Soccer players who died on the field: Footballers who died on the pitch

Soccer players who have died on the field have caused sadness among football fans. For football lovers and players, the most heartbreaking experience is death, especially on the field of play. However, despite football being the most popular sport in the world, the sports world as a whole would prefer to avoid it.

Since 13 January 1889 many football players have lost their lives while playing football take a look at the list of soccer players who died on the field.

Game after game, football provides us with unforgettable moments, victories, and joys. However, it does have its sad and moving moments. Footballers who died on the field will never be forgotten. After all, we should live with their memories and bargain our beloved idols farewell.

List of soccer players who died on the field while playing football

This is a full overview of football players who passed away and whose deaths were published in the media for an assortment of causes, including injuries, cardiac arrests, natural deaths, and occasionally uncertain causes. So far, many footballers have lost their lives while playing soccer for their beloved clubs. The following is a list of soccer players who died on the field from 1889 to the Present:

Date of death	Player	Age at death	Team	Cause Of Death
12 April 2023	Martin Filipcic	15	Samobor	In the youth league match against Dugo Selo, he informed the referee he wasn’t feeling well and then collapsed while receiving medical attention. He was reportedly alive when the ambulance arrived but was dead soon after.
15 February 2023	Arne Espeel	25	Winkel Sport B	He was a goalkeeper, who collapsed just a moment after saving a penalty against Westrozebeke. After saving the shot, the goalkeeper rose to his feet to celebrate before falling unconscious. The emergency team raced to rescue him yet, he was declared dead shortly after being moved to the hospital.
07 January 2023	Modeste M’bami	40	Cameroon and Paris Saint-Germain	Died after suffering from a heart attack.
03 December 2022	Erion Kajtazi	17	KF Trepca ’89	Cardiac arrest while playing match.
29 November 2022	Andrés Balanta	22	Atletico Tucuman	Cardiac arrest during training.
30 September 2022	Alexandru Vagner	33	Inter Cristian	During a workout at the Inter Cristian sports complex, Vagner suffered a heart attack. He was taken to the emergency unit at Brasov County Hospital but was unable to survive.
14 September 2022	Mariano Ondo	23	Cano Sport Academy	Equatorial Guinean right back; fainted and lost consciousness after a training session; later that day, he was declared dead with a heart attack as the likely cause of death.
15 July 2022	Aleksandr Kozlov	29	Ararat Yerevan	Spartak Moscow announced Kozlov’s death, which was reportedly caused by a blood clot suffered while training with Zorkiy Krasnogorsk.
15 May 2022	Mark Davies	49	Retired	Although paramedics were performing CPR on Davies, the 49-year-old collapsed on the field while playing for Llanelli in a veterans cup final. Davies was found unresponsive.
2 February 2022	Alexandros Lampis	21	GS Ilioupoli	Following the Greek footballer’s cardiac arrest, Lampis passed away on the field five minutes later. It took an ambulance 20 minutes to arrive at the stadium, and there was no defibrillator there. Following the incident, the game versus Ermionida was called off.
3 January 2022	Marcos Menaldo	25	Deportivo Marquense	The central defender, who was 25 years old, reportedly fainted while training with his teammates. He was taken to a hospital, where his death was officially verified.
25 December 2021	Sofiane Loukar	30	MC Saida	Immediately passed away after collapsing in the middle of a match.
23 December 2021	Mukhaled Al-Raqadi	29	Muscat Club	collapsed in the warm-up for the Omantel League match against Suwaiq Club.
23 December 2021	Marin Cacic	23	NK Nehaj	Died in a hospital on December 21, 2021, while undergoing training, from a cardiac arrest.
