Kasper Kusk
Personal information
Full name Kasper Kusk Vangsgaard
Date of birth (1991-11-10) 10 November 1991
Place of birth Aalborg, Denmark
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Silkeborg
Number 7
Youth career
0000–2005 Gug BK
2005–2010 AaB
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 AaB 80 (21)
2014–2015 Twente 10 (0)
2014–2015 → Jong Twente 14 (3)
2015–2018 Copenhagen 67 (13)
2018–2022 AaB 146 (22)
2022– Silkeborg 35 (2)
International career‡
2010 Denmark U20 3 (0)
2012 Denmark U21 6 (0)
2013– Denmark League XI 2 (0)
2013– Denmark 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 September 2014

Kasper Kusk Vangsgaard (Danish pronunciation: [ˈkʰusk]; born 10 November 1991) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Danish Superliga club Silkeborg IF.

He is the son of former AaB manager and player Søren Kusk.

Career

AaB

Having spent the earliest part of his career at local club Gug Boldklub he moved to AaB at the age of 14.

He made his first team league debut for AaB in a 2–0 home loss against Esbjerg fB on 21 August 2010, coming on as a substitute in the 80th minute.[2] His breakthrough into the AaB starting eleven came in the spring of 2012, where he made 11 appearances and scoring 1 goal.

His good form in the 2012–13 season was rewarded with an extension of his contract,[3] a call-up to the Danish national team and interest from European clubs, including Crystal Palace, Anderlecht and Lille.[4][5]

He was voted as the league profile of the fall 2013 in the Danish Superliga by the league's managers.[6]

in May 2014, Kusk and AaB won the Danish Superliga and the Danish Cup. Kusk scored 12 goals and created 8 assists in the league.

Twente

On 10 June 2014, it was confirmed by the president of FC Twente, Joop Munsterman, that the club was discussing a transfer of Kusk.[7]

Copenhagen

On 14 May 2015, it was confirmed that Kusk returned to the Danish Superliga, as he signed a five-year contract with F.C. Copenhagen.

Return to AaB

On 31 January 2018, Kusk returned to AaB.[8]

Silkeborg

On 31 August 2022, Kusk joined Silkeborg IF on a deal until June 2024.[9]

Honours

AaB

Copenhagen

References

  1. ↑ "Landsholdsdatabasen". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. ↑ Kasper Kusk, statistik - SuperStats
  3. ↑ "Kusk forlænget i AaB". AaB (in Danish). 11 January 2013. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  4. ↑ Patel, Ketan (2 June 2013). "Crystal Palace eye move for Kasper Kusk". eyefootball. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Vester, Ronni (11 September 2012). "Klubber kiggede på Kasper Kusk". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Superliga-trænerne kårer Kusk". AaB (in Danish). 5 December 2013. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  7. ↑ Davidsen, Michel Wikkelsø (10 June 2014). "Kusk på vej til Holland: Storklub bekræfter forhandlinger". B.T. (in Danish). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  8. ↑ Tøfting, Nicolai Skovsgaard (31 January 2018). "Bekræftet: Kasper Kusk skifter hjem til AaB". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "SIF henter Kasper Kusk". Silkeborg IF (in Danish). 31 August 2022. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
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