Danish soccer star suffers medical scare during match years after on-field cardiac arrest

Christian Eriksen of Denmark looks on during the UEFA International Friendly match between DR Congo and Denmark at Stade Maurice Dufrasne in Liege, Belgium, on June 3, 2026.(Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto)

Denmark was up, 2-1, on Ukraine in the 61st minute at the time of Eriksen’s collapse.

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Eriksen previously starred for Tottenham and Manchester United in theEnglish Premier League.He currently plays for VfL Wolfsburg in 2.Bundesliga.

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SOCCER PLAYER DIES AT 21 AFTER COLLISION WITH OPPONENT DURING MATCH

During the European Championship between Denmark and Finland in June 2021, play was suspended after a terrifying scene where Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch in the first half of the game.

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Play immediately came to a halt at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, where Eriksen was lying on the grass unresponsive.CPR was needed to resuscitate him, as medical staff and teammates made a circle around his body in clear distress, hoping for the best.

Denmark’s and Ukraine’s players accompany Christian Eriksen to an ambulance during a friendly match at Odense Stadium in Denmark on June 7, 2026, after he collapsed on the field.(Bo Amstrup/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images)

Eriksen received 10 minutes of medical care and was latertaken off the pitchon a stretcher with an oxygen mask around his mouth.Images began to circulate on social media at the time, showing Eriksen awake and having a hand on his forehead.

Eriksen was later transferred to a hospital and was stabilized.

Since that moment, Eriksen was fitted with a heart-starting device called an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator.

Denmark’s team doctor Morten Boesen released a statement via multiple outlets, stating Eriksen’s “pacemaker is responding as it should.”

Christian Eriksen of Denmark looks on during a UEFA international friendly between DR Congo and Denmark at Stade Maurice Dufrasne in Liege, Belgium, on June 3, 2026.(Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto)

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“He was briefly unconscious, but regained consciousness very quickly, and we were quickly in contact with him,” Boesen’s statement read.

“He will not undergo further examinations at the hospital to determine what caused the incident.We are in ongoing contact with him and the doctors at the hospital.But Christian is doing well, and he asked me to send his regards to all the players and tell them that he was okay.”

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