Former Chelsea midfielder Oscar retires at 34 with heart problem

[p]The attacking midfielder was hospitalised for five days in November after fainting during a routine medical and has not played since.[/p][p]A vasovagal syncope, caused by a sudden drop in blood pressure, heart rate, and cerebral blood flow was observed, forcing Oscar to call time on his career. He had a contract that was due to expire in 2027.[/p][embed guid="6d39ba42-118f-4961-b7ce-f5d2e26d477a" url="https://x.com/SaoPauloFC/status/2040415055531913294?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"I am ending a career here in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sao-paulo/QgP0oAUH/"]Sao Paulo[/a] that has taken me practically to the four corners of the world,"[/b] the former [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Chelsea[/a] and Shanghai Port player said in a club statement.[/p][p]Oscar played for five seasons with Chelsea, winning two Premier League titles and the Europa League, before moving to Shanghai in 2017, where he won three Chinese Super League titles.[/p][p]In 2025, he returned to Sao Paulo where he started his career. Capped 48 times for Brazil, Oscar won the FIFA Confederations Cup and played in the 2014 World Cup on home soil.[/p]