Casper Tengstedt

Casper Tengstedt (born 1 June 2000) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a winger and forward for Primeira Liga club Benfica.[3]

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 2 (0)
2023– Benfica B 3 (0)
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 17:22, 8 April 2023 (UTC)

Early and personal life

His father is Thomas Tengstedt, who was also a footballer.[4]

Club career

After playing for Viborg Søndermarken and Viborg FF,[5] he signed for FC Midtjylland in 2015.[6] Tengstedt signed a three-year contract extension in November 2017.[6]

In September 2019 he signed on loan for German club 1. FC Nürnberg II.[4] In August 2020 he moved on loan to AC Horsens.[7] In June 2021, Tengstedt signed a permanent deal with the club.[8] On 1 August 2022, Tengstedt signed for Norwegian club Rosenborg.[9]

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.[10][11]

International career

Tengstedt has represented Denmark at under-17, under-19 and under-21 youth levels.[12]

References
  1. "Tengstedt". S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  2. Casper Tengstedt at WorldFootball.net
  3. Casper Tengstedt at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  4. "Nürnberg II holt dänisches Talent Casper Tengstedt". www.bfv.de.
  5. "Profile" (in Danish). FC Midtjylland. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  6. Magnus Monrad-Alexandersen (19 November 2017). "FCM forlænger med 17-årige Casper Tengstedt" (in Danish). Tonsser. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  7. "AC Horsens lejer lovende angriber i FC Midtjylland | AC Horsens". achorsens.dk.
  8. "FC Midtjylland sælger angriber". Tipsbladet.dk.
  9. "Tengstedt klar for Rosenborg". rbk.no.
  10. "Tengstedt klar for Benfica". rbk.no.
  11. "RBKs stjernespiss selges til Champions League-klubb for over 100 millioner". TV2.no.
  12. "Profile" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  • Profile at the S.L. Benfica website


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