List of association football players who died during their careers

To further understand the scale of the problem, a study, named the FIFA Sudden Death Report (FIFA-SDR), was commissioned by FIFA and carried out by Saarland University. It was published in 2020.[7] The report recorded worldwide deaths attributed to sudden cardiac arrest or other unexplained sudden death while playing (or shortly after playing) football 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.

This is a selected list of examples that were reported in the media of football players that died because of various reasons, such as injuries, cardiac arrest, natural death and sometimes unknown reasons.

Date	Name	Age	Team	Notes
13 January 1889	William Cropper	26	Staveley	Ruptured bowel in a match against Grimsby Town led to death the next day.
26 February 1889	Robert Whyte	23	Redding Athletic	Abdominal injury from a kick to the stomach in a friendly against Southfield Slamannan led to death three days later.[8]
11 January 1892	James Dunlop	21	St Mirren	Tetanus from fall on piece of glass in a friendly game against Abercorn led to death ten days later.[9]
12 November 1893	John Henry Morris	26	Shrewsbury Town	Internal haemorrhage following a bad tackle in a bad tempered match. A verdict of accidental death was returned.[10]
23 November 1893	Walter Bannister	24	Chesterfield Town	Rupture of the kidney from a tackle in game against Derby Junction; he died almost three weeks later.[11]
28 March 1894	Teddy Smith	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.[12]
25 May 1896	James Logan	25	Loughborough F.C.	Pneumonia while playing.
29 November 1896	Joe Powell	25	Woolwich Arsenal	Blood poisoning and tetanus after breaking his arm in game against Kettering Town in 1896.
January 1900	James Collins		Sheppey United	Tetanus caused by on-field injury.[13]
27 August 1902	Di Jones	35?	Manchester City	Gashed knee turned septic leading to death.
27 October 1906	David "Soldier" Wilson	23	Leeds City	Heart attack while playing against Burnley, probably from heavy smoking. He attempted to return to the field of play even when in great pain.[14]
8 April 1907	Tommy Blackstock	25	Manchester United	Collapsed after heading a ball in a game against St. Helens and died.
January 1908	Frank Levick	26	Sheffield United	Pneumonia during recovery from collar bone broken playing against Newcastle United on 1 January 1908. Attending Dr Selby of Attercliffe (Sheffield) noted heart failure at 1:40pm on 1 February 1908 at his father's house on 125 Plumpers Road Tinsley Sheffield[15]
29 December 1909	James Main	23	Hibernian	Fatal stomach injuries during a Christmas Day match in 1909 against Partick Thistle at Firhill on a frostbound pitch, after colliding with a Thistle player, led to death four days later.
19 February 1916	Bob Benson	33	Arsenal	Burst blood vessel following a wartime game against Reading.[16][17]
7 January 1921	Horace Fairhurst	27	Blackpool	Head injury in a league game at Barnsley in December 1920; died as a result of his injury early in the new year.
22 May 1921	Nikola Gazdić		Hajduk Split	Late stage tuberculosis after a game against Građanski Zagreb, Hajduk's greatest rival at the time.[18]
14 November 1921	Joshua Wilkinson	24	Dumbarton	Goalkeeper who died from peritonitis two days after a game against Rangers.[19]
11 November 1923	Tom Butler		Port Vale	Died from tetanus eight days after fracturing his arm in a match.
13 March 1927	Georges Le Bidois	26	Stade Olympique de l'Est	During a season-ending match of the Ligue Île-de-France, the goalkeeper Georges Le Bidois received a violent kick at his carotid from Swiss Aron Pollitz of US Suisse Paris, from which he succumbed in the locker room. Upon the announcement of his death, the game was called off.[20][21]
4 April 1927	Albert Van Coile	27	Cercle Brugge	Perforated bowel after a collision with an opponent. Died one day later.
30 April 1927	Sam Wynne	30	Bury	Collapsed and died on the field of pneumonia during a match against Sheffield United, although Bury claim it was a cerebral haemorrhage.[22]
3 May 1927	David Arellano	24	Colo-Colo	Peritonitis after being hit by an opposing player during the match. Shortly after the incident Arellano was brought to a nearby clinic where he ultimately died.
5 September 1931	John Thomson	22	Celtic	Injured during an Old Firm match when he dived for the ball and suffered a fractured skull in an accidental collision with Rangers' Sam English. He died that same evening.
17 June 1933	Jón Kristbjörnsson	22	Valur	A goalkeeper who collided with a striker from KR Reykjavik and suffered a head injury in the last game of the Icelandic League on 13 June 1933. Was taken to hospital, where he died from his injuries on 17 June 1933.[23]
1 December 1934	Sim Raleigh	25	Gillingham	Died after a clash of heads with Brighton & Hove Albion's Paul Mooney in a game, who subsequently retired.
3 December 1934	Pfeiferlik		Union Žižkov	Fell and suffered a concussion in a game against Viktoria Žižkov. Died on the way to hospital.[24]
10 February 1935	Samuel Beattie[25][26]	28	Distillery F.C.	Died after a clash of heads after a corner in the 1934–35 FAI Cup quarter-final. Finished the game and went home. Became delirious the same night and was rushed to hospital due to cerebral haemorrhage.
