List of association footballers who died while playing
The following is a list of association footballers who died while playing a game, died directly from injuries sustained while playing, or died after being taken ill on the pitch.

List of association footballers who died while playing

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Table Section Text: The following is a list of association footballers who died while playing a game, died directly from injuries sustained while playing, or died after being taken ill on the pitch.

Date	Name	Age	Team	Notes

13 January 1889	England William Cropper	26	England Staveley	Ruptured bowel in a match against Grimsby Town led to death the next day.

11 January 1892	Scotland James Dunlop	21	Scotland St Mirren	Tetanus from fall on piece of glass in a friendly game against Abercorn led to death ten days later, at the age of 21.

23 November 1893	England Walter Bannister	24	England Chesterfield Town	Rupture of the kidney from a tackle in game against Derby Junction; he died almost three weeks later.

25 May 1896	Scotland James Logan	25	England Loughborough F.C.	Pneumonia while playing.

29 November 1896	England Joe Powell	25	England Woolwich Arsenal	Blood poisoning and tetanus after breaking his arm against Kettering Town in 1896.

January 1900	England James Collins	England Sheppey United	Tetanus caused by on-field injury.

27 August 1902	Wales Di Jones	35?	England Manchester City	Gashed knee turned septic leading to death.

27 October 1906	England David "Soldier" Wilson	23	England 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.

8 April 1907	Scotland Tommy Blackstock	25	England Manchester United	Collapsed after heading a ball in a game against St. Helens and died.

January 1908	England Frank Levick	26	England Sheffield United	Pneumonia during recovery from collar bone broken playing against Newcastle United on New Years Day 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

29 December 1909	Scotland James Main	23	Scotland 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	England Bob Benson	33	England Arsenal	Burst blood vessel following a wartime game against Reading.

7 January 1921	England Horace Fairhurst	27	England 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	Kingdom of Yugoslavia Nikola Gazdić	Kingdom of Yugoslavia Hajduk Split	Late stage tuberculosis after a game against Građanski Zagreb, Hajduk's greatest rival at the time.

14 November 1921	Scotland Joshua Wilkinson	24	Scotland Dumbarton	Goalkeeper who died from peritonitis two days after a game against Rangers.

11 November 1923	England Tom Butler	England Port Vale	Died from tetanus eight days after fracturing his arm in a match.

13 March 1927	France Georges Le Bidois	26	France Stade Olympique de l'Est	During a season-ending match of the Ligue Île-de-France [fr], the goalkeeper Georges Le Bidois received a violent kick at his carotid from Swiss Aron Pollitz of US Suisse Paris, which made him succumbed in the locker room.

4 April 1927	Belgium Albert Van Coile	27	Belgium Cercle Brugge	Perforated bowel after a collision with an opponent. Died one day later.

3 May 1927	Chile David Arellano	24	Chile 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.

30 April 1927	England Sam Wynne	30	England Bury	Collapsed and died on the field of pneumonia during a match against Sheffield United, although Bury claim it was a cerebral hemorrhage.

5 September 1931	Scotland John Thomson	22	Scotland Celtic	Injured during an Old Firm match when he dived for the ball and suffered a fractured skull in an accidental collision with Rangers' Sam English.

17 June 1933	Iceland Jón Kristbjörnsson	22	Iceland 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.

1 December 1934	England Sim Raleigh	25	England Gillingham	Died after a clash of heads with Brighton & Hove Albion's Paul Mooney in a game, who subsequently retired.

5 February 1936	England Jimmy Thorpe	22	England 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.

12 November 1936	Peru Jorge Chávez Boza	Peru Atlético Chalaco	Playing in a friendly match for Atlético Chalaco, Chávez Boza had his femoral artery injured by Víctor Guarderas Lavalle from Alianza Lima.

14 May 1939	Norway Asbjørn Rønneberg	17	Norway 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.

15 May 1941	Netherlands Switzerland Law Adam	32	Netherlands 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.

22 March 1946	Peru Isaac Angulo	Peru Alianza Lima	Collapsed during a friendly match against a saltpeter workers team in Antofagasta, Chile. He died from a possible cardiac arrest.

20 February 1949	West Germany Gustav Fähland	West Germany 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.

1 April 1951	Brazil Mitotônio	35	Brazil Ceará	Collapsed during a match. Death attributed to stomach congestion.

August 1953	United States John Kirkby	23	England Wrexham	Collapsed during a match. Death attributed to a cardiac arrest.

