# List of association footballers who died after on-field incidents

This is a list of association footballers who died due to football-related incidents.
The primary causes of on-field deaths have evolved over time. Improvements in infection control and emergency surgery since the early days of organised soccer have mostly eliminated the fatal complications that were once common after routine sporting injuries. Squad rotation and substitutes have also reduced the need for seriously ill players to start, or remain in, games, and lifestyle factors are now tightly controlled.
However, deaths from heart failure have increased as the intense pace of the modern game has placed higher demands on players' aerobic conditioning. Following an increase in heart-related deaths, both during matches and training, in 2007 the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) considered mandatory cardiac testing, already in place for years in some countries, such as Italy. By 2009, FIFA pre-competition medical assessment included family history, heart rhythm, sounds, and electrocardiogram results. The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) required extensive medical tests, including electrocardiogram and echocardiogram for players in the Europa League 2011–12. Constant monitoring has been advised.
The FIFA Sudden Death Report (FIFA-SDR), was carried out by Saarland University and published in 2020. The report recorded worldwide deaths attributed to sudden cardiac arrest or other unexplained sudden death while playing (or shortly after playing) football during the period from 2014 to 2018. There were 617 cases during the five-year period. In the majority of cases where an autopsy was carried out, the cause of death was coronary heart disease.
Most non-cardiac deaths are the result of blunt trauma to the head or torso, resulting in life-threatening conditions such as intracerebral hemorrhage and peritonitis, caused by colliding with other players, goalposts or stadium architecture. Challenging another player by targeting their body, an important part of soccer for most of the 20th century, is penalised automatically under modern refereeing guidelines, as is "dangerous play" such as playing the ball with a foot above shoulder height.
As with other forms of outdoor recreation, fatal lightning strikes are a rare but persistent problem, especially at training grounds where there is no stadium structure to draw the lightning away.

## List

The list includes players who died either during matches or training, or as the result of incidents during matches or training for various reasons, such as injuries, cardiac arrest, natural death, and sometimes for unknown reasons. Death may occur immediately or several days after the injury or fall, but is still directly attributable to football-related activities.
It does not include players who suffered cardiac "death" on the pitch but were successfully resuscitated and survived, such as Fabrice Muamba and Christian Eriksen.

### Pre-1900

| Date | Name | Age | Team | Notes |
| 22 August 1874 | Robert Atherley (SCO) [ cs ] | 19 | Star of Leven | Died of a ruptured stomach, after receiving a kick in a match against the Lily club of Renton. |
| 19 January 1878 | George Cornish (WAL) | 18 | Newtown | Died of a cold contracted in a match against Wrexham. |
| 25 October 1879 | Harry Rogers (ENG) | 25 | Reading | Captain of the Reading side which faced Pilgrims at the Reading Cricket Ground. 15 minutes into the game, Rogers called for medical help, stating that that he felt "bilious"; while someone was fetching brandy for him, he intercepted an attack, praised goalkeeper George Fuller for a save, lay down in the area, convulsed, and died. His death was put down to an epileptic fit. |
| 28 August 1883 | James Gordon (SCO) | 23 | Arbroath | Gordon, playing in goal for Arbroath against South Western of Glasgow on 25 August, took an accidental kick to the stomach late in the game. He died of a rupture of the liver three days later. |
| 28 May 1885 | Charles Bache (ENG) | 23 | Birmingham Southfield | Took a knee to the thigh in a match against Aston Trafalgar at Bournbrook. The day after he sought medical assistance, but the doctors found nothing wrong; four days later, he was admitted to hospital with acute blood poisoning, and died. An inquest found the blood poisoning was a result of his footballing injury and returned a verdict of accidental death. |
| 11 October 1885 | Thomas Anderson (SCO) | 20 | Dalmuir Thistle | Kneed in the abdomen by M'Aulay of Glen Rangers during a friendly match on 10 October 1885. Medical treatment was not instantly applied in the belief that Anderson was exaggerating his injury. He died "in great agony" at 4 pm the next day. |
| 13 November 1886 | Daniel Houghney (SCO) | 27 | Mearns Athletic | Kneed in the stomach by Hattrick of Howwood during a Renfrewshire Cup tie on 12 November 1886, and died of the injury the next day. |
| 1 January 1888 | James Harkins (ENG) | 32 | Heaton Park | Injured in a match against Darwen Old Wanderers on 22 October 1887 when an opponent's knee struck his thigh; the injury turned into an abscess which caused his death two months later. |
| 13 January 1889 | William Cropper (ENG) | 26 | Staveley | Ruptured bowel in a match against Grimsby Town led to his death the next day. |
| 26 February 1889 | Robert Whyte (SCO) | 23 | Redding Athletic | Abdominal injury from a kick to the stomach in a friendly against Southfield of Slamannan led to his death three days later. |
| 9 September 1889 | Thomas Spittle (ENG) | 20 | Packington | Suffered a blow to the stomach in a match for Packington at Fentham Road against Small Heath reserves on 7 September 1889, when he collided with Richard Hall as both men went for a 50/50 ball. Despite no external sign of injury, Spittle was struck with continual vomiting, and was removed to hospital, where he died on the Monday morning. An inquest returned a verdict of accidental death as no foul had been committed. |
| 11 January 1892 | James Dunlop (SCO) | 21 | St Mirren | Tetanus from fall on piece of glass in a friendly game against Abercorn led to his death ten days later. |
| 12 November 1893 | John Henry Morris (ENG) | 26 | Shrewsbury Town | Internal hemorrhage following a bad tackle in a bad tempered match. A verdict of accidental death was returned. |
| 23 November 1893 | Walter Bannister (ENG) | 24 | Chesterfield Town | Rupture of the kidney from a tackle in game against Derby Junction; he died almost three weeks later. |
| 28 March 1894 | Teddy Smith (ENG) | 27 | Bedminster | Suffered severe concussion following a clash of heads in the Gloucestershire Cup semi-final against Eastville Rovers. He continued playing initially, but was eventually forced to leave the game and died from his injury the next morning. |
| 25 May 1896 | James Logan (SCO) | 25 | Loughborough | Pneumonia while playing. |
| 29 November 1896 | Joe Powell (ENG) | 25 | Woolwich Arsenal | Blood poisoning and tetanus after breaking his arm in game against Kettering Town. |
| 20 November 1897 | John Fisher (ENG) | 19 | Workington | Fisher was part of the Workington team which had won the Cumberland Senior Cup by beating Carlisle City 4–2 in Carlisle on 27 March 1897. As the trophy was being presented, Carlisle supporters threw stones at the Workington side, one of which struck Fisher on the temple, and rendered him bedridden. He died of his injuries 8 months later and a verdict of manslaughter was returned. |

