List of association footballers who died while playing
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The following is an incomplete list of association footballers who died while playing, either directly from injuries sustained during a game, or after being taken ill on the pitch.
Background[edit]
Following an increase in deaths,[1] both during matches and training, in 2007 the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) considered mandatory cardiac testing,[2] already in place for years in some countries, such as Italy.[3]
By 2009, FIFA pre-competition medical assessment included family history, heart rhythm, sounds, and electrocardiogram (ECG) results.[4] The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) required extensive medical tests, including ECG and echocardiogram for players in the Europa League 2011–12.[5] Constant monitoring has been advised.[6]
FIFA Sudden Death Report[edit]
To further understand the scale of the problem, a study, named the FIFA Sudden Death Report (FIFA-SDR), was commissioned by FIFA and carried out by Saarland University. It was published in 2020.[7] The report recorded worldwide deaths attributed to sudden cardiac arrest or other unexplained sudden death while playing (or shortly after playing) football between 2014 and 2018. There were 614 cases during the four-year period. In the majority of cases where an autopsy was carried out, the cause of death was Coronary Heart Disease.
Selected list of deaths[edit]
Date | Name | Age | Team | Notes |
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13 January 1889 | William Cropper | 26 | Staveley | Ruptured bowel in a match against Grimsby Town led to death the next day. |
11 January 1892 | James Dunlop | 21 | St Mirren | Tetanus from fall on piece of glass in a friendly game against Abercorn led to death ten days later.[8] |
12 November 1893 | John Henry Morris | 26 | Shrewsbury Town | Internal haemorrhage following a bad tackle in a bad tempered match. A verdict of accidental death was returned.[9] |
23 November 1893 | Walter Bannister | 24 | Chesterfield Town | Rupture of the kidney from a tackle in game against Derby Junction; he died almost three weeks later.[10] |
28 March 1894 | Teddy Smith | 27 | Bedminster | Suffered severe concussion following a clash of heads in the Gloucestershire Cupsemi-final against Eastville Rovers. He continued playing initially, but was eventually forced to leave the game and died from his injury the next morning.[11] |
25 May 1896 | James Logan | 25 | Loughborough F.C. | Pneumonia while playing. |
29 November 1896 | Joe Powell | 25 | Woolwich Arsenal | Blood poisoning and tetanus after breaking his arm in game against Kettering Townin 1896. |
January 1900 | James Collins | Sheppey United | Tetanus caused by on-field injury.[12] | |
27 August 1902 | Di Jones | 35? | Manchester City | Gashed knee turned septic leading to death. |
27 October 1906 | David "Soldier" Wilson | 23 | Leeds City | Heart attack while playing against Burnley, probably from heavy smoking. He attempted to return to the field of play even when in great pain.[13] |
8 April 1907 | Tommy Blackstock | 25 | Manchester United | Collapsed after heading a ball in a game against St. Helens and died. |
January 1908 | Frank Levick | 26 | Sheffield United | Pneumonia during recovery from collar bone broken playing against Newcastle United on 1 January 1908. Attending Dr Selby of Attercliffe (Sheffield) noted heart failure at 1:40pm on 1 February 1908 at his father's house on 125 Plumpers Road Tinsley Sheffield[14] |
29 December 1909 | James Main | 23 | Hibernian | Fatal stomach injuries during a Christmas Day match in 1909 against Partick Thistle at Firhill on a frostbound pitch, after colliding with a Thistle player, led to death four days later. |
19 February 1916 | Bob Benson | 33 | Arsenal | Burst blood vessel following a wartime game against Reading.[15][16] |
7 January 1921 | Horace Fairhurst | 27 | Blackpool | Head injury in a league game at Barnsley in December 1920; died as a result of his injury early in the new year. |
22 May 1921 | Nikola Gazdi? | Hajduk Split | Late stage tuberculosis after a game against Gra?anski Zagreb, Hajduk's greatest rival at the time.[17] | |
14 November 1921 | Joshua Wilkinson | 24 | Dumbarton | Goalkeeper who died from peritonitis two days after a game against Rangers.[18] |
11 November 1923 | Tom Butler | Port Vale | Died from tetanus eight days after fracturing his arm in a match. | |
13 March 1927 | Georges Le Bidois | 26 | Stade Olympique de l'Est | During a season-ending match of the Ligue Île-de-France , the goalkeeper Georges Le Bidois received a violent kick at his carotid from Swiss Aron Pollitz of US Suisse Paris, from which he succumbed in the locker room. Upon the announcement of his death, the game was called off.[19][20] |
4 April 1927 | Albert Van Coile | 27 | Cercle Brugge | Perforated bowel after a collision with an opponent. Died one day later. |
30 April 1927 | Sam Wynne | 30 | Bury | Collapsed and died on the field of pneumonia during a match against Sheffield United, although Bury claim it was a cerebral haemorrhage.[21] |
3 May 1927 | David Arellano | 24 | Colo-Colo | Peritonitis after being hit by an opposing player during the match. Shortly after the incident Arellano was brought to a nearby clinic where he ultimately died. |
5 September 1931 | John Thomson | 22 | Celtic | Injured during an Old Firmmatch when he dived for the ball and suffered a fractured skull in an accidental collision with Rangers' Sam English. He died that same evening. |
17 June 1933 | Jón Kristbjörnsson | 22 | Valur | A goalkeeper who collided with a striker from KR Reykjavik and suffered a head injury in the last game of the Icelandic League on 13 June 1933. Was taken to hospital, where he died from his injuries on 17 June 1933.[22] |