5 February 1936	Jimmy Thorpe	22	Sunderland	When playing as goalkeeper, Thorpe, a diabetic, collapsed into a coma from which he never recovered, attributed to the rough treatment he received on the pitch in a game against Chelsea. His death led to the rule that players were no longer able to kick the ball out of the goalkeeper's arms.
12 November 1936	Jorge Chávez Boza		Atlético Chalaco	Playing in a friendly match for Atlético Chalaco, Chávez Boza had his femoral artery injured by Víctor Guarderas Lavalle from Alianza Lima. His limb was amputated which later led to his death since having diabetes.[27]
14 May 1939	Asbjørn Rønneberg	17	Hof IL	Collapsed with a heart attack during the away game against Ramnes IL. He died within minutes after he was carried off the pitch.[28]
15 May 1941	Law Adam	32	Thor	After retirement at the age of 24 due to heart problems in 1933, Adam was playing for Thor against Anasher in Surabaya in the Dutch East Indies on 15 May 1941. He suffered a heart attack which led to his death.[29]
22 March 1946	Isaac Angulo		Alianza Lima	Collapsed during a friendly match against a saltpeter workers team in Antofagasta, Chile. He died from a possible cardiac arrest.[27]
20 February 1949	Gustav Fähland		TSV Braunschweig	Internal bleeding a few days after a collision with an opposing player in a match between his club TSV Braunschweig (a temporary name for Eintracht Braunschweig) and SV Werder Bremen on 13 February 1949.[30]
1 April 1951	Mitotônio	35	Ceará	Collapsed during a match. Death attributed to stomach congestion.[31]
4 April 1953	John Kirkby	23	Wrexham	Collapsed during a match. Death attributed to a cardiac arrest.[32]
14 July 1963	Constantin Tabarcea	26	Petrolul Ploieşti	Collapsed during a match. Death attributed to unusual activity of the thymus gland.[33]
1 November 1966	Petar Radaković	29	NK Rijeka	Collapsed during a training session due to a heart ailment and died on the way to the hospital.[34][35]
25 February 1967	Tony Allden		Highgate United	Struck by lightning during an FA Amateur Cup quarterfinal against Enfield, died following day.[36]
7 January 1973	Pedro Berruezo	27	Sevilla F.C.	Heart attack during a Segunda División match against Pontevedra. He had collapsed in previous matches against Alicante, Sabadell, and Barakaldo. He had received treatment for his condition, but collapsed for the last time at the Estadio Municipal de Pasarón, without ever regaining consciousness.[37]
16 December 1973	Pavão	26	F.C. Porto	Heart attack during a league game.[38]
14 December 1975	Ángel Avilés		Deportivo Junín	Collapsed on the field after a run with the ball, playing against Atlético Chalaco at the Estadio Nacional del Perú, he previously had heart complications since playing for Colegio Nacional Iquitos. A stadium in Moyobamba was named after him.[27]
18 May 1977	Tony Aveyard	21	Scarborough	Head injuries received during match.[39][40]
27 August 1977	Michel Soulier	27	Namur	Died as a result of an attack in a Belgian Cup away match against Anderlecht at Parc Astrid. Stade Michel-Soulier in Namur was named in his honor.[41]
30 October 1977	Renato Curi	24	Perugia	Heart attack while playing in a Serie A match against Juventus. Perugia's ground is named after him.
21 April 1980	Omar Sahnoun	24	Bordeaux	Died from a heart attack during a club training.
5 November 1981	Hocine Benmiloudi	26	CR Belouizdad	Died during the Ligue 1 match against USM Aïn Beïda in Stade 20 Août 1955 (Algiers), from severe food poisoning.[42]
7 March 1982	Carlos Alberto Barbosa	28	Sport	Died from infarction after fainting in the match against XV de Jaú.[43]
23 September 1984	Erik Jongbloed	21	DWS	Struck by lightning during an exhibition game.[44] Son of Jan Jongbloed, goalkeeper of the Dutch national team in both the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cup Final.
15 January 1987	José Antonio Gallardo	25	CD Málaga	Collided with an opponent on 21 December away to Celta de Vigo, underwent emergency surgery and returned home. Relapsed on 7 January with a cerebral haemorrhage and fell into an eight-day coma before dying.[45]
23 August 1987	Paulo Navalho	20	Atlético Clube de Portugal	Acute myocardial infarction during a friendly match between Atletico and the UAE's Al-Jazira Club.[46]
9 December 1987	Dursun Özbek	17	Galatasaray	Died from a heart attack in a training match in Florya.[47]
7 February 1989	Sixto Rovina	27	Groningen	Collapsed at the moment he wanted to take a throw-in while playing against VV Hoogezand. He died of a heart attack.
12 August 1989	Samuel Okwaraji	24	Nigeria	Collapsed and died while playing against Angola in a World Cup Qualifier. An autopsy showed that the 24-year-old had an enlarged heart and high blood pressure.
20 April 1990	Vágner Bacharel	35	Paraná	Died on hospital, after a head trauma occurred in the game Paraná x SC Campo Mourão at the Campeonato Paranaense on April 14, 1990, which resulted in a 180mm fracture of the left parieto-occipital bone of his skull, and later in severe cerebral edema.[48]
8 September 1990	David Longhurst	25	York City	Heart attack on the pitch while playing against Lincoln City. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.[49]
2 February 1993	Michael Klein	33	Bayer Uerdingen	Heart attack during a training session.
1 September 1993	Gábor Zsiborás	35	MTK	The goalkeeper collapsed into a coma in the training session of Hungarian national team. After a week he died.
