Christian Eriksen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Dannemann Eriksen | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ajax | ||
| Number | 51 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995-2005 | Middelfart G&BK | ||
| 2005-2008 | OB | ||
| 2008-2010 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010– | Ajax | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007-2009 | Denmark U-17 | 27 | (9) |
| 2009 | Denmark U-18 | 5 | (1) |
| 2009– | Denmark U-19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2010- | Denmark | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 March 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 March 2010 | |||
Christian Dannemann Eriksen (born 14 February 1992 in Middelfart) is a Danish professional football player, currently playing as an attacking midfielder for Dutch side Ajax Amsterdam.
Career
Early career
Christian Eriksen started playing football in his hometown Middelfart before his third birthday. In 2005 he switched to Odense Boldklub, who competed in the danish youth championships. His team lost the semi finale against Brøndby IF, but afterwards he was named "Best Technical Player". The following year Odense Boldklub won the tournament , where he scored the only goal.
After some brilliant performances for OB's U-16 team and later on U-19 team and the Danish U-17 team, major European football clubs including Chelsea and Barcelona began to take notice[1] but Ajax ultimately signed the youngster in October 2008 on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[2]
He was named Danish U-17 Talent of the Year in 2008 by the Danish FA.
Ajax
On 17 October 2008 it was announced that Eriksen had signed a 3-year contract with Ajax Amsterdam. The transfer fee received by OB was estimated to €1 million. (no source) He worked his way through the youth teams and made his first team debut for the Dutch team in the Eredivisie on 17 January 2010 against NAC Breda.[3] Manager Martin Jol compared him to the likes of Ajax youth products Wesley Sneijder and Rafael van der Vaart and described him as a good reader of the game in the traditional "number 10" role like the two Dutch internationals and Danish legend Michael Laudrup.[4] On 25 march 2010 he scored his first goal for Ajax in a 6-0 win against Dutch Cup opponent Go Ahead Eagles.
International
Eriksen made his Denmark U-17 debut in September 2007 and has been capped at various youth levels. He received his first Denmark call-up in February 2010, making his debut in Denmark's friendly match against Austria in March to become Denmark's third youngest full international.[5][6]
Honours
References
- ^ "FC Barcelona kigger på OB-talent" (in Danish). B.T. 2008-04-04.
- ^ "Danish starlet Eriksen opts for Ajax". uefa.com. 17 October 2008.
- ^ "Eriksen fik debut i Ajax" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
- ^ "Eriksen puts faith in Ajax way". uefa.com. 13 March 2010.
- ^ http://www.bold.dk/nyt/Christian-Eriksen-Det-er-helt-vildt
- ^ http://sporten-dyn.tv2.dk/article.php/id-29005205.html?rss
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