22 December 2021	Ahmed Amin	23	Al Rebat & Al Anwar SC	Goalkeeper Ahmed Amin died in the team’s locker room after suffering a heart attack following a training session. Attempts to immediately revive the player was pointless. The player was then taken in an ambulance to a nearby hospital, but it is reported that he died en route.
22 December 2021	Taufik Ramsyah	20	Tornado FC Pekanbaru	In a Liga 3 Riau game, the goalkeeper was involved in a collision with a Wahana FC player and sustained a fractured skull. Taufik underwent surgery for his shattered skull and spent several days in a coma before succumbing to his wounds.
17 December 2021	Karol Setniewski	13	Znicz Pruszkow	After the game, he passed away due to a severe headache.
12 November 2021	Jony Lopez	16	Sol del Este	While playing the game, he had a fatal heart attack.
15 October 2021	Christophe Ramassamy	54	AS Saint Yves	Christophe Ramassamy, a 54-year-old footballer, died of a heart attack.
8 October 2021	Benoit Sabard	49	SC Massay	There were 20 minutes left in the game, and he died.
25 September 2021	Guillermo Arias	31	Camaguan FC	Arias passed away from a cardiac arrest after collapsing on the field during the third division tournament’s quarterfinals.
4 September 2021	Jens De Smet	27	FCC Filosoof	Jens (27), an amateur player, collapses and passes away on a Dutch football field.
2 September 2021	Dylan Rich	17	West Bridgford Colts	A young football player allegedly had a cardiac arrest during a game and died as a result.
28 August 2021	Alexander Shishmarev	23	Krasnaya Zvezda	During a Russian training game Alexander Shishmarev, collided with an opponent. He received medical attention for “more than an hour” before dying.
16 July 2021	Imad Bayumi	45	Retired	During a friendly match, he suffered a circulatory collapse.
11 July 2021	Jajov Adenan	30	Piansano	Cardiac arrest
22 June 2021	Viktor Marcell Hegedus	18	Andrashida SC	Passed away during a training warmup.
1 June 2021	Giuseppe Perrino	29	Parma	Died Due to a Heart Attack
18 April 2021	Tremaine Stewart	33	Portmore United	Died while playing football
11 April 2021	Dejan Orsus	24	NK Otok	After suffering a cardiac arrest during a league match against Radnicki, he collapsed and died later that day in the hospital.
8 March 2021	Abdul Rahman Atef	23	Al Qanayat	He died during a league match against El Rowad.
7 January 2021	Alex Apolinario	24	Alverca	In the 27th minute of a league match on January 3, 2021, went into cardiac arrest. After several attempts, he was revived and taken to the hospital, where he was placed in an induced coma and died four days later.
27 November 2020	Sajjad Ali		Al-Sulaikh	While playing a league match against Bismayah, he died of a heart attack.
21 November 2020	Ricky Yacobi	57	Retired	While participating in a friendly game with several teammates and journalists, he suffered a heart attack.
8 March 2020	Chineme Martins	22	Nasarawa United	During a league game, he collapsed and died.
29 December 2019	Radhakrishnan Dhanarajan	39	East Bengal	After facing breathing problems and chest pain, he collapsed suddenly.
7 November 2019	Renan Henrique Santos	16	Agua Santa U17	During a training session, he passed away. Cardiac arrest was the cause of death.
26 September 2019	Agustin Martinez	17	Boston River	He went into cardiac arrest while sitting on the bench after being replaced in a league game against Cerro due to a knee injury.
6 July 2019	Derrick Williams	30	Lucas Cwmbran	During a friendly match, he suffered a cardiac arrest.
17 June 2019	Edwin Boakai		National Port Authority Anchors	During a training session, he collapsed and died.
8 May 2019	Ludwin Flores Nole	27	Los Rangers	After drinking ice-cold water at the end of a match, he suffered a heart attack.
25 April 2019	Faty Papy	28	Malanti Chiefs	He suffered a heart attack while playing in a match in Eswatini.