1 December 1934 | Sim Raleigh | 25 | Gillingham | Died after a clash of heads with Brighton & Hove Albion's Paul Mooney in a game, who subsequently retired. |
3 December 1934 | Pfeiferlik | Union ?i?kov | Fell and suffered a concussion in a game against Viktoria ?i?kov. Died on the way to hospital.[23] | |
10 February 1935 | Samuel Beattie[24][25] | 28 | Distillery F.C. | Died after a clash of heads after a corner in the 1934–35 FAI Cup quarter-final. Finished the game and went home. Became delirious the same night and was rushed to hospital due to cerebral haemorrhage. |
5 February 1936 | Jimmy Thorpe | 22 | Sunderland | When playing as goalkeeper, Thorpe, a diabetic, collapsed into a coma from which he never recovered, attributed to the rough treatment he received on the pitch in a game against Chelsea. His death led to the rule that players were no longer able to kick the ball out of the goalkeeper's arms. |
12 November 1936 | Jorge Chávez Boza | Atlético Chalaco | Playing in a friendly match for Atlético Chalaco, Chávez Boza had his femoral arteryinjured by Víctor Guarderas Lavalle from Alianza Lima. His limb was amputated which later led to his death since having diabetes.[26] | |
14 May 1939 | Asbjørn Rønneberg | 17 | Hof IL | Collapsed with a heart attack during the away game against Ramnes IL. He died within minutes after he was carried off the pitch.[27] |
15 May 1941 | Law Adam | 32 | Thor | After retirement at the age of 24 due to heart problems in 1933, Adam was playing for Thor against Anasher in Surabaya in the Dutch East Indies on 15 May 1941. He suffered a heart attack which led to his death.[28] |
22 March 1946 | Isaac Angulo | Alianza Lima | Collapsed during a friendly match against a saltpeter workers team in Antofagasta, Chile. He died from a possible cardiac arrest.[26] | |
20 February 1949 | Gustav Fähland | TSV Braunschweig | Internal bleeding a few days after a collision with an opposing player in a match between his club TSV Braunschweig (a temporary name for Eintracht Braunschweig) and SV Werder Bremen on 13 February 1949.[29] | |
1 April 1951 | Mitotônio | 35 | Ceará | Collapsed during a match. Death attributed to stomach congestion.[30] |
4 April 1953 | John Kirkby | 23 | Wrexham | Collapsed during a match. Death attributed to a cardiac arrest.[31] |
14 July 1963 | Constantin Tabarcea | 26 | Petrolul Ploie?ti | Collapsed during a match. Death attributed to unusual activity of the thymus gland.[32] |
1 November 1966 | Petar Radakovi? | 29 | NK Rijeka | Collapsed during a training session due to a heart ailment and died on the way to the hospital.[33][34] |
25 February 1967 | Tony Allden | Highgate United | Struck by lightning during an FA Amateur Cup quarterfinal against Enfield, died following day.[35] | |
7 January 1973 | Pedro Berruezo | 27 | Sevilla F.C. | Heart attack during a Segunda División match against Pontevedra. He had collapsed in previous matches against Alicante, Sabadell, and Barakaldo. He had received treatment for his condition, but collapsed for the last time at the Estadio Municipal de Pasarón, without ever regaining consciousness.[36] |
16 December 1973 | Pavão | 26 | F.C. Porto | Heart attack during a league game.[37] |
14 December 1975 | Ángel Avilés | Deportivo Junín | Collapsed on the field after a run with the ball, playing against Atlético Chalaco at the Estadio Nacional del Perú, he previously had heart complications since playing for Colegio Nacional Iquitos. A stadium in Moyobambawas named after him.[26] | |
18 May 1977 | Tony Aveyard | 21 | Scarborough | Head injuries received during match.[38][39] |
27 August 1977 | Michel Soulier | 27 | Namur | Died as a result of an attack in a Belgian Cup away match against Anderlecht at Parc Astrid. Stade Michel-Soulier in Namur was named in his honor.[40] |
30 October 1977 | Renato Curi | 24 | Perugia | Heart attack while playing in a Serie A match against Juventus. Perugia's ground is named after him. |
21 April 1980 | Omar Sahnoun | 24 | Bordeaux | Died from a heart attack during a club training. |
5 November 1981 | Hocine Benmiloudi | 26 | CR Belouizdad | Died during the Ligue 1 match against USM Aïn Beïda in Stade 20 Août 1955 (Algiers), from severe food poisoning.[41] |
7 March 1982 | Carlos Alberto Barbosa | 28 | Sport | Died from infarction after fainting in the match against XV de Jaú.[42] |
23 September 1984 | Erik Jongbloed | 21 | DWS | Struck by lightning during an exhibition game.[43] Son of Jan Jongbloed, goalkeeper of the Dutch national team in both the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cup Final. |
15 January 1987 | José Antonio Gallardo | 25 | CD Málaga | Collided with an opponent on 21 December away to Celta de Vigo, underwent emergency surgery and returned home. Relapsed on 7 January with a cerebral haemorrhage and fell into an eight-day coma before dying.[44] |
23 August 1987 | Paulo Navalho | 20 | Atlético Clube de Portugal | Acute myocardial infarction during a friendly match between Atletico and the UAE's Al-Jazira Club.[45] |
9 December 1987 | Dursun Özbek | 17 | Galatasaray | Died from a heart attack in a training match in Florya.[46] |
7 February 1989 | Sixto Rovina | 27 | Groningen | Collapsed at the moment he wanted to take a throw-in while playing against VV Hoogezand. He died of a heart attack. |
12 August 1989 | Samuel Okwaraji | 24 | Nigeria | Collapsed and died while playing against Angola in a World Cup Qualifier. An autopsy showed that the 24-year-old had an enlarged heart and high blood pressure. |
