Christian Poulsen

Christian Poulsen

Christian Bjørnshøj Poulsen (born 28 February 1980) is a Danish footballer who plays for Ajax in the Dutch Eredivisie. He has played for a number of European clubs, winning the Danish Superliga championship with F.C. Copenhagen, the German DFB Ligapokal trophy with FC Schalke 04, and the European UEFA Cup with Spanish team Sevilla FC and with Italian Serie A club Juventus.

He has been a regular member of the Denmark national football team since his debut in 2001, and has played 81 matches, scoring 6 goals for his country. He represented Denmark at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2010 FIFA World Cup and 2004 European Championship international tournaments. Poulsen was named 2001 Danish under-21 Player of the Year, and won the 2005 and 2006 Danish Player of the Year awards; the first to win two years in a row.