Kylian Mbappe sent his best wishes for the speedy recovery of Alberth Elis, the forward of the Honduran national team who suffered a head injury serious after a clash of heads in the match between Girondins de Bordeaux and Guingamp of Ligue 2.
“All my positive thoughts go to you, Alberth Elis“, published the French soccer star through an Instagram story in which he put the image of the Girondins de Bordeaux player, who also has a past in the Liga MX and the MLS.
What happened to Alberth Elis?
During the match against Gingamp, the Girondins striker, the Central American striker tried to head the ball after a cross, but unfortunately collided with a rival defender and remained lying unconscious on the grass, where he was treated by the medical staff for around 9 minutes in which he managed to react; however, was transferred immediately to hospital Pellegrin of Bordeaux.
The doctors they reviewed it They made the decision to induce him into an artificial coma in order to intervene.due to the player’s agitation after the incident and a diagnosis of severe head trauma.
Although the player’s surgery was a success, the club did not want to give a report on the player’s condition.
“The club does not expect to be able to communicate any new decisive information for a few days and will not make any further comments on Alberth’s state of health,” Girondins de Bordeaux said in a statement.
Who is Alberth Elis?
Alberth Elis, “The Little Panther”as is also known, he is 28 years oldwas born in Tela, Atlántida, in Honduras and made his professional debut at Olimpia in 2013, a club with which he stood out for three seasons, which earned him a contract of more than $2 million dollars with the Rayados de Monterrey in 2016.
However, in Liga MX he failed to stand out, so he was sent to the U-20 of the Monterrey team and, a year after his arrival, He left for the MLS.
In American soccer he played with Houston Dynamo for 4 seasons, in which He scored 35 goals before making the jump to Europe.
In 2020 he signed for Boavista from Portugalthe following year he did it for Girondins de Bordeaux when they were playing in Ligue 1, from there he was loaned to Stade Brest of the French second division in 2022 and, later, In 2023 he returned to Girondins when they had already been relegated to the second division and where he has competed since then.
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