Christian Dannemann Eriksen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈkʰʁɛs.tjæn ˈeː.ʁɛg.sən]; born 14 February 1992) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Denmark national team.
Eriksen began his senior club career at age 18 in 2010, playing for Ajax, where he won three Eredivisie titles and the KNVB Cup. In 2013, Eriksen signed for Tottenham Hotspur in a transfer worth £11 million (€12.45 million), where he was twice named the club's Player of the Year, was voted into the 2017–18 PFA Team of the Year, and later also reached the 2019 UEFA Champions League final. In 2020, Eriksen joined Inter Milan in a transfer worth €19.7 million (£16.9 million), and won a Serie A title.
During a UEFA Euro 2020 match on 12 June 2021, Eriksen collapsed on the pitch after suffering a cardiac arrest; he was given cardiopulmonary resuscitation and was later fitted with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. He returned to football eight months later with a move to Premier League club Brentford, before transferring to Manchester United the following season. At United, he won an FA Cup and EFL Cup before departing the club after the 2024–25 season.
Eriksen made his senior international debut for Denmark in 2010 at age 18, and is currently the nation's record appearance holder with more than 140 caps, including appearing in six major tournaments; he was also the youngest player at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Infobox
2009
Denmark U19
2011
Denmark U21
2022
Brentford
Full name
Christian Dannemann Eriksen
Date of birth
(1992-02-14) 14 February 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth
Middelfart, Denmark
Height
1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position
Midfielder
Current team
VfL Wolfsburg
Number
24
1995–2005
Middelfart G&BK
2005–2008
OB
2008–2010
Ajax
Years
Team
2010–2013
Ajax
2013–2020
Tottenham Hotspur
2020–2021
Inter Milan
2022–2025
Manchester United
2025–
VfL Wolfsburg
2007–2009
Denmark U17
2010–
Denmark
Tables
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition· Career statistics › Club
Multi-metric bars
World heat map
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
National cup
Apps
National cup
Goals
League cup
Apps
League cup
Goals
Europe
Apps
Europe
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
Ajax
Ajax
Club
Ajax
Season
2009–10
League
Eredivisie
League
15
League
0
National cup
4
National cup
1
League cup
—
League cup
2
Europe
0
Europe
—
Other
21
Other
1
2010–11
2010–11
Club
2010–11
Season
Eredivisie
League
28
League
6
League
6
National cup
1
National cup
—
League cup
12
League cup
1
Europe
1
Europe
0
Other
47
Other
8
2011–12
2011–12
Club
2011–12
Season
Eredivisie
League
33
League
7
League
2
National cup
0
National cup
—
League cup
8
League cup
1
Europe
1
Europe
0
Other
44
Other
8
2012–13
2012–13
Club
2012–13
Season
Eredivisie
League
33
League
10
League
4
National cup
2
National cup
—
League cup
8
League cup
1
Europe
—
Europe
45
Other
13
2013–14
2013–14
Club
2013–14
Season
Eredivisie
League
4
League
2
League
—
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
1
League cup
0
Europe
5
Europe
2
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
113
League
25
League
16
League
4
National cup
—
National cup
30
League cup
3
League cup
3
Europe
0
Europe
162
Other
32
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur
Club
Tottenham Hotspur
Season
2013–14
League
Premier League
League
25
League
7
National cup
1
National cup
0
League cup
1
League cup
0
Europe
9
Europe
3
Other
—
Other
36
Total
10
2014–15
2014–15
Club
2014–15
Season
Premier League
League
38
League
10
League
2
National cup
0
National cup
4
League cup
2
League cup
4
Europe
0
Europe
—
Other
48
Other
12
2015–16
2015–16
Club
2015–16
Season
Premier League
League
35
League
6
League
4
National cup
1
National cup
1
League cup
0
League cup
7
Europe
1
Europe
—
Other
47
Other
8
2016–17
2016–17
Club
2016–17
Season
Premier League
League
36
League
8
League
3
National cup
1
National cup
1
League cup
2
League cup
8
Europe
1
Europe
—
Other
48
Other
12
2017–18
2017–18
Club
2017–18
Season
Premier League
League
37
League
10
League
3
National cup
2
National cup
1
League cup
0
League cup
6
Europe
2
Europe
—
Other
47
Other
14
2018–19
2018–19
Club
2018–19
Season
Premier League
League
35
League
8
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
4
League cup
0
League cup
12
Europe
2
Europe
—
Other
51
Other
10
2019–20
2019–20
Club
2019–20
Season
Premier League
League
20
League