### 1900–1949

| Date | Name | Age | Team | Notes |
| January 1900 | James Collins (ENG) | 27 or 28 | Sheppey United | Tetanus caused by on-field injury. |
| 6 December 1901 | D. Menzies Emery (SCO) | 18 | Scone | Died of pneumonia contracted in a match the previous week against Perth Black Watch |
| 27 August 1902 | Di Jones (WAL) | 35 | Manchester City (ENG) | Gashed knee turned septic leading to death. |
| 27 October 1906 | Soldier Wilson (SCO) | 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. |
| 8 April 1907 | Tommy Blackstock (SCO) | 25 | Manchester United (ENG) | Collapsed after heading a ball in a game against St. Helens and died. |
| 29 December 1909 | James Main (SCO) | 23 | Hibernian | Sustained stomach injuries after colliding with a Partick Thistle player during a Christmas Day match at Firhill on a frostbound pitch and died four days later. |
| 28 September 1912 | William Stroner (ENG) | 17 | St James' Presbyterian Church, Sheffield | Was accidentally kicked in the head in a match against Pyebank FC when stooping for a ball approximately 3 feet off the ground, and died before being taken to hospital; an inquest returned a verdict of accidental death. |
| 19 February 1916 | Bob Benson (ENG) | 33 | Arsenal | Burst blood vessel following a wartime game against Reading. |
| 30 May 1919 | Roberto Chery (URU) | 23 | Uruguay / Peñarol | Died while playing for Uruguay against Chile in the 1919 South American Championship during his debut (and subsequently his only game) with the national team after coach Severino Castillo decided he would replace Cayetano Saporiti. Although he suffered severe pain after making a save during the match, Chery was not replaced and continued playing. 13 days after the injury, Chery was operated at Casa da Saúde in Brazil but he did not survive the surgery and died. A tournament in honor of the athlete was held between Brazil and Argentina. Brazil played wearing Peñarol's uniforms while Argentina wore a shirt similar to Uruguay national team. |
| 7 January 1921 | Horace Fairhurst (ENG) | 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. |
| 14 November 1921 | Joshua Wilkinson (SCO) | 24 | Dumbarton | Goalkeeper who died from peritonitis two days after a game against Rangers. |
| 11 November 1923 | Tom Butler (ENG) | | Port Vale | Died from tetanus eight days after fracturing his arm in a match. |
| 13 March 1927 | Jean Le Bidois (FRA) | 26 | Stade Olympique de l'Est | During a season-ending match of the Ligue Île-de-France [fr], the goalkeeper received a violent kick at his carotid from 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. |
| 4 April 1927 | Albert Van Coile (BEL) | 27 | Cercle Brugge | Died from Perforated bowel after a collision with an opponent a day before. |
| 30 April 1927 | Sam Wynne (ENG) | 30 | Bury | Collapsed and died on the field of pneumonia during a match against Sheffield United, although Bury claimed it was a cerebral haemorrhage. |
| 3 May 1927 | David Arellano (CHI) | 24 | Colo-Colo | Peritonitis after being hit by an opposing player during the match. Shortly after the incident he was brought to a nearby clinic where he ultimately died. |
| 5 September 1931 | John Thomson (SCO) | 22 | 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. He died that evening. |
| 25 December 1932 | Robert Halliday (SCO) | 20 | Jed Arts | Goalkeeper playing his first match of the season (against Chirnside United) who suffered a kick in the kidneys late in the game. Died in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary following an operation the day after the accident. |
| 17 June 1933 | Jón Kristbjörnsson (ISL) | 22 | Valur | 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 four days later. |
| 1 December 1934 | Sim Raleigh (ENG) | 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 (TCH) | | Union Žižkov | Fell and suffered a concussion in a game against Viktoria Žižkov. Died on the way to hospital. |
| 10 February 1935 | Samuel Beattie (IRL) | 28 | Distillery F.C. | Died after a clash of heads after a corner in the 1934–35 FAI Cup quarter-final against Dundalk. Finished the game and went home. Became delirious the same night and was rushed to hospital due to cerebral haemorrhage. An inquest returned a verdict of accidental death, with a rider specifically exculpating the other player involved. |
| 5 February 1936 | Jimmy Thorpe (ENG) | 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 (PER) | | Atlético Chalaco | Playing in a friendly match for Atlético Chalaco, he had his femoral artery injured by Víctor Guarderas Lavalle from Alianza Lima. His limb was amputated which later led to his death since having diabetes. |
| 17 August 1937 | James Keenan (SCO) | 38 | Duns F.C. | Goalkeeper who collapsed with a heart attack during an Edinburgh City cup tie with Leith Athletic F.C. at the Meadowbank ground in Edinburgh after straining for a high ball. Was taken by ambulance to the Royan Infirmary but had already died. |
| 14 May 1939 | Asbjørn Rønneberg (NOR) | 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. |
| 15 May 1941 | Law Adam (NED) | 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, during which he suffered a heart attack which led to his death. |
| 22 March 1946 | Issac Angulo (PER) | | Alianza Lima | Collapsed during a friendly match against a saltpeter workers team in Antofagasta, Chile. He died from a possible cardiac arrest. |
| 19 April 1948 | Bertram Boardley (ENG) | 18 | 121st Training Regiment | Struck by lightning during the Army Cup Final at Aldershot. Boardley had signed as a professional for Barrow before being called up. |
| 19 April 1948 | Kenneth Hill (ENG) | 25 | Royal Armoured Corps | Struck by lightning during the Army Cup Final at Aldershot. |
| 20 February 1949 | Gustav Fähland (FRG) | | 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. |

