Eriksen conscious after collapsing in Denmark game

Christian Eriksen has been playing since being fitted with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) in 2022 Christian Eriksen collapsed during Denmark's friendly against Ukraine but is now conscious, says the Danish Football Association. The game in Odense was stopped on 65 minutes when he collapsed and abandoned shortly after, with the 34-year-old able to walk from the field. The former Manchester United and Tottenham midfielder was fitted with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) - a type of pacemaker - after suffering a cardiac arrest during a Euro 2020 match against Finland in 2021. "Christian is doing well and walked off the pitch by himself," said Denmark's national team doctor Morten Boesen. "As I see it, the pacemaker responded as it should. He was briefly unconscious, but regained consciousness very quickly, and we were quickly in contact with him. "He will now undergo further examinations at the hospital to determine what caused the incident." The ICD allowed Eriksen to resume his playing career with Brentford in 2022 - eight months after his collapse at the Euros - before he spent three years with Manchester United. I turn around a bit, and I see Christian on his way to the floor, and we know a little about how he reacts, what that means. "[Everyone] reacted super-fast and with respect. I can only compliment how much courage those who took care of Christian on the field had. "I can't say much more than that you get a shock, and that the most important thing is that Christian is doing well." When Eriksen was receiving treatment five years ago, Denmark and Finland players formed a ring around him, and both sets of players did the same while he was being attended to . He was eventually able to walk to an ambulance. I have an ICD, if anything would happen then I am safe," he said. "I don't really have any scared feelings about it, I don't feel my ICD so if it gets hit I know it is safe enough."