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Christian Dannemann Eriksen is a Danish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Brentford and the Denmark national team.
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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, 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.
Eriksen returned to the Premier League in 2022 with a move to Brentford.
Eriksen made his senior international debut for Denmark in 2010 at age 18, and has since earned over 100 caps, including appearing in five major tournaments; he was also the youngest player at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Eriksen is his country's seventh-highest all-time goalscorer, and was named Danish Football Player of the Year a record five times.
Born in Middelfart, Denmark, Eriksen followed in the footsteps of his father Thomas when he started playing football in the academy of local side, Middelfart G&BK. Eriksen's father was also one of the coaches at the time and in 2004 they helped the youth side finish unbeaten in the local youth championship for the third time in a period of four years.
Eriksen ultimately underwent trials with both clubs as well as Real Madrid, Manchester United and Milan, but finally decided to move to Ajax, stating, "My first step should not be too big. I knew that playing in the Netherlands would be very good for my development. Then Ajax arrived and that was a fantastic option."
In 2013, Eriksen signed for Tottenham Hotspur in a transfer worth £11 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.
Eriksen returned to the Premier League in 2022 with a move to Brentford.
Eriksen made his senior international debut for Denmark in 2010 at age 18, and has since earned over 100 caps, including appearing in five major tournaments; he was also the youngest player at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Eriksen is his country's seventh-highest all-time goalscorer, and was named Danish Football Player of the Year a record five times.
Born in Middelfart, Denmark, Eriksen followed in the footsteps of his father Thomas when he started playing football in the academy of local side, Middelfart G&BK. Eriksen's father was also one of the coaches at the time and in 2004 they helped the youth side finish unbeaten in the local youth championship for the third time in a period of four years.
Eriksen ultimately underwent trials with both clubs as well as Real Madrid, Manchester United and Milan, but finally decided to move to Ajax, stating, "My first step should not be too big. I knew that playing in the Netherlands would be very good for my development. Then Ajax arrived and that was a fantastic option."
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.
On 18 October 2011, Eriksen scored his first goal in the UEFA Champions League when Ajax beat Dinamo Zagreb 2-0 in the group stage.
Eriksen continued to impress for Ajax and his strong contribution, both in terms of goal and assist returns, helped the club to a second consecutive league title.
Eriksen departed Ajax having made 162 appearances across all competitions and scored 32 goals.
On 30 August 2013, Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur announced that they had completed the transfer of Eriksen from Ajax in a deal believed to be worth £11 million.
Five days later, Eriksen "Clipped a wonderful dipping shot" over the goalkeeper to score his first Tottenham goal and complete a 3-0 win over Tromsø IL in the Europa League.
On 23 March and two goals down against Southampton at White Hart Lane, Eriksen scored twice to level the score and then assisted Sigurðsson to score the winning goal.
On 28 January 2015, Eriksen scored twice in a 2-2 win over Sheffield United to send Tottenham into the League Cup Final.
Eriksen completed the 2014-15 campaign having featured in every Premier League game for Mauricio Pochettino, starting all-but one match, and scored 12 goals across all competitions.
On 9 June 2015, amid speculation that he would be joining Manchester United, Eriksen confirmed to Danish media whilst on international duty that he would stay at Tottenham for the foreseeable future and was quoted as saying, "I feel right at home at Tottenham and I haven't thought about leaving yet." He did in fact remain with the club and scored his first goals of the season in October, netting from two free-kicks in a 2-2 draw with Swansea.
On 18 October 2011, Eriksen scored his first goal in the UEFA Champions League when Ajax beat Dinamo Zagreb 2-0 in the group stage.
Eriksen continued to impress for Ajax and his strong contribution, both in terms of goal and assist returns, helped the club to a second consecutive league title.
Eriksen departed Ajax having made 162 appearances across all competitions and scored 32 goals.
On 30 August 2013, Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur announced that they had completed the transfer of Eriksen from Ajax in a deal believed to be worth £11 million.
Five days later, Eriksen "Clipped a wonderful dipping shot" over the goalkeeper to score his first Tottenham goal and complete a 3-0 win over Tromsø IL in the Europa League.
On 23 March and two goals down against Southampton at White Hart Lane, Eriksen scored twice to level the score and then assisted Sigurðsson to score the winning goal.
On 28 January 2015, Eriksen scored twice in a 2-2 win over Sheffield United to send Tottenham into the League Cup Final.
Eriksen completed the 2014-15 campaign having featured in every Premier League game for Mauricio Pochettino, starting all-but one match, and scored 12 goals across all competitions.
On 9 June 2015, amid speculation that he would be joining Manchester United, Eriksen confirmed to Danish media whilst on international duty that he would stay at Tottenham for the foreseeable future and was quoted as saying, "I feel right at home at Tottenham and I haven't thought about leaving yet." He did in fact remain with the club and scored his first goals of the season in October, netting from two free-kicks in a 2-2 draw with Swansea.
Ahead of the following season, Eriksen signed a new long-term contract with Tottenham and starred once again for the club, scoring eight goals and assisting a further 15 as the club ended the league campaign as runners-up to champions Chelsea.
Eriksen broke the record for the most goals scored by a Danish player in the Premier League when he scored his 33rd goal in a 3-2 win over West Ham United on 23 September 2017, surpassing the record previously held by Nicklas Bendtner.
On 17 March 2018, Eriksen scored twice in an FA Cup match against Swansea to send Spurs to the semi-final for the second season running.
On 1 April, Eriksen scored a 25-yard goal in the away match against Chelsea, helping Tottenham to their first win in 28 years at Stamford Bridge in a match that finished 3-1.
