The Honduran forward of the
Girondins de Bordeaux
Alberth
Elis
continues to be hospitalized this Sunday according to the media and his club declined to report on the evolution of his health after being left in an
induced coma
as a result of a very strong blow to the head during a Second Division match. of French football.
According to the local press and Honduran media,
the player underwent successful surgery on Saturday night at the Pellegrin hospital
in Bordeaux.
In contrast, the club, which on Saturday had announced the transfer of Elis to the hospital for "medical examinations", did not confirm this latest news, hiding behind medical secrecy.
The crash suffered by Elis took place just 40 seconds into the game, during the Ligue 2 match between
Girondins de Bordeaux
and
Guingamp
.
The Honduran player hit his head in an aerial duel with rival defender
Donatien Gomis
, who recovered quickly.
Elis, on the other hand, collapsed and needed to be treated for several minutes before being taken to the locker room.
Honduran striker Alberth Elis, from Girondins de Bordeaux, suffered a brutal clash of heads and is in a coma.
28 years old and nicknamed
"La Pantera"
, Elis is a Honduran soccer star (64 games with his national team, with 13 goals) who became known in the emerging MLS as a figure for
Houston Dynamo
before making the leap to Europe. in 2020 when it landed on the Portuguese
Boavista
.
During his first season in Bordeaux, in 2021/2022,
he scored 9 goals in 20 Ligue 1 games
but could not avoid the club's relegation.
After a loan to Brest, again in the top flight, he returned to Bordeaux last August.
Source: AFP