About Christian Eriksen
A Danish professional footballer, Christian Eriksen is famous for being the youngest player of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He plays as an attacking midfielder for series A club inter Milan, a Central Midfielder or Mezzala & the Denmark national team. He is known to be playing in his own terms, described as "Classic number ten" by the media moguls.
On 12 June 2021, Christian Eriksen playing in Denmark's UEFA Euro 2020 Championship against Finland at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen and he collapsed in the 42nd minute as he was about to receive a throw-in. The match re-commenced later that evening, resulting in a 1-0 victory for Finland. He started playing just before he turned 3 old and moved to Odense Boldklub which later competed in the Danish Youth Championships. He was named as the "Best Technical Player" of the tournament, "The PFA Team of the Year", "2018 FIFA World Cup", and he has established himself as a free-kick specialist. He started his career at Dutch side Ajax, where he won the Eredivisie in 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13. In 2013, Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur announced that they had completed the transfer of him from Ajax in a deal to be worth £11 million. He signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with Series A club Inter Milan, which would net him 10 million euros per season. He joined Tottenham in 2014 and he became only the second player after David Beckham to record over 10 assists in four successive premier league seasons (2018-19). He is active in social media and he was a key member of the side that reached the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final. He played his 100th match for Denmark on 14 October 2020 which he win against England in the 2020-21 UEFA Nationals League A.
Early Life
Christian Eriksen took birth in Middelfart, Denmark with his real name of Christian Dannemann Eriksen. He opened his eyes for the first time on 14 February 1992 under Aquarius's horoscope. He holds Danish nationality. However, his ethnicity is Danish-White and his religion is Christianity. Recently, he has celebrated his 29 birthday on 4 February 2021 which is his present age of 29.
Christian Eriksen was born to Thomas Eriksen (Father), who was also one of the coaches at the time, & in 2004 helped the youth academy win the 3rd youth championship third consecutive time out of the four players, and Dorthe Eriksen (Mother). He has a sister named Louise Eriksen, who also plays football and is the captain for koldingQ in the Elitedivisionen.
Regarding Christian Eriksen's education, he joined the Youth academy of Middelfart G&BK at the age of 3. Then, he joined the Youth setup of Odense Boldklub and joined Ajax's famed academy.
Personal Life
Christian Eriksen is currently living with his wife Sabrina Kvist Jensen. The couple is dating together since 2012. They have two children: Alfred, who born on 4th June 2018, and another on December 2020. He is straight by sexuality.
Net Worth
Christian Eriksen has accumulated over 14 million Euros as of 2021 whereas his major sources of income come from his professional footballer. He is earning a little over 100000 Euros every week and over 5.3 million Euros a year. Additionally, he earns from multiple channels like sponsorships, endorsements, branding, advertisements, no. of goals made, contracts with the club, investments, and bonuses for his performances that lead to the win. He signed a four and half year deal with Serie A club "Inter Milan" which would net him 10 million euros per season and Premier league club "Tottenham Hotspur" which deal believed to be worth £11 million. He signed a sponsorship kit deal with American sportswear and equipment supplier, Nike in 2012. He appeared in an advert for the new Nike Green Speed II.
Body Measurement
The athletic body builds, Christian Eriksen is looking handsome and versatile footballer, who stands at the height of 1.80 m and his weight is 76 Kg. He has a pair of green eyes color and his hair color is blonde.
On 12th June 2021, Christian Eriksen had a group stage match against Finland at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen while playing the game he suddenly fell to the ground. He fainted on the ground and the nail-biting match had to be canceled. The match re-commenced later that evening.
Youth Career
- 1995-2005- Middelfart G&BK
- 2005-2008- OB
- 2008-2010- Ajax
Senior Career
- 2010-2013- Ajax
- 2013-2020- Tottenham Hotspur
- 2020- Inter Milan
National Team
- 2007-2009- Denmark U17
- 2009- Denmark U18
- 2009- Denmark U19
- 2011- Denmark U21
- 2010- Denmark
Honors
Ajax
- Eredivisie: 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13
- KNVB Cup: 2009-10
- Johan Cruyff Shield: 2013
Tottenham Hotspur
- 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
- Ajax Talent of the Future: 2010
- Ajax Talent of the Year: 2011
- Danish U-17 Talent of the Year: 2008
- Danish Talent of the year: 2010, 2011
- Dutch Football Talent of the Year: 2011
- Dutch Footballer of the Year 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)
