Player #74 Christian Eriksen (Denmark)

Name: Christian Eriksen
Age: 21
National Team:  Denmark
Team: Tottenham Hotspur F.C. (English League) 
Position: Midfielder

Description of his Game:  He is considered the successor to Wesley Sneijder and Rafael Van Der Vaart.  He is great with both feet, shows great poise on the attack and excellent judgement.  He might look somewhat scrawny, but Eriksen is very skilled and still getting through and passed defenders.

Christian Eriksen's Highlights:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi5DkSuUmI8

Career News:  Eriksen was the youngest player of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.  In 2011, Eriksen was named Danish Football Player of the Year, Dutch Football Talent of the Year, Ajax Talent of the Year, and mad the UEFA Euro U-21 Team of the Tournament.  

Interesting Personal Facts:  Having attracted the scouts of Ajax when he was 16, there is a great deal of anticipation for this young man since he is only 21 years old.

Upcoming Matches Where You Can See Him Play:

Denmark's National Team
October 11th - Italy (World Cup Qualifier)
October 15th - Malta (World Cup Qualifier)
Schedule:  http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/europe/teams/team=43941/index.html


Tottemham Hotspur  (English Premier League)
September 28th - Chelsea
October 6th - West Ham
Schedule:  http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/matches/