The man who died and came back — survived a cardiac arrest at Euro 2020 and returned to win the Premier League.
Christian Dannemann Eriksen was born in Middelfart, Denmark in 1992. Ajax developed him before Tottenham paid £11 million for him in 2013. His seven Spurs seasons produced some of the most consistent individual performances in Premier League history — consistently over 10 assists per season. He moved to Inter Milan in January 2020. During Denmark's opening Euro 2020 match against Finland in June 2021, he collapsed from a cardiac arrest on the pitch — collapsing while being filmed live by cameras worldwide. He received CPR from teammates and medical staff for over ten minutes before being resuscitated. He was fitted with a defibrillator. Eleven months later he was playing competitive football again for Brentford — one of sport's most extraordinary medical comebacks. He signed for Manchester United in 2022 and won the Premier League in 2024. His story — the technical quality of his career, the collective holding of breath in June 2021, the comeback — is the most remarkable individual narrative in modern football.
Premier League (2024)
Career Honours
- Premier League (2024)
- Coppa Italia
- Europa League finalist
- Danish Footballer of Year 7x