Luton captain Tom Lockyer has begun training as he continues his rehabilitation following the cardiac arrest he suffered last season.
The 29-year-old, whose heart stopped for two minutes on the pitch at Bournemouth in December, is hoping to resume his playing career.
And the Hatters revealed on Tuesday that Wales international Lockyer is back on the grass with a ball at his feet at their Brache training HQ.
“We are so pleased to be able to inform our supporters and everyone around the world who has sent him their support that our captain, Tom Lockyer, has today returned to The Brache to start the next phase of his rehabilitation,” read a club statement.
“Tom has been under the guidance and care of leading consultants in London and Amsterdam, where he has been completing the most recent phase of his rehabilitation at a specialist clinic.
“For now, Tom will work individually back at The Brache, but his very presence around the training ground will be welcomed by all of his team-mates, manager Rob Edwards and the coaching staff.
“While continuing his rehab, Tom will continue his work with the British Heart Foundation in spreading the importance of knowing CPR and how to use a defibrillator, and he will now be focusing fully on his next stage of the rehabilitation.”We ask that he is allowed to do this at his own pace, in private, to ultimately give himself the best chance of completing the next phases of his rehabilitation program. Welcome back, Locks!”
Luton Town captain Tom Lockyer has returned to training with the club after suffering a heart attack in December.The defender’s heart had stopped for more than two-and-a-half minutes during a Premier League match at Bournemouth, seven months after he collapsed at Wembley during the Championship play-off final victory against Coventry City.
The Bournemouth game was abandoned following the events, and Lockyer, 29, had said at the end of last season that he was ‘at peace’ with retirement should doctors tell him to quit following his cardiac arrest.
But a return to the game hasn’t been ruled out, with the club skipper now back on the grass at Luton’s training ground at The Brache to start the next phase of his rehabilitation.Bristol Rovers legend Tom Lockyer has returned to individual training with Luton Town after the centre-back suffered a cardiac arrest in the Hatters’ Premier League game at Bournemouth in December.
The 29-year-old’s heart stopped beating while on the pitch at the Vitality Stadium last season which saw the Luton captain taken off with the match subsequently abandoned. Lockyer then was rushed to hospital where he stayed for five days before being discharged.
Since, the former Gas skipper has conducted a number of media duties including being a pundit for Sky Sports for Luton’s home game against Manchester United during which the Welshman claimed that he “literally died.” He also revealed that he had an ICD (Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator) device successfully fitted to prevent a similar incident occurring again.
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