Soccer-NEC Nijmegen striker Dost recovering after collapsing on pitch

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group A - RB Leipzig v Club Brugge - Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany - September 28, 2021 Club Brugge's Bas Dost with teammates during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File photo

(Reuters) - NEC Nijmegen forward Bas Dost was recovering in hospital on Sunday after collapsing on the pitch during their Eredivisie match at AZ Alkmaar with the game later abandoned.

The 34-year-old former Netherlands international, who regained consciousness and was carried off the field, later said on NEC's social media that he was feeling good.