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.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 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]
Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
1. FC Nürnberg II (loan) | 2019–20 | Regionalliga | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | ||||
Horsens (loan) | 2020–21 | Superliga | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 3 | |||
Horsens | 2021–22 | 1. Division | 26 | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 15 | |||
2022–23 | Superliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
Total | 29 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 15 | ||
Rosenborg | 2022 | Eliteserien | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 15 | |||
Benfica B | 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
Benfica | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
Total | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
Total | 90 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 39 |
- Includes Danish Cup, Norwegian Football Cup and Taça de Portugal
- Includes Taça da Liga
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
References
- "Tengstedt". S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- Casper Tengstedt at WorldFootball.net
- "Nürnberg II holt dänisches Talent Casper Tengstedt". www.bfv.de.
- "Profile" (in Danish). FC Midtjylland. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- Magnus Monrad-Alexandersen (19 November 2017). "FCM forlænger med 17-årige Casper Tengstedt" (in Danish). Tonsser. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- "AC Horsens lejer lovende angriber i FC Midtjylland | AC Horsens". achorsens.dk.
- "FC Midtjylland sælger angriber". Tipsbladet.dk.
- "Tengstedt klar for Rosenborg". rbk.no.
- "Tengstedt klar for Benfica". rbk.no.
- "RBKs stjernespiss selges til Champions League-klubb for over 100 millioner". TV2.no.
- 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.
- "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.
- 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.
- "Profile" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- Casper Tengstedt at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- Kundert, Tom (27 May 2023). "Benfica crowned champions of Portugal". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- Vaza, Marco (9 August 2023). "Benfica soube mudar para ganhar a Supertaça". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 August 2023.