He previously played for the clubs [[AG København]], [[Nordsjælland Håndbold]] and [[Aalborg Håndbold]] in Denmark<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dhf.dk/Landshold/herre-a-landsholdet/truppen|title=Statistic Men’s National Team. Team Roster, Denmark|publisher=[[Danish Handball Federation|DHF]]|accessdate=19 January 2015}}</ref> as well as for the German clubs [[Rhein-Neckar Löwen]] and [[SG Flensburg-Handewitt]]. In 2025 he returned to Denmark to join [[Skjern Håndbold]], despite his contract with Flensburg-Handewitt running until 2026.<ref name=skjern>{{cite news|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2025-07-14-mensah-forlader-storklub-og-skifter-til-danmark|publisher=[[TV2 Danmark]]|website=sport.tv2.dk|title=Mensah forlader storklub og skifter til Danmark|date=14 July 2025|access-date=14 July 2025|language=da}}</ref> After the club told him his contract would not be extended after 2026, he made the decision to return to Denmark.<ref name=skjern />
He previously played for the clubs [[AG København]], [[Nordsjælland Håndbold]] and [[Aalborg Håndbold]] in Denmark<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dhf.dk/Landshold/herre-a-landsholdet/truppen|title=Statistic Men’s National Team. Team Roster, Denmark|publisher=[[Danish Handball Federation|DHF]]|accessdate=19 January 2015}}</ref> as well as for the German clubs [[Rhein-Neckar Löwen]] and [[SG Flensburg-Handewitt]]. In 2025 he returned to Denmark to join [[Skjern Håndbold]], despite his contract with Flensburg-Handewitt running until 2026.<ref name=skjern>{{cite news|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2025-07-14-mensah-forlader-storklub-og-skifter-til-danmark|publisher=[[TV2 Danmark]]|website=sport.tv2.dk|title=Mensah forlader storklub og skifter til Danmark|date=14 July 2025|access-date=14 July 2025|language=da}}</ref> After the club told him his contract would not be extended after 2026, he made the decision to return to Denmark.<ref name=skjern />
At the [[2026 European Men’s Handball Championship]] he won gold medals, meaning that Denmark held both the World, European and Olympic titles at the same time, as only the second team ever after France’s ‘Les Experts’.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ehfeuro.eurohandball.com/men/2026/matches/details/202611010101065/Denmark-Germany|publisher=[[European Handball Federation]]|title=Euro 2026 Final – Match Report|date=1 February 2026|access-date=1 February 2026}}</ref> He acted mainly as a back-up during the tournament. Due to Denmark’s many injuries at the pivot position, he did play there as a makeshift solution in the final.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/live/haandbold/2025-09-14-seneste-nyt-fra-em-dansk-og-international-haandbold/mensah-som-vikar-paa-stregen?entry=002e8404-1e01-45a9-9ad9-c0860a236779|publisher=[[TV2 Danmark]]|title=Mensah som vikar på stregen|date=1 February 2026|access-date=2 February 2026|language=da}}</ref>
At the [[2026 European Men’s Handball Championship]] he won gold medals, meaning that Denmark held both the World, European and Olympic titles at the same time, as only the second team ever after France’s ‘Les Experts’.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ehfeuro.eurohandball.com/men/2026/matches/details/202611010101065/Denmark-Germany|publisher=[[European Handball Federation]]|title=Euro 2026 Final – Match Report|date=1 February 2026|access-date=1 February 2026}}</ref> He acted mainly as a back-up during the tournament. Due to Denmark’s many injuries at the pivot position, he did play there as a makeshift solution in the final.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/live/haandbold/2025-09-14-seneste-nyt-fra-em-dansk-og-international-haandbold/mensah-som-vikar-paa-stregen?entry=002e8404-1e01-45a9-9ad9-c0860a236779|publisher=[[TV2 Danmark]]|title=Mensah som vikar på stregen|date=1 February 2026|access-date=2 February 2026|language=da}}</ref>
He studied [[Humanistic informatics]] at [[Aalborg University]]. He has a Danish mother and a Ghanaian father.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/mads-mensah-larsen-denmark-handball|title=Mads Mensah Larsen: Denmark handball’s creative force|date=24 September 2020|accessdate=7 August 2021|last1=Browne|first1=Ken}}</ref>
He studied [[Humanistic informatics]] at [[Aalborg University]]. He has a Danish mother and a Ghanaian father.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/mads-mensah-larsen-denmark-handball|title=Mads Mensah Larsen: Denmark handball’s creative force|date=24 September 2020|accessdate=7 August 2021|last1=Browne|first1=Ken}}</ref>
