List Of Footballers Who Died While Playing Football
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The following is a list of association footballers who died while playing , either directly from injuries sustained during a game, or after being taken ill on the pitch.
Following an increase in deaths, both during matches and training, 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 player Pre-Competition Medical Assessment (PCMA) included family history, heart rhythm, sounds, and electrocardiogram (ECG) results.
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) required extensive medical tests, including ECG and echocardiogram for players in the Europa League 2011–12. Constant monitoring has been advised.
List of footballers who died while playing football.
Date | Name | Age
1. 13 January 1889 William Cropper 26
2. 11 January 1892 James Dunlop 21
3. 12 November 1893 John Henry Morris 26
4. 23 November 1893 Walter Bannister 24
5. 28 March 1896 Teddy Smith 27
6. 25 May 1896 James Logan 25
7. 29 November 1896 Joe Powell 25
8. January 1900 James Collins
9. 27 August 1902 Di Jones 35
10. 27 October 1906 David "Soldier" Wilson 23
11. 8 April 1907 Tommy Blackstock 25
12. January 1908 Frank Levick 26
13. 29 December 1909 James Main 23
14. 19 February 1916 Bob Benson 33
15. 7 January 1921 Horace Fairhurst 27
16. 22 May 1921 Nikola Gazdić
17. 14 November 1921 Joshua Wilkinson 24
18. 11 November 1923 Tom Butler P
19. 13 March 1927 Georges Le Bidois 26
20. 4 April 1927 Albert Van Coile 27
21. 30 April 1927 Sam Wynne 30
22. 3 May 1927 David Arellano 24
23. 5 September 1931 John Thomson 22
24. 17 June 1933 Jón Kristbjörnsson 22
25. 1 December 1934 Sim Raleigh 25
26. 3 December 1934 Pfeiferlik U Žižko
27. 10 February 1935 Samuel Beattie 28
28. 5 February 1936 Jimmy Thorpe 22
29. 12 November 1936 Jorge Chávez Boza
30. 14 May 1939 Asbjørn Rønneberg 17
31. 15 May 1941 Law Adam 32
32. 22 March 1946 Isaac Angulo
33. 20 February 1949 Gustav Fähland
34. 1 April 1951 Mitotônio 35
35. 4 April 1953 John Kirkby 23
36. 14 July 1963 Constantin Tabarcea 26
37. 1 November 1966 Petar Radaković 29
38. 25 February 1967 Tony Allden
39. 7 January 1973 Pedro Berruezo 27
40. 16 December 1973 Pavão 26
41. 14 December 1975 Ángel Avilés
42. 18 May 1977 Tony Aveyard 21
43. 27 August 1977 Michel Soulier 27
44. 30 October 1977 Renato Curi 24
45. 21 April 1980 Omar Sahnoun 24
46. 5 November 1981 Hocine Benmiloudi 26
47. 7 March 1982 Carlos Alberto Barbosa 28
48. 23 September 1984 Erik Jongbloed 21
49. 15 January 1987 José Antonio Gallardo 25
50. 23 August 1987 Paulo Navalho 20
51. 9 December 1987 Dursun Özbek 17
52. 7 February 1989 Sixto Rovina 27
53. 12 August 1989 Samuel Okwaraji 24
54. 8 September 1990 David Longhurst 25
55. 2 February 1993 Michael Klein 33
56. 1 September 1993 Gábor Zsiborás 35
57. 30 April 1995 Mukandi Tsimaya 28
58. 25 August 1995 Michael Goddard
59. 29 October 1995 Amir Angwe 29
60. 4 January 1997 Hédi Berkhissa 24
61. 4 April 1997 Waheeb Jabara 23
62. 18 February 1998 Robbie James 40
63. 28 April 1998 Axel Jüptner 29
64. January 1999 Ferenc Biro 15
65. 24 July 1999 Ștefan Vrăbioru 23
66. January 2000 Daniel Orbeanu 18
67. February 2000 John Ikoroma 17
68. 2 April 2000 Eri Irianto 26
69. 6 May 2000 Robert Mitwerandu 30
70. 21 May 2000 Hocine Gacemi 24
71. 30 May 2000 Ivan Krstić 19
72. 5 October 2000 Cătălin Hîldan 24
73. 14 February 2001 Roman Pavelka 33
74. 29 August 2001 Serhiy Perkhun 23
75. 20 November 2001 Cédric Lestic 26
76. 20 February 2002 Cristian Neamțu 21
77. October 2002 Marcio Dos Santos 28
78. 24 October 2002 Hernán Gaviria 32
79. 27 October 2002 Giovanni Córdoba 24
80. 12 December 2002 Stefan Toleski 23
81. 9 March 2003 Marvin Lee 21
82. 26 June 2003 Marc-Vivien Foé 28
