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 13 (2)
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 20:45, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

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

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] On 12 November, he scored the 97th minute winner in a 2–1 league victory at home to local rivals Sporting CP.[14] On 29 November, Tengstedt made three assists, all to João Mário, in a 3–3 Champions League group stage draw at home to Inter Milan.[15]

International career

Tengstedt has represented Denmark at under-17, under-19 and under-21 youth levels.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 December 2023[17]
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 9220103[lower-alpha 3]000152
Total 13220103000192
Total 94404010300010240

Honours

Benfica

References

  1. ↑ "Tengstedt". S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  2. ↑ Casper Tengstedt at WorldFootball.net
  3. 1 2 "Nürnberg II holt dänisches Talent Casper Tengstedt". www.bfv.de.
  4. ↑ "Profile" (in Danish). FC Midtjylland. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  5. 1 2 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. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  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. ↑ "Tengstedt após marcar o golo que decidiu o Benfica-Sporting: «Sonhei com este momento»" [Tengstedt after scoring the goal that decided Benfica-Sporting: «I dreamed about this moment»] (in European Portuguese). Record. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  15. ↑ Oliveira, M. João (29 November 2023). "Benfica empatou na Luz frente aos italianos do Inter de Milão" [Benfica drew at Luz against the Italians of Inter Milan]. aNotícia (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  16. ↑ "Profile" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  17. ↑ Casper Tengstedt at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  18. ↑ Kundert, Tom (27 May 2023). "Benfica crowned champions of Portugal". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  19. ↑ Vaza, Marco (9 August 2023). "Benfica soube mudar para ganhar a Supertaça". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 August 2023.


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