14 July 1963	Socialist Republic of Romania Constantin Tabarcea	26	Socialist Republic of Romania Petrolul Ploieşti	Collapsed during a match. Death attributed to unusual activity of the thymus gland.

1 November 1966	Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Petar Radaković	29	Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia NK Rijeka	Collapsed during a training session due to a heart ailment and died on the way to the hospital.

25 February 1967	England Tony Allden	England Highgate United	Struck by lightning during an FA Amateur Cup quarterfinal against Enfield.

16 December 1973	Portugal Pavão	26	Portugal F.C. Porto	Heart attack during a league game.

14 December 1975	Peru Ángel Avilés	Peru 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.

18 May 1977	England Tony Aveyard	21	England Scarborough	Head injuries received during match.

27 August 1977	Belgium Michel Soulier	27	Belgium Namur	Died as a result of an attack in a Belgian Cup away match against Anderlecht at Parc Astrid. Stade Michel-Soulier [fr] in Namur was named in his honor.

30 October 1977	Italy Renato Curi	24	Italy Perugia	Heart attack while playing in a Serie A match against Juventus. Perugia's ground is named after him.

21 April 1980	France Omar Sahnoun	24	France Bordeaux	Died from a heart attack during a club training.

5 November 1981	Algeria Hocine Benmiloudi	26	Algeria CR Belouizdad	Died during the Ligue 1 match against USM Aïn Beïda in Stade 20 Août 1955 (Algiers), from severe food poisoning.

7 March 1982	Brazil Carlos Alberto Barbosa	28	Brazil Sport	Died from infarction after fainting in the match against XV de Jaú.

23 September 1984	Netherlands Erik Jongbloed	21	Netherlands DWS	Struck by lightning during an exhibition game. Son of Jan Jongbloed, goalkeeper of the Dutch national team in both the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cup Final.

15 January 1987	Spain José Antonio Gallardo	25	Spain 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.

23 August 1987	Portugal Paulo Navalho	20	Portugal Atlético Clube de Portugal	Acute myocardial infarction during a friendly match between Atletico and the UAE's Al-Jazira Club.

9 December 1987	Turkey Dursun Özbek	17	Turkey Galatasaray	Died from a heart attack in a training match in Florya.

7 February 1989	Netherlands Antilles Sixto Rovina	27	Netherlands 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	Nigeria Samuel Okwaraji	24	Nigeria 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	England David Longhurst	25	England York City	Heart attack on the pitch while playing against Lincoln City. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.

2 February 1993	Romania Michael Klein	33	Germany Bayer Uerdingen	Heart attack during a training session.

1 September 1993	Hungary Gábor Zsiborás	35	Hungary MTK	The goalkeeper collapsed into a coma in the training session of Hungarian national team. After a week he died.

30 April 1995	Zaire Mukandi Tsimaya	28	Greece 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.

25 August 1995	Northern Ireland Michael Goddard	Northern Ireland Dundela	Died during a game against Dungannon Swifts at Stangmore Park after being struck in the chest by the ball.

29 October 1995	Nigeria Amir Angwe	29	Nigeria Julius Berger F.C.	Collapsed and died on the pitch of a heart attack.

4 January 1997	Tunisia Hédi Berkhissa	24	Tunisia Esperance Sportive de Tunis	Heart attack in a friendly game against Olympique Lyonnais at Stade Chedli Zouiten

4 April 1997	Israel Waheeb Jabara	23	Israel Hapoel Taibe	Heart attack while playing against Bnei Yehuda.

February 1998	Wales Robbie James	40	Wales Llanelli A.F.C.	Cardiomyopathy.

28 April 1998	Germany Axel Jüptner	29	Germany Carl Zeiss Jena	Died suddenly of a heart attack during training.

January 1999	Romania Ferenc Biro	15	Romania Nirajul Miercurea-Nir.	Died after a crossbar fell on his head during a warmup.

24 July 1999	Romania Stefan Vrăbioru	23	Romania Astra Ploieşti	Undetected heart defect that led to his collapse.

January 2000	Romania Daniel Orbeanu	18	Romania Caraimanul Buşteni	Died after an infection from a simple sprain, misdiagnosed by four different hospitals.