### 1950–1999

| Date | Name | Age | Team | Notes |
| 1 April 1951 | Mitotônio (BRA) | 35 | Ceará | Collapsed during a match. Death attributed to stomach congestion. |
| 4 April 1953 | John Kirkby (USA) | 23 | Wrexham (WAL) | Collapsed during a match. Death attributed to a cardiac arrest. |
| 22 August 1954 | Walter (BRA) | 26 | Portuguesa | Collapsed during a match shortly after being fouled by a opposing player. Death attributed to a stroke. |
| 14 July 1963 | Constantin Tabarcea (ROM) | 26 | Petrolul Ploieşti | Collapsed during a match. Death attributed to unusual activity of the thymus gland. |
| 1 November 1966 | Petar Radaković (YUG) | 29 | NK Rijeka | Collapsed during a training session due to a heart ailment and died on the way to the hospital. |
| 25 February 1967 | Tony Allden (ENG) | | Highgate United | Struck by lightning during an FA Amateur Cup quarterfinal against Enfield, died the following day. |
| 14 October 1968 | Paul Shardlow (ENG) | 25 | Stoke City | Died of a heart attack while on a training ground. |
| 7 January 1973 | Pedro Berruezo (SPA) | 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. |
| 30 July 1973 | Haukur Birgir Hauksson (ISL) | 26 | Ármann | Suffered serious internal injuries after colliding with an opponent during a game against Valur and died from them a month later. |
| 17 September 1973 | Vanderlei (BRA) | 29 | Operário-MS | Felt health-related problems while celebrating a goal in a match against Madureira, in Rio de Janeiro. He was taken to hospital but was pronounced dead. |
| 16 December 1973 | Pavão (POR) | 26 | F.C. Porto | Heart attack during a league game. |
| 14 December 1975 | Ángel Avilés (PER) | | 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 Moyobamba was named after him. |
| 18 May 1977 | Tony Aveyard (ENG) | 21 | Scarborough | Head injuries received during a Northern Premier League match vs Boston United. |
| 27 August 1977 | Michel Soulier (BEL) | 27 | Namur | Suffered a heart attack during a Belgian Cup away match against Anderlecht at Parc Astrid, shortly after being hit by the ball in the chest. Stade Michel-Soulier [fr] in Namur was named in his honor. |
| 30 October 1977 | Renato Curi (ITA) | 24 | Perugia | Heart attack while playing in a Serie A match against Juventus. Perugia's ground is named after him. |
| 17 September 1978 | Valtencir (BRA) | 31 | Colorado | Suffered a complete spinal cord rupture after taking a knee in the back, dying while still on the field, at the Willie Davids Stadium, Maringá. |
| 21 April 1980 | Omar Sahnoun (FRA) | 24 | Bordeaux | Died from a heart attack during a club training. |
| 5 November 1981 | Hocine Benmiloudi (ALG) | 26 | CR Belouizdad | Died during a Ligue 1 match against USM Aïn Beïda in Stade 20 Août 1955 (Algiers), from severe food poisoning. |
| 7 March 1982 | Carlos Alberto Barbosa (BRA) | 28 | Sport | Died from infarction after fainting in a match against XV de Jaú. |
| 23 September 1984 | Erik Jongbloed (NED) | 21 | 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 | José Antonio Gallardo (SPA) | 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. |
| 23 August 1987 | Paulo Navalho (POR) | 20 | Atlético Clube de Portugal | Acute myocardial infarction during a friendly match between Atletico and the UAE's Al-Jazira Club. |
| 9 December 1987 | Dursin Özbek (TUR) | 17 | Galatasaray | Died from a heart attack in a training match in Florya. |
| 7 February 1989 | Sixto Rovina (AHO) | 27 | Groningen (NED) | 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 (NGR) | 24 | Nigeria | Collapsed and died while playing against Angola in a World Cup Qualifier. An autopsy showed that he had an enlarged heart and high blood pressure. |
| 20 April 1990 | Vágner Bacharel (BRA) | 35 | Paraná | Died on hospital, after a head trauma occurred in the game Paraná x SC Campo Mourão at the Campeonato Paranaense six days before, which resulted in a 180mm fracture of the left parieto-occipital bone of his skull, and later in severe cerebral edema. |
| 8 September 1990 | David Longhurst (ENG) | 25 | York City | Heart attack on the pitch while playing against Lincoln City. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. |
| 2 February 1993 | Michael Klein (ROM) | 33 | Bayer Uerdingen (GER) | Heart attack during a training session. |
| 1 September 1993 | Gábor Zaiborás (HUN) | 35 | MTK | The goalkeeper collapsed into a coma in the training session of the Hungary national team. After a week he died. |
| 30 April 1995 | Mukandi Tsimaya (ZAI) | 28 | Atromitos F.C. (GRE) | 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 | Michael Goddard (NIR) | | Dundela | Died during a game against Dungannon Swifts at Stangmore Park after being struck in the chest by the ball. |
| 29 October 1995 | Amir Angwe (NGR) | 29 | Julius Berger F.C. | Collapsed and died on the pitch of a heart attack. |
| 4 January 1997 | Hédi Berkhissa (TUN) | 24 | Esperance Sportive de Tunis | Heart attack in a friendly game against Olympique Lyonnais at Stade Chedli Zouiten |
| 4 April 1997 | Waheeb Jabara (ISR) | 23 | Hapoel Taibe | Heart attack while playing against Bnei Yehuda. |
| 18 February 1998 | Robbie James (WAL) | 40 | Llanelli A.F.C. | Cardiomyopathy. |
| 28 April 1998 | Axel Jüptner (GER) | 29 | Carl Zeiss Jena | Died suddenly of a heart attack during training. |
| January 1999 | Ferenc Biro (ROM) | 15 | Nirajul Miercurea-Nirajului | Died after a crossbar fell on his head during a warmup. |
| 24 July 1999 | Ștefan Vrăbioru (ROM) | 23 | Astra Ploieşti | Undetected heart defect that led to his collapse. |

