{{short description|Danish footballer (born 1990)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Erik Marxen | fullname = | image = Erik Marxen 20110909.jpg | caption = Marxen with Vejle-Kolding in 2011 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|12|2}} | birth_place = Middelfart, Denmark | height = 1.85 m | position = Centre-back | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Middelfart G&BK | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Vejle | years1 = 2009–2011 | clubs1 = Vejle | caps1 = 37 | goals1 = 5 | years2 = 2011–2013 | clubs2 = Vejle-Kolding | caps2 = 50 | goals2 = 5 | years3 = 2013–2015 | clubs3 = Horsens | caps3 = 30 | goals3 = 2 | years4 = 2014–2015 | clubs4 = → SønderjyskE (loan) | caps4 = 30 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2015–2021 | clubs5 = Randers | caps5 = 174 | goals5 = 7 | years6 = 2022–2025 | clubs6 = Nordsjælland | caps6 = 37 | goals6 = 0 | totalcaps = 358 | totalgoals = 19 }}
'''Erik Marxen''' (born 2 December 1990) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
==Career== ===Vejle=== Marxen was born in Middelfart.<ref name="miraklet">{{cite news |last1=Steenbach |first1=Kasper |title=Christian Eriksen, Rasmus Falk og Katrine Veje om lykken ved at komme fra Middelfart |url=https://dossierdanmark.dk/2021/08/miraklet-i-middelfart/ |work=Dossier |date=3 August 2021 |language=da-DK}}</ref> He began his career in the youth academy of the local club Middelfart G&BK where he played alongside the likes of Christian Eriksen and Rasmus Falk.<ref name="miraklet" /> He eventually joined Vejle Boldklub, and made his professional debut on 13 April 2009 in a 4–1 loss in the Danish Superliga to FC Copenhagen. He came on as a late substitute for Marc Pedersen.<ref name="bold1">{{cite news |last1=Houlind |first1=Søren |title=Vejle skriver med talentfuld back |url=https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/Vejle-skriver-med-talentfuld-back/ |work=bold.dk |date=10 June 2009 |language=da}}</ref> On 10 June 2009, he signed a contract until 2011 which promoted him to the first team.<ref name="bold1" />
===Horsens=== An integral part of the Vejle side in the second-tier 1st Division, in January 2013 he signed a contract with AC Horsens that would see him move in the summer transfer window.<ref>{{cite web |title=AC Horsens henter Erik Marxen |url=http://www.achorsens.dk/ac-horsens-henter-erik-marxen/ |website=AC Horsens |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212948/http://www.achorsens.dk/ac-horsens-henter-erik-marxen/ |archive-date=3 March 2016 |language=da |date=7 January 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Randers=== On 9 March 2015, it was announced that Marxen would join Randers FC on a three-year deal starting from 1 July 2015.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rasmussen |first1=Ib |title=Erik Marxen skifter til Randers FC til sommer |url=http://www.randersfc.dk/?side=9353 |website=Randers FC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032302/http://www.randersfc.dk/?side=9353 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |language=da |date=9 March 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He made his debut on 2 July 2015 in a 1–0 away win over Andorran club UE Sant Julià in the UEFA Europa League, coming on as a substitute for goalscorer Jonas Borring in the 82nd minute.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sant Julià vs. Randers – 2 July 2015 – Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/07/02/europe/uefa-cup/ue-sant-julia/randers-fc/2049430/ |website=int.soccerway.com |access-date=14 November 2021}}</ref> He made his domestic league debut for the club on 9 August in a 3–3 home draw against Brøndby.<ref>{{cite web |title=Randers vs. Brøndby - 9 August 2015 - Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/08/09/denmark/superliga/randers-fc/brondby-if/2048485/ |website=int.soccerway.com |access-date=14 November 2021}}</ref> Marxen scored his first goal for the club on 23 November in a 3–2 defeat away against AaB.<ref>{{cite web |title=AaB vs. Randers – 23 November 2015 – Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/11/23/denmark/superliga/aalborg-bk/randers-fc/2048558/ |website=int.soccerway.com |access-date=14 November 2021}}</ref> The goal was a special one, as Marxen scored directly from a corner kick, swerving over AaB-goalkeeper Nicolai Larsen.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fonvig |first1=Jesper Knud |last2=Lyngdahl |first2=Lars |title=AaB vandt mod Randers efter et brag af en kamp |url=https://www.tv2nord.dk/aalborg/aab-vandt-mod-randers-efter-et-brag-af-en-kamp |work=TV2 Nord |date=23 November 2015 |language=da}}</ref>