February 2000	Nigeria John Ikoroma	17	United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda S.C.C.	Collapsed on the pitch and later died in hospital.

2 April 2000	Indonesia Eri Irianto	26	Indonesia Persebaya Surabaya	Died in hospital due to heart failure after a game between Persebaya and PSIM Yogyakarta.

6 May 2000	Poland Robert Mitwerandu	30	Poland Raków Częstochowa	Died from a heart attack in his house's bathroom, at the same night when his team lost 1–3 to Polar Wrocław.

21 May 2000	Algeria Hocine Gacemi	24	Algeria JS Kabylie	Died in a hospital in Paris, France, from a fractured skull after clash of heads two days earlier

30 May 2000	Ivan Krstić	19	Radnički Niš	Struck by lightning during a training session and was killed instantly.

5 October 2000	Romania Cătălin Hîldan	24	Romania Dinamo Bucharest	Died while playing for Dinamo; In the 74th minute of a friendly game against Olteniţa, Hîldan had a heart attack, and fell to the ground.

29 August 2001	Ukraine Serhiy Perkhun	23	Russia CSKA Moscow	Injured in a collision with Budun Budunov who also sustained serious head trauma. He received a brain hemorrhage and died eight days later.

20 November 2001	France Cédric Lestic	26	France AS Cherbourg	Died during a training session at André-Picquenot Stadium in Tourlaville as a result of a heart attack.

20 February 2002	Romania Cristian Neamțu	21	Romania Universitatea Craiova	Accidentally struck in the mandible by a teammate charging towards goal. Internal bleeding was discovered, before he died one week later.

October 2002	Brazil Marcio Dos Santos	28	Peru 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.

24 October 2002	Colombia Hernán Gaviria	32	Colombia Deportivo Cali	Struck by lightning during a training session, and was killed instantly.

27 October 2002	Colombia Giovanni Córdoba	24	Colombia Deportivo Cali	Struck by the same lightning that killed Hernán Gaviria, and died three days later from the injuries.

12 December 2002	Republic of Macedonia Stefan Toleski	23	Republic of Macedonia FK Napredok	Collapsed during a match and later died in a hospital.

9 March 2003	Trinidad and Tobago Marvin Lee	21	Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago national under-20 football team	Sustained neck and spinal injuries in a collision with Landon Donovan during the 2001 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament on 20 March 2001.

26 June 2003	Cameroon Marc-Vivien Foé	28	Cameroon Cameroon	Collapsed while playing in the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup semi-final between his country and Colombia, and died shortly afterward in hospital.

9 August 2003	Malaysia Ali Bakar	55	Malaysia Malaysia and Penang	Suffered a heart attack and died on the field while playing in a charity football match in Singapore in 2003.

25 January 2004	Hungary Miklós Fehér	24	Portugal Benfica	Cardiac arrest caused by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy while playing against Vitória.

29 February 2004	Guatemala Danny Ortiz	27	Guatemala 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	Brazil Serginho	30	Brazil 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 preventative measures in sports grounds in Brazil.

5 December 2004	Brazil Cristiano Júnior	24	India Dempo Sports Club	Collided with Mohun Bagan goalkeeper Subrata Paul in the 78th minute of the Federation Cup finals while scoring his second goal.

12 April 2005	England Paul Sykes	28	England Folkestone Invicta	Collapsed on the pitch 30 minutes into the game against Margate F.C. in the Kent Senior Cup Semi-Final.

27 May 2005	Romania Alin Paicu	32	Romania Minerul Mătăsari	Collapsed after heading a ball. Died of a heart attack.

25 June 2005	Portugal Hugo Cunha	28	Portugal U.D. Leiria	Died suddenly from a cardiac arrest during a football match played with friends in Montemor-o-Novo.

11 April 2006	Colombia Victor Alfonso Guerrero	17	Colombia 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.

12 June 2006	Denmark Rasmus Green	26	Denmark 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.

10 August 2006	Turkey Gökmen Yıldıran	28	Turkey Elazığspor	Suffered a heart attack during training, he died before being taken to the hospital.

