Alex Mortensen (footballer)
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{EngvarB|date=March 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Alex Mortensen
| image =
| fullname = Alex Jens Kenneth Mortensen
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2002|7|13}}
| birth_place = Sweden
| height = 1.75m
| currentclub = Groningen
| clubnumber = 33
| position = Forward
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Kalmar
| years1 = 2020–2022 | clubs1 = Kalmar | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2021–2022 | clubs2 = → Groningen (loan) | caps2 = 2 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2022– | clubs3 = Groningen | caps3 = 2 | goals3 = 0
| pcupdate = 26 October 2024
}}
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
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.{{Cite web|url=https://kalmarff.se/alex-mortensen-skriver-flerarsavtal-med-kalmar-ff/|title=Alex Mortensen skriver flerårsavtal med Kalmar FF|date=15 December 2020|website=Kalmar FF}}
On 2 July 2021, he joined the Eredivisie club Groningen on loan for the 2021–22 season, with an option to buy.{{Cite web|url=https://fotbolltransfers.com/nyheter/officiellt-groningen-lanar-alex-mortensen/140827|title=Officiellt: Groningen lånar Alex Mortensen|website=fotbolltransfers.com}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.barometern.se/sport/mortensen-efter-debuten-i-eredivisie-med-groningen-det-var-helt-otroligt-f937da36/|title=Mortensen efter debuten i Eredivisie med Groningen: "Det var helt otroligt"|first=Karl|last=Edgren|date=12 October 2021|website=Barometern}} The deal became permanent on 15 May 2022, with Mortensen signing a two-year contract.{{cite news |title=FC Groningen legt Zweedse huurling Alex Mortensen vast |url=https://www.ad.nl/groningen/fc-groningen-legt-zweedse-huurling-alex-mortensen-vast~a2ab9812/ |access-date=5 July 2022 |work=Algemeen Dagblad |date=15 May 2022 |language=nl}}
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.{{cite web|publisher=FC Groningen|url=https://www.fcgroningen.nl/nieuws/spits-mortensen-langdurig-uitgeschakeld-door-blessure/|title=SPITS MORTENSEN LANGDURIG UITGESCHAKELD DOOR BLESSURE.|trans-title=STRIKER MORTENSEN OUT FOR A LONG TIME DUE TO INJURY.|date=20 May 2022|access-date=28 February 2023|language=nl}}
Personal life
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/smaland/han-agerade-direkt-nar-en-man-forsokte-hoppa-fran-en-bro|title=Kalmar FF-spelaren agerade när man försökte hoppa från bro|first1=Ida|last1=Svensson|date=9 December 2020|via=www.svt.se}}
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|alex-mortensen/674384}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20211205080856/https://eredivisie.eu/clubs/groningen/players/alex-jens-kenneth-mortensen/ Eredivisie profile]
- {{SvFF player|id=c32a0cdb-ab7c-4a6c-982d-854ffa598b16}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mortenssen, Alex}}
Category:Swedish men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Swedish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
Category:21st-century Swedish sportsmen
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