### 2000–2009

| Date | Name | Age | Team | Notes |
| January 2000 | Daniel Orbeanu (ROM) | 18 | Caraimanul Buşteni | Died after an infection from a simple sprain, misdiagnosed by four different hospitals. |
| February 2000 | John Ikoroma (NGR) | 17 | Al-Wahda S.C.C. (UAE) | Collapsed on the pitch and later died in hospital. |
| 2 April 2000 | Eri Irianto (INA) | 26 | Persebaya Surabaya | Died in hospital due to heart failure after a match against PSIM Yogyakarta. |
| 6 May 2000 | Robert Mitwerandu (POL) | 30 | Raków Częstochowa | Died from a heart attack in his bathroom, at the same night when his team lost 1–3 to Polar Wrocław. |
| 21 May 2000 | Hocine Gacemi (ALG) | 24 | JS Kabylie | Died in a hospital in Paris from a fractured skull after clash of heads suffered two days earlier |
| 30 May 2000 | Ivan Krstić (FRY) | 19 | Radnički Niš | Struck by lightning during a training session and killed instantly. |
| 5 October 2000 | Cătălin Hîldan (ROM) | 24 | Dinamo București | Died during a friendly game against Olteniţa; in the 74th minute, Hîldan had a heart attack, and fell to the ground. The North Stand of Dinamo Stadium is named in his honour. |
| 14 February 2001 | Roman Pavelka (CZE) | 33 | SK Uničov | Collapsed during physical training and died from a heart condition. |
| 29 August 2001 | Serhiy Perkhun (UKR) | 23 | CSKA Moscow (RUS) | Injured in a collision with Budun Budunov who also sustained serious head trauma. He had a brain haemorrhage and died eight days later. |
| 20 November 2001 | Cédric Lestic (FRA) | 26 | AS Cherbourg | Died during a training session at André-Picquenot Stadium in Tourlaville as a result of a heart attack. |
| 20 February 2002 | Cristian Neamțu (ROM) | 21 | 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 | Márcio dos Santos (BRA) (es) | 28 | Deportivo Wanka (PER) | Had a heart attack after a match against Alianza Lima. |
| 24 October 2002 | Hernán Gaviria (COL) | 32 | Deportivo Cali | Struck by lightning during a training session and killed instantly. |
| 27 October 2002 | Giovanni Córdoba (COL) | 24 | Deportivo Cali | Struck by the same lightning that killed Gaviria and died three days later from the injuries. |
| 12 December 2002 | Stefan Toleski (MKD) | 23 | FK Napredok | Collapsed during a match and later died in a hospital. |
| 9 March 2003 | Marvin Lee (TTO) | 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. |
| 26 June 2003 | Marc-Vivien Foé (CMR) | 28 | Cameroon | Collapsed while playing in the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup semi-final between against Colombia, and died shortly afterward in hospital. An autopsy later revealed the cause of death was hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. |
| 25 January 2004 | Miklós Fehér (HUN) | 24 | Benfica (POR) | Cardiac arrest caused by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy while playing against Vitória. |
| 29 February 2004 | Danny Ortiz (GUA) | 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 (BRA) | 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 (BRA) | 24 | Dempo Sports Club (IND) | Collided with Mohun Bagan goalkeeper 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 (ENG) | 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. |
| 27 May 2005 | Alin Paicu (ROM) | 32 | Minerul Mătăsari | Collapsed after heading a ball. Died of a heart attack. |
| 25 June 2005 | Hugo Cunha (POR) | 28 | U.D. Leiria | Died suddenly from a cardiac arrest during a football match played with friends in Montemor-o-Novo. |
| 6 December 2005 | Alessandro (BRA) | 23 | Ferroviário | Died of a myocardial infarction, after a physical indisposition followed by a faint, during a training at Vila Olímpica Elzir Cabral. He had suffered from similar health problems during other trainings sessions, a week before his death. |
| 11 April 2006 | Victor Alfonso Guerrero (COL) | 17 | Envigado F.C. | Lost consciousness during a training match and died en route to hospital. |
| 12 June 2006 | Rasmus Green (DEN) | 26 | Næstved BK | Suffered a heart attack during a training session and was, despite revival attempts from teammates and a doctor, declared dead upon arrival at the hospital. The number 7 was afterwards retired in his honor. |
| 10 August 2006 | Gökmen Yıldıran (TUR) | 28 | Elazığspor | Suffered a heart attack during training and died before being taken to the hospital. |
| 30 August 2006 | Mohamed Abdelwahab (EGY) | 23 | Al Ahly | Died from undetected heart defect during a training match. |
| 9 September 2006 | Matt Gadsby (ENG) | 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. |
| 18 September 2006 | Nilton Mendes (BRA) | 30 | FC Shakhter Karagandy (KAZ) | Collapsed on the pitch during a training session and died in the ambulance on the way to the hospital. He was a former top scorer and best player for the Kazakhstan Premier League. |
| 27 March 2007 | Ivan Karačić (BIH) | 19 | NK Široki Brijeg | Heart attack and died during a training match in Široki Brijeg. |
| 19 August 2007 | Anton Reid (ENG) | 16 | Walsall | Collapsed and died during youth team pre-season training. An inquest recorded a verdict of natural causes. |
| 28 August 2007 | Antonio Puerta (ESP) | 22 | Sevilla | Collapsed during a match against Getafe. He died later in hospital after several cardiac arrests. Autopsy revealed arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy. |
| 29 August 2007 | Chaswe Nsofwa (ZAM) | 28 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva (ISR) | Sudden heart failure during a training match against Maccabi Be'er Sheva. |
| 29 December 2007 | Phil O'Donnell (SCO) | 35 | 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 | Guy Tchingoma (GAB) | 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. |
| 16 February 2008 | Hervé King (ENG) | 27 | Ringmer | Collapsed 17 minutes into a game against Three Bridges of an undetermined cause (heart attack suspected). |
| 3 April 2008 | Hrvoje Ćustić (CRO) | 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 |
| 31 May 2008 | Rustem Bulatov (RUS) | 34 | Torpedo SDYuSShOR Kaluga | Felt ill during a game, died later that day in a hospital. |
| 15 March 2009 | Jumadi Abdi (INA) | 26 | PKT Bontang | Collapsed after an incident with Denny Tarkas during a match 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. |
| 2 April 2009 | Víctor Hugo Ávalos (PAR) | 37 | Villa Florida | Heart attack during a match against Salesianito. He died the next day. |
| 26 May 2009 | Orobosan Adun (NGR) | 28 | Warri Wolves FC | Before an away match with Enugu Rangers, the goalkeeper was assaulted by thugs suspected to be fans of the opposition team. He died 3 days later from internal haemorrhage during a training session. |
| 8 August 2009 | Daniel Jarque (ESP) | 26 | RCD Espanyol | Cardiac arrest following a training session. |
| 2 September 2009 | Alexandru Iatan (ROM) | 19 | Dunărea Giurgiu | 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. |
| 20 September 2009 | Neridson Estevão (ANG) | 26 | Progresso de Sambizanga | Died after collapsing during a second-division match against Benfica de Cabinda. He died later in hospital. |
| 15 November 2009 | Maurizio Greco (ITA) | 25 | TuS Güldenstern Stade (GER) | Collapsed during a match against Lupo Martini Wolfsburg at Campers Höhe and died later in the hospital. |
| 18 November 2009 | Salem Saad (UAE) | 31 | Al-Nasr | Died of a heart attack during a training session. |