30 April 1995	Mukandi Tsimaya	28	Atromitos F.C.	Received an elbow hit in the neck by an opponent player, during a match against Panelefsiniakos. He died before going to hospital.
25 August 1995	Michael Goddard		Dundela	Died during a game against Dungannon Swifts at Stangmore Park after being struck in the chest by the ball.[23]
29 October 1995	Amir Angwe	29	Julius Berger F.C.	Collapsed and died on the pitch of a heart attack.[50]
4 January 1997	Hédi Berkhissa	24	Esperance Sportive de Tunis	Heart attack in a friendly game against Olympique Lyonnais at Stade Chedli Zouiten
4 April 1997	Waheeb Jabara	23	Hapoel Taibe	Heart attack while playing against Bnei Yehuda.[51]
18 February 1998	Robbie James	40	Llanelli A.F.C.	Cardiomyopathy.
28 April 1998	Axel Jüptner	29	Carl Zeiss Jena	Died suddenly of a heart attack during training.
January 1999	Ferenc Biro	15	Nirajul Miercurea-Nirajului	Died after a crossbar fell on his head during a warmup.[33]
24 July 1999	Ștefan Vrăbioru	23	Astra Ploieşti	Undetected heart defect that led to his collapse.[33]
January 2000	Daniel Orbeanu	18	Caraimanul Buşteni	Died after an infection from a simple sprain, misdiagnosed by four different hospitals.[33]
February 2000	John Ikoroma	17	Al-Wahda S.C.C.	Collapsed on the pitch and later died in hospital.[52]
2 April 2000	Eri Irianto	26	Persebaya Surabaya	Died in hospital due to heart failure after a game between Persebaya and PSIM Yogyakarta.[53]
6 May 2000	Robert Mitwerandu	30	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	Hocine Gacemi	24	JS Kabylie	Died in a hospital in Paris, France, from a fractured skull after clash of heads two days earlier[33]
30 May 2000	Ivan Krstić	19	Radnički Niš	Struck by lightning during a training session and was killed instantly.[54]
5 October 2000	Cătălin Hîldan	24	Dinamo București	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. The North Stand of Dinamo's stadium is named in his honour.
14 February 2001	Roman Pavelka	33	SK Uničov	Collapsed during physical training for his team and died from a heart condition.[55]
29 August 2001	Serhiy Perkhun	23	CSKA Moscow	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	26	AS Cherbourg	Died during a training session at André-Picquenot Stadium in Tourlaville as a result of a heart attack.[56]
20 February 2002	Cristian Neamțu	21	Universitatea Craiova	Accidentally struck in the mandible by a teammate charging towards goal. Internal bleeding was discovered, before he died one week later.[33]
October 2002	Márcio dos Santos	28	Deportivo Wanka	Dos Santos had a heart attack after a game of his Peruvian club Deportivo Wanka, which scored a goal in the 3–1 win over Alianza Lima.[57]
24 October 2002	Hernán Gaviria	32	Deportivo Cali	Struck by lightning during a training session, and was killed instantly.
27 October 2002	Giovanni Córdoba	24	Deportivo Cali	Struck by the same lightning that killed Hernán Gaviria, and died three days later from the injuries.[58]
12 December 2002	Stefan Toleski	23	FK Napredok	Collapsed during a match and later died in a hospital.[59]
9 March 2003	Marvin Lee	21	Trinidad and Tobago U20	Sustained neck and spinal injuries in a collision with Landon Donovan during the 2001 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament on 20 March 2001. Paralysed, he died two years later on 9 March 2003.[60][61]
26 June 2003	Marc-Vivien Foé	28	Cameroon	Collapsed while playing in the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup semi-final between his country and Colombia, and died shortly afterward in hospital. An autopsy later revealed the cause of death was hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
9 August 2003	Ali Bakar	55	Malaysia and Penang	Suffered a heart attack and died on the field while playing in a charity football match in Singapore in 2003.[62]
25 January 2004	Miklós Fehér	24	Benfica	Cardiac arrest caused by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy while playing against Vitória.
29 February 2004	Danny Ortiz	27	CSD Municipal	Torn pericardium during a match against CSD Comunicaciones when he collided with Mario Rafael Rodríguez. He died later in a hospital.
27 October 2004	Serginho	30	São Caetano	Sudden cardiac death during a Campeonato Brasileiro Série A match against São Paulo. His death motivated a revamping of practices in medical assistance from clubs and stricter preventive measures in sports grounds in Brazil.
