Emil Wernsdorf Madsen

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

Career In November 2020, he signed a contract with Skanderborg Håndbold for the upcoming season, however he chose to terminate the contract only three months later and instead stayed in GOG. With GOG he won the Danish Championship twice and the Danish Cup three times.

In 2024 he joined German top team THW Kiel. Here he won the DHB-Pokal in 2025.

National team He made his debut for the national team on 27 April 2023.

Madsen's first appearance in an international tournament came at the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship. 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.

At the 2025 World Championship he won gold medals with the Danish team.

Achievements Danish League: 2022, 2023 Danish Cup: 2019, 2022, 2023 DHB-Pokal 2025

Individual awards MVP (Pokalfighter) Danish Cup 2021 Top scorer 2022–23 Danish League (252 goals), 2023–24 (192 goals) Top scorer 2022–23 EHF Champions League (107 goals)