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Casper Ulrich Mortensen

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Casper U. Mortensen
Shown in 2017
Personal information
Full name Casper Ulrich Bjerre Mortensen
Born (1989-12-14) 14 December 1989 (age 34)
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)
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

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Ajax København

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  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 10 May 2020.
  7. ^ "European Handball Federation - Mortensen and Neagu voted EHF Players of the Year / Article". www.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  8. ^ "MORTENSEN AND NEAGU VOTED EHF PLAYERS OF THE YEAR". European Handball Federation. 7 February 2019.
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