30 August 2006	Egypt Mohamed Abdelwahab	23	Egypt Al Ahly	Died from undetected heart defect during a training match.

9 September 2006	England Matt Gadsby	27	England 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.

18 September 2006	Brazil Nilton Pereira Mendes	30	Kazakhstan 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.

27 March 2007	Bosnia and Herzegovina Ivan Karačić	19	Bosnia and Herzegovina NK Široki Brijeg	Heart attack and died during a training match in Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

19 August 2007	England Anton Reid	16	England Walsall	Collapsed and died during youth team pre-season training. An inquest recorded a verdict of natural causes.

28 August 2007	Spain Antonio Puerta	22	Spain Sevilla FC	Collapsed during a match against Getafe C.F.. He died later in hospital after several cardiac arrests.

29 August 2007	Zambia Chaswe Nsofwa	28	Israel Hapoel Beersheba	Sudden heart failure during a training match against Maccabi Beersheba.

29 December 2007	Scotland Phil O'Donnell	35	Scotland Motherwell	Collapsed during his team's 5–3 win against Dundee United with what was later confirmed as left ventricular failure. He died on the way to the hospital.

9 February 2008	Gabon Guy Tchingoma	22	Gabon FC 105 Libreville	Died shortly after a league game against Union Sportive O'Mbila. During the match, he collided with an opponent.

16 February 2008	England Hervé King	27	England Ringmer	Collapsed 17 minutes into a game against Three Bridges of an undetermined cause (heart attack suspected).

3 April 2008	Croatia Hrvoje Ćustić	24	Croatia NK Zadar	Collided with a concrete wall during a game against Cibalia and died in a hospital 5 days later of severe head injuries

31 May 2008	Russia Rustem Bulatov	34	Russia Torpedo SDYuSShOR Kaluga	Felt ill during a game, died later that day in a hospital.

15 March 2009	Indonesia Jumadi Abdi	26	Indonesia 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.

3 April 2009	Paraguay Víctor Hugo Ávalos	37	Paraguay Villa Florida	Heart attack during a match against Salesianito. He died the next day.

26 May 2009	Nigeria Orobosan Adun	28	Nigeria 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.

8 August 2009	Spain Daniel Jarque	26	Spain RCD Espanyol	Cardiac arrest following a training session.

2 September 2009	Romania Alexandru Iatan	19	Romania Dunărea Giurgiu	The Romanian goalkeeper was hit in the abdominal area with a ball while trying to defend a penalty kick during team training.

15 November 2009	Italy Maurizio Greco	25	Germany 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.

18 November 2009	United Arab Emirates Salem Saad	31	United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr	Died of a heart attack during a training session.

24 January 2010	Cameroon Yannick Dago	17	France Arras Football	Collapsed during the match of his under-19 team club Arras Football against Etoile Sportive Anzin Saint Aubin and died later on a heart attack.

6 March 2010	Nigeria Endurance Idahor	25	Sudan Al-Merreikh	Collapsed during the match of his Sudanese club Al Merreikh against Alamal Atbara. He died in the ambulance.

8 March 2010	Ghana Bartholomew Opoku	19	Ghana 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.

May 2010	Croatia Goran Tunjić	32	Croatia Mladost FC	Heart attack during a 5th Division match. It was widely reported that Tunjić had been booked by the referee for diving, though such reports were later refuted by some sources.

2 May 2010	Liberia Ambrose Wleh	24	Liberia 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.

18 August 2010	Nigeria Victor Omogbehin	22	England Ilford F.C.	Collapsed during a league match. He played in the Isthmian Football League game from Ilford against the Lowestoft Town FC.

8 May 2010	Nigeria Wilson Mene	22	Cambodia Prek Pra Keila	Collapsed during a league match. He played in Metfone Cambodian League at National Olympic Stadium.

10 November 2010	Ghana Benjamin Owusu	21	Benin Cavaliers FC Parakou	Collapsed while playing in Benin.

12 December 2010	Nigeria Emmanuel Ogoli	21	Nigeria Ocean Boys F.C.	Collapsed on the pitch while playing a league match, and died later in a hospital.

12 April 2011	Chad Lokissimbaye Loko	30	France FC Beaumontois	Heart attack during a Ligue Midi-Pyrenees match.

4 August 2011	Japan Naoki Matsuda	34	Japan 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".

13 November 2011	Nigeria Bobsam Elejiko	30	Belgium K. Merksem S.C.	Collapsed and died while playing a 5th tier match for K. Merksem S.C. against F.C. Exc. Kaart

15 March 2012	India Dhanraj Venkatesh	27	India Bangalore Mars	Collapsed toward the end of the game; reports suggest cardiac arrest as the cause of death.