8 September 1990 | David Longhurst | 25 | York City | Heart attack on the pitch while playing against Lincoln City. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.[47] |
2 February 1993 | Michael Klein | 33 | Bayer Uerdingen | Heart attack during a training session. |
1 September 1993 | Gábor Zsiborás | 35 | MTK | The goalkeeper collapsed into a coma in the training session of Hungarian national team. After a week he died. |
30 April 1995 | Mukandi Tsimaya | 28 | Atromitos F.C. | Received an elbow hit in the neck by an opponent player, during a match against Panelefsiniakos. He died before going to hospital.[citation needed] |
25 August 1995 | Michael Goddard | Dundela | Died during a game against Dungannon Swifts at Stangmore Park after being struck in the chest by the ball.[22] | |
29 October 1995 | Amir Angwe | 29 | Julius Berger F.C. | Collapsed and died on the pitch of a heart attack.[48] |
4 January 1997 | Hédi Berkhissa | 24 | Esperance Sportive de Tunis | Heart attack in a friendly game against Olympique Lyonnais at Stade Chedli Zouiten |
4 April 1997 | Waheeb Jabara | 23 | Hapoel Taibe | Heart attack while playing against Bnei Yehuda.[49] |
18 February 1998 | Robbie James | 40 | Llanelli A.F.C. | Cardiomyopathy. |
28 April 1998 | Axel Jüptner | 29 | Carl Zeiss Jena | Died suddenly of a heart attack during training. |
January 1999 | Ferenc Biro | 15 | Nirajul Miercurea-Nirajului | Died after a crossbar fell on his head during a warmup.[32] |
24 July 1999 | ?tefan Vr?bioru | 23 | Astra Ploie?ti | Undetected heart defect that led to his collapse.[32] |
January 2000 | Daniel Orbeanu | 18 | Caraimanul Bu?teni | Died after an infection from a simple sprain, misdiagnosed by four different hospitals.[32] |
February 2000 | John Ikoroma | 17 | Al-Wahda S.C.C. | Collapsed on the pitch and later died in hospital.[50] |
2 April 2000 | Eri Irianto | 26 | Persebaya Surabaya | Died in hospital due to heart failure after a game between Persebaya and PSIM Yogyakarta.[51] |
6 May 2000 | Robert Mitwerandu | 30 | Raków Cz?stochowa | Died from a heart attack in his house's bathroom, at the same night when his team lost 1–3 to Polar Wroc?aw. |
21 May 2000 | Hocine Gacemi | 24 | JS Kabylie | Died in a hospital in Paris, France, from a fractured skull after clash of heads two days earlier[32] |
30 May 2000 | Ivan Krsti? | 19 | Radni?ki Niš | Struck by lightning during a training session and was killed instantly.[52] |
5 October 2000 | C?t?lin Hîldan | 24 | Dinamo Bucure?ti | Died while playing for Dinamo; In the 74th minute of a friendly game against Olteni?a, Hîldan had a heart attack, and fell to the ground. The North Stand of Dinamo's stadium is named in his honour. |
14 February 2001 | Roman Pavelka | 33 | SK Uni?ov | Collapsed during physical training for his team and died from a heart condition.[53] |
29 August 2001 | Serhiy Perkhun | 23 | CSKA Moscow | Injured in a collision with Budun Budunov who also sustained serious head trauma. He suffered a brain haemorrhage and died eight days later. |
20 November 2001 | Cédric Lestic | 26 | AS Cherbourg | Died during a training session at André-Picquenot Stadium in Tourlaville as a result of a heart attack.[54] |
20 February 2002 | Cristian Neam?u | 21 | Universitatea Craiova | Accidentally struck in the mandible by a teammate charging towards goal. Internal bleeding was discovered, before he died one week later.[32] |
October 2002 | Márcio dos Santos | 28 | Deportivo Wanka | Dos Santos suffered a heart attack after a game of his Peruvian club Deportivo Wanka, which scored a goal in the 3–1 win over Alianza Lima.[55] |
24 October 2002 | Hernán Gaviria | 32 | Deportivo Cali | Struck by lightning during a training session, and was killed instantly. |
27 October 2002 | Giovanni Córdoba | 24 | Deportivo Cali | Struck by the same lightning that killed Hernán Gaviria, and died three days later from the injuries.[56] |
12 December 2002 | Stefan Toleski | 23 | FK Napredok | Collapsed during a match and later died in a hospital.[57] |
9 March 2003 | Marvin Lee | 21 | Trinidad and Tobago U20 | Sustained neck and spinal injuries in a collision with Landon Donovan during the 2001 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament on 20 March 2001. Paralysed, he died two years later on 9 March 2003.[58][59] |
26 June 2003 | Marc-Vivien Foé | 28 | Cameroon | Collapsed while playing in the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup semi-final between his country and Colombia, and died shortly afterward in hospital. An autopsy later revealed the cause of death was hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. |
9 August 2003 | Ali Bakar | 55 | Malaysia and Penang | Suffered a heart attack and died on the field while playing in a charity football match in Singapore in 2003.[60] |
25 January 2004 | Miklós Fehér | 24 | Benfica | Cardiac arrest caused by hypertrophic cardiomyopathywhile playing against Vitória. |
29 February 2004 | Danny Ortiz | 27 | CSD Municipal | Torn pericardium during a match against CSD Comunicaciones when he collided with Mario Rafael Rodríguez. He died later in a hospital. |
27 October 2004 | Serginho | 30 | São Caetano | Sudden cardiac death during a Campeonato Brasileiro Série A match against São Paulo. His death motivated a revamping of practices in medical assistance from clubs and stricter preventive measures in sports grounds in Brazil. |
5 December 2004 | Cristiano Júnior | 24 | Dempo Sports Club | Collided with Mohun Bagangoalkeeper Subrata Paul in the 78th minute of the Federation Cup finals while scoring his second goal. He staggered away, then collapsed. Attempts to revive him were unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead upon arrival at Hosmat Hospital. |
