Christian Eriksen has announced he is feeling good and is at home, surrounded by family, after he collapsed during a friendly against Ukraine.
The 34‑year‑old spent the night in hospital following the incident and posted on Instagram that his recovery has already started.
The match in Odense was stopped at 65 minutes and abandoned shortly thereafter; Eriksen managed to walk off the pitch after regaining consciousness.
He wears an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator set up after a cardiac arrest at the Euro 2020 match against Finland a year earlier.
In his statement he thanked doctors, players and the medical team for their support and affirmed the ICD worked as designed, protecting him when needed.
He said he will focus on a full recovery, family time, a vacation and playing football with his children before returning to the pitch.
Both Denmark and Ukraine did not qualify for the World Cup, which will begin on Thursday.
Eriksen’s Inter Milan contract was later cancelled by mutual consent because Serie A does not allow ICD‑fitted players, whereas the Premier League and Bundesliga have different rules.
An ICD is roughly the size of a mobile phone, with wires near the heart. It sits under the skin, usually near the armpit, and monitors rhythm continuously, delivering a shock if a dangerous rhythm is detected.
A second type can be fitted just below the collarbone, acting like a pacemaker by sending regular signals if the heart beats too slowly.
Past players such as Fabrice Muamba, Marc‑Vivien Foe, Tom Lockyer and Daley Blind have faced similar cardiac issues; some retired, others have returned to play.