83. 9 August 2003 Ali Bakar 55
84. 25 January 2004 Miklós Fehér 24
85. 29 February 2004 Danny Ortiz 27
86 27 October 2004 Serginho 30
87. 5 December 2004 Cristiano Júnior 24
88. 12 April 2005 Paul Sykes 28
89. 27 May 2005 Alin Paicu 32
90. 25 June 2005 Hugo Cunha 28
91. 11 April 2006 Victor Alfonso Guerrero 17
92. 12 June 2006 Rasmus Green 26
93. 10 August 2006 Gökmen Yıldıran 28
94. 30 August 2006 Mohamed Abdelwahab 23
95. 9 September 2006 Matt Gadsby 27
96. 18 September 2006 Nilton Pereira Mendes 30
97. 27 March 2007 Ivan Karačić 19
98. 19 August 2007 Anton Reid 16
99. 28 August 2007 Antonio Puerta 22
100. 29 August 2007 Chaswe Nsofwa 28
101. 29 December 2007 Phil O'Donnell 35
102. 9 February 2008 Guy Tchingoma 22
103. 16 February 2008 Hervé King 27
104. 3 April 2008 Hrvoje Ćustić 24
105. 31 May 2008 Rustem Bulatov 34
106. 15 March 2009 Jumadi Abdi 26
107. 3 April 2009 Víctor Hugo Ávalos 37
108. 26 May 2009 Orobosan Adun 28
109. 8 August 2009 Daniel Jarque 26
110. 2 September 2009 Alexandru Iatan 19
111. 15 November 2009 Maurizio Greco 25
112. 18 November 2009 Salem Saad 31
113. 24 January 2010 Yannick Dago 17
114. 6 March 2010 Endurance Idahor 25
115. 8 March 2010 Bartholomew Opoku 19
116. May 2010 Goran Tunjić 32
117. 2 May 2010 Ambrose Wleh 24
118. 8 May 2010 Wilson Mene 22
119. 18 August 2010 Victor Omogbehin 22
120. 10 November 2010 Benjamin Owusu 21
121. 12 December 2010 Emmanuel Ogoli 21
122. 12 April 2011 Lokissimbaye Loko 30
123. 4 August 2011 Naoki Matsuda 34
124. 13 November 2011 Bobsam Elejiko 30
125. 21 March 2012 Dhanraj Venkatesh 27
126. 10 April 2012 Patrick Grange 29
127. 14 April 2012 Piermario Morosini 25
128. 5 May 2012 Mohamed Lemine
129. 5 August 2012 Chinonso Ihelwere Henry 21
130. 2 September 2012 Victor Brannstrom 29
131. 7 October 2012 Joshua Pepple 24
132. 20 October 2012 Jaouad Akaddar 28
133. 2 April 2013 Quentin Margueritte 25
134. 20 April 2013 Dominik Rupp 23
135. 16 May 2013 Berat Sacipi 31
136. 17 June 2013 Mohammad Fahad 32
137. 21 June 2013 Alen Pamić 23
138. 21 July 2013 Yair Clavijo 18
139. 27 July 2013 Sékou Camara 27
140. 30 July 2013 Matthias Viereckl 19
141. 17 November 2013 Alex Marques 20
142. 23 December 2013 Jamie Skinner 13
143. 28 February 2014 Kevon Carter 30
144. 19 May 2014 Akli Fairuz 27
145. 23 August 2014 Albert Ebossé Bodjongo 24
146. 19 October 2014 Peter Biaksangzuala 23
147. 10 November 2014 Dipak Adhikari
148. 28 March 2015 Ben Hiscox 30
149. 30 April 2015 Gregory Mertens 24
150. 11 May 2015 Tim Nicot 23
151. 14 May 2015 Emanuel Ortega 21
152. 24 May 2015 Cristian Gómez 27
153. 31 May 2015 Shetemi Ayetigbo 16
154. 13 June 2015 David Oniya 30
156. 7 July 2015 Junior Dian 23
157. 15 October 2015 Sergei Filippenkov 44
158. 1 May 2016 Stefan Petrovski 18
159. 6 May 2016 Patrick Ekeng 26
160. 7 May 2016 Bernardo Ribeiro 26
161. 9 May 2016 Jeanine Christelle Djomnang 26
162. 16 July 2016 Antony Stott 26
163. 15 August 2016 Michael Umanika 20
164. 11 September 2016 Ben Idrissa Dermé 34
165. 13 September 2016 Dan Wilkinson 26
166. 26 April 2017 Moïse Brou Apanga 35
167. 28 April 2017 Gofaone Tiro 26
168. 3 June 2017 Aseged Tesfaye 46
169. 5 June 2017 Cheick Tioté 30
170. 15 October 2017 Choirul Huda 38
171. 2 November 2017 Joel Lobanzo 17
172. 12 December 2017 Izzy Dezu 17
173. 24 March 2018 Bruno Boban 25
174. 4 May 2018 Luyanda Ntshangase 21
175. 1 September 2018 Tijmen Steenbergen 13
176. 6 October 2018 Ramon Neto da Costa 31
177. 25 April 2019 Faty Papy 28
178. 7 November 2019 Renan Henrique Santos 16
179. 29 December 2019 Radhakrishnan Dhanarajan 39
180. 8 March 2020 Chineme Martins 22
181. 21 November 2020 Ricky Yacobi 57
182. 27 November 2020 Sajjad Ali ASulaik
183. 7 January 2021 Alex Apolinário 24.