Christian Eriksen has been showing good numbers since he returned to the pitch after suffering a heart attack in June of last year. The midfielder scored another goal in Brentford’s rout over Chelsea this Saturday.
According to Footstats data, there have been six games played so far, four of them as a starter. During this period, Eriksen scored three goals and provided an assist, in addition to four direct goalscoring.
In addition to his good performance at the English Premier League club, Eriksen scored for the Denmark national team, in a friendly against Holland, last Saturday. The match marked the athlete’s return to the national team.
The last time he had represented his country was precisely in the game in which he suffered a cardiac arrest. The scare happened in the match between Denmark and Finland, for the group stage of the Euro 2020.
Eriksen then had to undergo surgery to place an internal defibrillator. Due to medical restrictions of the Italian Serie-A, he can no longer play for Inter Milan due to the use of the device.
However, he played 26 games for Inter as the Milan side won the Italian top flight for the first time in 11 years.
The former Tottenham Hotspur star was out of action for months, until signing for Brentford in January this year. However, the contract is expire until the end of the 2021/22 season.
“I’m happy to announce that I’ve signed for Brentford football club. I can’t wait to get started and hopefully I’ll see you all very soon.” Eriksen said.
Eriksen has been playing at the top level of European football for more than a decade. He excelled in the Premier League with Tottenham Hotspur and was part of the squad at Internazionale that won Serie A last season.