5 December 2004	Cristiano Júnior	24	Dempo Sports Club	Collided with Mohun 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	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.[63]
27 May 2005	Alin Paicu	32	Minerul Mătăsari	Collapsed after heading a ball. Died of a heart attack.[33]
25 June 2005	Hugo Cunha	28	U.D. Leiria	Died suddenly from a cardiac arrest during a football match played with friends in Montemor-o-Novo.[64]
11 April 2006	Victor Alfonso Guerrero	17	Envigado F.C.	Died suddenly during a training match. He had lost consciousness on the ground and his body had arrived lifeless to the hospital.[65]
12 June 2006	Rasmus Green	26	Næstved BK	Heart attack during a training session and was, despite revival attempts from teammates and a doctor, declared dead upon arrival at the local hospital. The number 7 was afterwards retired in his honor.[66]
10 August 2006	Gökmen Yıldıran	28	Elazığspor	Suffered a heart attack during training, he died before being taken to the hospital.[47]
30 August 2006	Mohamed Abdelwahab	23	Al Ahly	Died from undetected heart defect during a training match.[67]
9 September 2006	Matt Gadsby	27	Hinckley United	Collapsed on the pitch during a Conference North game against Harrogate Town and died soon afterwards at Harrogate District Hospital. Medical tests revealed he died from a heart condition known as arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy.[68]
18 September 2006	Nilton Pereira Mendes	30	FC Shakhter Karagandy	Collapsed on the pitch during a training session with his club and died in the ambulance on the way to the hospital. The Brazilian was a former top scorer and best player for the Kazakhstan Premier League.[69]
27 March 2007	Ivan Karačić	19	NK Široki Brijeg	Heart attack and died during a training match in Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[70]
19 August 2007	Anton Reid	16	Walsall	Collapsed and died during youth team pre-season training. An inquest recorded a verdict of natural causes.[71]
28 August 2007	Antonio Puerta	22	Sevilla FC	Collapsed during a match against Getafe C.F. He died later in hospital after several cardiac arrests. Autopsy revealed arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
29 August 2007	Chaswe Nsofwa	28	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	Sudden heart failure during a training match against Maccabi Be'er Sheva.
29 December 2007	Phil O'Donnell	35	Motherwell	Collapsed during his team's 5–3 win against Dundee United with what was later confirmed as left ventricular failure. He died on the way to the hospital.[72]
9 February 2008	Guy Tchingoma	22	FC 105 Libreville	Died shortly after a league game against Union Sportive O'Mbila. During the match, he collided with an opponent. He managed to finish the game, but collapsed shortly after and medics were unable to revive him.[73]
16 February 2008	Hervé King	27	Ringmer	Collapsed 17 minutes into a game against Three Bridges[74] of an undetermined cause (heart attack suspected).[75]
3 April 2008	Hrvoje Ćustić	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[76]
31 May 2008	Rustem Bulatov	34	Torpedo SDYuSShOR Kaluga	Felt ill during a game, died later that day in a hospital.[77]
15 March 2009	Jumadi Abdi	26	PKT Bontang	Collapsed after an incident with Denny Tarkas during the match of his club PKT Bontang against Persela Lamongan. Denny kicked Jumadi's stomach when he was trying to get the ball. Jumadi died in a hospital 8 days later of severe infection.[78]
2 April 2009	Víctor Hugo Ávalos	37	Villa Florida	Heart attack during a match against Salesianito. He died the next day.[79]
26 May 2009	Orobosan Adun	28	Warri Wolves FC	Before an away match with Enugu Rangers, goalkeeper Adun of Warri Wolves FC, was assaulted by thugs suspected to be fans of the opposition team. Adun died 3 days later from internal haemorrhage, during a training session.[80]
8 August 2009	Daniel Jarque	26	RCD Espanyol	Cardiac arrest following a training session.[81]
2 September 2009	Alexandru Iatan	19	Dunărea Giurgiu	The Romanian goalkeeper was hit in the abdominal area with a ball while trying to defend a penalty kick during team training. He continued his training but a few moments later he collapsed and died of cardiac arrest.[82][83]
20 September 2009	Neridson Estevão	26	Progresso de Sambizanga	Died after collapsing during a second-division match between his club Progresso de Sambizanga and Benfica de Cabinda. He died later in a nearby hospital.[84][85]
15 November 2009	Maurizio Greco	25	TuS Güldenstern Stade	Collapsed during the match of his club TuS Güldenstern Stade against Lupo Martini Wolfsburg at Campers Höhe and died later in the hospital.[86]
18 November 2009	Salem Saad	31	Al-Nasr	Died of a heart attack during a training session.[87]
24 January 2010	Yannick Dago	17	Arras Football	Collapsed during the match of his under-19 team club Arras Football against Etoile Sportive Anzin Saint Aubin and died later on a heart attack.[88]
6 March 2010	Endurance Idahor	25	Al-Merreikh	Collapsed during the match of his Sudanese club Al Merreikh against Alamal Atbara. He died in the ambulance. Autopsy report revealed that he suffered a circulatory collapse from a heart attack.
