Christian Eriksen ‘feeling good’ after returning home following collapse | OneFootball

Christian Eriksen has said that he is “feeling good” after returning home from hospital a day after collapsing on the pitch for a second time.

Eriksen was taken to hospital after the incident during Denmark’s friendly against Ukraine, having fallen to the floor in the 65th minute as medical staff rushed to his aid.

The collapse came five years after the 34-year-old had suffered a cardiac arrest during the European Championship, although the midfielder confirmed that this incident was different.

Thanking those who had supported him yesterday and previously, Eriksen confirmed that the implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) in his chest had worked as intended. An ICD gives the wearer a shock to either reset the heart if it stops beating, or to jolt it back into a regular rhythm if abnormalities are detected.

“I want to let everyone know that I am doing well and that I am home with my family,” Eriksen wrote. “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.”

Denmark’s team doctor Morten Boesen had confirmed on Sunday that Eriksen had briefly been unconscious following the incident. The match was halted and abandoned.

Formerly of Tottenham and Manchester United, Eriksen has won more than 150 caps for his national team.