12 April 2005 | Paul Sykes | 28 | Folkestone Invicta | Collapsed on the pitch 30 minutes into the game against Margate F.C. in the Kent Senior Cup Semi-Final. An undiagnosed heart defect was identified as the cause of his death.[61] |
27 May 2005 | Alin Paicu | 32 | Minerul M?t?sari | Collapsed after heading a ball. Died of a heart attack.[32] |
25 June 2005 | Hugo Cunha | 28 | U.D. Leiria | Died suddenly from a cardiac arrest during a football match played with friends in Montemor-o-Novo.[62] |
11 April 2006 | Victor Alfonso Guerrero | 17 | Envigado F.C. | Died suddenly during a training match. He had lost consciousness on the ground and his body had arrived lifeless to the hospital.[63] |
12 June 2006 | Rasmus Green | 26 | Næstved BK | Heart attack during a training session and was, despite revival attempts from teammates and a doctor, declared dead upon arrival at the local hospital. The number 7 was afterwards retired in his honor.[64] |
10 August 2006 | Gökmen Y?ld?ran | 28 | Elaz??spor | Suffered a heart attack during training, he died before being taken to the hospital.[46] |
30 August 2006 | Mohamed Abdelwahab | 23 | Al Ahly | Died from undetected heart defect during a training match.[65] |
9 September 2006 | Matt Gadsby | 27 | Hinckley United | Collapsed on the pitch during a Conference North game against Harrogate Town and died soon afterwards at Harrogate District Hospital. Medical tests revealed he died from a heart condition known as arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy.[66] |
18 September 2006 | Nilton Pereira Mendes | 30 | FC Shakhter Karagandy | Collapsed on the pitch during a training session with his club and died in the ambulance on the way to the hospital. The Brazilian was a former top scorer and best player for the Kazakhstan Premier League.[67] |
27 March 2007 | Ivan Kara?i? | 19 | NK Široki Brijeg | Heart attack and died during a training match in Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[68] |
19 August 2007 | Anton Reid | 16 | Walsall | Collapsed and died during youth team pre-season training. An inquest recorded a verdict of natural causes.[69] |
28 August 2007 | Antonio Puerta | 22 | Sevilla FC | Collapsed during a match against Getafe C.F.. He died later in hospital after several cardiac arrests. Autopsy revealed arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy |
29 August 2007 | Chaswe Nsofwa | 28 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Sudden heart failure during a training match against Maccabi Be'er Sheva. |
29 December 2007 | Phil O'Donnell | 35 | Motherwell | Collapsed during his team's 5–3 win against Dundee United with what was later confirmed as left ventricularfailure. He died on the way to the hospital.[70] |
9 February 2008 | Guy Tchingoma | 22 | FC 105 Libreville | Died shortly after a league game against Union Sportive O'Mbila. During the match, he collided with an opponent. He managed to finish the game, but collapsed shortly after and medics were unable to revive him.[71] |
16 February 2008 | Hervé King | 27 | Ringmer | Collapsed 17 minutes into a game against Three Bridges[72] of an undetermined cause (heart attack suspected).[73] |
3 April 2008 | Hrvoje ?usti? | 24 | NK Zadar | Collided with a concrete wall during a game against Cibalia and died in a hospital 5 days later of severe head injuries[74] |
31 May 2008 | Rustem Bulatov | 34 | Torpedo SDYuSShOR Kaluga | Felt ill during a game, died later that day in a hospital.[75] |
15 March 2009 | Jumadi Abdi | 26 | PKT Bontang | Collapsed after an incident with Denny Tarkas during the match of his club PKT Bontang against Persela Lamongan. Denny kicked Jumadi's stomach when he was trying to get the ball. Jumadi died in a hospital 8 days later of severe infection.[76] |
3 April 2009 | Víctor Hugo Ávalos | 37 | Villa Florida | Heart attack during a match against Salesianito. He died the next day.[77] |
26 May 2009 | Orobosan Adun | 28 | Warri Wolves FC | Before an away match with Enugu Rangers, goalkeeper Adun of Warri Wolves FC, was assaulted by thugs suspected to be fans of the opposition team. Adun died 3 days later from internal haemorrhage, during a training session.[78] |
8 August 2009 | Daniel Jarque | 26 | RCD Espanyol | Cardiac arrest following a training session.[79] |
2 September 2009 | Alexandru Iatan | 19 | Dun?rea Giurgiu | The Romanian goalkeeper was hit in the abdominal area with a ball while trying to defend a penalty kick during team training. He continued his training but a few moments later he collapsed and died of cardiac arrest.[80][81] |
20 September 2009 | Neridson Estevao | 26 | Progresso de Sambizanga | Died after collapsing during a second-division match between his club Progresso de Sambizanga and Benfica de Cabinda. He died later in a nearby hospital.[82][83] |
15 November 2009 | Maurizio Greco | 25 | TuS Güldenstern Stade | Collapsed during the match of his club TuS Güldenstern Stade against Lupo Martini Wolfsburg at Campers Höhe and died later in the hospital.[84] |
18 November 2009 | Salem Saad | 31 | Al-Nasr | Died of a heart attack during a training session.[85] |
24 January 2010 | Yannick Dago | 17 | Arras Football | Collapsed during the match of his under-19 team club Arras Football against Etoile Sportive Anzin Saint Aubinand died later on a heart attack.[86] |
6 March 2010 | Endurance Idahor | 25 | Al-Merreikh | Collapsed during the match of his Sudanese club Al Merreikh against Alamal Atbara. He died in the ambulance. Autopsy report revealed that he suffered a circulatory collapse from a heart attack. |
8 March 2010 | Bartholomew Opoku | 19 | Kessben F.C. | Collapsed the day before while playing against league side Liberty. He was quickly taken to hospital and is understood to have stabilized overnight. His death was announced the next day by his club.[87] |
