Casper U. Mortensen
Shown in 2017
Personal information
Full name Casper U. Mortensen
Born (1989-12-14) 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
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–
 Denmark 128 (333)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Championship
Gold medal – first place2019 Germany/Denmark
Silver medal – second place2013 Spain
European Championship
Silver medal – second place2014 Denmark
Junior World Championship
Silver medal – second place2009 Egypt
European Men's U-20 Handball Championship
Gold medal – first place2008 Romania
Youth World Championship
Gold medal – first place2007 Bahrain
European Men's U-18 Handball Championship
Silver medal – second place2006 Estonia

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

Ajax København

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

References

  1. ↑ "Casper Ulrich Mortensen". eurohandball.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Statistic Men's National Team. Team Roster, Denmark". DHF. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "BSV'er på rundens hold i Champions League". DR. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "Casper Mortensen joins HSV Handball!". www.handball-planet.com. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "HSV Hamburg: Declared insolvent". HSV Hamburg official site. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  6. ↑ handball-world. "Top 20 scorers of German Handball Bundesliga: Mortensen on top ahead of Kühn and Schiller". handball-world. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  7. ↑ "European Handball Federation - Mortensen and Neagu voted EHF Players of the Year / Article". www.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  8. ↑ "MORTENSEN AND NEAGU VOTED EHF PLAYERS OF THE YEAR". European Handball Federation. 7 February 2019.
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