Nils Mortimer

Spanish footballer (born 2001)

Nils Mortimer
Personal information
Full name Nils Mortimer Moreno
Date of birth (2001-06-11) 11 June 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Málaga, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Granada B
Number 29
Youth career
2005–2010 UD La Mosca
2010–2011 Sevilla
2011–2013 Málaga
2013–2019 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Barcelona B 39 (3)
2022–2023 Viborg 22 (1)
2023– Granada B 26 (0)
International career
2018 Spain U17 3 (0)
2018–2019 Spain U18 6 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 April 2024

Nils Mortimer Moreno (born 11 June 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Segunda Federación – Group 4 club Granada B. He is a former Spanish youth international.

Career

Barcelona

Born in Málaga, Mortimer began his career at UD La Mosca as a four-year old. Instead of getting picked up by Málaga CF, he was discovered by Sevilla and spent one year making the two-and-a-half-hour trip between the two cities. The distance would prove to be too demanding for the youngster, and he joined Málaga's youth academy.[2] In 2013, he joined the famous Barcelona youth academy where he worked his way through the youth ranks, winning the UEFA Youth League with the Juveniles A in 2018.[3]

Mortimer made his debut for the club's reserve team, Barcelona B, on 24 March 2019 in a 1–0 win at Ebro under head coach García Pimienta, and began receiving regular call-ups for the team during the 2019–20 season.[3] He was officially promoted to the B team in June 2020, signing a three-year contract, with his buyout clause set to €50 million which would rise to €100 million if he were to be promoted to the first team.[3] He made a total of 39 appearances for Barça B, scoring three goals in four seasons as part of the team.[4] He was released from his contract on 7 July 2022, making him a free agent.[5]

Viborg

On 7 July 2022, the same day as he was released by Barcelona B, Mortimer joined Danish Superliga club Viborg FF on a four-year contract.[6][7] He made his debut for Viborg on 24 July in a 3–1 away loss to AGF, coming on in the 83rd minute in place of Jay-Roy Grot.[8] His first Viborg goal came on 9 August, opening the score in a 2–1 away win over Faroese club B36 Tórshavn in the UEFA Europa Conference League third qualifying round.[9][10]

On 10 August 2023, Viborg confirmed the mutual agreement to terminate Mortimer's contract.[11]

Granada B

On 17 August 2023, Mortimer signed a one-year contract with Granada's B team competing in the third-tier Primera Federación.[12] He made his debut for the club on 27 August, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 home defeat against Murcia.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 December 2023[14][1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona B 2018–19 Segunda División B 1 0 — — — 1 0
2019–20 Segunda División B 9 0 — — — 9 0
2020–21 Segunda División B 9 1 — — — 9 1
2021–22 Primera División RFEF 19 2 — — — 19 2
Total 39 3 — — — 39 3
Viborg 2022–23 Danish Superliga 21 1 5 1 5[a] 1 — 31 3
2023–24 Danish Superliga 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Total 22 1 5 1 5 1 0 0 39 3
Granada B 2023–24 Primera Federación 14 0 — — — 14 0
Career total 75 4 5 1 5 1 0 0 85 6

References

  1. ^ a b Nils Mortimer at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  2. ^ Roge, Albert (11 March 2018). "Nils Mortimer, goles con sabor andaluz". sport (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Nils Mortimer to stay until 2023". FC Barcelona. 22 June 2020. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Nils Mortimer » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Acord amb Nils Mortimer per a la seva desvinculació amb el FC Barcelona". FC Barcelona (in Catalan). 7 July 2022. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  6. ^ "VFF henter spansk kantangriber". Viborg FF (in Danish). 7 July 2022. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  7. ^ Mielcke, Thomas (17 July 2022). "Viborg FF's nye spanier har FC Barcelona i fodboldblodet og lever med forventningspresset: - Jeg vil forsøge at vise, at jeg er en god spiller". Viborg Folkeblad (in Danish). Archived from the original on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  8. ^ "LIVE: Lynscoring af AGF!". Tipsbladet (in Danish). 24 July 2022. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  9. ^ Mogensen, Jacob Thorsager (9 August 2022). "VFF spillede sig videre i Tórshavn". Viborg FF (in Danish). Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  10. ^ "B36-Viborg | UEFA Europa Conference League 2022/23". UEFA. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  11. ^ "VFF og Mortimer ophæver samarbejdet". Viborg FF (Press release) (in Danish). 10 August 2023. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  12. ^ Casamitjana, Ruben (17 August 2023). "El canterano culé Nils Mortimer ficha por el Recreativo Granada". Granada Hoy (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Granada II vs. Real Murcia 1–2: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  14. ^ Nils Mortimer at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
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