A welcome return to Rana Verona, which welcomes back to its roster Mads Jensen, who returns to base after the year as a protagonist with the Cuneo shirt in Serie A2. New experience on the banks of the Adige, therefore, for the Danish opposite, who arrived in the city of Verona in 2020 and among the main players in the first two years of life of Verona Volley, whose colors he is ready to defend again.
Born in 1999, 211 centimetres, Jensen grew up in his homeland in Gentofte Volley and from the academy he quickly made the leap to the first team in the role of setter, before crossing the Atlantic to go to the United States to join the UCLA collegiate team, which participates in the top American university championship. In 2020 he landed at the foot of the Arena, then confirmed in the following two years with the birth of Verona Volley, with which he achieved salvation and came close to reaching a Scudetto semi-final. Subsequently, the transfer to Cuneo, where he stood out as one of the top scorers of the Serie A2 tournament, with peaks of 31 points in a single match, so much so that he ended the year as the fourth best scorer, among all competitions, with 659 ground balls, and second in number of winning attacks. A precious experience that allows him to rediscover Verona with an even richer background. With the Danish national team, however, he won the European Silver League in 2021, of which he was MVP.
“There is great satisfaction on my part, because I sensed the company’s desire to still have me on the roster.” These are the first statements from Mads Jensen, who continued: “Verona represents a second home for me, it is the city that welcomed me to Italy and that allowed me to continue my growth path at a high level and in the best league in the world. . I have always received affection and support from the whole environment; so, for me it’s like coming back to family. I’m leaving with the certainty of being part of an ambitious and quality group and even more aware after the experience of this last year. It will be an honor and a pleasure for me to fight for these colors again.”
“Jensen perfectly embodies the principles that as Verona Volley we try to convey on a daily basis” highlighted President Stefano Fanini – In addition to being an athlete of absolute value on a technical level, he is also a person of great depth, a fundamental aspect for us within the dynamics of a team group. We have known Mads for many years and we know the contribution he can make, both on the pitch and in the dressing room. We welcome him back with open arms, welcome back Mads!”.