2 March 2019	Herman Tsinga	30	Akanda FC	He collapsed after attempting to win a header. He received a twenty-minute cardiac massage on the field but died en route to the hospital.
27 January 2019	Francisco Cavada	32	Marina de Cudeyo	Collapsed and died
22 January 2019	Fode Sidibe		ASC Bouake	Died after collapsing during a training session.
4 November 2018	Ekundayo Ebenezer Mawoyeka	23	Saraykoyspor	Died of a heart attack
6 October 2018	Ramon Neto da Costa	31	Ararangua Esporte Clube	Died during a friendly game.
14 September 2018	Mamadou Camara	26	USON Mondeville	Heart attack during training.
1 September 2018	Tijmen Steenbergen	13	VV Marinus van	Died after a collision with the Left back.
29 June 2018	Mohamed Farouk	33	Sidi Salem Club	Heart attack during a friendly match
4 May 2018	Luyanda Ntshangase	21	Maritzburg United	Died from injuries.
24 March 2018	Bruno Boban	25	Marsonia 1909	Collapsed during a match and was found dead.
13 February 2018	Danilinho	32	Juazeirense	Heart attack during training.
3 February 2018	Nacho Barbera	15	UD Alzira	Died on the field during a youth team match.
12 December 2017	Izzy Dezu	17	Shelbourne U16	Unhealthy
2 November 2017	Joel Lobanzo	17	Royal Antwerp U19	He died of a heart attack during a training match.
15 October 2017	Choirul Huda	38	Persela Lamongan	He collided with his teammate Ramon Rodrigues and got injured to his lower jaw and head before passing away in a local hospital.
1 October 2017	Shota Maminashvili	31	FC Zugdidi	Collapsed during his warmup and died.
17 September 2017	Luc Jacobs	26	SC Helmondia	Collapsed and died in the hospital.
5 June 2017	Cheick Tiote	30	Beijing Enterprises	A heart attack caused him to collapse and lose consciousness during a training session.
3 June 2017	Aseged Tesfaye	46	Ethiopian Coffee	Heart attack during the team training session.
28 April 2017	Ben Walker	15	Thrapston Town Juniors	Cardiac Arrest
27 April 2017	Gofaone Tiro	26	Township Rollers	Heart attack during the team training session.
26 April 2017	Moise Brou Apanga	35	FC 105 Libreville	Heart attack during team training.
11 February 2017	James Moorfoot	28	Langtoft AFC	Cardiac arrest during a match and died on the field.
4 December 2016	Ismail Mrisho Khalfan	19	Mbao	During the U-20 League match, he was tackled by an opponent and died of a heart attack.
13 November 2016	Jack Atkinson	18	Holland F C	During a U-18s game, a heart attack occurred, and died.
19 September 2016	Dominic James	18	Waterhouse	Collapsed and died.
13 September 2016	Dan Wilkinson	26	Shaw Lane	Cardiac arrest on the field and died in the hospital.
11 September 2016	Ben Idrissa Derme	34	AJ Biguglia	Died of a heart attack.
26 August 2016	Kieran McDade	13	Dunbeth FC	Cardiac arrest during football training.
15 August 2016	Michael Umanika	20	Zagatala	Died of a suspected heart attack.
16 July 2016	Antony Stott	26	Thirroul Thunder	Cardiac arrest.
9 May 2016	Jeanine Christelle Djomnang	26	Cameroon	She died of a heart attack
7 May 2016	Bernardo Ribeiro	26	Friburguense	He died of a heart attack.
6 May 2016	Patrick Ekeng	26	Dinamo București	Collapsed in a match and died.
1 May 2016	Stefan Petrovski	18	Melaka United	Struck by lightning while training on 5 April, died in hospital.
13 March 2016	Hugo Suarez	28	Llaranes	With severe chest pain, he collapsed and died.
6 December 2015	Abdul Haruna	27	Kano Pillars F.C.	Collapsed and died on the field while playing in a friendly match.
15 October 2015	Sergei Filippenkov	44	FC Zenit Penza	Died during a friendly match
2 September 2015	Stelios Markousis	18	Veria	Heart attack during a training session and died shortly afterward.
11 July 2015	Daniel Kowalski	24	Germania Niederrodenbach	Heart problem.
7 July 2015	Junior Dian	23	Tonbridge Angels	Collapsed in a friendly match.
13 June 2015	David Oniya	30	T-Team	Collapsed and died.
31 May 2015	Shetemi Ayetigbo	16	Belvedere	Collapsed and died.
24 May 2015	Cristian Gomez	27	Club Atletico Parana	Died of heart failure during a match.
