Casper Tengstedt

Casper Tengstedt (born 1 June 2000) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Primeira Liga club Benfica.

Casper Tengstedt
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-06-01) 1 June 2000
Place of birth Denmark
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger, forward[2]
Team information
Current team
 Benfica
Number 19
Youth career
Viborg Søndermarken
Viborg FF
2015–2019 Midtjylland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Midtjylland 0 (0)
2019–2020 → 1. FC Nürnberg II (loan) 10 (5)
2020–2021 → Horsens (loan) 24 (3)
2021–2022 Horsens 29 (15)
2022 Rosenborg 14 (15)
2023 Benfica B 4 (0)
2023– Benfica 9 (1)
International career
2017 Denmark U17 2 (0)
2019 Denmark U19 4 (2)
2021–2022 Denmark U21 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:31, 8 October 2023 (UTC)

Early and personal life

His father is Thomas Tengstedt, who was also a footballer.[3]

Club career

After playing for Viborg Søndermarken and Viborg FF,[4] he signed for FC Midtjylland in 2015.[5] Tengstedt signed a three-year contract extension in November 2017.[5]

In September 2019 he signed on loan for German club 1. FC Nürnberg II.[3] In August 2020 he moved on loan to AC Horsens.[6] In June 2021, Tengstedt signed a permanent deal with the club.[7] On 1 August 2022, Tengstedt signed for Norwegian club Rosenborg.[8]

After scoring 15 goals and providing 7 assists in 14 league matches for Rosenborg, Tengstedt was sold to Portuguese club Benfica in January 2023, signing a contract until 2028.[9][10]

He made his debut for the club on 12 March, coming on as a substitute in extra-time of a 3–0 victory away at Marítimo, in the Primeira Liga.[11] Tengstedt scored his first goal for Benfica on 19 August 2023, in a league match at Estádio da Luz against Estrela da Amadora; one minute after coming off the bench to replace Arthur Cabral, with the game tied 0–0, he scored the opener, paving the way for a 2–0 victory for Benfica.[12] A month later, on 20 September, Tengstedt made his UEFA Champions League debut, coming on as a substitute for the final minutes of a 2–0 home loss to Red Bull Salzburg, in the competition's group stage.[13]

International career

Tengstedt has represented Denmark at under-17, under-19 and under-21 youth levels.[14]

Career statistics
As of match played 20 October 2023[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1. FC Nürnberg II (loan) 2019–20 Regionalliga 105————105
Horsens (loan) 2020–21 Superliga 24310———253
Horsens 2021–22 1. Division 261510———2715
2022–23 Superliga 3000———30
Total 2915100000003015
Rosenborg 2022 Eliteserien 141500———1415
Benfica B 2022–23 Liga Portugal 2 40————40
Benfica 2022–23 Primeira Liga 40000000—40
2023–24 Primeira Liga 5110001[lower-alpha 3]00071
Total 9110001000111
Total 9039300010009439
  1. Includes Danish Cup, Norwegian Football Cup and Taça de Portugal
  2. Includes Taça da Liga
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Benfica

References
  1. "Tengstedt". S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  2. Casper Tengstedt at WorldFootball.net
  3. "Nürnberg II holt dänisches Talent Casper Tengstedt". www.bfv.de.
  4. "Profile" (in Danish). FC Midtjylland. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  5. Magnus Monrad-Alexandersen (19 November 2017). "FCM forlænger med 17-årige Casper Tengstedt" (in Danish). Tonsser. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  6. "AC Horsens lejer lovende angriber i FC Midtjylland | AC Horsens". achorsens.dk.
  7. "FC Midtjylland sælger angriber". Tipsbladet.dk.
  8. "Tengstedt klar for Rosenborg". rbk.no.
  9. "Tengstedt klar for Benfica". rbk.no.
  10. "RBKs stjernespiss selges til Champions League-klubb for over 100 millioner". TV2.no.
  11. Gomes, Rui Miguel (12 March 2023). "Classe pura sobre o relvado!" [Pure class over the pitch!] (in European Portuguese). SL Benfica. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  12. "Tengstedt entrou e abriu caminho para a vitória do Benfica frente ao Estrela" [Tengstedt came in and opened the way for Benfica's victory against Estrela] (in European Portuguese). O Jogo. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  13. Gomes, Rui Miguel (21 September 2023). "Bravos a bater de frente contra a infelicidade" [Braves hitting head on against misfortune] (in European Portuguese). SL Benfica. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  14. "Profile" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  15. Casper Tengstedt at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  16. Kundert, Tom (27 May 2023). "Benfica crowned champions of Portugal". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  17. Vaza, Marco (9 August 2023). "Benfica soube mudar para ganhar a Supertaça". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 August 2023.


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