FILE - Denmark’s Christian Eriksen passes the ball during an international friendly soccer match against Lithuania at Odense Stadium, Denmark, June 10, 2025. (Bo Amstrup/Ritzau Scanpix via AP, File)
FILE - Denmark’s Christian Eriksen passes the ball during an international friendly soccer match against Lithuania at Odense Stadium, Denmark, June 10, 2025. (Bo Amstrup/Ritzau Scanpix via AP, File)
WOLFSBURG, Germany (AP) 鈥 Denmark playmaker Christian Eriksen has joined Wolfsburg on a two-year contract, the Bundesliga club said Wednesday.
The 33-year-old midfielder became a free agent this summer when his Manchester United contract expired.
鈥淲olfsburg is my first club in the Bundesliga 鈥 I鈥檓 really looking forward to this new adventure,鈥 Eriksen said in the team’s announcement. 鈥淚’m convinced we can achieve something together at Wolfsburg. The talks with the club bosses went very well.鈥
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Eriksen has made 310 appearances in the Premier League. He was at Tottenham between 2013 and 2020. He’s also played for Ajax, Brentford and Inter Milan.
鈥淚n Christian Eriksen, we鈥檙e getting a player who has seen and experienced everything at the highest level,” Wolfsburg sporting director Sebastian Schindzielorz said. 鈥淗is enormous experience, his quality on the pitch and his personality will be a valuable boost to our young players in particular.鈥
Eriksen collapsed during Denmark鈥檚 opening game at the European Championship in 2021. He was resuscitated with a defibrillator. Later, he was fitted with an implantable device to monitor his heart rhythm.
He has scored 46 goals in 144 international appearances.
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