9 April 2010 | Daniel Robert de Jesus | 28 | Irtysh Pavlodar | Suffered a heart attack during the warmup prior to a Kazakhstan Premier Leaguefixture against FC Kairat.[88] |
May 2010 | Goran Tunji? | 32 | Mladost FC | Heart attack during a 5th Division match. It was widely reported that Tunji? had been booked by the referee for diving,[89] though such reports were later refuted by some sources.[90] |
2 May 2010 | Ambrose Wreh | 24 | Invincible Eleven | Heart failure in a match against Mighty Barrolle. He came on as a substitute in the second half before collapsing in the center circle with no other players near him. He died shortly afterwards upon arrival to a hospital in Monrovia, Liberia.[91] |
8 May 2010 | Wilson Mene | 22 | Prek Pra Keila | Collapsed during a league match. He played in Metfone Cambodian League at National Olympic Stadium.[92][better source needed] |
8 May 2010 | Frederico da Costa Pinheiro | 26 | Mesquita | Suffered cardiac arrest during a Carioca Championship match against Cabofriense and was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital.[93] |
18 August 2010 | Victor Omogbehin | 22 | Ilford F.C. | Collapsed during a league match. He played in the Isthmian Football Leaguegame from Ilford against Lowestoft Town FC.[94] |
12 September 2010 | Nduka Anyanwu | 30 | SV 1920 Geinsheim | Collapsed during a league match at Queichhambach and could not be revived.[95] |
10 November 2010 | Benjamin Owusu | 21 | Cavaliers FC Parakou | Collapsed while playing in Benin.[96] |
12 December 2010 | Emmanuel Ogoli | 21 | Ocean Boys F.C. | Collapsed on the pitch while playing a league match, and died later in a hospital.[97] |
12 April 2011 | Lokissimbaye Loko | 30 | FC Beaumontois | Heart attack during a Ligue Midi-Pyrenees match.[98] |
4 August 2011 | Naoki Matsuda | 34 | Matsumoto Yamaga F.C. | Collapsed during training on 2 August 2011 due to a cardiac arrest after finishing a 15-minute warmup run, and doctors diagnosed his condition as "extremely severe". After two days, he died on 4 August.[99] |
13 November 2011 | Bobsam Elejiko | 30 | K. Merksem S.C. | Collapsed and died while playing a 5th tier match for K. Merksem S.C. against F.C. Exc. Kaart[100] |
21 March 2012 | Dhanraj Venkatesh[101] | 27 | Bangalore Mars | Collapsed toward the end of the game; reports suggest cardiac arrest as the cause of death.[102] |
10 April 2012 | Patrick Grange | 29 | University of New Mexico | Died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, after already having chronic traumatic encephalopathy.[103] |
14 April 2012 | Piermario Morosini | 25 | Livorno | Collapsed during a Serie Bgame against Pescara. The cause of death was cardiac arrest.[104] |
5 May 2012 | Mohamed Lemine Ould M'Boye | ASC Nasr Zem Zem | Collapsed twenty minutes into a game against FC Legwareb-FC Trarza in a Mauritanian Premier Leaguematch. Died on arrival at a hospital due to cardiac arrest. The game was postponed and replayed on 26 May, with Zem Zem winning 2–1.[105][106] | |
12 June 2012 | Gerome Graham | 20 | Bodden Town | Collapsed during a training session. The cause of death was determined to be hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.[107] |
7 July 2012 | Arjuna Luiz Venutto Ramos | 17 | São Bernardo | Collapsed during an under-17 championship match against Portuguesa Santistaand died having suffered cardiac arrest.[108] |
5 August 2012 | Chinonso Ihelwere Henry | 21 | Delta Tulcea | Collapsed during a friendly game against CS Balote?ti in the 86th minute, after having been brought on for only 10 minutes. With the temperature being 40 °C, doctors tried reviving the Nigerian player for 30 minutes before declaring him dead. Supposedly, he underwent health tests a week before his death with no signs of problems detected. The cause was of his death was heart failure.[109] |
2 September 2012 | Victor Brännström | 29 | Piteå IF | Collapsed shortly after scoring during a meeting in the Division 2, in which he suffered a cardiac arrest and died after arriving at hospital.[110] |
7 October 2012 | Joshua Pepple | 24 | LKS Pomorzanin Nowogard | Collapsed from a heart attack in a league game against Iskierka Szczecin and died on the pitch.[111] |
20 October 2012 | Jaouad Akaddar | 28 | Hassania Agadir | Suffered a heart attack immediately after the end of a match.[112] |
2 April 2013 | Quentin Margueritte | 25 | USON Mondeville | Collapsed during a training session of his club USON Mondeville. The cause of death was cardiac arrest.[113] |
20 April 2013 | Dominik Rupp | 23 | FSV Hemmersdorf | Collapsed during a Saarlandliga game against Saar 05 Saarbrücken. The cause of death was cardiac arrest.[114] |
16 May 2013 | Berat Sacipi | 31 | SV Inter Itzehoe | Collapsed during a Kreisklasse A Steinburggame against ABC Wesseln. The cause of death was cardiac arrest.[115] |
17 June 2013 | Mohammad Fahad | 32 | Al-Sulaibikhat | In a non-official match played in May 2013, Mohammed Fahad collided with another player, causing him a severe bleeding in the brain and coma until the dawn of 17 June 2013, when he died.[116] |
21 June 2013 | Alen Pami? | 23 | NK Istra 1961 | Collapsed during a retreat game for MNK Maru?ini of a heart attack.[117] |
21 July 2013 | Yair Clavijo | 18 | Sporting Cristal | The 18-year-old footballer from Sporting Cristal died during a reserve match against Real Garcilaso on 20 June 2013.[118] The autopsy determined he died from a cerebral edema with brain herniation caused by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.[119][120] |
27 July 2013 | Sékou Camara | 27 | Pelita Bandung Raya | Collapsed on the field during his team's practice session in Bandung. He was rushed to the nearest hospital, but died on the way there. The cause of death was a heart attack.[121] |
