Casper Tengstedt

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Casper Tengstedt
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-06-01) 1 June 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Herning, Denmark
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Winger, forward [2]
Team information
Current team
Hellas Verona
(on loan from Benfica)
Number 11
Youth career
Viborg Søndermarken
Viborg FF
2015–2019 Midtjylland
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Midtjylland 0 (0)
2019–20201. FC Nürnberg II (loan) 10 (5)
2020–2021Horsens (loan) 24 (3)
2021–2022 Horsens 29 (15)
2022 Rosenborg 14 (15)
2023 Benfica B 4 (0)
2023– Benfica 21 (4)
2024–Hellas Verona (loan) 3 (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 06:57, 8 September 2024 (UTC)

Casper Tengstedt (born 1 June 2000) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Serie A club Hellas Verona on loan from Benfica.

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Club career

After playing for Viborg Søndermarken and Viborg FF, [3] he signed for FC Midtjylland in 2015. [4] Tengstedt signed a three-year contract extension in November 2017. [4]

In September 2019 he signed on loan for German club 1. FC Nürnberg II. [5] 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] On 17 December, he scored the only goal of the match in a 1–0 league victory away at Braga. [16]

International career

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

Personal life

His father is Thomas Tengstedt, who was also a professional footballer. [5]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 September 2024 [18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1. FC Nürnberg II (loan) 2019–20 Regionalliga 105105
Horsens (loan) 2020–21 Superliga 24310253
Horsens 2021–22 1. Division 2615102715
2022–23 Superliga300030
Total29151000003015
Rosenborg 2022 Eliteserien 1415001415
Benfica B 2022–23 Liga Portugal 2 4040
Benfica 2022–23 Primeira Liga 4000000040
2023–24 Primeira Liga17440208 [lower-alpha 3] 0314
Total214402080354
Hellas Verona (loan) 2024–25 Serie A 311142
Total1054371208012244

Honours

Benfica

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