10 April 2012	United States Patrick Grange	29	United States University of New Mexico	Died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, after already having chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

14 April 2012	Italy Piermario Morosini	25	Italy Livorno	Collapsed during a Serie B game against Pescara. The cause of death was cardiac arrest.

5 May 2012	Mauritania Mohamed Lemine Ould M'Boye	Mauritania ASC Nasr Zem Zem	Collapsed twenty minutes into a game against FC Legwareb-FC Trarza in a Mauritanian Premier League match. Died on arrival at a hospital due to cardiac arrest.

5 August 2012	Nigeria Chinonso Ihelwere Henry	21	Romania Delta Tulcea	Collapsed during a friendly game against FC Balotesti in the 86th minute, after having been brought on for only 10 minutes.

2 September 2012	Sweden Victor Brannstrom	29	Sweden 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.

7 October 2012	Nigeria Joshua Pepple	24	Poland LKS Pomorzaninem Nowogard	Collapsed from a heart attack in a league game against Iskierka Szczecin and died on the pitch.

20 October 2012	Morocco Jaouad Akaddar	28	Morocco Hassania Agadir	Suffered a heart attack immediately after the end of a match.

2 April 2013	France Quentin Margueritte	25	France USON Mondeville	Collapsed during a training session of his club USON Mondeville. The cause of death was cardiac arrest.

20 April 2013	Germany Dominik Rupp	23	Germany FSV Hemmersdorf	Collapsed during a Saarlandliga game against Saar 05 Saarbrücken. The cause of death was cardiac arrest.

16 May 2013	Kosovo Berat Sacipi	31	Germany SV Inter Itzehoe	Collapsed during a Kreisklasse A Steinburg game against ABC Wesseln. The cause of death was cardiac arrest.

17 June 2013	Kuwait Mohammad Fahad	32	Kuwait 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 June 17, 2013, when he died.

21 June 2013	Croatia Alen Pamić	23	Croatia NK Istra 1961	Collapsed during a retreat game for MNK Maružini of a heart attack.

21 July 2013	Peru Yair Clavijo	18	Peru Sporting Cristal	The 18-year-old footballer from Sporting Cristal died during a reserve match against Real Garcilaso on 20 June 2013. The autopsy determined he died from a cerebral edema with brain herniation caused by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

27 July 2013	Mali Sékou Camara	27	Indonesia 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.

30 July 2013	Austria Matthias Viereckl	19	Austria SC Marchtrenk	Died in a friendly game against Union Steinhaus.

17 November 2013	Portugal Alex Marques	20	Portugal G.D. Tourizense	Cardiac arrest after seven minutes of the match between Tourizense and Carapinheirense.

23 December 2013	Scotland Jamie Skinner	13	Scotland Tynecastle	Cardiac arrest during a game in the Saughton Park in Edinburgh.

28 February 2014	Trinidad and Tobago Kevon Carter	30	Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force	Died of a heart attack after feeling chest pains during a training session in the morning.

19 May 2014	Indonesia Akli Fairuz	27	Indonesia 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.

23 August 2014	Cameroon Albert Ebossé Bodjongo	24	Algeria JS Kabylie	Hit by a projectile while leaving the pitch. However a post-mortem examination showed he may have actually died from a severe beating.

19 October 2014	India Peter Biaksangzuala	23	India Bethlehem Vengthlang	Died from spinal injuries that occurred as he landed awkwardly while celebrating a goal at 61 minutes against Chanmari West.

10 November 2014	Nepal Dipak Adhikari	United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Police Force Team	The Nepalese born player and member of the Abu Dhabi Police's team died after collapsing during a match.

28 March 2015	England Ben Hiscox	30	England 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.

30 April 2015	Belgium Gregory Mertens	24	Belgium 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.

11 May 2015	Belgium Tim Nicot	23	Belgium Beerschot-Wilrijk	Belgian footballer died of heart failure, only two weeks after Gregory Mertens, during a tournament game.

14 May 2015	Argentina Emanuel Ortega	21	Argentina San Martín de Burzaco	Argentine footballer passes away after sustaining fatal head injury during match.

24 May 2015	Argentina Cristian Gómez	27	Argentina Club Atlético Paraná	Argentine footballer died of heart failure during a Primera B Nacional match.

