Football: Bordeaux player Alberth Elis comes out of a coma

Good news from Bordeaux. In a worrying state after suffering a head trauma last Saturday, during the match against Guingamp, the Honduran striker of the Girondins de Bordeaux (Ligue 2) Alberth Elis was placed “in a protective artificial coma” during the night from Saturday to Sunday , at CHU Pellegrin, after undergoing surgery. “At this moment, it is still impossible to comment on Alberth's vital and functional prognosis,” indicated the club, which “thus expects not to be able to communicate new decisive information for a few days” and had called for “restraint”.

It is precisely the family of the 28-year-old player who gives the news this Wednesday, through a press release relayed by the Bordeaux club. “We are happy to share with you the first encouraging signs. Alberth wakes up and seems to gradually recover. However, we wish to remain cautious about the evolution of his condition, the next few days will be crucial,” we read in this message, in French and Spanish.

The family of Alberth Elis also expresses its gratitude for the “words of encouragement” and “prayers” of recent days, without forgetting to express its thanks to the “medical teams for their care”. And to conclude: “Alberth is a fighter. We will keep you informed of his condition soon. Remember that the Bordeaux striker was hit after 40 seconds of play last Saturday. When receiving a cross, he hit the head of En Avant defender Donatien Gomis. KO, Elis was treated for many minutes on the pitch before being evacuated.

Honduran international striker (64 caps, 13 goals), Alberth Elis joined the Girondins in 2021. We saw him in the colors of Brest during the second part of the 2022-23 season, he who previously played in Mexico , in MLS and in Portugal since leaving his native lands. Under contract until 2026, he has scored five goals since the start of the current season with Bordeaux, currently 13th in the French Ligue 2 championship standings.