### 2010–2019

| Date | Name | Age | Team | Notes |
| 24 January 2010 | Yannick Dago (CMR) | 17 | Arras Football (FRA) | Collapsed during a match against Etoile Sportive Anzin Saint Aubin and died later on a heart attack. |
| 6 March 2010 | Endurance Idahor (NGR) | 25 | Al-Merreikh (SUD) | Collapsed during a match against Alamal Atbara and died in the ambulance. Autopsy report revealed that he suffered a circulatory collapse from a heart attack. |
| 8 March 2010 | Bartholomew Opoku (GHA) | 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. |
| 9 April 2010 | Daniel Robert (BRA) | 28 | Irtysh Pavlodar (KAZ) | Suffered a heart attack during the warmup prior to a Kazakhstan Premier League fixture against FC Kairat. |
| May 2010 | Goran Tunjić (CRO) | 32 | Mladost FC | Heart attack during a 5th Division match. It was widely reported that he had been booked by the referee for diving, though such reports were later refuted by some sources. |
| 2 May 2010 | Ambrose Wreh (LBR) | 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. |
| 8 May 2010 | Wilson Mene (NGR) | 22 | Prek Pra Keila (CAM) | Collapsed during a Metfone Cambodian League match at National Olympic Stadium. |
| 8 May 2010 | Frederico da Costa Pinheiro (BRA) | 26 | Mesquita | Suffered cardiac arrest during a Carioca Championship match against Cabofriense and was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital. |
| 18 August 2010 | Victor Omogbehin (NGR) | 22 | Ilford F.C. (ENG) | Collapsed during a league match. He played in the Isthmian Football League game against Lowestoft Town FC. |
| 12 September 2010 | Nduka Anyanwu (NGR) | 30 | SV 1920 Geinsheim [de] (GER) | Collapsed during a league match at Queichhambach and could not be revived. |
| 10 November 2010 | Benjamin Owusu (GHA) | 21 | Cavaliers FC Parakou (BEN) | Collapsed while playing in Benin. |
| 12 December 2010 | Emmanuel Ogoli (NGR) | 21 | Ocean Boys F.C. | Collapsed on the pitch while playing a league match, and died later in a hospital. |
| 12 April 2011 | Lokissimbaye Loko (CHA) | 30 | FC Beaumontois (FRA) | Heart attack during a Ligue Midi-Pyrenees match. |
| 4 August 2011 | Naoki Matsuda (JPN) | 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. |
| 13 November 2011 | Bobsam Elejiko (NGR) | 30 | K. Merksem S.C. (BEL) | Collapsed and died while playing a 5th tier match against F.C. Exc. Kaart |
| 21 March 2012 | Dhanraj Venkatesh (IND) | 27 | Bangalore Mars | Collapsed toward the end of the game; reports suggest cardiac arrest as the cause of death. |
| 14 April 2012 | Piermario Morosini (ITA) | 25 | Livorno | Collapsed during a Serie B game against Pescara. The cause of death was cardiac arrest. |
| 5 May 2012 | Mohamed Lemine Ould M'Boye (MTN) | | 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. The game was postponed and replayed on 26 May, with Zem Zem winning 2–1. |
| 12 June 2012 | Gerome Graham (CAY) | 20 | Bodden Town | Collapsed during a training session. The cause of death was determined to be hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. |
| 7 July 2012 | Arjuna Luiz Venutto Ramos (BRA) | 17 | São Bernardo | Collapsed during an under-17 championship match against Portuguesa Santista and died from cardiac arrest. |
| 5 August 2012 | Chinonso Ihelwere Henry (NGR) | 21 | Delta Tulcea (ROU) | Collapsed during a friendly game against CS Balotești in the 86th minute, after having been brought on for only 10 minutes. With the temperature being 40 °C, doctors tried reviving him 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. |
| 2 September 2012 | Victor Brännström (SWE) | 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. |
| 7 October 2012 | Joshua Pepple (NGR) | 24 | LKS Pomorzanin Nowogard (POL) | Collapsed from a heart attack in a league game against Iskierka Szczecin and died on the pitch. |
| 20 October 2012 | Jaouad Akaddar (MAR) | 28 | Hassania Agadir | Suffered a heart attack immediately after the end of a match. |
| 2 April 2013 | Quentin Margueritte | 25 | USON Mondeville | Collapsed during a training session. The cause of death was cardiac arrest. |
| 20 April 2013 | Dominik Rupp | 23 | FSV Hemmersdorf | Collapsed during a Saarlandliga game against Saar 05 Saarbrücken. The cause of death was cardiac arrest. |
| 16 May 2013 | Berat Sacipi | 31 | SV Inter Itzehoe | Collapsed during a Kreisklasse A Steinburg game against ABC Wesseln. The cause of death was cardiac arrest. |
| 17 June 2013 | Mohammad Fahad | 32 | Al-Sulaibikhat | In a non-official match played in May 2013, Fahad collided with another player, causing him a severe bleeding in the brain and coma until 17 June, when he died. |
| 21 June 2013 | Alen Pamić | 23 | NK Istra 1961 | Collapsed during a retreat game for MNK Maružini of a heart attack. |
| 21 July 2013 | Yair Clavijo | 18 | Sporting Cristal | Died during a reserve match against Real Garcilaso. The autopsy determined he died from a cerebral edema with brain herniation caused by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. |
| 27 July 2013 | Sékou Camara | 27 | Pelita Bandung Raya | Collapsed on the field during his a 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. |
| 30 July 2013 | Matthias Viereckl | 19 | SC Marchtrenk | Died in a friendly game against Union Steinhaus. |
| 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. |
| 17 November 2013 | Alex Marques | 20 | G.D. Tourizense | Cardiac arrest after seven minutes of the match against Carapinheirense. |
| 23 December 2013 | Jamie Skinner | 13 | Tynecastle | Cardiac arrest during a game in the Saughton Park in Edinburgh. |
| 28 February 2014 | Kevon Carter | 30 | Defence Force | Died of a heart attack after feeling chest pains during a training session in the morning. |
| 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. |
| 19 May 2014 | Akli Fairuz | 27 | Persiraja | Died after colliding with opposition goalkeeper during a match in the Indonesian Premier League. He was substituted and admitted to hospital but died due to internal bleeding the next day. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 10 November 2014 | Dipak Adhikari | | Abu Dhabi Police Force Team | Died after collapsing during a match. |
| 28 March 2015 | Ben Hiscox | 30 | Stoke Gifford | While tackling during a league match against Mangotsfield Sports, he stumbled and fell backwards, hitting his head against the wall of his team's clubhouse. He died a few days later. |
| 30 April 2015 | Gregory Mertens | 24 | Sporting Lokeren | 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 | Tim Nicot | 23 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | Died of heart failure during a tournament game. |
| 14 May 2015 | Emanuel Ortega | 21 | San Martín de Burzaco | Died 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. |
| 24 May 2015 | Cristian Gómez | 27 | Club Atlético Paraná | Died of heart failure during a Primera B Nacional match. |
