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Christian Eriksen, Jon Dahl Tomasson, Andreas Christensen: Who are Denmark's top UEFA Champions League performers?

Which Danish players have the most appearances and goals in Europe's leading club competition?

Nicklas Bendtner, Christian Eriksen, Jon Dahl Tomasson and Andreas Christensen
Nicklas Bendtner, Christian Eriksen, Jon Dahl Tomasson and Andreas Christensen ©Getty Images

Denmark's greatest footballing success came in 1992 when the national team unexpectedly won the European Championship. However, while Danish clubs have never enjoyed similar levels of success, the nation's best players have long-since been successful abroad, the likes of Michael Laudrup, Peter Schmeichel, Allan Simonsen and Christian Eriksen showing their class at the highest levels.

Last updated: 20/12/2024

Most appearances by Danish players in the UEFA Champions League (group stage/league phase to final)

53: Christian Eriksen (Ajax, Tottenham, Inter, Manchester United)
44: Andreas Christensen (Mönchengladbach, Chelsea, Barcelona)
42: Jon Dahl Tomasson (Newcastle, Feyenoord, AC Milan)
40: Yussuf Poulsen (Leipzig)
38: Thomas Delaney (Copenhagen, Dortmund, Sevilla)
38: Peter Schmeichel (Brøndby, Man United, Sporting CP)
36: Jan Heintze (PSV Eindhoven, Leverkusen)
33: Nicklas Bendtner (Arsenal, Juventus, Wolfsburg)
31: René Henriksen (Panathinaikos)
31: Christian Poulsen (Schalke, Sevilla, Juventus, Ajax)

Top-scoring Danish players in the UEFA Champions League (group stage/league phase to final)

Rasmus Højlund is one of Denmark's top Champions League scorers
Rasmus Højlund is one of Denmark's top Champions League scorers©Getty Images

11: Jon Dahl Tomasson (Newcastle, Feyenoord, AC Milan)
8: Nicklas Bendtner (Arsenal, Juventus, Wolfsburg)
7: Christian Eriksen (Ajax, Tottenham, Inter, Manchester United)
6: Lasse Schöne (Ajax)
5: Rasmus Højlund (Manchester United)
5: Peter Løvenkrands (Rangers, Schalke)
3: Erik Bo Andersen (Aalborg, Rangers)
3: Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona)
3: Jesper Grønkjær (Aalborg, Ajax, Chelsea, Copenhagen)
3: Nicolai Jørgensen (Bayer Leverkusen, Copenhagen, Feyenoord)
3: Lukas Lerager (Copenhagen)
3: Ebbe Sand (Brøndby, Schalke)

Most appearances by Danish players in UEFA club competition*

Christian Poulsen celebrates a UEFA Cup goal for Sevilla
Christian Poulsen celebrates a UEFA Cup goal for Sevilla©AFP/Getty Images

107: Christian Eriksen (Ajax, Tottenham, Inter, Manchester United)
102
: Christian Poulsen (Copenhagen, Schalke, Sevilla, Juventus, Liverpool, Ajax)
100: William Kvist (Copenhagen, Stuttgart)
91: Jan Heintze (PSV Eindhoven, Leverkusen)
90: Rasmus Falk (Odense, Copenhagen)
87: Mike Jensen (Brøndby, Rosenborg, APOEL)
86: Jon Dahl Tomasson (Heerenveen, Newcastle, Feyenoord, AC Milan, Stuttgart, Villarreal)
85: Thomas Delaney (Copenhagen, Dortmund, Sevilla)
82: Peter Ankersen (Rosenborg, Esbjerg, Salzburg, Copenhagen)
82: Lasse Nielsen (Aalborg, Gent, Malmö)

Top-scoring Danish players in UEFA club competition*

Allan Simonsen after scoring in Barcelona's 1982 Cup Winners' Cup final success
Allan Simonsen after scoring in Barcelona's 1982 Cup Winners' Cup final success©Getty Images

44: Allan Simonsen (Vejle, Mönchengladbach, Barcelona)
27: Jon Dahl Tomasson (Heerenveen, Newcastle, Feyenoord, AC Milan, Stuttgart, Villarreal)
23: Kenneth Brylle (Vejle, Anderlecht, PSV Eindhoven, Club Brugge)
22: Michael Laudrup (Kjøbenhavns BK, Juventus, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Ajax)
20: Nicklas Bendtner (Arsenal, Juventus, Wolfsburg, Rosenborg, Copenhagen)
18: Søren Lerby (Ajax, Bayern München, PSV Eindhoven)
17: Christian Eriksen (Ajax, Tottenham, Inter, Manchester United)
16: Bent Christensen (Servette, Brøndby, Schalke, Olympiacos)
16: Heine Fernandez (Silkeborg, Viborg, Copenhagen, AB, HB Tórshavn)
16: Rasmus Højlund (Copenhagen, Sturm Graz, Manchester United)
16: Ebbe Sand (Brøndby, Schalke)

Notable firsts

Kai Johansen with Rangers in 1967: he was the first Dane to appear in a UEFA final
Kai Johansen with Rangers in 1967: he was the first Dane to appear in a UEFA final©Bob Thomas/Getty Images

First Danish player to appear in a European Cup Winners' Cup final
Kai Johansen (Bayern 1-0 Rangers, aet, 1966/67)

First Danish player to win the European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League
Johnny Hansen (Bayern 1-1, 4-0 Atlético, 1973/74)
 
First Danish players to appear in a UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League final
Henning Jensen and Allen Simonsen (Liverpool 3-2 agg Mönchengladbach, 1972/73)

First Danish player to win a UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League final
Jørgen Kristensen (Tottenham 2-4 agg Feyenoord, 1973/74)

First Danish player to win a European Cup Winners' Cup final
Benny Nielsen (Anderlecht 4-0 Austria Wien, 1977/78)

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*UEFA club competitions means European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League, UEFA Conference League, European/South American Cup, Finalissima, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Super Cup and UEFA Intertoto Cup