14 May 2015	Emanuel Ortega	21	San Martin de Burzaco	Died after sustaining a fatal head injury.
11 May 2015	Tim Nicot	23	Beerschot-Wilrijk	Died due to heart failure
30 April 2015	Gregory Mertens	24	Sporting Lokeren	Died due to heart failure
28 March 2015	Ben Hiscox	30	Stoke Gifford	Hitting his head against the wall
10 November 2014	Dipak Adhikari		Abu Dhabi Police Force Team	Died after collapsing during a match.
19 October 2014	Melissa Smith	15	Cadley FC	Collapsed on the field and was found dead.
19 October 2014	Peter Biaksangzuala	23	Bethlehem Vengthlang	He died from spinal injuries sustained when he landed awkwardly while celebrating a goal.
3 September 2014	Carlos Barra	23	Deportes Maipo Quilicura	Cardiac arrest caused his death.
23 August 2014	Albert Ebosse Bodjongo	24	JS Kabylie	While leaving the pitch, he was hit by a projectile.
19 May 2014	Akli Fairuz	27	Persiraja	Died after colliding with the opposite goalkeeper during a game, but died the next day from internal bleeding.
3 May 2014	Kodjo Etonam Adjassou	24	Bankstown City	Collapsed and died.
28 February 2014	Kevon Carter	30	Defence Force	After having chest pains during a training session, he died of a heart attack.
23 December 2013	Jamie Skinner	13	Tynecastle	Cardiac arrest during a match.
17 November 2013	Alex Marques	20	G.D. Tourizense	Cardiac arrest.
27 August 2013	Hector Sanabria	27	Deportivo Laferrere	In the league match, he suffered a heart attack and died before reaching the hospital.
30 July 2013	Matthias Viereckl	19	SC Marchtrenk	Died in a friendly match.
27 July 2013	Sekou Camara	27	Pelita Bandung Raya	The cause of death was a heart attack, which occurred on the field during a practice session.
21 July 2013	Yair Clavijo	18	Sporting Cristal	During a reserve match, he died from cerebral edema with brain herniation caused by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
21 June 2013	Alen Pamic	23	NK Istra 1961	Heart attack.
17 June 2013	Mohammad Fahad	32	Al-Sulaibikhat	Collided with another player during an unofficial game, which caused severe brain bleeding that kept him in a coma.
16 May 2013	Berat Sacipi	31	SV Inter Itzehoe	Cardiac arrest
20 April 2013	Dominik Rupp	23	FSV Hemmersdorf	Cardiac arrest
2 April 2013	Quentin Margueritte	25	USON Mondeville	Cardiac arrest
20 October 2012	Jaouad Akaddar	28	Hassania Agadir	Cardiac arrest
7 October 2012	Joshua Pepple	24	LKS Pomorzanin Nowogard	Cardiac arrest
2 September 2012	Victor Brannstrom	29	Pitea IF	Cardiac arrest
5 August 2012	Chinonso Ihelwere Henry	21	Delta Tulcea	Heart failure
7 July 2012	Arjuna Luiz Venutto Ramos	17	Sao Bernardo	Cardiac arrest
12 June 2012	Gerome Graham	20	Bodden Town	He passed away during a training session. The cause of death was hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
5 May 2012	Mohamed Lemine Ould M’Boye		ASC Nasr Zem Zem	Cardiac arrest
14 April 2012	Piermario Morosini	25	Livorno	Cardiac arrest
10 April 2012	Patrick Grange	29	University of New Mexico	Chronic traumatic encephalopathy
21 March 2012	Dhanraj Venkatesh	27	Bangalore Mars	Cardiac arrest
13 November 2011	Bobsam Elejiko	30	K. Merksem S.C.	Collapsed and died during a match
4 August 2011	Naoki Matsuda	34	Matsumoto Yamaga F.C.	Cardiac arrest
12 April 2011	Lokissimbaye Loko	30	FC Beaumontois	Heart attack
12 December 2010	Emmanuel Ogoli	21	Ocean Boys F.C.	Collapsed on the field and died.
10 November 2010	Benjamin Owusu	21	Cavaliers FC Parakou	Collapsed while playing and died.
12 September 2010	Nduka Anyanwu	30	SV 1920 Geinsheim	Collapsed during a league match and died.
18 August 2010	Victor Omogbehin	22	Ilford F.C.	Collapsed during a league match and died.
8 May 2010	Wilson Mene	22	Prek Pra Keila	Collapsed during a league match and died.
8 May 2010	Frederico da Costa Pinheiro	26	Mesquita	Cardiac arrest
2 May 2010	Ambrose Wreh	24	Invincible Eleven	Heart failure
May 2010	Goran Tunjic	32	Mladost FC	Heart attack
9 April 2010	Daniel Robert de Jesus	28	Irtysh Pavlodar	Heart attack