On 23 June 2018, Marxen extended his contract with Randers until December 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Margren |first1=Sara |title=Marxen forlænger med Randers |url=https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/marxen-forlaenger-med-randers/ |work=bold.dk |date=23 June 2018 |language=da}}</ref>
Marxen was appointed the new team captain of Randers on 30 January 2019, taking over the role from Nicolai Poulsen who would leave the club as a free agent for rivals AGF.<ref>{{cite news |title=Erik Marxen er ny anfører i Randers FC |url=https://dinavis.dk/nyheder/2019/01/30/erik-marxen-er-ny-anfoerer-i-randers-fc/ |work=Din Avis |date=30 January 2019 |language=da-DK}}</ref> The following season, he won his first trophy as Randers clinched the Danish Cup victory in a 4–0 beatdown of SønderjyskE in the final, with Marxen scoring the opening goal in the second minute.<ref>{{cite web |title=Randers FC vinder Sydbank Pokalen 2021 |url=https://www.dbu.dk/nyheder/2021/maj/randers-fc-vinder-sydbank-pokalen-2021/ |website=DBU |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514055557/https://www.dbu.dk/nyheder/2021/maj/randers-fc-vinder-sydbank-pokalen-2021/ |archive-date=14 May 2021 |language=da |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Randers FC banker Sønderjyske og vinder pokalfinalen 4-0 |url=https://www.tv2ostjylland.dk/oestjylland/randers-fc-banker-soenderjyske-og-vinder-pokalfinalen-4-0 |website=TV2 ØSTJYLLAND |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513150708/https://www.tv2ostjylland.dk/oestjylland/randers-fc-banker-soenderjyske-og-vinder-pokalfinalen-4-0 |archive-date=13 May 2021 |language=da |date=13 May 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
===Nordsjælland=== On 22 December 2021, Marxen signed a four‑year contract with Nordsjælland, effective from the opening of the January 2022 transfer window.<ref>{{cite web |title=Erik Marxen til FC Nordsjælland |url=https://fcn.dk/2021/12/erik-marxen-til-fc-nordsjaelland/ |website=FC Nordsjælland |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222180259/https://fcn.dk/2021/12/erik-marxen-til-fc-nordsjaelland/ |archive-date=22 December 2021 |language=da-DK |date=22 December 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> He made his competitive debut on 20 February 2022, starting at centre‑back in a 2–0 Superliga defeat to Brøndby.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nordsjælland vs. Brøndby – 20 February 2022 – Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/02/20/denmark/superliga/fc-nordsjalland/brondby-if/3510772/ |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=10 March 2022}}</ref>
Used chiefly as cover during the following two seasons, Marxen did not start a league match between April 2023 and February 2025. He returned to the starting line-up on 25 February 2025, contributing to a 3–2 home win over Sønderjyske. Head coach Jens Fønsskov Olsen praised the defender's professionalism, stating that Marxen "sets the standard every day on the training pitch and passes on his experience to the younger players."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bech |first1=Malthe |last2=Grønborg |first2=Matias |title=Kæmpe respekt fra FCN-chef: Han er ikke startet i to år |url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/klubber/fc-nordsjaelland/nyheder/kaempe-respekt-fra-fcn-chef-han-er-ikke-startet-i-to-ar |access-date=29 July 2025 |work=Bold |date=25 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250729141429/https://bold.dk/fodbold/klubber/fc-nordsjaelland/nyheder/kaempe-respekt-fra-fcn-chef-han-er-ikke-startet-i-to-ar |archive-date=29 July 2025 |language=da |trans-title=Huge respect from FCN boss: He hasn't started in two years}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Nielsen |first1=Magnus Dam |title=Marxen var dømt færdig: - Jeg har bevist, at jeg stadig har niveauet |url=https://sport.tv2.dk/fodbold/2025-03-07-marxen-var-doemt-faerdig-jeg-har-bevist-at-jeg-stadig-har-niveauet |access-date=29 July 2025 |work=TV 2 Sport |date=7 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250307173538/https://sport.tv2.dk/fodbold/2025-03-07-marxen-var-doemt-faerdig-jeg-har-bevist-at-jeg-stadig-har-niveauet |archive-date=7 March 2025 |language=da-DK |trans-title=Marxen was written off: "I've proven I still have what it takes"}}</ref>
