Christian Eriksen – Questions and Answers

Christian Eriksen is without a club after his contract with VfL Wolfsburg was terminated on 23 September 2026. According to TV 2, in most European leagues he cannot be registered by a new club before the January 2027 transfer window, because he was still under contract when the summer windows closed. The latest is on our page about Christian Eriksen’s next club.

No retirement has been announced as of 25 October 2026. In September 2026 his agent, Martin Schoots, said Eriksen wanted to be close to his family in Denmark and would continue his personal programme, but did not comment on his playing future. Several pundits have offered their views, but those are only opinions.

As a youth player he was at Middelfart G&BK and OB. As a senior he has played for Ajax (2010-2013), Tottenham Hotspur (2013-2020), Inter (2020-2021), Brentford (2022), Manchester United (2022-2025) and VfL Wolfsburg (2025-2026). See the full Christian Eriksen career overview.

Christian Eriksen has 151 caps and 46 goals for Denmark. He is the most capped player in the history of the Denmark men’s team and took the record from Simon Kjær at Euro 2024.

For Denmark he has worn number 10 since 2018 (21 at the 2010 World Cup and 8 at Euro 2012). At club level he wore 8 at Ajax, 23 at Tottenham, 24 at Inter, 21 at Brentford, 14 at Manchester United and 24 at Wolfsburg.

Christian Eriksen is 34. He was born on 14 February 1992 and turns 35 on 14 February 2027.

He is 1.82 m tall according to the Premier League and Transfermarkt.

He was born in Middelfart on the Danish island of Funen, where he grew up and started playing at Middelfart G&BK aged three.

He is married to Sabrina Kvist Jensen from Tommerup. According to the media the couple have been together since around 2012, and they married in a civil ceremony at Odense City Hall in 2025 – on 28 May 2025, according to TV 2 Fyn. Read more about Christian Eriksen’s wife and children.

He has three children: a son, Alfred, born in 2018, a daughter born in 2020 and a third child, whom he announced on Instagram on 16 October 2026 with the words “Familie på 5” (“Family of 5”). The family has not shared further details, and we do not repeat any.

Yes. His verified account is @chriseriksen8, and it is where he has shared major news himself – such as the post from hospital in June 2021, his message after the June 2026 episode and the news of his third child in October 2026.

He has worn Nike for many years, and Transfermarkt lists Nike as his kit supplier. According to boot-spotting sites he has been seen wearing the Nike Tiempo Legend 10 since August 2023, but models change often. More on our Christian Eriksen boots page.

On 12 June 2021 Christian Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest just before half-time in Denmark’s Euro 2020 match against Finland at Parken. He was resuscitated on the pitch with CPR and one defibrillator shock and taken to Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen. He was fitted with an ICD and discharged on 18 June 2021. The full timeline is on our cardiac arrest page.

In the friendly against Ukraine in Odense on 7 June 2026 he collapsed in the 65th minute and his ICD delivered a shock. After about ten minutes of treatment he walked off the pitch himself and was taken to Odense University Hospital. The match was abandoned and he was discharged the next day. He wrote that this was a different situation from 2021. No official medical explanation has been published. See the 2026 collapse.

An ICD (implantable cardioverter-defibrillator) is a small, matchbox-sized defibrillator placed under the skin, usually on the left side of the chest, and connected to the heart by one or two leads. It monitors the heart rhythm and can deliver a shock if a dangerous rhythm disturbance occurs; it also works as a pacemaker. If you have questions about your own heart, talk to your doctor.

His salary has never been published. At VfL Wolfsburg he reportedly earned about €3.5m a year before tax, according to BILD, and at Manchester United his wage was reported at about £150,000 a week. Celebrity Net Worth estimates his net worth at about $40m, but that is an estimate. Read more about Christian Eriksen’s salary and net worth.

There is no documentary series about him on Netflix or other streaming services. The closest is DR’s programme “Christian Eriksen – min historie: Det første interview”, shown on DR1 on 6 January 2022. The Danish book “Christian Eriksens Fald” by Adam Drewes (2024) covers the cardiac arrest and the debate afterwards; it is not authorised by him.

The best known is his first interview after the cardiac arrest, broadcast by DR on DR1 on 6 January 2022. In February 2022 he told BBC Sport: “I was gone from this world for five minutes until they got my heartbeat back.” More recent statements usually come via his Instagram or the channels of his clubs and DBU.

The safest way is to meet him at matches, training sessions or events where clubs and DBU invite fans. Clubs’ official shops often sell signed shirts with a certificate of authenticity. Be careful with autographs bought privately online without documentation. Fan mail can usually be sent to a player’s club – as of 25 October 2026, however, he is without a club. We do not publish private addresses.

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