8 March 2010	Bartholomew Opoku	19	Kessben F.C.	Collapsed and died.
6 March 2010	Endurance Idahor	25	Al-Merreikh	Heart attack
24 January 2010	Yannick Dago	17	Arras Football	Heart attack
18 November 2009	Salem Saad	31	Al-Nasr	Heart attack during a training session.
15 November 2009	Maurizio Greco	25	TuS Guldenstern Stade	During the game, he collapsed and died later in the hospital.
20 September 2009	Neridson Estevao	26	Progresso de Sambizanga	He died after collapsing during a match in the second division.
2 September 2009	Alexandru Iatan	19	Dunarea Giurgiu	Cardiac arrest
8 August 2009	Daniel Jarque	26	RCD Espanyol	Cardiac arrest
26 May 2009	Orobosan Adun	28	Warri Wolves FC	Internal bleeding during a training session.
2 April 2009	Victor Hugo Avalos	37	Villa Florida	Heart attack
15 March 2009	Jumadi Abdi	26	PKT Bontang	Collapsed after an incident during the match and died due to a severe infection.
31 May 2008	Rustem Bulatov	34	Torpedo SDYuSShOR Kaluga	He died after becoming ill during a game.
3 April 2008	Hrvoje Custic	24	NK Zadar	Severe head injuries
16 February 2008	Herve King	27	Ringmer	Heart attack
9 February 2008	Guy Tchingoma	22	FC 105 Libreville	He collided with an opponent.
29 December 2007	Phil O’Donnell	35	Motherwell	Collapsed and died.
29 August 2007	Chaswe Nsofwa	28	Hapoel Be’er Sheva	Sudden heart failure.
28 August 2007	Antonio Puerta	22	Sevilla FC	After several cardiac arrests.
19 August 2007	Anton Reid	16	Walsall	Collapsed and died
27 March 2007	Ivan Karacic	19	NK Siroki Brijeg	Heart attack
18 September 2006	Nilton Pereira Mendes	30	FC Shakhter Karagandy	Collapsed on the field during a training session and died.
9 September 2006	Matt Gadsby	27	Hinckley United	A heart condition caused him to collapse on the field during a Conference.
30 August 2006	Mohamed Abdelwahab	23	Al Ahly	During a training match, he died from an undetected heart defect.
10 August 2006	Gokmen Yıldıran	28	Elazıgspor	Suffered a heart attack during training.
12 June 2006	Rasmus Green	26	Naestved BK	Heart attack
11 April 2006	Victor Alfonso Guerrero	17	Envigado F.C.	Died unexpectedly
25 June 2005	Hugo Cunha	28	U.D. Leiria	Cardiac Arrest
27 May 2005	Alin Paicu	32	Minerul Matasari	He died of a heart attack after collapsing after heading a ball.
12 April 2005	Paul Sykes	28	Folkestone Invicta	He collapsed on the field and died of an undiagnosed heart defect.
5 December 2004	Cristiano Junior	24	Dempo Sports Club	Collided with the goalkeeper and died.
27 October 2004	Serginho	30	Sao Caetano	Sudden Cardiac Arrest
29 February 2004	Danny Ortiz	27	CSD Municipal	Collided with Mario Rafael Rodriguez and died.
25 January 2004	Miklos Feher	24	Benfica	Cardiac arrest
9 August 2003	Ali Bakar	55	Malaysia and Penang	Heart attack and died
26 June 2003	Marc-Vivien Foe	28	Cameroon	Collapsed while playing in the semi-finals
9 March 2003	Marvin Lee	21	Trinidad and Tobago U20	He died two years later after suffering neck and spinal injuries.
12 December 2002	Stefan Toleski	23	FK Napredok	Collapsed during a match on the field.
27 October 2002	Giovanni Cordoba	24	Deportivo Cali	The same lightning that killed Hernan Gaviria struck him, and he died three days later from his injuries.
24 October 2002	Hernan Gaviria	32	Deportivo Cali	Struck by lightning during a training session, and was killed instantly.
October 2002	Marcio dos Santos	28	Deportivo Wanka	Heart Attack
20 February 2002	Cristian Neamțu	21	Universitatea Craiova	Internal bleeding
20 November 2001	Cedric Lestic	26	AS Cherbourg	Heart Attack
29 August 2001	Serhiy Perkhun	23	CSKA Moscow	The brain hemorrhaged and he died eight days later.
14 February 2001	Roman Pavelka	33	SK Unicov	During physical training, he collapsed and died from a heart condition.
5 October 2000	Catalin Hildan	24	Dinamo Bucuresti	Heart Attack
30 May 2000	Ivan Krstic	19	Radnicki Nis	Struck by lightning
21 May 2000	Hocine Gacemi	24	JS Kabylie	Fractured skull after a clash of heads.
6 May 2000	Robert Mitwerandu	30	Rakow Czestochowa	Heart attack.