8 March 2010	Bartholomew Opoku	19	Kessben F.C.	Collapsed the day before while playing against league side Liberty. He was quickly taken to hospital and is understood to have stabilized overnight. His death was announced the next day by his club.[89]
9 April 2010	Daniel Robert de Jesus	28	Irtysh Pavlodar	Suffered a heart attack during the warmup prior to a Kazakhstan Premier League fixture against FC Kairat.[90]
May 2010	Goran Tunjić	32	Mladost FC	Heart attack during a 5th Division match. It was widely reported that Tunjić had been booked by the referee for diving,[91] though such reports were later refuted by some sources.[92]
2 May 2010	Ambrose Wreh	24	Invincible Eleven	Heart failure in a match against Mighty Barrolle. He came on as a substitute in the second half before collapsing in the center circle with no other players near him. He died shortly afterwards upon arrival to a hospital in Monrovia, Liberia.[93]
8 May 2010	Wilson Mene	22	Prek Pra Keila	Collapsed during a league match. He played in Metfone Cambodian League at National Olympic Stadium.[94]
8 May 2010	Frederico da Costa Pinheiro	26	Mesquita	Suffered cardiac arrest during a Carioca Championship match against Cabofriense and was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital.[95]
18 August 2010	Victor Omogbehin	22	Ilford F.C.	Collapsed during a league match. He played in the Isthmian Football League game from Ilford against Lowestoft Town FC.[96]
12 September 2010	Nduka Anyanwu	30	SV 1920 Geinsheim	Collapsed during a league match at Queichhambach and could not be revived.[97]
10 November 2010	Benjamin Owusu	21	Cavaliers FC Parakou	Collapsed while playing in Benin.[98]
12 December 2010	Emmanuel Ogoli	21	Ocean Boys F.C.	Collapsed on the pitch while playing a league match, and died later in a hospital.[99]
12 April 2011	Lokissimbaye Loko	30	FC Beaumontois	Heart attack during a Ligue Midi-Pyrenees match.[100]
4 August 2011	Naoki Matsuda	34	Matsumoto Yamaga F.C.	Collapsed during training on 2 August 2011 due to a cardiac arrest after finishing a 15-minute warmup run, and doctors diagnosed his condition as "extremely severe". After two days, he died on 4 August.[101]
13 November 2011	Bobsam Elejiko	30	K. Merksem S.C.	Collapsed and died while playing a 5th tier match for K. Merksem S.C. against F.C. Exc. Kaart[102]
21 March 2012	Dhanraj Venkatesh[103]	27	Bangalore Mars	Collapsed toward the end of the game; reports suggest cardiac arrest as the cause of death.[104]
10 April 2012	Patrick Grange	29	University of New Mexico	Died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, after already having chronic traumatic encephalopathy.[105]
14 April 2012	Piermario Morosini	25	Livorno	Collapsed during a Serie B game against Pescara. The cause of death was cardiac arrest.[106]
5 May 2012	Mohamed Lemine Ould M'Boye		ASC Nasr Zem Zem	Collapsed twenty minutes into a game against FC Legwareb-FC Trarza in a Mauritanian Premier 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.[107][108]
12 June 2012	Gerome Graham	20	Bodden Town	Collapsed during a training session. The cause of death was determined to be hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.[109]
7 July 2012	Arjuna Luiz Venutto Ramos	17	São Bernardo	Collapsed during an under-17 championship match against Portuguesa Santista and died having suffered cardiac arrest.[110]
5 August 2012	Chinonso Ihelwere Henry	21	Delta Tulcea	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 the Nigerian player for 30 minutes before declaring him dead. Supposedly, he underwent health tests a week before his death with no signs of problems detected. The cause was of his death was heart failure.[111]
2 September 2012	Victor Brännström	29	Piteå IF	Collapsed shortly after scoring during a meeting in the Division 2, in which he suffered a cardiac arrest and died after arriving at hospital.[112]
7 October 2012	Joshua Pepple	24	LKS Pomorzanin Nowogard	Collapsed from a heart attack in a league game against Iskierka Szczecin and died on the pitch.[113]
20 October 2012	Jaouad Akaddar	28	Hassania Agadir	Suffered a heart attack immediately after the end of a match.[114]
2 April 2013	Quentin Margueritte	25	USON Mondeville	Collapsed during a training session of his club USON Mondeville. The cause of death was cardiac arrest.[115]
20 April 2013	Dominik Rupp	23	FSV Hemmersdorf	Collapsed during a Saarlandliga game against Saar 05 Saarbrücken. The cause of death was cardiac arrest.[116]
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.[117]
17 June 2013	Mohammad Fahad	32	Al-Sulaibikhat	In a non-official match played in May 2013, Mohammed Fahad collided with another player, causing him a severe bleeding in the brain and coma until the dawn of 17 June 2013, when he died.[118]
21 June 2013	Alen Pamić	23	NK Istra 1961	Collapsed during a retreat game for MNK Maružini of a heart attack.[119]
21 July 2013	Yair Clavijo	18	Sporting Cristal	The 18-year-old footballer from Sporting Cristal died during a reserve match against Real Garcilaso on 20 June 2013.[120] The autopsy determined he died from a cerebral edema with brain herniation caused by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.[121][122]
27 July 2013	Sékou Camara	27	Pelita Bandung Raya	Collapsed on the field during his team's practice session in Bandung. He was rushed to the nearest hospital, but died on the way there. The cause of death was a heart attack.[123]
30 July 2013	Matthias Viereckl	19	SC Marchtrenk	Died in a friendly game against Union Steinhaus.[124]
