The football world is in mourning after Spanish Second Division club, Tenerife, announced the death of a player, Jesus de Miguel Alameda. following an on-field collision during a football match.
The striker died in hospital following a collision with FC Andorra goalkeeper, Jesus Owono in the 97th minute of their league encounter on Monday night.
Reports indicated that De Miguel’s side were in a 2-2 draw with visiting Andorra on Monday at Tenerife’s Estadio Heliodoro Rodriguez Lopez seven minutes into added time at the end of the La Liga 2 game.
The ball was cleared from the Tenerife penalty area and bounced towards midfield, where the 30-year-old, who had come on as a substitute in the 59th minute with his side leading 2-0, was challenged by Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono, whose knee appeared to strike Miguel in the chest.
Owono, Equatorial Guinea goalkeeper, had charged at the player towards the centre circle and aimed a very high kick at de Miguel Alameda. The 30-year-old forward collapsed to the ground and remained unconscious while he was moved to the hospital and the match was immediately abandoned following the incident.
An unapologetic Owono was immediately shown a red card as players frantically waved medical staff onto the field to tend to the prone de Miguel. The match was abandoned shortly afterwards with players in tears while Spanish media reported de Miguel suffered a cardiac arrest in an ambulance on the way to the Hospital Universitario de Nuestra Senora de Candelaria in Santa Cruz, where he was admitted to the intensive care unit
However, Tenerife stated hours after the incident that Alameda was battling for his life in the hospital’s intensive care unit. His condition was described as worse before his death was confirmed dead on Tuesday morning.
The club, which stated its shock at the turn of events, and sought privacy for the player’s family, said in a statement on Tuesday morning: “Racked with pain, with a lump in our throats and unable to believe that this is true, from CD Tenerife we communicate the tragic passing, this Tuesday, November 3, 2026, at 8:00 a.m., of Jesús de Miguel Alameda.
“There are no words of comfort; there is absolutely nothing that can alleviate this feeling overflowing with sadness. We stand alongside his devastated family, alongside his loved ones, alongside all of tinerfeñismo that today weeps for this cruel outcome.
“The family of Jesús de Miguel thanks each and every one of the expressions of support received, and likewise requests, from the heart, the utmost respect for their privacy in these terrible moments.”
“There are no words of comfort. There is absolutely nothing to mitigate this feeling full of sadness. We are with his devastated family, with his loved ones, with all the people of Tenerife who today mourn this cruel outcome.”
The statement further said the player’s family was grateful for the outpouring of support and requested privacy “in these terrible moments”.
Since making his debut in 2015 with Leganes B, Madrid-born de Miguel played for eight other clubs in Spain. He joined Tenerife on a three-year deal in 2025 after making his professional debut with Castellon in August 2024 at the age of 27, having top-scored with 16 goals as his side were promoted to the second division in the 2023-2024 season.
It is the second serious injury incident that happened in the Spanish second division in 48 hours. Nigeria’s Quadri Liameed was also rushed to hospital on Saturday night following a horror head injury. The midfielder, however, regained consciousness before he was given the all clear and discharged by the hospital same night.