2
League
2
National cup
0
National cup
1
League cup
0
League cup
5
Europe
1
Europe
—
Other
28
Other
3
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
226
League
51
League
15
League
4
National cup
13
National cup
4
League cup
51
League cup
10
Europe
—
Europe
305
Other
69
Inter Milan
Inter Milan
Club
Inter Milan
Season
2019–20
League
Serie A
League
17
League
1
National cup
3
National cup
1
League cup
—
League cup
6
Europe
2
Europe
—
Other
26
Other
4
2020–21
2020–21
Club
2020–21
Season
Serie A
League
26
League
3
League
4
National cup
1
National cup
—
League cup
4
League cup
0
Europe
—
Europe
34
Other
4
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
43
League
4
League
7
League
2
National cup
—
National cup
10
League cup
2
League cup
—
Europe
60
Europe
8
Brentford
Brentford
Club
Brentford
Season
2021–22
League
Premier League
League
11
League
1
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
11
Other
1
Manchester United
Manchester United
Club
Manchester United
Season
2022–23
League
Premier League
League
28
League
1
National cup
4
National cup
0
League cup
4
League cup
1
Europe
8
Europe
0
Other
—
Other
44
Total
2
2023–24
2023–24
Club
2023–24
Season
Premier League
League
22
League
1
League
2
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
0
League cup
4
Europe
0
Europe
—
Other
28
Other
1
2024–25
2024–25
Club
2024–25
Season
Premier League
League
23
League
1
League
1
National cup
0
National cup
2
League cup
2
League cup
9
Europe
2
Europe
0
Other
0
Other
35
Total
5
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
73
League
3
League
7
League
0
National cup
6
National cup
3
League cup
21
League cup
2
Europe
0
Europe
0
Other
107
Other
8
VfL Wolfsburg
VfL Wolfsburg
Club
VfL Wolfsburg
Season
2025–26
League
Bundesliga
League
10
League
0
National cup
1
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
11
Other
0
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
476
League
84
League
46
League
10
National cup
19
National cup
7
League cup
112
League cup
17
Europe
3
Europe
0
Other
656
Other
118
Ranked list
Club
Season
League
National cup
League cup
Europe
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Ajax
2009–10
Eredivisie
15
0
4
1
—
2
0
—
21
1
2010–11
Eredivisie
28
6
6
1
—
12
1
1
0
47
8
2011–12
Eredivisie
33
7
2
0
—
8
1
1
0
44
8
2012–13
Eredivisie
33
10
4
2
—
8
1
—
45
13
2013–14
Eredivisie
4
2
—
—
—
1
0
5
2
Total
113
25
16
4
—
30
3
3
0
162
32
Tottenham Hotspur
2013–14
Premier League
25
7
1
0
1
0
9
3
—
36
10
2014–15
Premier League
38
10
2
0
4
2
4
0
—
48
12
2015–16
Premier League
35
6
4
1
1
0
7
1
—
47
8
2016–17
Premier League
36
8
3
1
1
2
8
1
—
48
12
2017–18
Premier League
37
10
3
2
1
0
6
2
—
47
14
2018–19
Premier League
35
8
0
0
4
0
12
2
—
51
10
2019–20
Premier League
20
2
2
0
1
0
5
1
—
28
3
Total
226
51
15
4
13
4
51
10
—
305
69
Inter Milan
2019–20
Serie A
17
1
3
1
—
6
2
—
26
4
2020–21
Serie A
26
3
4
1
—
4
0
—
34
4
Total
43
4
7
2
—
10
2
—
60
8
Brentford
2021–22
Premier League
11
1
0
0
—
—
—
11
1
Manchester United
2022–23
Premier League
28
1
4
0
4
1
8
0
—
44
2
2023–24
Premier League
22
1
2
0
0
0
4
0
—
28
1
2024–25
Premier League
23
1
1
0
2
2
9
2
0
0
35
5
Total
73
3
7
0
6
3
21
2
0
0
107
8
VfL Wolfsburg
2025–26
Bundesliga
10
0
1
0
—
—
—
11
0
Career total
476
84
46
10
19
7
112
17
3
0
656
118
Appearances and goals by national team and year· Career statistics › International
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Denmark
Denmark
National team
Denmark
Year
2010
Apps
10
Goals
0
2011
2011
National team
2011
Year
10
Apps
2
2012
2012
National team
2012
Year
11
Apps
0
2013
2013
National team
2013
Year
11
Apps
2
2014
2014
National team
2014
Year
7
Apps
1
2015
2015
National team
2015
Year
8
Apps
1
2016
2016
National team
2016
Year
9
Apps
6
2017
2017
National team
2017
Year
9
Apps
9
2018
2018
National team
2018
Year
10
Apps
4
2019
2019
National team
2019
Year
10
Apps
6
2020
2020
National team
2020
Year
8
Apps
5
2021
2021
National team
2021
Year
6
Apps
0
2022
2022
National team
2022
Year
11
Apps
3
2023
2023
National team
2023
Year
6
Apps
1
2024
2024
National team
2024
Year
14
Apps
3
2025
2025
National team
2025
Year
7
Apps
3
Total
Total
National team
Total
Year
147
Apps
46
Ranked list
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Denmark
2010
10
0
2011
10
2
2012
11
0
2013
11
2
2014
7
1
2015
8
1
2016
9
6
2017
9
9
2018
10
4
2019
10
6
2020
8
5
2021
6
0
2022
11
3
2023
6
1
2024
14
3
2025
7
3
Total
147
46
List of international goals scored by Christian Eriksen· Career statistics › International