General |
Christian Eriksen | ||
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Personal information | ||
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Full name: | Christian Dannemann Eriksen | |
Date of birth: | 14 February 1992 | |
Place of birth: | Middelfart, ![]() | |
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |
Playing position: | Attacking midfielder | |
Club information | ||
Current club | ![]() | |
Number: | 14 | |
Youth clubs | ||
1995–2005 2005–2008 2008–2010 |
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Senior clubs | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls) |
2010–2013 2013–2020 2020–2021 2022 2022– |
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113 226 (51) 43 (4) 11 (1) 0 (0) | (25)
National team | ||
2007–2009 2009 2009 2011 2010– |
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5 (1) 3 (1) 3 (1) 117 (39) | 27 (9)
Christian Dannemann Eriksen (born 14 February 1992) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Manchester United and the Denmark national team. He is also capable of playing as a central midfielder or a mezzala.
Eriksen started playing football with local team Middelfart G&BK. In 2005, he joined Odense Boldklub youth team, where he attracted the attention of major European clubs. He eventually joined Ajax three years later. He was promoted to the senior team in January 2010, making his debut later in the same month in a league match against NAC Breda. At the end of his first professional season with the club, Eriksen had played 21 competitive matches, scoring one goal, and had made his international debut for Denmark. Eriksen has made breakthrough campaigns with Ajax, establishing himself as one of best young talents in Europe. During his spells in the Netherlands, he won three Eredivisie titles, a KNVB Cup title and a Johan Cruyff Shield title. He has also made several individual achievements and honours.
Eriksen continues his journey in football career by joining Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur for a reported fee of around £11.5 million. He was named in the PFA Team of The Year in 2017–18. He also helped Spurs to reach the final in 2018–19 UEFA Champions League, first time in history for Spurs. He made a total of 305 appearances with Spurs, scored 69 goals and made 89 assists. On 28 January 2020, he moved to Serie A side Inter Milan, signing a four-and-a-half-year contract.
Eriksen has represented Denmark at under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels. Eriksen received his first senior Denmark call-up in February 2010, making his debut in Denmark's friendly match against Austria in March, to become Denmark's fourth youngest full international, being the youngest debutant since Michael Laudrup. He became the youngest player to participate in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
On 12 June 2021, while playing in Denmark's opening UEFA Euro 2020 group stage match against Finland at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Eriksen collapsed in the 42nd minute as he was about to receive a throw-in. Urgent medical assistance arrived immediately and performed CPR on the field before Eriksen was taken off the pitch on a stretcher and the match was suspended. Around an hour after the incident, UEFA and Danish Football Association officials confirmed from the Rigshospitalet that Eriksen had been stabilized and was awake. The match re-commenced later that evening, resulting in 1–0 victory for Finland.
Honours[]
Clubs[]
- Eredivisie: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13
- KNVB Cup: 2009–10
- Johan Cruijff Shield: 2013
- Football League Cup runner-up: 2014–15
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2018–19
Inter Milan
- Serie A: 2020–21
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2019–20
Individual[]
- AFC Ajax Talent of the Future: 2010
- AFC Ajax Talent of the Year: 2011
- Dutch Football Talent of the Year: 2011
- Danish U-17 Talent of the Year: 2008
- Danish Talent of the Year: 2010, 2011
- Danish Football Player of the Year: 2013
- Dutch Bronze Boot: 2012
- Danish Football Player of the Year: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018
- Danish Football Player of the Year by TV2 and DFA: 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017
- PFA Team of the Year: 2017–18 Premier League
- Tottenham Hotspur Player of the Year: 2013–14, 2016–17
- UEFA Midfielder of the Season 2nd place: 2018–19
- Premier League Goal of the Month: April 2018
- FIFA FIFPro World11 nominee: 2019 (14th midfielder)
External links[]
Manchester United F.C. squad - 2024–25 |
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Denmark – 2010 FIFA World Cup – Group stage |
1. Sørensen
2. C. Poulsen
3. Kjær
4. Agger
5. Kvist
6. Jacobsen
7. Jensen
8. Grønkjær
9. Tomasson (c)
10. Jørgensen
11. Bendtner
12. Kahlenberg
13. Krøldrup
14. J. Poulsen
15. S. Poulsen
16. Andersen
17. Beckmann
18. Larsen
19. Rommedahl
20. Enevoldsen
21. Eriksen
22. Christiansen
23. Mtiliga
Manager: |
Denmark – UEFA Euro 2012 – Group stage |
1. Andersen
2. C. Poulsen
3. Kjær
4. Agger (c)
5. S. Poulsen
6. Jacobsen
7. Kvist
8. Eriksen
9. Krohn-Dehli
10. Rommedahl
11. Bendtner
12. Bjelland
13. Okore
14. Schöne
15. Silberbauer
16. Lindegaard
17. Pedersen
18. Wass
19. J. Poulsen
20. Kahlenberg
21. Zimling
22. Schmeichel
23. Mikkelsen
Manager: |
Denmark – 2018 FIFA World Cup – Round of 16 |
1. Schmeichel
2. Krohn-Dehli
3. Vestergaard
4. Kjær (c)
5. Knudsen
6. Christensen
7. Kvist
8. Delaney
9. N. Jørgensen
10. Eriksen
11. Braithwaite
12. Dolberg
13. M. Jørgensen
14. Dalsgaard
15. Fischer
16. Lössl
17. Stryger Larsen
18. Lerager
19. Schöne
20. Poulsen
21. Cornelius
22. Rønnow
23. Sisto
Manager: |
Denmark – UEFA Euro 2020 – Semi-finals |
1. Lössl
2. Rønnow
3. Schmeichel (c)
4. Andersen
5. Boilesen
6. Christensen
7. Jørgensen
8. Kjær
9. Mæhle
10. Stryger Larsen
11. Vestergaard
12. Christiansen
13. Delaney
14. Eriksen
15. Højbjerg
16. Jensen
17. Nørgaard
18. Wass
19. Braithwaite
20. Cornelius
21. Damsgaard
22. Dolberg
23. Poulsen
24. R. Skov
25. Skov Olsen
26. Wind
Manager: |
Denmark – 2022 FIFA World Cup – Group stage |
1. Schmeichel
2. Andersen
3. Nelsson
4. Kjær (c)
5. Mæhle
6. A. Christensen
7. Jensen
8. Delaney
9. Braithwaite
10. Eriksen
11. Skov Olsen
12. Dolberg
13. Kristensen
14. Damsgaard
15. Nørgaard
16. O. Christensen
17. Stryger Larsen
18. Wass
19. Wind
20. Poulsen
21. Cornelius
22. Rønnow
23. Højbjerg
24. R. Skov
25. Lindstrøm
26. Bah
Manager: |
Denmark – UEFA Euro 2024 – Round of 16 |
1. Schmeichel
2. Andersen
3. Vestergaard
4. Kjær (c)
5. Mæhle
6. Christensen
7. Jensen
8. Delaney
9. Højlund
10. Eriksen
11. Skov Olsen
12. Dolberg
13. Jørgensen
14. Damsgaard
15. Nørgaard
16. Hermansen
17. Kristiansen
18. Bah
19. Wind
20. Poulsen
21. M. Hjulmand
22. Rønnow
23. Højbjerg
24. Dreyer
25. Kristensen
26. Bruun Larsen |