2 April 2000	Eri Irianto	26	Persebaya Surabaya	Heart failure after a game
February 2000	John Ikoroma	17	Al-Wahda S.C.C.	Collapsed on the pitch and died
January 2000	Daniel Orbeanu	18	Caraimanul Busteni	Infection from a simple sprain
24 July 1999	Ștefan Vrabioru	23	Astra Ploiesti	An undetected heart defect led to death.
January 1999	Ferenc Biro	15	Nirajul Miercurea-Nirajului	The crossbar fell on his head during a warmup.
28 April 1998	Axel Juptner	29	Carl Zeiss Jena	Heart attack.
18 February 1998	Robbie James	40	Llanelli A.F.C.	Cardiomyopathy.
4 April 1997	Waheeb Jabara	23	Hapoel Taibe	Heart attack.
4 January 1997	Hedi Berkhissa	24	Esperance Sportive de Tunis	Heart attack.
29 October 1995	Amir Angwe	29	Julius Berger F.C.	Heart attack.
25 August 1995	Michael Goddard		Dundela	Died during a game after being struck in the chest by the ball.
30 April 1995	Mukandi Tsimaya	28	Atromitos F.C.	Elbow hit in the neck by an opponent player
1 September 1993	Gabor Zsiboras	35	MTK	Collapsed into a coma in the training session and died.
2 February 1993	Michael Klein	33	Bayer Uerdingen	Heart attack during a training session.
8 September 1990	David Longhurst	25	York City	Heart attack.
20 April 1990	Vagner Bacharel	35	Parana	Head trauma and a 180mm fracture of his left side bone and later severe cerebral edema caused his death.
12 August 1989	Samuel Okwaraji	24	Nigeria	High blood pressure.
7 February 1989	Sixto Rovina	27	Groningen	Heart attack.
9 December 1987	Dursun Ozbek	17	Galatasaray	Heart attack.
23 August 1987	Paulo Navalho	20	Atletico Clube de Portugal	Acute myocardial infarction
15 January 1987	Jose Antonio Gallardo	25	CD Malaga	Collided with an opponent and died
23 September 1984	Erik Jongbloed	21	DWS	Struck by lightning
7 March 1982	Carlos Alberto Barbosa	28	Sport	Died from infarction
5 November 1981	Hocine Benmiloudi	26	CR Belouizdad	Died during the Ligue 1 match from severe food poisoning.
21 April 1980	Omar Sahnoun	24	Bordeaux	Heart attack.
30 October 1977	Renato Curi	24	Perugia	Heart attack.
27 August 1977	Michel Soulier	27	Namur	Heart attack.
18 May 1977	Tony Aveyard	21	Scarborough	Head injuries
14 December 1975	Angel Aviles		Deportivo Junin	Collapsed on the field due to heart complications
16 December 1973	Pavao	26	F.C. Porto	Heart attack
7 January 1973	Pedro Berruezo	27	Sevilla F.C.	Heart attack
25 February 1967	Tony Allden		Highgate United	Struck by lightning
1 November 1966	Petar Radakovic	29	NK Rijeka	Collapsed during a training session due to a heart ailment and died
14 July 1963	Constantin Tabarcea	26	Petrolul Ploiesti	Collapsed during a match which led him to die in the thymus gland.
4 April 1953	John Kirkby	23	Wrexham	Cardiac arrest.
1 April 1951	Mitotonio	35	Ceara	Due to stomach congestion.
20 February 1949	Gustav Fahland		TSV Braunschweig	Internal bleeding.
22 March 1946	Isaac Angulo		Alianza Lima	Collapsed and died from cardiac arrest.
15 May 1941	Law Adam	32	Thor	Due to heart issues, which ultimately caused his death.
14 May 1939	Asbjorn Ronneberg	17	Hof IL	Heart attack during the game.
12 November 1936	Jorge Chavez Boza		Atletico Chalaco	Due to diabetes, his limb was amputated, which ultimately caused his death.
5 February 1936	Jimmy Thorpe	22	Sunderland	After the game, he collapsed at home and died four days later in a hospital from diabetes mellitus and heart failure.
10 February 1935	Samuel Beattie	28	Distillery	After a head-to-head collision during a quarter-final, he died from a cerebral haemorrhage.
3 December 1934	Pfeiferlik		Union Zizkov	He fell and suffered from trauma, and he died on the way to the hospital.
1 December 1934	Sim Raleigh	25	Gillingham	Died after a clash of heads
17 June 1933	Jon Kristbjornsson	22	Valur	Collided with a striker, suffered a head injury, and died.
5 September 1931	John Thomson	22	Celtic	Died after suffering a fractured skull in a match
3 May 1927	David Arellano	24	Colo-Colo	He died of internal bleeding after being hit by an opposing player during the game.