| 31 May 2015 | Shetemi Ayetigbo | 16 | Belvedere | During a Dublin & District Schoolboy League game against St Kevin's Boys, Ayetigbo collapsed and died. |
| 13 June 2015 | David Oniya | 30 | T-Team | Collapsed three minutes after kick-off in a friendly match against Kelantan and died less than one hour later in hospital. |
| 7 July 2015 | Junior Dian | 23 | Tonbridge Angels | Collapsed in a pre-season friendly game at Whyteleafe. |
| 11 July 2015 | Daniel Kowalski | 24 | Germania Niederrodenbach [nl] | Collapsed during a training session. He had been cleared to continue playing despite previous heart problems. |
| 2 September 2015 | Stelios Markousis | 18 | Veria | Suffered a heart attack during a training session and died shortly afterwards. |
| 6 December 2015 | Abdul Haruna | 27 | Kano Pillars F.C. | Collapsed and died on the pitch playing in a friendly match between professional and amateur select sides in Kano. |
| 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. |
| 1 May 2016 | Stefan Petrovski | 18 | Melaka United | Struck by lightning while training on 5 April, died in hospital. |
| 6 May 2016 | Patrick Ekeng | 26 | 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 | Bernardo Ribeiro | 26 | Friburguense | Collapsed during a friendly match before being taken to a hospital, where he died of a suspected heart attack. |
| 9 May 2016 | Jeanine Christelle Djomnang | 26 | Cameroon | Goalkeeper collapsed during her warm-up before a match and died of a suspected heart attack. |
| 16 July 2016 | Antony Stott | 26 | Thirroul Thunder | 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 | Michael Umanika | 20 | Zagatala | Midfielder collapsed during a team training session in Zagatala. He died of a suspected heart attack. |
| 26 August 2016 | Kieran McDade | 13 | Dunbeth FC | Suffered a cardiac arrest during training. |
| 11 September 2016 | Ben Idrissa Dermé | 34 | AJ Biguglia | Died of a heart attack during a French cup match. |
| 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 hours later in hospital. |
| 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. |
| 13 November 2016 | Jack Atkinson | 18 | Holland FC | Collapsed on the pitch after suffering a heart attack during an under-18s match. |
| 13 November 2016 | Simon Verdonck | 23 | VC Herentals | Collapsed on the pitch after only 8 minutes with a heart attack during a League match against KFC Antonia and died on the grounds of the Sint-Janneke Stadion. |
| 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. |
| 11 February 2017 | James Moorfoot | 28 | Langtoft AFC | Collapsed due to cardiac arrest during a match against Hedon Rangers and died on the pitch. |
| 26 April 2017 | Moïse Brou Apanga | 35 | FC 105 Libreville | Defender died after suffering a heart attack during team training. |
| 27 April 2017 | Gofaone Tiro | 26 | Township Rollers | Winger collapsed from a heart attack during team training session and was pronounced dead upon arrival at hospital. |
| 28 April 2017 | Ben Walker | 15 | Thrapston Town Juniors | Collapsed due to cardiac arrest during an under-15s league game against Ise Lodge Hawks. |
| 5 June 2017 | Cheick Tioté | 30 | Beijing Enterprises | Defensive midfielder; collapsed and lost consciousness during a training session and was pronounced dead later that day from a suspected heart attack. |
| 17 September 2017 | Luc Jacobs | 26 | SC Helmondia [nl] | Collapsed early in the second half of the match against SPV Vlierden. His heart was restarted using a defibrillator and CPR was attempted for half an hour, but he died in hospital that night. |
| 1 October 2017 | Shota Maminashvili [ka] | 31 | FC Zugdidi | Goalkeeper collapsed during his warmup routine ahead of the Erovnuli Liga 2 match against FC WIT Georgia and died in hospital. |
| 15 October 2017 | Choirul Huda | 38 | Persela Lamongan | Goalkeeper; while trying to retrieve the match ball from an opponent during a match against Semen Padang, he collided with his teammate Ramon Mesquita and suffered injuries to his lower jaw and head. He was briefly conscious immediately after the collision, but later died from his injuries in a hospital. |
| 2 November 2017 | Joel Lobanzo | 17 | Royal Antwerp U19 | Collapsed in training with the U-19 team on 31 October. He died a day later. It is believed that a heart attack was the cause of death. |
| 12 December 2017 | Izzy Dezu | 17 | Shelbourne U16 | Fell ill during a league match in the Athletic Union League Complex against St. Kevin's Boys. He died later in the day at a hospital in Dublin. |
| 3 February 2018 | Nacho Barbera | 15 | UD Alzira | Collapsed on the field during a youth team match against Ontinyent. |
| 13 February 2018 | Danilinho | 32 | Juazeirense | Suffered a heart attack during training. |
| 24 March 2018 | Bruno Boban | 25 | Marsonia 1909 | Winger collapsed during a match against 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 | Luyanda Ntshangase | 21 | Maritzburg United | Midfielder who was struck by lightning during a friendly game on 1 May 2018. He died three days later from his injuries. |
| 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. |
| 1 September 2018 | Tijmen Steenbergen | 13 | VV Marinus van Rooijen 's-Heerenberg | Goalkeeper who died in a C Youth league match after a collision with the Left back. |
| 14 September 2018 | Mamadou Camara | 26 | USON Mondeville | Collapsed from a heart attack during training. |
| 6 October 2018 | Ramon Neto da Costa | 31 | Araranguá Esporte Clube | Attacker who died during a friendly game. |
| 4 November 2018 | Ekundayo Ebenezer Mawoyeka | 23 | Sarayköyspor [tr] | Collapsed in the 35th minute of the match against Yesilkoyspor at the Servergazi Stadium. He was confirmed to have died of a heart attack upon arrival at the Denizli State Hospital. |
| 22 January 2019 | Fodé Sidibé | | ASC Bouaké [fr] | Defender collapsed during a training session. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 25 April 2019 | Faty Papy | 28 | Malanti Chiefs | Midfielder had a heart attack while playing in a match in Eswatini. |
| 8 May 2019 | Ludwin Flores Nole | 27 | Los Rangers | Suffered a heart attack after drinking ice-cold water at the end of a match. |
| 17 June 2019 | Edwin Boakai | | National Port Authority Anchors | Goalkeeper collapsed and died during a training session. |
| 6 July 2019 | Derrick Williams | 30 | Lucas Cwmbran | Suffered sudden cardiac arrest during a friendly match. |
| 26 September 2019 | Agustín Martínez | 17 | Boston River | After being substituted in a league match against Cerro with a knee injury, he suffered cardiac arrest on the bench. He was transferred to hospital but died three days later. |
| 7 November 2019 | Renan Henrique Santos | 16 | Água Santa U17 | Collapsed during a training session due to cardiac arrest. |