On 14 October 2025, Nordsjælland announced that Marxen had retired from professional football due to injury.<ref>{{cite web |title=Erik Marxen stopper karrieren |url=https://fcn.dk/nyheder/2025/oktober/erik-marxen-stopper-karrieren |website=FC Nordsjælland |access-date=31 October 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251031095532/https://fcn.dk/nyheder/2025/oktober/erik-marxen-stopper-karrieren |archive-date=31 October 2025 |language=da |date=14 October 2025 |trans-title=Erik Marxen ends his career}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Fallah |first1=Daniel Nøjsen |title=Erik Marxen stopper karrieren |url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/stillinger/superligaen/nyheder/erik-marxen-stopper-karrieren |access-date=31 October 2025 |work=Bold |date=14 October 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251031095833/https://bold.dk/fodbold/stillinger/superligaen/nyheder/erik-marxen-stopper-karrieren |archive-date=31 October 2025 |language=da |trans-title=Erik Marxen ends his career}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|Vejle |2008–09 |Danish Superliga |1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- |2009–10 |Danish 1st Division |19||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||2 |- |2010–11 |Danish 1st Division |17||4||5||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||23||4 |- !colspan="2"|Total !37!!5!!7!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!44!!6 |- |rowspan="3"|Vejle-Kolding |2011–12 |Danish 1st Division |22||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||23||1 |- |2012–13 |Danish 1st Division |28||4||2||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||6 |- !colspan="2"|Total !50!!5!!4!!2!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!53!!7 |- |Horsens |2013–14 |Danish 1st Division |30||2||6||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||36||3 |- |Sønderjyske (loan) |2014–15 |Danish Superliga |30||0||6||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||36||1 |- |rowspan="8"|Randers |2015–16 |Danish Superliga |22||1||2||0||4{{efn|name=UEL|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League}}||0||colspan="2"|—||28||1 |- |2016–17 |Danish Superliga |30||2||3||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||33||3 |- |2017–18 |Danish Superliga |25||2||4||0||colspan="2"|—||4{{efn|Appearance(s) in Danish Superliga play-off}}||0||33||2 |- |2018–19 |Danish Superliga |34||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||34||1 |- |2019–20 |Danish Superliga |26||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||1 |- |2020–21 |Danish Superliga |23||0||5||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||1 |- |2021–22 |Danish Superliga |14||0||1||0||5{{efn|name=ECL|Appearances in UEFA Conference League}}||0||colspan="2"|—||20||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !174!!7!!17!!2!!9!!0!!4!!0!!204!!9 |- |rowspan="5"|Nordsjælland |2021–22 |Danish Superliga |8||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||8||0 |- |2022–23 |Danish Superliga |19||0||6||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||25||0 |- |2023–24 |Danish Superliga |2||0||4||0||3{{efn|name=ECL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||9||0 |- |2024–25 |Danish Superliga |8||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||9||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !37!!0!!11!!0!!3!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!51!!0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !358!!19!!51!!6!!12!!0!!4!!0!!424!!25 |} {{notelist}}
==Honours== '''Randers''' *Danish Cup: 2020–21
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Soccerway|erik-marxen/77036}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marxen, Erik}} Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:People from Middelfart Municipality Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Danish men's footballers Category:Middelfart Boldklub players Category:Vejle Boldklub players Category:AC Horsens players Category:Sønderjyske Fodbold players Category:Randers FC players Category:FC Nordsjælland players Category:Danish Superliga players Category:Danish 1st Division players Category:Footballers from the Region of Southern Denmark Category:21st-century Danish sportsmen