30 April 1927	Sam Wynne	30	Bury	It was a cerebral haemorrhage that caused him to collapse and die.
4 April 1927	Albert Van Coile	27	Cercle Brugge	After a collision with an opponent, he died.
13 March 1927	Georges Le Bidois	26	Stade Olympique de l’Est	He died in the locker room after receiving a violent kick to the carotid artery.
11 November 1923	Tom Butler		Port Vale	Eight days after breaking his arm in a match, he died of tetanus.
14 November 1921	Joshua Wilkinson	24	Dumbarton	Two days after a game, he died from peritonitis.
22 May 1921	Nikola Gazdic		Hajduk Split	Late-stage tuberculosis following a game
7 January 1921	Horace Fairhurst	27	Blackpool	Head injury
19 February 1916	Bob Benson	33	Arsenal	Blood vessel burst
29 December 1909	James Main	23	Hibernian	He passed away due to fatal stomach injuries.
January 1908	Frank Levick	26	Sheffield United	He had pneumonia after breaking his collarbone while playing against Newcastle United, and he eventually died of heart failure.
8 April 1907	Tommy Blackstock	25	Manchester United	In a game against St. Helens, he collapsed after heading a ball and died.
27 October 1906	David “Soldier” Wilson	23	Leeds City	Heart attack
27 August 1902	Di Jones	35?	Manchester City	The infected knee caused death.
January 1900	James Collins		Sheppey United	On-field injuries led to tetanus.
29 November 1896	Joe Powell	25	Woolwich Arsenal	After fracturing his arm during a game against Kettering Town in 1896, he had blood poisoning and tetanus.
25 May 1896	James Logan	25	Loughborough	Pneumonia (infection) while playing.
28 March 1894	Teddy Smith	27	Bedminster	Suffered a severe concussion after colliding with Eastville Rovers in the Gloucestershire Cup semi-final. He originally continued to play but was eventually forced to leave the game and died the next morning due to wounds.
23 November 1893	Walter Bannister	24	Chesterfield Town	A tackle during a game against Derby Junction caused a kidney rupture; he died almost three weeks later.
12 November 1893	John Henry Morris	26	Shrewsbury Town	Internal bleeding after a poor tackle in a heated game. The conclusion was that the death was accidental.
11 January 1892	James Dunlop	21	St Mirren	Ten days after contracting tetanus from a fall on a piece of glass during a friendly game versus Abercorn, the player passed away.
13 January 1889	William Cropper	26	Staveley	A day later, death was caused by a ruptured bowel sustained during a game versus Grimsby Town.

What famous soccer player died recently?

Diego Maradona died in November 2020 of heart failure and pulmonary edema. He had been recovering from brain surgery at a home in the Buenos Aires suburbs, rather than a hospital, and prosecutors say Maradona’s doctors and other caregivers should have known he was in danger and done more to save him.

Has anyone ever died on the field while playing football?

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FAQs about soccer players who died on the field

What football player died of a heart attack?

According to the medical examiner, former Miami Hurricanes player Sam Bruce died of a heart attack at the age of 24.

How many footballers have died of heart attack?

In 2020, the FIFA Sudden Death Report was released. From 2014 to 2018, the report tracked worldwide footballers’ deaths attributed to sudden cardiac arrest or other unexplained sudden death while playing (or shortly after playing). During the last five-year period, there were 617 footballers died due to heart attacks (cardiac arrest).

Why do so many footballers have heart attacks?

In young athletes, congenital heart disease is the most typical cause of sudden cardiac death. Coronary artery disease affects older athletes. The optimal way to test for risk factors is still up for debate, yet sudden cardiac death occurs seldom in athletes.

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