Emil Madsen

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Emil Madsen
Personal information
Full name Emil Wernsdorf Madsen
Born (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 24)
Svendborg, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club THW Kiel
Number 45
Youth career
Team
GOG Håndbold
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
2019–2024
GOG Håndbold
2024–
THW Kiel
National team 1
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023–
Denmark 10 (23)
Medal record
World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Croatia/Denmark/Norway
European Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Germany
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 29 January 2024

Emil Wernsdorf Madsen (born 1 January 2001) is a Danish handball player for THW Kiel and the Danish national team. [1] [2]

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In November 2020 he signed a contract with Skanderborg Håndbold for the upcoming season, [3] however he chose to terminate the contract only three months later and instead stayed in GOG. [4] He made his debut for the national team on 27 April 2023. [5]

Madsen's first appearance in an international tournament came at the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship. [6] He ended up playing in just two matches - the group stage game against Greece, where he scored seven goals, and the final main round game against Slovenia - as Denmark finished second, losing out on the title to France. [7]

Achievements

Individual awards

References

  1. "Emil Wernsdorf Madsen". eurohandball.com. EHF. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  2. "Spillertrup". tophaandbold.dk. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  3. "GOG-talent skifter til Skanderborg". tv3sport.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  4. "GOG-talent har fortrudt skifte - sportschef er utrolig skuffet". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  5. "Landsholdsdata". dhf.dk. Archived from the original on 10 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  6. "Nikolaj Jacobsen udtager alsidig EM-trup" (in Danish). danskhaandbold.dk. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  7. "EMIL WERNSDORF MADSEN - Career & Statistics | EHF". ehfeuro.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  8. "Pokalfinale: Aalborg - GOG". sport.tv2.dk. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  9. "Målscorer" [goalscorers]. Tophaandbold.dk. Danish Handball Federation . Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  10. "målscorer" [goalscorers]. tophaandbold.dk. Danish Handball Federation . Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  11. "Top scorers". ehfcl.com. Retrieved 18 June 2023.