Lockyer makes emotional return to Luton after cardiac arrest

After suffering cardiac arrest while playing in an English Premier League match last month, 29-year-old Luton Town football club captain, Tom Lockyer, paid an emotional visit to his teammates at the club training ground on Monday, as he continues his recovery.

The Wales international was discharged from the hospital on December 21 after having an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) device fitted. He collapsed in the 59th minute of an abandoned match at Bournemouth on December 16, 2023.

“I’ve really enjoyed coming in and seeing all the lads. I haven’t seen them since what happened, so it’s really nice to see them all and be back in the building,” said Lockyer. “Being so active for all my life, not just football but everything else in general, to then be told you can’t really do anything has been quite difficult.”

Luton Town manager Rob Edwards said it had been “a really good morning. I managed to hold it together but it was emotional. It’s been a really difficult time for his family first and foremost, but for us, it was great to see him.”

The club sits 18th in the EPL table and plays at home against Brighton and Hove Albion on Tuesday, January 30.