Ebossé Bodjongo

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

Peter Biaksangzuala




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





Ben Hiscox


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.


Gregory Mertens


30-apr-15 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.




Tim Nicot 


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



David Oniya


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.


Sergei Filippenkov




15 October 2015 Sergei Filippenkov 44 FC Zenit Penza Died during a friendly match between veteran teams in Pensa.[130]






Stefan Petrovski




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






Patrick Ekeng

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.



Bernardo Ribeiro




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.






Ben Idrissa Dermé



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




Moïse Brou Apanga 



26-apr-17 Moïse Brou Apanga 35 FC 105 Libreville Ivorian-born Gabonese defender for FC 105 Libreville died after suffering a heart attack during team training.








 Gofaone Tiro



28-apr-17 Gofaone Tiro 26 Township Rollers Botswana winger; collapsed of a heart attack during team training session and was pronounced dead upon arrival at hospital.





Aseged Tesfaye


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.




 Cheick Tioté

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.




Choirul Huda

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 F.C., he collided with his teammate at high speed and suffered injuries to his lower jaw and head. He was briefly conscious immediately after the collision, but later succumbed to his injuries in a local hospital.

Joel Lobanzo


2 November 2017 Joel Lobanzo 17 Royal Antwerp u-19 Lobanzo collapsed in training with the U-19 team on 31 October. He died a day later during the night of 1–2 November. It is believed that a heart attackwas the cause of death.



Bruno Boban

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.





Luyanda Ntshangase

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.