The midfielder from Denmark slumped to the ground while clutching his chest, but he was able to get back up and into an ambulance.
Five years after going into cardiac arrest on the field, Christian Eriksen passed out during an international game against Ukraine.
In the 65th minute of the friendly, the 34-year-old Danish midfielder, who had a cardioverter-defibrillator implanted in his chest following the previous incident during a game at the European Championship in 2021, gripped his chest before collapsing to the ground immobile.
Both sets of fans applauded Eriksen as he left the field, with some of his Denmark team-mates visibly emotional.
The match, held in the Danish city of Odense, was suspended in the 79th minute with Denmark leading 2-1 before being abandoned completely. The two managers left the pitch together arm in arm.
“The match is over,” a statement from the Danish Football Association was displayed on the stadium’s enormous screen. Given the situation, Christian Eriksen is doing well.
The Danish team physician, Morten Boesen, gave a subsequent update.
Boesen, who oversaw Eriksen’s successful resuscitation in 2021, stated, “Christian is doing well and walked off the pitch by himself.” “The pacemaker reacted appropriately. After a brief period of unconsciousness, he rapidly regained consciousness, and we were able to communicate with him.
“He will now undergo further examinations at the hospital to determine what caused the incident. We are in ongoing contact with him and the doctors at the hospital.
Christian Eriksen collapsed during an international match against Ukraine, five years after he suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch.
The Danish midfielder, 34, who had a cardioverter-defibrillator fitted in his chest after the previous incident during a match at the European Championship in 2021, clutched his chest in the 65th minute of the friendly before falling to the turf motionless.
Players from both nations formed a ring around the former Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United player and held up a temporary screen while he was being treated by coaching staff and paramedics. He was able to walk off the pitch into a waiting ambulance.
Both sets of fans applauded Eriksen as he left the field, with some of his Denmark team-mates visibly emotional.
The match, held in the Danish city of Odense, was suspended in the 79th minute with Denmark leading 2-1 before being abandoned completely. The two managers left the pitch together arm in arm.
A statement from the Danish Football Association was broadcast across the giant screen at the stadium, reading: “The match is over. Christian Eriksen is in good condition under the circumstances.”
A later update was provided by Morten Boesen, the Denmark team doctor.
“Christian is doing well and walked off the pitch by himself,” said Boesen, who led the successful resuscitation of Eriksen in 2021. “The pacemaker responded as it should. He was briefly unconscious, but regained consciousness very quickly, and we were quickly in contact with him.
“He will now undergo further examinations at the hospital to determine what caused the incident. We are in ongoing contact with him and the doctors at the hospital.
“But Christian is doing well and he asked me to send his regards to all the players and tell them that he was OK.”
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