Casper Tengstedt

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 Primeira Liga club Benfica.

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
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)
2022–2023	Rosenborg	14	(15)
2023	Benfica B	4	(0)
2023–	Benfica	21	(4)
2024–	→ Hellas Verona (loan)	10	(4)
International career
2017	Denmark U17	2	(0)
2019	Denmark U19	4	(2)
2021–2022	Denmark U21	5	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:08, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

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 3 November 2024^[18]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Other		Total
		Division	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	Danish Superliga	24	3	1	0	—		—		25	3
Horsens	2021–22	Danish 1st Division	26	15	1	0	—		—		27	15
	2022–23	Superliga	3	0	—		—		—		3	0
	Total		29	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	30	15
Rosenborg	2022	Eliteserien	14	15	—		—		—		14	15
Benfica B	2022–23	Liga Portugal 2	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
Benfica	2022–23	Primeira Liga	4	0	0	0	—		0	0	4	0
	2023–24	Primeira Liga	17	4	4	0	2	0	8[c]	0	31	4
	2024–25	Primeira Liga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		21	4	4	0	2	0	8	0	35	4
Hellas Verona (loan)	2024–25	Serie A	10	4	1	1	—		—		11	5
Total			112	46	7	1	2	0	8	0	129	47

1. Includes Danish Cup, Norwegian Football Cup and Taça de Portugal
2. Includes Taça da Liga
3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Horsens

• Danish 1st Division: 2021–22

Benfica

• Primeira Liga: 2022–23^[19]
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2023^[20]

References

1. "Tengstedt". S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
2. Casper Tengstedt at WorldFootball.net
3. "Profile" (in Danish). FC Midtjylland. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
4. Magnus Monrad-Alexandersen (19 November 2017). "FCM forlænger med 17-årige Casper Tengstedt" (in Danish). Tonsser. Retrieved 12 November 2018.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
5. "Nürnberg II holt dänisches Talent Casper Tengstedt". www.bfv.de.
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. "Golo aos 3' de Tengstedt vale vitória ao Benfica em Braga e liderança da I Liga" [Tengstedt goal at 3' gives Benfica a victory at Braga and leadership of the I Liga]. Diário de Notícias (in European Portuguese). 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
17. "Profile" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
18. Casper Tengstedt at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
19. Kundert, Tom (27 May 2023). "Benfica crowned champions of Portugal". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
20. Vaza, Marco (9 August 2023). "Benfica soube mudar para ganhar a Supertaça". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 August 2023.