Terrifying moment footballer is blasted by lightning bolt that hit his necklace

Terrifying moment footballer, 16, is blasted by lightning bolt that hit his necklace as he kicked the ball into the net – as he now fights for life in Russia

  • A metal chain around the neck of Ivan Zaborsky conducted the lightning 
  • The teenage goalkeeper had been training separately from the rest of his team
  • Zaborsky was put in a medically induced coma and has a scar around his neck

A video shows the moment a Russian footballer, 16, is hit by lightning as he kicks a ball into an empty net. 

Ivan Zaborsky, 16, is now in a coma fighting for his life after the terrifying incident in Orekhovo-Zuevo, near Moscow. 

The teenager is a goalkeeper who was training separately from his teammates when the thunderbolt hit a metal chain round his neck. 

There were claims the sky was clear when the lightning struck at the FC Znamya Truda weekend practice session. 

Ivan Zaborsky, 16, was blasted by lightning in Orekhovo-Zuevo, near Moscow, as he ran to kick a football during solo practise

Footage of the incident shows Ivan lying on the floor after his metal chain was hit by the lightning. Circled red: The ball he kicked continues to head towards goal

Footage of the incident shows Ivan lying on the floor after his metal chain was hit by the lightning. Circled red: The ball he kicked continues to head towards goal

Amazingly, the video appears to show him kick the ball from the edge of the penalty area even after he is hit. 

He collapses to the ground and his coaches and teammates are seen rushing towards him. 

His trainer Anton Basov performed a heart massage and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. 

The unconscious goalie was rushed to a local hospital and then transferred by helicopter to a clinic in Moscow. 

His girlfriend Yelena told Podyem media: ‘He is in stable condition. 

Ivan is a teenage goalkeeper who was training separately from his team

His girlfriend Yelena told Podyem media: 'He is in stable condition'

The teenager is a goalkeeper who was training separately from his teammates when the thunderbolt hit a metal chain round his neck. His girlfriend Yelena (right) told Podyem media: ‘He is in stable condition’

‘He regained consciousness but due to a strong painful shock he had to be put back into a coma.’ 

His parents are at his bedside. ‘He has a scar around his neck where the lightning hit his chain, and that his lung was damaged. 

‘He needs time to stabilise.’ 

Sister Karina Zaborovskaya said: ‘He woke several times, but doctors were scared to take a risk, and he was put back to coma.’ 

Ivan's trainer Anton Basov performed a heart massage and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

Ivan’s trainer Anton Basov performed a heart massage and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

The unconscious goalie was rushed to a local hospital and then transferred by helicopter to a clinic in Moscow

The unconscious goalie was rushed to a local hospital and then transferred by helicopter to a clinic in Moscow

She said: ‘Doctors say that he was born under a lucky star. 

‘I still can’t comprehend it all. 

‘I cannot understand how it could happen. 

‘There were no clouds above the stadium before and during the training session, nothing signalled trouble.’ 

She praised the coaching staff who ‘saved his life’ with their prompt action.