Christian Poulsen

Danish association football player

Christian Poulsen (born 28 February 1980) is a Danish former football player. He played for the Denmark national team.

Christian Poulsen
Poulsen while at Schalke 04
Personal information
Full name Christian Bjørnshøj Poulsen[1]
Date of birth (1980-02-28) 28 February 1980 (age 44)[2]
Place of birth Asnæs, Denmark
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1985–1995 Asnæs BK
1995–1997 Holbæk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2000 Holbæk 82 (13)
2000–2002 Copenhagen 45 (10)
2002–2006 Schalke 04 111 (3)
2006–2008 Sevilla 62 (4)
2008–2010 Juventus 48 (1)
2010–2011 Liverpool 12 (0)
2011–2012 Evian 24 (0)
2012–2014 Ajax 54 (1)
2014–2015 Copenhagen 16 (1)
Total 454 (33)
National team
1998–1999 Denmark U19 4 (0)
2001 Denmark U21 8 (0)
2001–2012 Denmark 92 (6)
Teams managed
2019–2021 Ajax (assistant)
2021–2024 Denmark (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career statistics

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Club statistics League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
DenmarkLeague
2000–01 Copenhagen Superliga 14 2
2001–02 30 9
GermanyLeague
2002–03 Schalke Bundesliga 24 1
2003–04 27 0
2004–05 32 0
2005–06 28 2
SpainLeague
2006–07 Sevilla La Liga 33 1
2007–08 29 3
ItalyLeague
2008–09 Juventus Serie A 23 1
2009–10
Country Denmark 44 11
Germany 111 3
Spain 62 4
Italy 23 1
Total 240 19

International career statistics

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Denmark national team
YearAppsGoals
2001 1 0
2002 10 0
2003 5 0
2004 10 0
2005 10 2
2006 8 0
2007 8 0
2008 8 2
2009 11 1
Total 71 5

Honours

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Copenhagen[5]

Schalke 04[5]

Sevilla[5]

Ajax[5]

Individual

References

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  1. "List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
  2. "Christian Poulsen: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  3. "Christian Poulsen". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 5 December 2010.
  4. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Christian Poulsen". www.national-football-teams.com.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "C. Poulsen". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  6. "Liberec 0-1 Schalke (Aggregate: 1 - 3)". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  7. "DBU's Talentpris" (in Danish). DBU. Archived from the original on 12 December 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  8. "Juve pounce for determined Poulsen". UEFA.com. 14 July 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2015.