Gustav Julius Mortensen (born 19 March 2004) is a Danish

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Vendsyssel FF Vendsyssel Forenede Fodboldklubber is a professional football club based in Hjørring, Denmark. The team competes in the Danish 1st Division, the second tier of the Danish football league system. The club plays home matches at Nord Energi Arena ...

, on loan from

Lyngby Boldklub Lyngby Boldklub () is a professional Football (soccer), football club based in Kongens Lyngby, Lyngby, Denmark, founded in 1921. It is based at Lyngby Stadion. The club play in the Danish Superliga. From 1994 to 2001 the club was known as Lyngby ...

Career

Lyngby BK

Mortensen is a product of

's youth sector and fought his way up through the youth ranks. On 20 May 2021, Mortensen became the youngest debutant in the history of Lyngby - at the age of 17 years, 2 months and 1 day - when he came off the bench in a

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game against OB on 20 May 2021. This was his only first team appearance in that season. In the upcoming 2021–22 season, where Lyngby played in the

, Mortensen only made two appearances: both in the

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. In August 2022, Mortensen signed a new contract until June 2025. Mortensen made a total of four appearances for Lyngby in the 2022–23 season. After just five appearances (29 minutes in the league and 67 minutes in the cup), Lyngby confirmed on June 20, 2024 that Mortensen would be on loan to

club

for the coming season. On July 19, 2024 he made his debut when he was in the starting lineup in the league match against

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. On September 8, 2024, Lyngby confirmed that Mortensen - who was on loan to Vendsyssel at the time - had signed a 1-year contract extension, so his deal now expired in June 2027. After a season that ended in relegation for Vendsyssel, it was confirmed that Mortensen would return to Lyngby following the conclusion of his loan spell.5 spillere takker af i Vendsyssel FF
vendsysselff.dk, 28 May 2025

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mortensen, Gustav Living people 2004 births Danish men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Denmark men's youth international footballers Danish Superliga players Danish 1st Division players Lyngby Boldklub players Vendsyssel FF players 21st-century Danish sportsmen