Casper Tengstedt


Casper Tengstedt is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for club Feyenoord.

Club career

After playing for Viborg Søndermarken and Viborg FF, he signed for FC Midtjylland in 2015. Tengstedt signed a three-year contract extension in November 2017.
In September 2019 he signed on loan for German club 1. [FC Nürnberg II]. In August 2020 he moved on loan to AC Horsens. In June 2021, Tengstedt signed a permanent deal with the club. On 1 August 2022, Tengstedt signed for Norwegian club Rosenborg.
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.
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. 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. 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 2023–24 [UEFA Champions League group stage|group stage]. On 12 November, he scored the 97th minute winner in a 2–1 league victory at home to local rivals Sporting CP. 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. On 17 December, he scored the only goal of the match in a 1–0 league victory away at Braga.

Feyenoord

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

International career

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

Personal life

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

Career statistics

Honours

Horsens
Benfica
Individual