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.[125]
17 November 2013	Alex Marques[126]	20	G.D. Tourizense	Cardiac arrest after seven minutes of the match between Tourizense and Carapinheirense.[127][128]
23 December 2013	Jamie Skinner	13	Tynecastle	Cardiac arrest during a game in the Saughton Park in Edinburgh.[129]
28 February 2014	Kevon Carter	30	Defence Force	Died of a heart attack after feeling chest pains during a training session in the morning.[130]
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.[131]
19 May 2014	Akli Fairuz	27	Persiraja	Died after colliding with opposition goalkeeper during a match in the Indonesian Premier League. Fairuz was substituted and admitted to hospital but died due to internal bleeding the next day.[132]
23 August 2014	Albert Ebossé Bodjongo	24	JS Kabylie	Hit by a projectile while leaving the pitch.[133] However a post-mortem examination showed he may have actually died from a severe beating.[134]
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.[135]
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.[136]
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.[137][138]
10 November 2014	Dipak Adhikari		Abu Dhabi Police Force Team	The Nepalese born player and member of the Abu Dhabi Police's team died after collapsing during a match.[139]
28 March 2015	Ben Hiscox	30	Stoke Gifford	While tackling during a league match against Mangotsfield Sports, the English footballer stumbled and fell backwards, hitting his head against the wall of Stoke Gifford's clubhouse. He died a few days later.[140]
30 April 2015	Gregory Mertens	24	Sporting Lokeren	Belgian footballer Gregory Mertens died of heart failure, three days after collapsing during a reserve team match against Genk, having never regained consciousness after receiving CPR during the first half.[141]
11 May 2015	Tim Nicot	23	Beerschot-Wilrijk	Belgian footballer died of heart failure, only two weeks after Gregory Mertens, during a tournament game.[142]
14 May 2015	Emanuel Ortega	21	San Martín de Burzaco	Argentine footballer dies after sustaining fatal head injury against a perimeter wall during a Primera C match. All football activities under the Argentine Football Association were suspended the following week, and cushioning protection was made mandatory for such structures.[143]
24 May 2015	Cristian Gómez	27	Club Atlético Paraná	Argentine footballer died of heart failure during a Primera B Nacional match.[144]
31 May 2015	Shetemi Ayetigbo	16	Belvedere	During a Dublin & District Schoolboy League game against St Kevin's Boys, Ayetigbo, a Nigerian-Irish footballer collapsed and died.[145][146][147][148]
13 June 2015	David Oniya	30	T-Team	Nigerian footballer collapsed three minutes after kick-off in a friendly match against Kelantan and died less one hour later in hospital.[149]
7 July 2015	Junior Dian	23	Tonbridge Angels	Collapsed in a pre-season friendly game at Whyteleafe.[150]
11 July 2015	Daniel Kowalski	24	Germania Niederrodenbach	Collapsed during a training session. The 24-year-old had been cleared to continue playing despite previous heart problems.[151]
15 October 2015	Sergei Filippenkov	44	FC Zenit Penza	Died during a friendly match between veteran teams in Pensa.[152]
2 September 2015	Stelios Markousis	18	Veria	Suffered a heart attack during a training session and died shortly afterwards.[153]
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, Nigeria.[154]
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.[155]
1 May 2016	Stefan Petrovski	18	Melaka United	Struck by lightning while training on 5 April, died in hospital.[156]
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.[157]
7 May 2016	Bernardo Ribeiro	26	Friburguense	Brazilian footballer for Friburguense collapsed during a friendly match before being taken to a hospital, where he died of a suspected heart attack.[158]
9 May 2016	Jeanine Christelle Djomnang	26	Cameroon	Cameroonian goalkeeper, collapsed during her warm-up before a match in Cameroon. She died of a suspected heart attack.[159]
16 July 2016	Antony Stott	26	Thirroul Thunder	Australian amateur footballer, collapsed 10 minutes into a match against Sandon Point and died en route to hospital. Cause of death suspected to have been a cardiac arrest.[160]
15 August 2016	Michael Umanika	20	Zagatala	Nigerian midfielder for Zagatala PFK collapsed during a team training session in Zagatala. He died of a suspected heart attack.[161]
26 August 2016	Kieran McDade	13	Dunbeth FC	Suffered a cardiac arrest during football training.[162]
11 September 2016	Ben Idrissa Dermé	34	AJ Biguglia	Died of a heart attack during a French cup match.[163]
13 September 2016	Dan Wilkinson	26	Shaw Lane	Suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch in an Integro League Cup match against Brighouse Town. He died in the following hours in hospital.[164]
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.[165]
13 November 2016	Jack Atkinson	18	Holland FC	Collapsed on the pitch after suffering a heart attack during an under-18s match.[166]
13 November 2016	Simon Verdonck	23	VC Herentals	Collapsed on the pitch after only 8 minute with a heart attack during the League match of his club VC Herentals in the home match against KFC Antonia and died on the ground, of the Sint-Janneke Stadion.[167]
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.[168]
11 February 2017	James Moorfoot	28	Langtoft AFC	Collapsed due to cardiac arrest during a match against Hedon Rangers and died on the pitch.[169]
