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Alex Mortensen
Personal information
Full name Alex Jens Kenneth Mortensen
Date of birth (2002-07-13) 13 July 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Sweden
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Groningen
Number 33
Youth career
Kalmar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Kalmar 0 (0)
2021–2022Groningen (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 for 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.[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]

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.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Alex Mortensen skriver flerårsavtal med Kalmar FF". Kalmar FF. 15 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Officiellt: Groningen lånar Alex Mortensen". fotbolltransfers.com.
  3. ^ Edgren, Karl (12 October 2021). "Mortensen efter debuten i Eredivisie med Groningen: "Det var helt otroligt"". Barometern.
  4. ^ "FC Groningen legt Zweedse huurling Alex Mortensen vast". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 15 May 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  5. ^ Nyheter, S. V. T.; Svensson, Ida (9 December 2020). "Kalmar FF-spelaren agerade när man försökte hoppa från bro" – via www.svt.se.