Former Manchester United midfielder Christian Eriksen collapsed during Denmark’s friendly with Ukraine on Sunday evening and was taken to hospital
Christian Eriksen has confirmed he is back home and with his family after collapsing again while playing for Denmark on Sunday night. Eriksen was taken to hospital after he collapsed during the second-half of his side’s game against Ukraine in Odense.
Play halted after Eriksen appeared to clutch his chest and fall to the ground in the 64th minute and staff immediately rushed to attend to the Dane as many of his team-mates broke down in tears. The former United star momentarily lost consciousness but managed to walk himself off the pitch after treatment.
He was then rushed to the hospital for more tests, but confirmed on Monday that he has now returned home and also stated that the situation was different from when he collapsed on the pitch five years ago.
Taking to Instagram, he wrote: “I want to let everyone know that I am doing well and that I am home with my family.
“As you can probably imagine, receiving a shock from my ICD has had a major impact on both me and my family, but I want to reassure everyone that this was a different situation from what happened in 2021. I am feeling good, and my recovery has already started.
“In addition to being grateful for the support and assistance of all the players and the medical team on the field, I am also incredibly grateful to the doctors who have cared for me and my heart over the years.
“Thanks to their expertise, my ICD did exactly what it was designed to do: protect me when I needed it. For now, my focus is on recovering, spending time with my family, going on vacation, and playing football with my children.”
In 2021, Eriksen collapsed during a European Championship match in Copenhagen against Finland and was given life-saving CPR treatment after suffering a cardiac arrest.
He was later fitted with a special heart-starting device known as an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD).
The ICD device enabled him to return to football, although Inter Milan’s regulations surrounding the medical implant prevented him from continuing his career at the club.
Eriksen subsequently joined Brentford to relaunch his playing days in February 2022 before going on to represent United and, now, Wolfsburg.
In a message of support on Sunday night, United said: “Everybody at Manchester United is encouraged by Denmark’s update on Christian Eriksen following today’s abandoned friendly against Ukraine.
“The club is sending strength and love to Christian and the Eriksen family as we await further news.”
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