30 July 2013 | Matthias Viereckl | 19 | SC Marchtrenk | Died in a friendly game against Union Steinhaus.[122] |
27 August 2013 | Héctor Sanabria | 27 | Deportivo Laferrere | Suffered a heart attack in the 29th minute of a league match against General Lamadrid and died before reaching hospital.[123] |
17 November 2013 | Alex Marques[124] | 20 | G.D. Tourizense | Cardiac arrest after seven minutes of the match between Tourizense and Carapinheirense.[125][126] |
23 December 2013 | Jamie Skinner | 13 | Tynecastle | Cardiac arrest during a game in the Saughton Park in Edinburgh.[127] |
28 February 2014 | Kevon Carter | 30 | Defence Force | Died of a heart attack after feeling chest pains during a training session in the morning.[128] |
3 May 2014 | Kodjo Etonam Adjassou | 24 | Bankstown City FC | Collapsed after 10 minutes of the National Premier League NSW Division Two match against Spirit FC.[129] |
19 May 2014 | Akli Fairuz | 27 | Persiraja | Died after colliding with opposition goalkeeper during a match in the Indonesian Premier League. Fairuz was substituted and admitted to hospital but died due to internal bleeding the next day.[130] |
23 August 2014 | Albert Ebossé Bodjongo | 24 | JS Kabylie | Hit by a projectile while leaving the pitch.[131]However a post-mortem examination showed he may have actually died from a severe beating.[132] |
3 September 2014 | Carlos Barra | 23 | Deportes Maipo Quilicura | Collapsed from cardiac arrest after 20 minutes of a friendly match against Palestino and could not be resuscitated.[133] |
19 October 2014 | Melissa Smith | 15 | Cadley FC | Collapsed on the field during a match against Euxton Girls. CPR and defibrillation was attempted at the scene but she was pronounced dead at the hospital.[134] |
19 October 2014 | Peter Biaksangzuala | 23 | Bethlehem Vengthlang | Died from spinal injuries that occurred as he landed awkwardly while celebrating a goal at 61 minutes against Chanmari West.[135][136] |
10 November 2014 | Dipak Adhikari | Abu Dhabi Police Force Team | The Nepalese born player and member of the Abu Dhabi Police's team died after collapsing during a match.[137] | |
28 March 2015 | Ben Hiscox | 30 | Stoke Gifford | While tackling during a league match against Mangotsfield Sports, the English footballer stumbled and fell backwards, hitting his head against the wall of Stoke Gifford's clubhouse. He died a few days later.[138] |
30 April 2015 | Gregory Mertens | 24 | Sporting Lokeren | Belgian footballer Gregory Mertens died of heart failure, three days after collapsing during a reserve team match against Genk, having never regained consciousness after receiving CPR during the first half.[139] |
11 May 2015 | Tim Nicot | 23 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | Belgian footballer died of heart failure, only two weeks after Gregory Mertens, during a tournament game.[140] |
14 May 2015 | Emanuel Ortega | 21 | San Martín de Burzaco | Argentine footballer dies after sustaining fatal head injury against a perimeter wall during a Primera C match. All football activities under the Argentine Football Association were suspended the following week, and cushioning protection was made mandatory for such structures.[141] |
24 May 2015 | Cristian Gómez | 27 | Club Atlético Paraná | Argentine footballer died of heart failure during a Primera B Nacional match.[142] |
31 May 2015 | Shetemi Ayetigbo | 16 | Belvedere | During a Dublin & District Schoolboy League game against St Kevin's Boys, Ayetigbo, a Nigerian-Irish footballer collapsed and died.[143][144][145][146] |
13 June 2015 | David Oniya | 30 | T-Team | Nigerian footballer collapsed three minutes after kick-off in a friendly match against Kelantan and died less one hour later in hospital.[147] |
7 July 2015 | Junior Dian | 23 | Tonbridge Angels | Collapsed in a pre-season friendly game at Whyteleafe.[148] |
11 July 2015 | Daniel Kowalski | 24 | Germania Niederrodenbach | Collapsed during a training session. The 24-year-old had been cleared to continue playing despite previous heart problems.[149] |
15 October 2015 | Sergei Filippenkov | 44 | FC Zenit Penza | Died during a friendly match between veteran teams in Pensa.[150] |
2 September 2015 | Stelios Markousis | 18 | Veria | Suffered a heart attack during a training session and died shortly afterwards.[151] |
6 December 2015 | Abdul Haruna | 27 | Song Lam Nghe An FC | Collapsed and died on the pitch playing in a friendly match between professional and amateur select sides in Kano, Nigeria.[152] |
13 March 2016 | Hugo Suárez | 28 | Llaranes | After approaching the bench during a Primera Regional match against Miranda to report severe chest pains, Suárez collapsed and could not be resuscitated.[153] |
1 May 2016 | Stefan Petrovski | 18 | Melaka United | Struck by lightning while training on 5 April, died in hospital.[154] |
6 May 2016 | Patrick Ekeng | 26 | Dinamo Bucure?ti | Collapsed in a match against FC Viitorul Constan?a seven minutes after he came on from the bench and was taken to hospital, where he died less than two hours later.[155] |
7 May 2016 | Bernardo Ribeiro | 26 | Friburguense | Brazilian footballer for Friburguense collapsed during a friendly match before being taken to a hospital, where he died of a suspected heart attack.[156] |
9 May 2016 | Jeanine Christelle Djomnang | 26 | Cameroon | Cameroonian goalkeeper, collapsed during her warm-up before a match in Cameroon. She died of a suspected heart attack.[157] |
16 July 2016 | Antony Stott | 26 | Thirroul Thunder | Australian amateur footballer, collapsed 10 minutes into a match against Sandon Point and died en route to hospital. Cause of death suspected to have been a cardiac arrest.[158] |
