000——170Total9027071001043OB2016–17Danish Superliga13110——1412017–1831110——3212018–1929332——325Total735520000787Union SG2019–20Challenger Pro League26720——2872020–2127431——3052021–22Belgian Pro League39720——417Total92187100009919Club Brugge2022–23Belgian Pro League3692080—4692023–24Belgian Pro League31240131—4832024–25Belgian Pro League140416110252Total81111002721011914Career total 336362933431040042
Honours Club Brugge Belgian Pro League: 2023–24 Belgian Cup: 2024–25
References
External links
Casper Nielsen at the Club Brugge KN website