A piezoresistive pressure-measuring plug (100) for a combustion engine for measuring a pressure is disclosed. The piezoresistive pressure-measuring plug (100) comprises: a plug body (106, 108, 110) for insertion into a cylinder of the combustion engine, a rod (102) that is arranged in the plug body (106, 108, 110), a sensing structure (104) comprising a piezoresistive element, that is arranged between the rod (102) and the plug body (106, 108, 110) in such a way that the sensing structure is acted upon, in use, by the pressure prevailing in the combustion chamber of the cylinder, whereby the rod (102) transmits the pressure in the combustion chamber of the cylinder to the sensing structure due to the pressure in the combustion chamber leading to an axial motion of the rod (102) relative to the plug body (106, 108, 110) so as to apply a force to the sensing structure (104) and a PWB (114) provided with sensor electronics for measuring and conditioning a resistance change. The sensing structure (104) is arranged in the plug body (106, 108, 110) and, in use is compressed in axial direction by the force applied to the sensing structure (104) and a piezoresistive element (206) mounted on the sensing structure (104) to provide a resistance change when the sensing structure (104) is compressed in axial direction. Furthermore, the PWB (114) is arranged in the plug body (106, 108, 110). In this way a pressure-measuring plug is obtained with improved bandwidth and reduced build-in height.