15 August 2016 | Michael Umanika | 20 | Zagatala | Nigerian midfielder for Zagatala PFK collapsed during a team training session in Zagatala. He died of a suspected heart attack.[159] |
26 August 2016 | Kieran McDade | 13 | Dunbeth FC | Suffered a cardiac arrest during football training.[160] |
11 September 2016 | Ben Idrissa Dermé | 34 | AJ Biguglia | Died of a heart attack during a French cup match.[161] |
13 September 2016 | Dan Wilkinson | 26 | Shaw Lane | Suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch in an Integro League Cup match against Brighouse Town. He died in the following hours in hospital.[162] |
19 September 2016 | Dominic James | 18 | Waterhouse F.C. | Collapsed after five minutes of the Manning Cup match between St George's College and Excelsior High, and was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.[163] |
13 November 2016 | Jack Atkinson | 18 | Holland FC | Collapsed on the pitch after suffering a heart attack during an under-18s match.[164] |
4 December 2016 | Ismail Mrisho Khalfan | 19 | Mbao F.C. | After struggling to get off the ground when tackled by an opponent during the Tanzania Under-20 League match against Mwadui, the striker collapsed and died of a heart attack.[165] |
11 February 2017 | James Moorfoot | 28 | Langtoft AFC | Collapsed due to cardiac arrest during a match against Hedon Rangers and died on the pitch.[166] |
26 April 2017 | Moïse Brou Apanga | 35 | FC 105 Libreville | Ivorian-born Gabonese defender for FC 105 Libreville died after suffering a heart attack during team training.[167] |
28 April 2017 | Gofaone Tiro | 26 | Township Rollers | Botswana winger; collapsed of a heart attack during team training session and was pronounced dead upon arrival at hospital.[168] |
28 April 2017 | Ben Walker | 15 | Thrapston Town Juniors | Collapsed due to cardiac arrest during an under-15s league game against Ise Lodge Hawks.[169] |
3 June 2017 | Aseged Tesfaye | 46 | Ethiopian Coffee | Ethiopian striker; collapsed of a heart attack during team training session and was pronounced dead upon arrival at hospital. Doctors described the cause of death as Mitral Valve Regurgitation.[170] |
5 June 2017 | Cheick Tioté | 30 | Beijing Enterprises | Ivorian defensive midfielder; collapsed and lost consciousness during a training session and was pronounced dead later that day with a suspected death cause of a heart attack.[171] |
17 September 2017 | Luc Jacobs | 26 | SC Helmondia | Collapsed early in the second half of the match against SPV Vlierden. The player's heart was restarted using a defibrillator and CPR was attempted for half an hour, but he died in hospital that night.[172] |
1 October 2017 | Shota Maminashvili | 31 | FC Zugdidi | Goalkeeper collapsed during his warmup routine ahead of the Erovnuli Liga 2 match against FC WIT Georgia and died in hospital.[173] |
15 October 2017 | Choirul Huda | 38 | Persela Lamongan | Indonesian goalkeeper; while trying to retrieve the match ball from an opponent during a match against Semen Padang, he collided with his teammate Ramon Rodrigues and suffered injuries to his lower jaw and head. He was briefly conscious immediately after the collision, but later succumbed to his injuries in a local hospital.[174] |
2 November 2017 | Joel Lobanzo | 17 | Royal Antwerp U19 | Lobanzo collapsed in training with the U-19 team on 31 October. He died a day later during the night of 1–2 November. It is believed that a heart attack was the cause of death.[175] |
12 December 2017 | Izzy Dezu | 17 | Shelbourne U16 | Dezu became ill during a league match in the Athletic Union League Complex, as his club Shelbourne faced off against St. Kevin's Boys. He died later on the day, at a Hospital in Dublin.[176] |
3 February 2018 | Nacho Barbera | 15 | UD Alzira | Collapsed on the field during a youth team match against Ontinyent.[177] |
13 February 2018 | Danilinho | 32 | Juazeirense | Suffered a heart attack during training.[178] |
24 March 2018 | Bruno Boban | 25 | Marsonia 1909 | Croatian winger; Boban collapsed during a match between Marsonia and Po?ega Slavonia. After several minutes of attempted resuscitation by medical staff and a retired doctor who was spectating, he was pronounced dead.[179] |
4 May 2018 | Luyanda Ntshangase | 21 | Maritzburg United | South African midfielder who was struck by lightning during a friendly game on 1 May 2018. He died three days later from his injuries.[180] |
29 June 2018 | Mohamed Farouk | 33 | Sidi Salem Club | Collapsed from a heart attack during a friendly match in the Aba el-Balad district in Minya.[181] |
1 September 2018 | Tijmen Steenbergen | 13 | VV Marinus van Rooijen 's-Heerenberg | Dutch goalkeeper who died in a C Youth league match on 1 September 2018, after a collision with the Left back.[182] |
14 September 2018 | Mamadou Camara | 26 | USON Mondeville | Collapsed from a heart attack during training.[183] |
6 October 2018 | Ramon Neto da Costa | 31 | Araranguá Esporte Clube | Brazilian attacker who died during a friendly game on 6 October 2018.[184] |
4 November 2018 | Ekundayo Ebenezer Mawoyeka | 23 | Sarayköyspor | Collapsed in the 35th minute of the match against Yesilkoyspor at the Servergazi Stadium. Mawoyeka was confirmed to have died of a heart attack upon arrival at the Denizli State Hospital.[185] |
22 January 2019 | Fodé Sidibé | ASC Bouaké | The defender collapsed during a training session.[186] | |
27 January 2019 | Francisco Cavada | 32 | Marina de Cudeyo | Collapsed in the 22nd minute of a Primera Regional match against CD Valdaliga. Attempts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful.[187] |
