Christian Eriksen was born on 14 February 1992 in Middelfart, Denmark, and is 34 years old. He turns 35 on 14 February 2027. He is 1.82 m tall, plays as an attacking midfielder and is the most capped player in the history of the Denmark men’s team. This is his story – from a small club on the island of Funen to a Champions League final and a decade in the Premier League.
Christian Eriksen age: born 14 February 1992 in Middelfart
His full name is Christian Dannemann Eriksen. He grew up in Middelfart, on the western edge of the island of Funen, with his father Thomas, his mother Dorthe and his younger sister Louise, who also became a professional footballer. As of 25 October 2026, Christian Eriksen is 34.
Age has always been part of his story because he arrived so early. He made his Denmark debut at 18, was the youngest player at the 2010 World Cup and became the youngest Dane to reach 100 caps, at 28. Today he is without a club after his contract with VfL Wolfsburg was terminated on 23 September 2026.
Childhood in Middelfart and a father who coached
He started playing at Middelfart G&BK in 1995, aged three. His father Thomas was one of the youth coaches, and Christian stayed at the club for ten years. When he later moved from OB to Ajax, Middelfart reportedly received about €35,000 and used the money to build a new pitch.
The family has largely stayed out of the spotlight. What is publicly known about his parents, his sister and his own family with Sabrina Kvist Jensen is collected on our page about Christian Eriksen’s wife and family.
Young Eriksen: from OB to Ajax at 16
In 2005, aged 13, he joined Odense Boldklub together with Rasmus Falk. With OB he won the Danish championship for first-year boys in 2006, scoring the only goal of the final against KB according to Danish Wikipedia. He scored nine goals in 27 games for Denmark’s under-17s. More on those years is on the page about Eriksen and OB.
As a 16-year-old he had trials with Chelsea, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Manchester United and Milan. He chose Ajax, explaining that his first step should not be too big. He signed on 17 October 2008. The fee paid to OB was about €1m according to Wikipedia and €1.5m according to Transfermarkt.
The breakthrough came quickly. He made his Ajax first-team debut on 17 January 2010 against NAC Breda, and on 3 March 2010 he won his first cap in Vienna against Austria, aged 18 years and 17 days. That summer Morten Olsen took him to the World Cup in South Africa. In 2011 he won the Johan Cruyff Trophy as the best young player in the Netherlands and was named DBU Player of the Year.
His career in brief: Ajax to Wolfsburg
At Ajax he won three straight Eredivisie titles (2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13) and the Dutch Cup in 2010. On 30 August 2013 he joined Tottenham Hotspur, where he played 305 games and scored 69 goals, was voted the club’s Player of the Year in 2013-14 and 2016-17 and started the 2019 Champions League final against Liverpool.
In January 2020 he moved to Inter and won Serie A in 2021. After his cardiac arrest at Euro 2020 in June 2021 he was fitted with an ICD, and because Italian rules do not allow professionals to play with one, his contract was terminated on 17 December 2021. His comeback came at Brentford in 2022, followed by three seasons at Manchester United that included the 2024 FA Cup. From September 2025 he played for VfL Wolfsburg until his contract was terminated on 23 September 2026. Every club, with games and goals, is listed on our Christian Eriksen career page.
In total he has played 679 senior club games and scored 121 goals in all competitions. For Denmark he has 151 caps and 46 goals. He took the caps record from Simon Kjær at Euro 2024 and has played at six major tournaments, more than any other Dane – see Eriksen and the Denmark team.
Two evenings have shaped his life beyond the statistics. On 12 June 2021 he suffered a cardiac arrest against Finland at Parken and was resuscitated on the pitch. On 7 June 2026 he collapsed in a friendly against Ukraine in Odense, where his ICD delivered a shock; no official medical explanation of that episode has been published. The 2021 events are described on our page about Eriksen’s cardiac arrest.
Christian Eriksen height and build
Christian Eriksen’s height is 1.82 m (182 cm), according to the Premier League and Transfermarkt. That is an ordinary height for a midfielder, and his game has never relied on aerial power but on vision and technique. Clubs do not publish an official weight; the only major database that lists one is ESPN, at about 76 kg.
He is right-footed but strikes the ball cleanly with both feet, one reason he could play centrally as well as on either wing.
Christian Eriksen position and playing style
His preferred position is attacking midfield – the classic number 10, the shirt he has worn for Denmark since 2018. Over his career he has also played as a central midfielder, on both wings, as a mezzala and as a deeper-lying playmaker.
Christian Eriksen’s playing style is built on vision, precise passing, set pieces and long-range shooting. He is a free-kick specialist and has taken corners for club and country for years. At Tottenham he made at least ten Premier League assists in four consecutive seasons (2015-16 to 2018-19), something only David Beckham had done before. He has often been compared with Michael and Brian Laudrup, Wesley Sneijder and Rafael van der Vaart, and he has named Francesco Totti as his idol.
His work rate is also regularly highlighted. In 2016-17 he made 15 Premier League assists, second only to Kevin De Bruyne, and on 31 January 2018 he scored after about 11 seconds against Manchester United at Wembley – at the time the third-fastest goal in Premier League history.
Frequently asked questions
What is Christian Eriksen’s age?
Christian Eriksen is 34. He was born on 14 February 1992 and turns 35 on 14 February 2027.
Where was Christian Eriksen born?
He was born in Middelfart on the Danish island of Funen, where he grew up and spent his first ten years as a footballer at Middelfart G&BK.
How tall is Christian Eriksen?
Christian Eriksen is 1.82 m tall, according to the Premier League and Transfermarkt.
What is Christian Eriksen’s full name?
His full name is Christian Dannemann Eriksen, as it appears, for example, on FIFA’s official squad lists.
What position does Christian Eriksen play?
He is an attacking midfielder and classic playmaker who has also played in central midfield, on the wings and as a deeper-lying playmaker. He is right-footed and a free-kick specialist.