Casper Tengstedt

Casper Tengstedt
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-06-01) 1 June 2000
Place of birth Herning, Denmark
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Feyenoord
Number 17
Youth career
Viborg Søndermarken
–2015 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)
2023–2025 Benfica 21 (4)
2024–2025 → Hellas Verona (loan) 25 (6)
2025– Feyenoord 18 (3)
International career
2017 Denmark U17 2 (0)
2019 Denmark U19 4 (2)
2021–2022 Denmark U21 5 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 May 2026

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

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 during 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 league victory away at Braga.[16]

Feyenoord

On 24 July 2025, Tengstedt joined Dutch side Feyenoord on a four-year contract.[17]

International career

Tengstedt has represented Denmark at under-17, under-19 and under-21 youth levels.[18]

Personal life

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

Career statistics

As of match played 17 May 2026[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1. FC Nürnberg II (loan) 2019–20 Regionalliga 105———105
Horsens (loan) 2020–21 Danish Superliga 24310——253
Horsens 2021–22 Danish 1st Division 261510——2715
2022–23 Superliga 30———30
Total 29151000003015
Rosenborg 2022 Eliteserien 1415———1415
Benfica B 2022–23 Liga Portugal 2 40———40
Benfica 2022–23 Primeira Liga 4000—0040
2023–24 Primeira Liga 17440208[c]0314
2024–25 Primeira Liga 0000000000
Total 214402080354
Hellas Verona (loan) 2024–25 Serie A 25611——267
Feyenoord 2025–26 Eredivisie 18300—5[d]2235
Career total 14551712013216454
  1. ↑ Includes Danish Cup, Norwegian Football Cup and Taça de Portugal
  2. ↑ Includes Taça da Liga
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Horsens

Benfica

Individual

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. 1 2 Magnus Monrad-Alexandersen (19 November 2017). "FCM forlænger med 17-årige Casper Tengstedt" (in Danish). Tonsser. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  5. 1 2 "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. ↑ "Bedrijvig Feyenoord strikt met spits Tengstedt gewenste concurrent voor Ueda" [Active Feyenoord brings in competitor for Ueda with Tengstedt] (in Dutch). 24 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  18. ↑ "Profile" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  19. ↑ Casper Tengstedt at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  20. ↑ Kundert, Tom (27 May 2023). "Benfica crowned champions of Portugal". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  21. ↑ Vaza, Marco (9 August 2023). "Benfica soube mudar para ganhar a Supertaça". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  22. ↑ "Fire mål og én assist på fire kamper ble fasit for Rosenborg Ballklubs nysignering i august måned!". Facebook (in Norwegian). Eliteserien. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  23. ↑ "For andre gang på tre måneder kan vi si: Rosenborg Ballklubs målmaskin Casper Tengstedt er månedens spiller". Facebook (in Norwegian). Eliteserien. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
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