2 March 2019 | Herman Tsinga | 30 | Akanda FC | Collapsed after challenging for a header in a Championnat National 1 match against Missile. Received cardiac massage on the field for twenty minutes but died en route to hospital.[188] |
25 April 2019 | Faty Papy | 28 | Malanti Chiefs | Burundian midfielder, had a heart attack while playing in a match in Eswatini.[189] |
8 May 2019 | Ludwin Flores Nole | 27 | Los Rangers | Suffered a heart attack after drinking ice-cold water at the end of a match.[190] |
17 June 2019 | Edwin Boakai | National Port Authority Anchors | Goalkeeper collapsed and died during a training session.[191] | |
6 July 2019 | Derrick Williams | 30 | Lucas Cwmbran | Suffered sudden cardiac arrest during a friendly match.[192] |
26 September 2019 | Agustín Martínez | 17 | Boston River | After being substituted in a league match against Cerro with a knee injury, Martínez suffered cardiac arrest on the bench. He was transferred to hospital but died three days later.[193] |
7 November 2019 | Renan Henrique Santos | 16 | Água Santa U17 | Collapsed during a training session. The cause of death was cardiac arrest.[194] |
29 December 2019 | Radhakrishnan Dhanarajan | 39 | East Bengal F.C. | Dhanarajan was playing in an All India Sevens tournament at Perinthalmanna in Malappuram when he suddenly collapsed after suffering a loss of breath and chest pain. The incident occurred in the 27th minute of the match between FC Perinthalmanna and Sastha Thrissur. Though he was stretchered off and admitted to a hospital nearby, he could not be revived.[195] |
8 March 2020 | Chineme Martins | 22 | Nasarawa United F.C. | Collapsed and died during a league game[196] |
21 November 2020 | Ricky Yacobi | 57 | Retired | Died of a heart attack while playing a friendly game with several teammates and journalists[197] |
27 November 2020 | Sajjad Ali | Al-Sulaikh | Died of a heart attack while playing a league match against Bismayah.[198] | |
7 January 2021 | Alex Apolinário | 24 | Alverca | On 3 January 2021, went into cardiac arrest at the 27th minute of a league match.[199] He was revived after several attempts and taken to the hospital, where he was put in an induced coma and died four days later.[200] |
8 March 2021 | Abdul Rahman Atef | 23 | Al Qanayat | Died while playing a league match against El Rowad.[201] |
11 April 2021 | Dejan Oršuš | 24 | NK Otok | Collapsed during a league match against Radni?ki after suffering a cardiac arrest, died in the hospital later that same day.[202] |
18 April 2021 | Tremaine Stewart | 33 | Portmore United | Stewart collapsed while playing football the morning of the 18th in Spanish town, and despite being rushed to the hospital he died later that day.[203] |
1 June 2021 | Giuseppe Perrino | 29 | Parma | Italian Footballer Dies Of Heart Attack During a Memorial Match For His Late Brother[204] |
22 June 2021 | Viktor Marcell Hegedüs | 18 | Andráshida SC | Collapsed during a training warmup.[205][206] |
11 July 2021 | Jajov Adenan | 30 | Piansano | Jajov Adenan, 30, Cardiac arrest[207] |
16 July 2021 | Imad Bayumi | 45 | Retired | Suffered from a circulatory collapse during a friendly match.[208] |
28 August 2021 | Alexander Shishmarev | 23 | Krasnaya Zvezda | Alexander Shishmarev, 23, was playing as goalkeeper in a Russian training match when he collided with an opponent, being treated for ‘more than an hour’ before passing away[citation needed] |
2 September 2021 | Dylan Rich | 17 | West Bridgford Colts | A young footballer who died after suffering a suspected cardiac arrest during a match.[209] |
4 September 2021 | Jens De Smet | 27 | FCC Filosoof | Drama on Dutch football field, amateur player Jens (27) collapses and dies.[210] |
25 September 2021 | Guillermo Arias | 31 | Camaguán FC | In the quarterfinals of the third division tournament Arias collapsed on the field and died of cardiac arrest.[211] |
8 October 2021 | Benoît Sabard | 49 | SC Massay | With 20 minutes to go before the end of the game, Benoît collapsed.[212] |
15 October 2021 | Christophe Ramassamy | 54 | AS Saint Yves | Christophe Ramassamy, a 54-year-old footballer, suffered a fatal heart attack. Barely after 20 minutes of play, he collapsed on the pitch. The emergency services could do nothing to revive him.[213] |
12 November 2021 | Jony López | 16 | Sol del Este | Suffered a fatal heart attack while playing football.[214] |
17 December 2021 | Karol Setniewski | 13 | Znicz Pruszków | Headache and death after the game.[215] |
22 December 2021 | Ahmed Amin | 23 | Al Rebat & Al Anwar SC | Goalkeeper Ahmed Amin collapsed in the team locker room due to having suffered a sudden cardiac arrest after a training session. Immediately, attempts to resuscitate the player failed. The player was then rushed to a hospital nearby but it is reported he died along the way.[216] |
22 December 2021 | Taufik Ramsyah | 20 | Tornado FC Pekanbaru | Goalkeeper suffered a fractured skull after colliding with a Wahana FC player in a Liga 3 Riau game. Taufik succumbed to his injuries after being in a coma for several days as well as undergoing surgery for his fractured skull.[217] |
23 December 2021 | Mukhaled Al-Raqadi | 29 | Muscat Club | Collapsed during the warm up, for the game vs Suwaiq Club in the Omantel league.[218] |
23 December 2021 | Marin ?a?i? | 23 | NK Nehaj | Died in hospital, after a cardiac arrest on 21 December 2021 during training.[219] |
25 December 2021 | Sofiane Loukar | 30 | MC Saïda | Collapsed in the middle of a match and died instantly.[220] |
3 January 2022 | Marcos Menaldo | 25 | Deportivo Marquense | According to various reports, the 25-year-old central defender was participating in training with his teammates when he fainted, for which he was transferred to a medical center where his death was confirmed.[221] |
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