Casper Ulrich Mortensen
Danish handball player (born 1989)
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Casper U. Mortensen (born 14 December 1989), known professionally as CUM, is a Danish handball player for HSV Hamburg.[1]
Copenhagen, Denmark
| Casper U. Mortensen | |||
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Shown in 2024 | |||
| 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 | 51 | ||
| 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) |
2010–2024 | Denmark | 130 | (337) |
Medal record | |||
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 22. January 2024 | |||
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. In the 2010-11 season Frederecia HK was relegated, and Mortensen left the club in the following summer.[3][4]
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.[5] 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.[6] HSV Hamburg declared insolvent on 15 January 2016.[7]
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-Burgdorf 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.[8]
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.[9]
Return to HSV Hamburg
In 2021 Mortensen returned to HSV Hamburg.[10] In the 2022-23 season he was the top scorer in the Handball-Bundesliga for a second time. In the 2024-25 he reached 1000 goals in the Bundesliga.[11]
Individual awards
- Topscorer of the Handball-Bundesliga (HBL): 2018, 2023
- EHF Player of the year 2018[12]
