International with Denmark national football team since 2010.
Also played with Denmark U17, U18, U19 and U21.
Won 3x Eredivisie (2011, 2012, 2013), the KNVB Cup (2010) and the Johan Cruyff Shield (2013) with AFC Ajax; the Serie A (2021) with Inter Milan; the EFL Cup (2023) with Manchester United F.C..
Two times Danish Talent of the Year (2010 & 2011).
Won the 2011 Johan Cruyff Trophy.
Five times Danish Football Player of the Year (2013-2015, 2017 & 2018).
Older brother of footballer Louise Eriksen.
Named in the PFA Team of the Year: 2017/18 Premier League.
Has a two children.
Two times Tottenham Hotspur Player of the Year (2013/14 and 2016/17).
He collapsed on the pitch at 2020 UEFA Euro after suffering a cardiac arrest; he was given cardiopulmonary resuscitation. (June 12, 2021)
Since 2022 he playing with fitted with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator.
Won the Laureus World Sports Award for Comeback of the Year in 2023.