Denmark team doctor Morten Boesen says Christian Eriksen is recovering well after the midfielder collapsed during Denmark’s friendly against Ukraine in Odense on Sunday. Medical staff treated Eriksen on the pitch before taking him to hospital for further examinations. The match did not continue after the incident.
The 34-year-old midfielder collapsed in the 65th minute. Players from both teams formed a protective circle around him while medics worked. Eriksen regained consciousness quickly and later walked off the pitch under his own power.
Boesen offered a reassuring update after the match. “As I see it, the pacemaker responded as it should. He was briefly gone, but very quickly regained consciousness, and we were quickly in contact with him.”
The Denmark doctor also confirmed that Eriksen would undergo additional tests to establish the cause of the incident.
“Christian is doing well, and he asked me to greet all the players and say that he was OK.”
Eriksen has played with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) since suffering a cardiac arrest during Denmark’s European Championship match against Finland in 2021. The device can restore a normal heart rhythm if it detects a dangerous abnormality.
Denmark provided another update on Monday morning. Boesen said he had spoken with Eriksen and described him as being “in good spirits”. The national team expect him to leave hospital soon and return home.
The incident brought back memories of Eriksen’s collapse five years ago. This time, however, Denmark’s medical team reported a quick recovery, while doctors continued their investigations into what caused the latest scare.
