Tenerife footballer Jesús de Miguel
Jesús de Miguel had a cardiac arrest and was rushed to hospital after the incident during Monday’s match. Photograph: Ivan Sanchez Jimenez/Ivan Sanchez/Avalon
Jesús de Miguel had a cardiac arrest and was rushed to hospital after the incident during Monday’s match. Photograph: Ivan Sanchez Jimenez/Ivan Sanchez/Avalon

Tenerife footballer Jesús de Miguel dies aged 30 after on-pitch collision

  • Forward had cardiac arrest and was taken to hospital

  • He was struck in the chest when challenging for ball

The Tenerife forward Jesús de Miguel has died as a result of injuries sustained in a collision with the Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono in their second division match.

“From CD Tenerife, we announce the tragic passing, this Tuesday, November 3, 2026, at 8:00am, of Jesús de Miguel Alameda,” the club said in a statement. “No words can ease the pain, nothing can lessen this great feeling of sadness. Our thoughts are with the family, his close friends and Tenerife fans, who today are grieving over this terrible news.”

The 30-year-old De Miguel had a cardiac arrest and was rushed to hospital on Monday. He was challenging for the ball in midfield when he was struck in the chest by Owono during the final minutes at Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López.

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De Miguel lay motionless as ‌players from both teams desperately signalled for medical assistance. Owono was shown a straight red card.

Medical staff ​treated the player on the pitch for more than five minutes before he was taken to hospital by ambulance and the match was abandoned. Tenerife said in a message posted a few hours before his death that his “medical condition has worsened neurologically”.

De Miguel made his debut in 2015 with Leganés B and has played for eight other clubs in Spain, including Tenerife, where he arrived last year.

Football clubs across Spain, including Barcelona and Real Madrid, have led tributes. “Our thoughts and support are with ​his family, friends ​and loved ones during ​these difficult times,” Barcelona said in a statement.

Real Madrid said they sent “condolences and affection to his family, his teammates, his club, and all his loved ones”.

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