In the 2018-19 season, Eriksen scored his first goal of the season in a Champions League away match against Inter Milan.
The match ended in a 2-1 loss for Tottenham, but in the home game against Inter, Eriksen scored again in the only goal of the game, giving Tottenham a 1-0 victory.
Later on, Eriksen played in the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final, which resulted a 2-0 defeat for Tottenham against Liverpool.
On 20 February, Eriksen scored his first goal for the club, netting the opener in a 2-0 away victory over Ludogorets Razgrad in the Europa League.
On 21 August, Eriksen played in Inter's 2-3 loss against Sevilla in the 2020 Europa League Final, becoming the first player to lose two consecutive finals in the two current major UEFA competitions; he had lost the 2019 Champions League Final with Tottenham the previous year.
In December 2020, Giuseppe Marotta confirmed that Eriksen had been added to the transfer list for 2021; however, his teammate Romelu Lukaku had previously hinted that Eriksen's struggles at the Italian club were due to the language barrier.
Eriksen broke the record for the most goals scored by a Danish player in the Premier League when he scored his 33rd goal in a 3-2 win over West Ham United on 23 September 2017, surpassing the record previously held by Nicklas Bendtner.
On 17 March 2018, Eriksen scored twice in an FA Cup match against Swansea to send Spurs to the semi-final for the second season running.
On 1 April, Eriksen scored a 25-yard goal in the away match against Chelsea, helping Tottenham to their first win in 28 years at Stamford Bridge in a match that finished 3-1.
In the 2018-19 season, Eriksen scored his first goal of the season in a Champions League away match against Inter Milan.
The match ended in a 2-1 loss for Tottenham, but in the home game against Inter, Eriksen scored again in the only goal of the game, giving Tottenham a 1-0 victory.
Later on, Eriksen played in the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final, which resulted a 2-0 defeat for Tottenham against Liverpool.
On 20 February, Eriksen scored his first goal for the club, netting the opener in a 2-0 away victory over Ludogorets Razgrad in the Europa League.
On 21 August, Eriksen played in Inter's 2-3 loss against Sevilla in the 2020 Europa League Final, becoming the first player to lose two consecutive finals in the two current major UEFA competitions; he had lost the 2019 Champions League Final with Tottenham the previous year.
In December 2020, Giuseppe Marotta confirmed that Eriksen had been added to the transfer list for 2021; however, his teammate Romelu Lukaku had previously hinted that Eriksen's struggles at the Italian club were due to the language barrier.
On 26 January 2021, in the final minutes of Inter's Coppa Italia quarter-final match against rivals Milan, Eriksen was subbed on with the score at 1-1.
On 29 October 2021, it was announced that Eriksen was not permitted to play in the Serie A due to the presence of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator he had implanted after suffering a cardiac arrest during a game at Euro 2020.
On 31 January 2022, Eriksen signed for Premier League club Brentford on a six-month contract.
Eriksen was also called up for the Danish U-21 squad to the European championship in Denmark in 2011, the Danish team only participated in the group stage and Eriksen scored a goal against Belarus.
At the World Cup, Eriksen played two matches, against the Netherlands and Japan, but Denmark were unable to progress beyond the group stage.
On 4 June 2011, Eriksen scored his first national team goal to give Denmark a 2-0 lead over Iceland in their Euro 2012 qualifier.
Eriksen played a key-role during the nation's qualification campaign during which time he scored eight goals to earn Denmark a play-off against the Republic of Ireland.
In Denmark's opening match at the tournament, Eriksen assisted Yussuf Poulsen for the only goal in a 1-0 win over Peru before scoring his first goal for the tournament in the 1-1 draw with Australia the following week.
On 29 October 2021, it was announced that Eriksen was not permitted to play in the Serie A due to the presence of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator he had implanted after suffering a cardiac arrest during a game at Euro 2020.
On 31 January 2022, Eriksen signed for Premier League club Brentford on a six-month contract.
Eriksen was also called up for the Danish U-21 squad to the European championship in Denmark in 2011, the Danish team only participated in the group stage and Eriksen scored a goal against Belarus.
At the World Cup, Eriksen played two matches, against the Netherlands and Japan, but Denmark were unable to progress beyond the group stage.
On 4 June 2011, Eriksen scored his first national team goal to give Denmark a 2-0 lead over Iceland in their Euro 2012 qualifier.
Eriksen played a key-role during the nation's qualification campaign during which time he scored eight goals to earn Denmark a play-off against the Republic of Ireland.
In Denmark's opening match at the tournament, Eriksen assisted Yussuf Poulsen for the only goal in a 1-0 win over Peru before scoring his first goal for the tournament in the 1-1 draw with Australia the following week.
On 9 September 2018, Eriksen scored twice in a 2-0 win over Wales to lead Denmark to victory in the nation's inaugural 2018-19 UEFA Nations League B match.
On 14 October 2020, Eriksen played his 100th match for Denmark, in which he scored a penalty in a 1-0 away win against England in the 2020-21 UEFA Nations League.
On 12 June, while playing in Denmark's opening 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.
His younger sister Louise Eriksen also plays football and is the captain for KoldingQ in the Elitedivisionen.
On 14 October 2020, Eriksen played his 100th match for Denmark, in which he scored a penalty in a 1-0 away win against England in the 2020-21 UEFA Nations League.
On 12 June, while playing in Denmark's opening 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.
His younger sister Louise Eriksen also plays football and is the captain for KoldingQ in the Elitedivisionen.
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