Status as of 27 October 2026.
Christian Eriksen is Denmark’s most capped men’s player and one of the finest creative midfielders Danish football has produced. As things stand, Christian Eriksen is without a club after his contract with VfL Wolfsburg was terminated on 23 September 2026. His most recent match was Denmark's friendly against Ukraine in Odense on 7 June 2026, which was abandoned after he collapsed. Below is the short overview – with links to the pages that go into detail.
Footballer Christian Eriksen at a glance
Christian Dannemann Eriksen was born on 14 February 1992 in Middelfart, Denmark, and is 34 years old. He is 1.82 m tall, right-footed but comfortable with both feet, and throughout his career he has been a classic number 10: a player who creates chances with his passing, free kicks and corners and scores from distance himself. Growing up he looked up to the Laudrup brothers, and he has named Francesco Totti as his idol.
He started playing at Middelfart G&BK aged three, where his father Thomas was one of the coaches. In 2005 he joined OB’s academy in Odense, and in October 2008, aged 16, he signed for Ajax. Since then he has played for Tottenham Hotspur, Inter, Brentford, Manchester United and VfL Wolfsburg.
At Ajax he won the Dutch title three times and was named the Netherlands’ talent of the year. At Tottenham he played 305 games, scored 69 goals and started the 2019 Champions League final. He won Serie A with Inter in 2021, made his comeback at Brentford in 2022 and lifted the FA Cup with Manchester United in 2024. His last club, VfL Wolfsburg, were relegated from the Bundesliga in May 2026. Every move, game and goal is on the page about Christian Eriksen’s career and clubs.
Next club after Wolfsburg – the situation in autumn 2026
On 23 September 2026 his Wolfsburg contract, which was due to run until 30 June 2027, was terminated by mutual consent. Eriksen said that at the moment it is important for him to be close to his family in Denmark, and he is following a personal rehabilitation programme. As of 25 October 2026 he has not announced his retirement and no new club has been confirmed. According to TV 2, in most European leagues he cannot be registered with a new club before the January 2027 transfer window.
The full story, the quotes and every rumour with date and source are on the page about Christian Eriksen’s new club and contract situation. Many readers also ask about Copenhagen – but he has never played for the club. What has actually been reported is collected under Christian Eriksen and FC Copenhagen.
Christian Eriksen and Denmark: the caps record
Eriksen made his Denmark debut on 3 March 2010 against Austria in Vienna, aged just 18, and has won 151 caps and scored 46 goals. No Danish men’s player has more caps: he passed Simon Kjær at Euro 2024. He has played at six major tournaments – the 2010 World Cup, Euro 2012, the 2018 World Cup, Euro 2020, the 2022 World Cup and Euro 2024 – more than any other Dane. As of 25 October 2026 his latest cap is the friendly against Ukraine in Odense on 7 June 2026, and he was not in Brian Riemer’s squad for the Nations League in September. His debut, goals and tournaments are on the page about Christian Eriksen and the Denmark national team.
The 2021 cardiac arrest and the 2026 collapse
On 12 June 2021 Eriksen collapsed just before half-time in Denmark’s Euro 2020 match against Finland at Parken. He suffered a cardiac arrest, was resuscitated on the pitch with CPR and one shock from a defibrillator, and was later fitted with an ICD, a small implanted defibrillator. About eight months later he was back in the Premier League. What happened and how he returned is on the page about the 2021 cardiac arrest.
On 7 June 2026 he collapsed again, in a friendly against Ukraine in Odense. His ICD delivered a shock, he came round quickly and walked off the pitch himself. Afterwards he wrote that this was a different situation from 2021. No medical explanation has been published. What has been said publicly is on the page about Christian Eriksen’s collapse in 2026.
Family and money
Eriksen is married to Sabrina Kvist Jensen from Tommerup. The couple wed at Odense City Hall in May 2025, and in October 2026 he announced on Instagram that they are now a family of five. We only write what the family has made public – more on the page about Christian Eriksen’s wife and children.
His salary has never been official. At Wolfsburg he reportedly earned about EUR 3.5m a year before tax (BILD via Tipsbladet, 2025), and his net worth exists only as estimates. The figures and the caveats are on the page about Christian Eriksen’s salary and net worth.
Latest Christian Eriksen news
The three most recent updates, with dates. The full list is under Christian Eriksen news.
Eriksen left out of the November squad
Christian Eriksen is not in the squad announced by the DBU on 4 November for the games against Portugal and Norway. According to Tipsbladet, Brian Riemer leaves open the possibility of a later call-up. This is not a comeback announcement.
Eriksen announces a third child
Christian Eriksen shared a family photo on Instagram with the caption “Familie på 5” (family of five), announcing that the couple have had a third child. The family has not shared any further details.
Market value cut to EUR 1m
Transfermarkt lowered Eriksen’s market value from EUR 2.5m to EUR 1m. The figure is the database’s estimate, not a transfer fee.
Christian Eriksen wiki: where our information comes from
Many people look for a “Christian Eriksen wiki” to get the facts quickly. Christian Eriksen Fodbold is an independent fan and information site – not an official site of Eriksen, his clubs or the Danish FA (DBU). We rely on what the clubs and the DBU publish, established Danish media such as DR, TV 2 and Tipsbladet, and statistics databases such as Wikipedia and Transfermarkt. Rumours always come with outlet and date, and salaries and market values are described as estimates. The club status has its own date; each news item above is dated separately.