Former Bundesliga striker Bas Dost collapsed during a soccer game in the Netherlands on Sunday (October 29, 2023) and was treated on the pitch for minutes. Dost, who plays for NEC, was conscious and carried off the pitch, his club said on Sunday evening.
The first division game between AZ Alkmaar and NEC Nijmegen on Sunday was then canceled in the 90th minute, five minutes before the end, with the score 2-1 for Nijmegen. Images showed paramedics carrying a defibrillator onto the field, but it was not clear whether it was used.
“Thumbs up” from Dost
As the newspaper “De Gelderlander” reported, Dost (34) gave another thumbs up as he left the field on a stretcher to the applause of the spectators. What exactly happened to Dost was initially unknown. He fell to the ground in the center circle shortly before the end of the official playing time. Players from both clubs stood around him protectively and shielded him with a cloth.
Dost himself later spoke up: “I’m fine. The help I received on site was fantastic. I’m in hospital now and doing well. Thanks for all the support!”wrote the professional via Nijmegen’s X-Profile and showed himself in a photo in the hospital bed with his thumbs up.
Dost is on the phone with his wife in the cabin
Later in the cabin, Dost had already sat up on the stretcher when his father arrived and he called his wife to calm her down, De Gelderlander reported.
Eintracht Frankfurt, where Bas used to play, wished the professional a speedy recovery. “The Eintracht family is thinking of you and wishes you a full recovery”, it said in a statement. VfL Wolfsburg also wanted it “a complete recovery”.