26 April 2017	Moïse Brou Apanga	35	FC 105 Libreville	Ivorian-born Gabonese defender for FC 105 Libreville died after suffering a heart attack during team training.[170]
27 April 2017	Gofaone Tiro	26	Township Rollers	Botswana winger; collapsed of a heart attack during team training session and was pronounced dead upon arrival at hospital.[171]
28 April 2017	Ben Walker	15	Thrapston Town Juniors	Collapsed due to cardiac arrest during an under-15s league game against Ise Lodge Hawks.[172]
3 June 2017	Aseged Tesfaye	46	Ethiopian Coffee	Ethiopian striker; collapsed of a heart attack during team training session and was pronounced dead upon arrival at hospital. Doctors described the cause of death as Mitral Valve Regurgitation.[173]
5 June 2017	Cheick Tioté	30	Beijing Enterprises	Ivorian defensive midfielder; collapsed and lost consciousness during a training session and was pronounced dead later that day with a suspected death cause of a heart attack.[174]
17 September 2017	Luc Jacobs	26	SC Helmondia	Collapsed early in the second half of the match against SPV Vlierden. The player's heart was restarted using a defibrillator and CPR was attempted for half an hour, but he died in hospital that night.[175]
1 October 2017	Shota Maminashvili	31	FC Zugdidi	Goalkeeper collapsed during his warmup routine ahead of the Erovnuli Liga 2 match against FC WIT Georgia and died in hospital.[176]
15 October 2017	Choirul Huda	38	Persela Lamongan	Indonesian goalkeeper; while trying to retrieve the match ball from an opponent during a match against Semen Padang, he collided with his teammate Ramon 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 local hospital.[177]
2 November 2017	Joel Lobanzo	17	Royal Antwerp U19	Lobanzo collapsed in training with the U-19 team on 31 October. He died a day later during the night of 1–2 November. It is believed that a heart attack was the cause of death.[178]
12 December 2017	Izzy Dezu	17	Shelbourne U16	Dezu became ill during a league match in the Athletic Union League Complex, as his club Shelbourne faced off against St. Kevin's Boys. He died later on the day, at a Hospital in Dublin.[179]
3 February 2018	Nacho Barbera	15	UD Alzira	Collapsed on the field during a youth team match against Ontinyent.[180]
13 February 2018	Danilinho	32	Juazeirense	Suffered a heart attack during training.[181]
24 March 2018	Bruno Boban	25	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.[182]
4 May 2018	Luyanda Ntshangase	21	Maritzburg United	South African midfielder who was struck by lightning during a friendly game on 1 May 2018. He died three days later from his injuries.[183]
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.[184]
1 September 2018	Tijmen Steenbergen	13	VV Marinus van Rooijen 's-Heerenberg	Dutch goalkeeper who died in a C Youth league match on 1 September 2018, after a collision with the Left back.[185]
14 September 2018	Mamadou Camara	26	USON Mondeville	Collapsed from a heart attack during training.[186]
6 October 2018	Ramon Neto da Costa	31	Araranguá Esporte Clube	Brazilian attacker who died during a friendly game on 6 October 2018.[187]
4 November 2018	Ekundayo Ebenezer Mawoyeka	23	Sarayköyspor	Collapsed in the 35th minute of the match against Yesilkoyspor at the Servergazi Stadium. Mawoyeka was confirmed to have died of a heart attack upon arrival at the Denizli State Hospital.[188]
22 January 2019	Fodé Sidibé		ASC Bouaké	The defender collapsed during a training session.[189]
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.[190]
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.[191]
25 April 2019	Faty Papy	28	Malanti Chiefs	Burundian midfielder, had a heart attack while playing in a match in Eswatini.[192]
8 May 2019	Ludwin Flores Nole	27	Los Rangers	Suffered a heart attack after drinking ice-cold water at the end of a match.[193]
17 June 2019	Edwin Boakai		National Port Authority Anchors	Goalkeeper collapsed and died during a training session.[194]
6 July 2019	Derrick Williams	30	Lucas Cwmbran	Suffered sudden cardiac arrest during a friendly match.[195]
6 July 2019	Jarzinho Pieter	31	Vetsa	Pieter died of a heart attack after falling ill the night before.[196] Pieter was in Port-au-Prince, Haiti with the Curaçao national football team for a CONCACAF Nations League qualifying match against Haiti.[197]
26 September 2019	Agustín Martínez	17	Boston River	After being substituted in a league match against Cerro with a knee injury, Martínez suffered cardiac arrest on the bench. He was transferred to hospital but died three days later.[198]
7 November 2019	Renan Henrique Santos	16	Água Santa U17	Collapsed during a training session. The cause of death was cardiac arrest.[199]
29 December 2019	Radhakrishnan Dhanarajan	39	East Bengal F.C.	Dhanarajan was playing in an All India Sevens tournament at Perinthalmanna in Malappuram when he suddenly collapsed after suffering a loss of breath and chest pain. The incident occurred in the 27th minute of the match between FC Perinthalmanna and Sastha Thrissur. Though he was stretchered off and admitted to a hospital nearby, he could not be revived.[200]
8 March 2020	Chineme Martins	22	Nasarawa United F.C.	Collapsed and died during a league game[201]
21 November 2020	Ricky Yacobi	57	Retired	Died of a heart attack while playing a friendly game with several teammates and journalists[202]
27 November 2020	Sajjad Ali		Al-Sulaikh	Died of a heart attack while playing a league match against Bismayah.[203]
