Christian Eriksen, Rasmus Højlund, Andreas Christensen, Andreas Cornelius: Who are Denmark's top UEFA Champions League performers?

samedi 30 mai 2026

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

Andreas Christensen, Christian Eriksen, Rasmus Højlund and Andreas Cornelius

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: 30/05/2026

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

53: Christian Eriksen (Ajax, Tottenham, Inter, Manchester United)
49: Andreas Christensen (Mönchengladbach, Chelsea, Barcelona)
42: Yussuf Poulsen (Leipzig)
42: Jon Dahl Tomasson (Newcastle, Feyenoord, AC Milan)
42: 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)

Jon Dahl Tomasson after scoring for AC Milan in 2005©Getty Images

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

Most appearances by Danish players in UEFA club competition (all rounds)*

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

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

Top-scoring Danish players in UEFA club competition (all rounds)*

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)
20: Rasmus Højlund (Copenhagen, Sturm Graz, Manchester United, Napoli)
18: Søren Lerby (Ajax, Bayern München, PSV Eindhoven)
17: Christian Eriksen (Ajax, Tottenham, Inter, Manchester United)
16: Bent Christensen (Servette, Brøndby, Schalke, Olympiacos)
16: Andreas Cornelius (Copenhagen, Atalanta, Bordeaux, Trabzonspor)
16: Heine Fernandez (Silkeborg, Viborg, Copenhagen, AB, HB Tórshavn)
16: Ebbe Sand (Brøndby, Schalke)

Notable firsts

Kai Johansen with Rangers in 1967: he was the first Dane to appear in a UEFA final

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 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

Christian Eriksen, Rasmus Højlund, Andreas Christensen, Andreas Cornelius: Who are Denmark's top UEFA Champions League performers?

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

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

Most appearances by Danish players in UEFA club competition (all rounds)*

Top-scoring Danish players in UEFA club competition (all rounds)*

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