### 2020–present

| Date | Name | Age | Team | Notes |
| 8 March 2020 | Chineme Martins | 22 | Nasarawa United F.C. | Collapsed and died during a league game |
| 27 November 2020 | Sajjad Ali | | Al-Sulaikh | Died of a heart attack while playing a league match against Bismayah. |
| 7 January 2021 | Alex Apolinário | 24 | Alverca | On 3 January 2021, went into cardiac arrest at the 27th minute of a league match. He was revived after several attempts and taken to the hospital, where he was put in an induced coma and died four days later. |
| 8 March 2021 | Abdul Rahman Atef | 23 | Al Qanayat | Died while playing a league match against El Rowad. |
| 11 April 2021 | Dejan Oršuš | 24 | NK Otok | Collapsed during a league match against Radnički after suffering a cardiac arrest, died in the hospital later that day. |
| 18 April 2021 | Tremaine Stewart | 33 | Portmore United | Collapsed while playing football in Spanish Town, and despite being rushed to the hospital he died later that day. |
| 1 June 2021 | Giuseppe Perrino | 29 | Parma | Died of a heart attack during a memorial match for his late brother |
| 22 June 2021 | Viktor Marcell Hegedüs | 18 | Andráshida SC | Collapsed during a training warmup. |
| 11 July 2021 | Jajov Adenan | 30 | Piansano | Died from cardiac arrest. |
| 28 August 2021 | Alexander Shishmarev | 23 | Krasnaya Zvezda | Was playing as goalkeeper in a training match when he collided with an opponent, being treated for 'more than an hour' before passing away. |
| 2 September 2021 | Dylan Rich | 17 | West Bridgford Colts | Died following a suspected cardiac arrest during a match. |
| 4 September 2021 | Jens De Smet | 27 | FCC Filosoof | Amateur player who collapsed at a field and died. |
| 25 September 2021 | Guillermo Arias | 31 | Camaguán FC | In the quarterfinals of the third division tournament, he collapsed on the field and died of cardiac arrest. |
| 12 November 2021 | Jony López | 16 | Sol del Este | Suffered a heart attack while playing football. |
| 17 December 2021 | Karol Setniewski | 13 | Znicz Pruszków | Died after suffering a headache following a game. |
| 22 December 2021 | Ahmed Amin | 23 | Al Rebat & Al Anwar SC | Goalkeeper collapsed in the team locker room following a sudden cardiac arrest after a training session. Immediate attempts to resuscitate him failed. He was then rushed to a hospital nearby but was reported to have died along the way. |
| 22 December 2021 | Taufik Ramsyah | 20 | Tornado FC | Goalkeeper suffered a fractured skull after colliding with a Wahana FC player in a Liga 3 Riau game. He died from his injuries after being in a coma for several days as well as undergoing surgery for his fractured skull. |
| 23 December 2021 | Mukhaled Al-Raqadi | 29 | Muscat Club | Collapsed during the warm up for a game against Suwaiq Club in the Omantel Elite League. |
| 23 December 2021 | Marin Ćaćić | 23 | NK Nehaj | Died in hospital after a cardiac arrest two days prior during training. |
| 25 December 2021 | Sofiane Loukar | 30 | MC Saïda | Collapsed in the middle of a match and died instantly. |
| 3 January 2022 | Marcos Menaldo | 25 | Deportivo Marquense | According to various reports, the 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. |
| 2 February 2022 | Alexandros Lampis | 21 | GS Ilioupoli | Collapsed on the field after five minutes after suffering a cardiac arrest. There was no defibrillator available in the stadium and it took an ambulance 20 minutes to reach the stadium. The match against Ermionida was abandoned following the incident. |
| 15 July 2022 | Aleksandr Kozlov | 29 | Zorkiy Krasnogorsk | Reportedly suffered a blood clot suffered during training. |
| 14 September 2022 | Mariano Ondo | 23 | Cano Sport Academy | Right back; collapsed and lost consciousness during a training session and was pronounced dead later that day from a suspected heart attack. |
| 30 September 2022 | Alexandru Vagner | 33 | Inter Cristian | Had a heart attack during training in his team's sports facility, he was subsequently transported by emergency to Brasov County Emergency Hospital but could not be resuscitated. |
| 29 November 2022 | Andrés Balanta | 22 | Atlético Tucumán | Collapsed to the ground due to cardiorespiratory arrest during training. Despite ambulances arriving to try to revive him, he was pronounced dead after 40 minutes. |