31 May 2015	Nigeria Shetemi Ayetigbo	16	Republic of Ireland Belvedere	During a Dublin & District Schoolboy League game against St Kevin's Boys, Ayetigbo, a Nigerian-Irish footballer collapsed and died.

13 June 2015	Nigeria David Oniya	30	Malaysia T-Team	Nigerian footballer collapsed three minutes after kick-off in a friendly match against Kelantan and died less one hour later in hospital.

7 July 2015	England Junior Dian	23	England Tonbridge Angels	Collapsed in a pre-season friendly game at Whyteleafe.

15 October 2015	Russia Sergei Filippenkov	44	Russia FC Zenit Penza	Died during a friendly match between veteran teams in Pensa.

1 May 2016	Australia Stefan Petrovski	18	Malaysia Melaka United	Struck by lightning while training on 5 April, died in hospital.

6 May 2016	Cameroon Patrick Ekeng	26	Romania Dinamo București	Collapsed in a match against FC Viitorul Constanța seven minutes after he came on from the bench and was taken to hospital, where he died less than two hours later.

7 May 2016	Brazil Bernardo Ribeiro	26	Brazil Friburguense	Brazilian footballer for Friburguense collapsed during a friendly match before being taken to a hospital, where he died of a suspected heart attack.

9 May 2016	Cameroon Jeanine Christelle Djomnang	26	Cameroon Cameroon	Cameroonian goalkeeper, collapsed during her warm-up before a match in Cameroon. She died of a suspected heart attack.

16 July 2016	Australia Antony Stott	26	Australia 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.

15 August 2016	Nigeria Michael Umanika	20	Azerbaijan Zagatala	Nigerian midfielder for Zagatala PFK collapsed during a team training session in Zagatala. He died of a suspected heart attack.

11 September 2016	Burkina Faso Ben Idrissa Dermé	34	France AJ Biguglia	Died of a heart attack during a French cup match.

13 September 2016	England Dan Wilkinson	26	England 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.

26 April 2017	Gabon Moïse Brou Apanga	35	Gabon FC 105 Libreville	Ivorian-born Gabonese defender for FC 105 Libreville died after suffering a heart attack during team training.

28 April 2017	Botswana Gofaone Tiro	26	Botswana Township Rollers	Botswana winger; collapsed of a heart attack during team training session and was pronounced dead upon arrival at hospital.

3 June 2017	Ethiopia Aseged Tesfaye	46	Ethiopia 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.

5 June 2017	Ivory Coast Cheick Tioté	30	China 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.

15 October 2017	Indonesia Choirul Huda	38	Indonesia Persela Lamongan	Indonesian goalkeeper; while trying to retrieve the match ball from an opponent during a match against Semen Padang F.C., he collided with his teammate Ramon Rodrigues and suffered injuries to his lower jaw and head.

2 November 2017	Belgium Joel Lobanzo	17	Belgium Royal Antwerp u-19	Lobanzo collapsed in training with the U-19 team on 31 October. He died a day later during the night of 1–2 November.

12 December 2017	Republic of Ireland Nigeria Izzy Dezu	17	Belgium Shelbourne u-16	Deazu came ill during the league match in the Athletic Union League Complex, of his club Shelbourne vs St. Kevin's Boys.

24 March 2018	Croatia Bruno Boban	25	Croatia Marsonia 1909	Croatian winger; Boban collapsed during a match between Marsonia and Požega Slavonia. After several minutes of attempted resuscitation by medical staff and a retired doctor who was spectating, he was pronounced dead.

4 May 2018	South Africa Luyanda Ntshangase	21	South Africa 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.

6 October 2018	Brazil Ramon Neto da Costa	31	Brazil Araranguá Esporte Clube	Brazilian attacker who died during a friendly game on 6 October 2018.

25 April 2019	Burundi Faty Papy	28	Eswatini Malanti Chiefs F.C.	Burundian midfielder, had a heart attack while playing in a match in Eswatini.

29 April 2019	Czech Republic Josef Šural	28	Turkey Alanyaspor	Czech striker, died in an accident in which the bus he was travelling home in after a match against Kayserispor crashed after the driver fell asleep at the wheel.

Sentence(s)

Cristian Gómez died during a game in May 2015.

final_sentence: Cristian Gómez died during a game in May 2015.