Danish Soccer Player Christian Eriksen Speaks Out After Collapsing On the Field For the 2nd Time

For now, Eriksen—who shares a son and daughter with his partner Sabrina Kvist Jensen—will keep his focus “on recovering, spending time with my family, going on vacation, and playing football with my children.”

Eriksen’s medical emergency stopped the Denmark and Ukraine game in Odense, Denmark on June 7 at the 65-minute mark. He was seen clutching his chest before collapsing on the pitch. Denmark and Ukraine players immediately surrounded him as he was being treated while the crowd began to chant, "Eriksen, Eriksen.” He was ultimately able to walk off the field after receiving medical attention. The game was subsequently canceled.

The incident comes almost five years after the VfL Wolfsburg player suffered a cardiac arrest and had to be resuscitated on the pitch in June 2021.

According to Denmark’s team doctor Morten Boesen, Eriksen was briefly “gone” before being resuscitated.

“We did cardiac resuscitation. It was a cardiac arrest," Boesen shared during a press conference at the time. "We got him back after one defibrillator, so that's quite fast. I'm not a cardiologist, so the details I will leave to the experts at the hospital."

The midfielder was then fitted with his ICD that allowed him to continue his soccer career.