| 3 December 2022 | Erion Kajtazi | 17 | Trepça '89 | Collapsed to the ground due to cardiorespiratory arrest during a match. |
| 15 February 2023 | Arne Espeel | 25 | Winkel Sport B | Collapsed just moments after saving a penalty against Westrozebeke. Upon saving the shot, the goalkeeper rose to his feet to celebrate before falling inanimate. Attempts were made to revive him using a defibrillator by emergency personnel who raced to rescue him, however he was declared dead shortly after being transferred to the hospital. |
| 7 March 2023 | Siphamandla Mtolo | 29 | Richards Bay | Midfielder collapsed and died during training. No official cause of death was provided. |
| 27 March 2023 | Andrew Sarakinis | 14 | Kaya and San Agustin Golden Eagles | Collapsed during a Rizal Football Association match for Colegio de San Agustin against Xavier School and rushed to Cardinal Hospital where he died. |
| 12 April 2023 | Martin Filipčić | 15 | Samobor | In the 60th minute of a youth league match against Dugo Selo, he informed the referee he was not feeling well and then collapsed while receiving medical attention. He was reportedly alive when the ambulance arrived but was pronounced dead soon after. According to other people, he had felt weak throughout the day and had a headache before the match began. |
| 9 August 2023 | Deon | 36 | Bahia de Feira | Collapsed during a training section, resuscitation was attempted while he was still on site, but his death was confirmed by paramedics. |
| 11 November 2023 | Raphael Dwamena | 28 | KF Egnatia | Collapsed during the Kategoria Superiore match against FK Partizani Tirana after suffering a cardiac arrest. |
| 16 November 2023 | Irvin Kwaku Esoun Oduro | 14 | DJK Tus Körne | On 11 November the Under 15 player crashed into an opponent of BW Alstedde and remained motionless. He died five days later in a hospital. |
| 28 November 2023 | Agyemang Diawusie | 25 | SSV Jahn Regensburg | On 4 November 2023 he was substituted early in a 3. Liga match against TSV 1860 Munich with breathing problems and died nearly two weeks later from a heart disease. |
| 7 January 2024 | Gefrison Cande | 28 | FC Albernoense | In the ninth minute of a regional league game against São Domingos FC, in Mértola, he collapsed on the pitch and never recovered. He was transported to Beja Hospital where his death was confirmed. |
| 10 February 2024 | Septian Raharja | 35 | FBI Sabung | Fell to the ground after being struck by lightning in a friendly match of FC Badung against FBI Sabung and died on the way to the hospital. |
| 24 March 2024 | Wassim Djezzar | 17 | NRB Ras El Ma | Died after hitting his head in the ground. |
| 18 May 2024 | Afonso Rossa | 19 | Águia de Marabá U20 | Suffered a heart attack during the team's warm-up, in a qualifying match for the local U20 competition. |
| 23 May 2024 | Jordan Denneulin | 33 | AS Courrières | Player assistant coach who was killed by lightning during a training session at the Stade Gabriel Péri in Nanterre. |
| 31 May 2024 | Emmanuel Hidalgo | 15 | Cartaginés U15 | He collapsed after suffering a cardiac arrest during a training. He was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where he died shortly after arriving. |
| 5 July 2024 | Ahmed Refaat | 31 | Modern Sport FC | Suffered a heart attack during a match against Al Ittihad Alexandria Club. |
| 27 July 2024 | 12 players | 10 to 16 | Hashalom Majdal Shams | Killed in a rocket strike on the El Shams Field in the Golan Heights. |
| 27 August 2024 | Juan Izquierdo | 27 | Nacional | Fainted on the field during a round of 16 match for the 2024 Copa Libertadores against São Paulo FC on 22 August. He was taken by ambulance to the Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital in São Paulo but suffered cardio-respiratory arrest and was declared brain dead on 27 August. |
| 3 November 2024 | José Hugo de la Cruz Meza | 39 | Familia Chocca | Struck by lightning while exiting the field after the match was suspended due to a storm. Four other players were injured. |
| 11 December 2024 | Kaylen Dennis | 17 | Walthamstow | Dennis suffered a cardiac arrest after a harmless tackle during the game of the U 23 of Walthamstow in the middle of the game at Barnet College. |
| 12 December 2024 | Erion Morina | 22 | Vushtrria | On 27 October 2024, he suffered a cardiac arrest during a training session with the club, where he fell into a coma and died several weeks later. |