Alex Mortensen (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alex Jens Kenneth Mortensen | ||
| Date of birth | 13 July 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Groningen | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kalmar | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Kalmar | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Groningen (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | Groningen | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:35, 11 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
Alex Jens Kenneth Mortensen (born 13 July 2002) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward. He is under contract with the Dutch Eredivisie club Groningen.
Club career[edit]
A youth product of Kalmar, Mortenssen made his professional debut with them in a 4–1 Svenska Cupen win over Asarums on 20 October 2020. He signed his first professional contract with Kalmar on 20 December 2020.[1]
On 2 July 2021, he joined the Eredivisie club Groningen on loan for the 2021–22 season, with an option to buy.[2] He debuted with Groningen in the Eredisivie in a 1–1 tie with Twente on 1 October 2021, coming on as a late sub in the 94th minute.[3] The deal became permanent on 15 May 2022, with Mortensen signing a two-year contract.[4]
Just five days later, Groningen announced that Mortensen suffered a serious knee injury and will not be able to play for an extended period of time.[5]
Personal life[edit]
In December 2020, on the way home from training Mortensen saw a man about to climb off the E22 in Sweden attempting to commit suicide. Mortensen, then 18 years old, prevented the man from jumping and got a bystander to call a police, and resolve the issue.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Alex Mortensen skriver flerårsavtal med Kalmar FF". Kalmar FF. 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Officiellt: Groningen lånar Alex Mortensen". fotbolltransfers.com.
- ^ Edgren, Karl (12 October 2021). "Mortensen efter debuten i Eredivisie med Groningen: "Det var helt otroligt"". Barometern.
- ^ "FC Groningen legt Zweedse huurling Alex Mortensen vast". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 15 May 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "SPITS MORTENSEN LANGDURIG UITGESCHAKELD DOOR BLESSURE" [STRIKER MORTENSEN OUT FOR A LONG TIME DUE TO INJURY.] (in Dutch). FC Groningen. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ Nyheter, S. V. T.; Svensson, Ida (9 December 2020). "Kalmar FF-spelaren agerade när man försökte hoppa från bro" – via www.svt.se.
External links[edit]
- Alex Mortensen at Soccerway
- Eredivisie profile[dead link]
- Alex Mortensen at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
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