Casper Ulrich Mortensen

Casper U. Mortensen
Shown in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Casper Ulrich Bjerre Mortensen
Born	(1989-12-14) 14 December 1989 (age 35) 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 Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team World Championship 2019 Germany/Denmark 2013 Spain European Championship 2014 Denmark Junior World Championship 2009 Egypt European Men's U-20 Handball Championship 2008 Romania Youth World Championship 2007 Bahrain European Men's U-18 Handball Championship 2006 Estonia
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

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]

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. "Tidslinje for Fredericia HK's genrejsning" (in Danish). Ugeavisen. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
4. Peter Elsnab (6 May 2011). "Håndboldklub truet af lukning" (in Danish). Ekstra Bladet . Retrieved 15 May 2025.
5. "BSV'er på rundens hold i Champions League". DR . Retrieved 8 October 2012.
6. "Casper Mortensen joins HSV Handball!". www.handball-planet.com. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
7. "HSV Hamburg: Declared insolvent". HSV Hamburg official site. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
8. handball-world. "Top 20 scorers of German Handball Bundesliga: Mortensen on top ahead of Kühn and Schiller". handball-world. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
9. "European Handball Federation - Mortensen and Neagu voted EHF Players of the Year / Article". www.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
10. handball-world.news, read 27. July 2021
11. hbold.dk
12. "MORTENSEN AND NEAGU VOTED EHF PLAYERS OF THE YEAR". European Handball Federation. 7 February 2019.

External links

• Casper Ulrich Mortensen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• HSV Hamburg Profile