Casper Ulrich Mortensen
| Casper U. Mortensen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Shown in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Casper Ulrich Bjerre Mortensen | ||
| Born |
14 December 1989 Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Nationality | Danish | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left wing | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | HSV Hamburg | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2007–2009 | Ajax København | ||
2009–2011 | Fredericia HK | ||
2011–2012 | Viborg HK | ||
2012–2014 | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | ||
2014–2015 | SønderjyskE | ||
2015–2016 | HSV Hamburg | ||
2016–2018 | TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | ||
2018–2021 | FC Barcelona | ||
2021– | HSV Hamburg | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010– | Denmark | 130 | (337) |
Medal record | |||
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 22. January 2024 | |||
Casper U. Mortensen (born 14 December 1989), known professionally as CUM, is a Danish handball player for HSV Hamburg and the Danish national team.[1]
He is the younger brother of Danish football player Andreas Ulrich Mortensen.[2]
Career[edit]
Ajax København[edit]
Casper U. Mortensen won the Danish 1st division with Ajax København and played the Danish Handball League in the following season. He was a starting player in both season.
Fredericia HK[edit]
Casper U. Mortensen changed scenery as he joined Fredericia HK in the 2009–2010 season, on a two-year contract. Mortensen was voted player of the year while playing for Fredericia HK.
Viborg HK[edit]
Mortensen came to Viborg HK in the 2011–2012 season, where he was given jersey number 20. Mortensen ended a great first season, where he scored 145 goal in 22 matches. This made him number 2 on the top scorer list, making him the league player with the highest scoring average pr match, as he played 6 matches less than other league player due to injuries.
Bjerringbro-Silkeborg[edit]
After just one season with Viborg HK, Mortensen joined Bjerringbro-Silkeborg, on a three-year contract, in the 2012–2013 season. He was given jersey number 10. Mortensen played a good first season with Bjerringbro-Silkeborg he showed promising signs. He made his debut in the EHF Champions League, where he made team of the week.[3] He became the top scorer for Bjerringbro-Silkeborg making 61 goals in 12 matches. Bjerringbro-Silkeborg lost the Round of 16 to FC Barcelona, where Mortensen scored 8 goal in Barcelona in the 26–24 loss away.
SønderjyskE[edit]
Mortensen joined SønderjyskE in 2014–2015 season, signed a one-year contract. SønderjyskE announced at the end of the season that they did not expect the contract to be renewed.
HSV Hamburg[edit]
On 8 June 2015, Casper U. Mortensen was presented as new player for the German club HSV Hamburg, joining the club for the 2015/16 season. Casper U. Mortensen was signed on a three-year contract.[4] HSV Hamburg declared insolvent on 15 January 2016.[5]
TSV Hannover Burgdorf[edit]
After playing the European Championships in Poland with the national team of Denmark in 2016, Mortensen signed a contract with TSV Hannover-Burgdorff for the rest of 2015–2016 season. The contract was extended later until the summer of 2020. The season 2017-2018 went on to be one of the bests in Mortensen career, where he finished the season strong with Hannover-Burgdorf (6th place in the league - best result in history of Hannover) and was crowned with a personal trophy - the topscorer in the Bundesliga with 230 goals in total.[6]
FC Barcelona[edit]
After long negotiations in the spring 2018 between TSV Hannover-Burgdorf and FC Barcelona, a deal was made, and Mortensen was bought of FC Barcelona, where he signed a 3-year contract until the summer of 2021. After 6 months together with his new teammates in Barcelona he finished a strong first half-season in the 2018–2019 season. They had already won multiple titles and Mortensen was named EHF PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2018 by EHF.[7]
Individual awards[edit]
- Topscorer of the Handball-Bundesliga (HBL): 2018, 2023
- EHF Player of the year 2018[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Casper Ulrich Mortensen". eurohandball.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ^ "Statistic Men's National Team. Team Roster, Denmark". DHF. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "BSV'er på rundens hold i Champions League". DR. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
- ^ "Casper Mortensen joins HSV Handball!". www.handball-planet.com. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ^ "HSV Hamburg: Declared insolvent". HSV Hamburg official site. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ handball-world. "Top 20 scorers of German Handball Bundesliga: Mortensen on top ahead of Kühn and Schiller". handball-world. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- ^ "European Handball Federation - Mortensen and Neagu voted EHF Players of the Year / Article". www.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- ^ "MORTENSEN AND NEAGU VOTED EHF PLAYERS OF THE YEAR". European Handball Federation. 7 February 2019.
External links[edit]
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- Danish male handball players
- Handball players from Copenhagen
- Handball players from the Capital Region of Denmark
- SønderjyskE Håndbold players
- FC Barcelona Handbol players
- Viborg HK players
- Handball-Bundesliga players
- Liga ASOBAL players
- Danish expatriate handball players in Germany
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Olympic handball players for Denmark
- Handball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Denmark
- Olympic medalists in handball