7 January 2021	Alex Apolinário	24	Alverca	On 3 January 2021, went into cardiac arrest at the 27th minute of a league match.[204] He was revived after several attempts and taken to the hospital, where he was put in an induced coma and died four days later.[205]
8 March 2021	Abdul Rahman Atef	23	Al Qanayat	Died while playing a league match against El Rowad.[206]
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 same day.[207]
18 April 2021	Tremaine Stewart	33	Portmore United	Stewart collapsed while playing football the morning of the 18th in Spanish Town, and despite being rushed to the hospital he died later that day.[208]
1 June 2021	Giuseppe Perrino	29	Parma	Italian Footballer Dies Of Heart Attack During a Memorial Match For His Late Brother[209]
22 June 2021	Viktor Marcell Hegedüs	18	Andráshida SC	Collapsed during a training warmup.[210][211]
11 July 2021	Jajov Adenan	30	Piansano	Jajov Adenan, 30, Cardiac arrest[212]
16 July 2021	Imad Bayumi	45	Retired	Suffered from a circulatory collapse during a friendly match.[213]
28 August 2021	Alexander Shishmarev	23	Krasnaya Zvezda	Alexander Shishmarev, 23, was playing as goalkeeper in a Russian training match when he collided with an opponent, being treated for 'more than an hour' before passing away
2 September 2021	Dylan Rich	17	West Bridgford Colts	A young footballer who died after following a suspected cardiac arrest during a match.[214]
4 September 2021	Jens De Smet	27	FCC Filosoof	Drama on Dutch football field, amateur player Jens (27) collapses and dies.[215]
25 September 2021	Guillermo Arias	31	Camaguán FC	In the quarterfinals of the third division tournament Arias collapsed on the field and died of cardiac arrest.[216]
8 October 2021	Benoît Sabard	49	SC Massay	With 20 minutes to go before the end of the game, Benoît collapsed.[217]
15 October 2021	Christophe Ramassamy	54	AS Saint Yves	Christophe Ramassamy, a 54-year-old footballer, had a fatal heart attack. Barely after 20 minutes of play, he collapsed on the pitch. The emergency services could do nothing to revive him.[218]
12 November 2021	Jony López	16	Sol del Este	Suffered a fatal heart attack while playing football.[219]
17 December 2021	Karol Setniewski	13	Znicz Pruszków	Headache and death after the game.[220]
22 December 2021	Ahmed Amin	23	Al Rebat & Al Anwar SC	Goalkeeper Ahmed Amin collapsed in the team locker room due to having had a sudden cardiac arrest after a training session. Immediately, attempts to resuscitate the player failed. The player was then rushed to a hospital nearby but it is reported he died along the way.[221]
22 December 2021	Taufik Ramsyah	20	Tornado FC Pekanbaru	Goalkeeper suffered a fractured skull after colliding with a Wahana FC player in a Liga 3 Riau game. Taufik died from his injuries after being in a coma for several days as well as undergoing surgery for his fractured skull.[222]
23 December 2021	Mukhaled Al-Raqadi	29	Muscat Club	Collapsed during the warm up, for the game vs Suwaiq Club in the Omantel Elite League.[223]
23 December 2021	Marin Ćaćić	23	NK Nehaj	Died in hospital, after a cardiac arrest on 21 December 2021 during training.[224]
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 25-year-old central defender was participating in training with his teammates when he fainted, for which he was transferred to a medical center where his death was confirmed.[225]
2 February 2022	Alexandros Lampis	21	GS Ilioupoli	Lampis collapsed on the field after five minutes after the Greek footballer had 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.[226]
15 May 2022	Mark Davies	49	Retired	Davies collapsed on the pitch playing for Llanelli in a veterans cup final when the 49 year old collapsed on the pitch match despite paramedics giving Davies CPR. Davies was declared deceased.[227]
15 July 2022	Aleksandr Kozlov	29	Zorkiy Krasnogorsk	Kozlov reportedly suffered a blood clot suffered during training with Zorkiy Krasnogorsk.[228]
14 September 2022	Mariano Ondo	23	Cano Sport Academy	Equatorial Guinean right back; collapsed and lost consciousness during a training session and was pronounced dead later that day with a suspected death cause of a heart attack.[229]
30 September 2022	Alexandru Vagner	33	Inter Cristian	Vagner had a heart attack during training in Inter Cristian sports facility, he was subsequently transported by emergency to Brasov County Emergency Hospital but could not be resuscitated.[230]
29 November 2022	Andrés Balanta	22	Atlético Tucumán	Balanta collapsed to the ground due to cardiorespiratory arrest during training. Despite the ambulances arriving to try to revive him, he was pronounce dead after 40 minutes.[231]
3 December 2022	Erion Kajtazi	17	Trepça '89	Kajtazi collapsed to the ground due to cardiorespiratory arrest during a match.[232]
3 December 2022	Elia Alessandrini	25	Stade Lausanne Ouchy	Alessandrini died on 16 December 2022, near Muscat, Oman, while on vacation with his partner; he reportedly drowned in a swimming pool hours before his flight was scheduled to return to Switzerland due to a reported cardiac arrest.[233]
15 February 2023	Arne Espeel	25	Winkel Sport B	Espeel, 25, 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 Espeel using a defibrillator by emergency personnel who raced to rescue him, however he was declared dead shortly after being transferred to the hospital.[234]
12 April 2023	Martin Filipčić	15	Samobor	In the 60th minute of a youth league match against Dugo Selo, Filipčić 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.[235][236]