FIFA Footballers who ‘Died Suddenly’ in the year following COVID Vaccine roll-out was 300% higher than the previous 12-Year Average

Date Player Age Club Circumstances 7 Jan 21 Alex Apolinário 24 Alverca On 3 January 2021, went into cardiac arrest at the 27th minute of a league match. He was revived after several attempts and taken to the hospital, where he was put in an induced coma and died four days later. – Wikipedia List 8 Mar 21 Abdul Rahman Atef 23 Al Qanayat Died while playing a league match against El Rowad.- Swallowed his tongueWikipedia List (Excluded) 11 Apr 21 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. Wikipedia List 18 Apr 21 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. Wikipedia List 1 Jun 21 Giuseppe Perrino 29 Parma Italian Footballer Dies Of Heart Attack During a Memorial Match For His Late Brother Wikipedia List 22 Jun 21 Viktor Marcell Hegedüs 18 Andráshida SC Collapsed during a training warm up. Defibrillator was used. Wikipedia List 16 Jul 21 Imad Bayumi 45 Retired Suffered from a circulatory collapse during a friendly match Wikipedia List (Excluded) 23 Jul 21 Tim Braun 27 SV Hamberge (Schleswig-Holstein) Collapsed and died after a football tournament. – https://www.sportbuzzer.de/artikel/deutschlandweiter-zuspruch-nach-der-tragodie-beim-sv-hamberge/ 12 Aug 21 Lee Moses 29 Palmerston North Marist FC New Zealand He suffered chest pains during practice at the central energy trust arena in New Zealand, and died after an unexpected heart attack, leaving behind his partner Tori Batley, 26, and two young children.  – https://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/300387209/young-father-and-footballer-dies-of-heart-attack-during-training 16 Aug 21 Samuel Kalu 24 Bordeaux Pro footballer suffers cardiac arrest during a game  News Story 28 Aug 21 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 – He swallowed his tongue and suffocated – Wikipedia List (Excluded) 2 Sep 21 Dylan Rich 17 West Bridgford Colts A young footballer who died after suffering a suspected cardiac arrest during a match. Wikipedia List 4 Sep 21 Jens De Smet 27 FCC Filosoof Drama on Dutch football field, amateur player Jens (27) collapses and dies. Wikipedia List 10 Sep 21 Frederic Lartillot 25 Association of football veterans of Nurieux-Volognat. Collapses in changing room, passes away due to heart attack after game. https://www.leprogres.fr/culture-loisirs/2021/09/11/deces-d-un-joueur-de-foot-apres-un-match-ses-coequipiers-ont-tout-tente-pour-le-sauver 25 Sep 21 Guillermo Arias 31 Camaguán FC In the quarterfinals of the third division tournament Arias collapsed on the field and died of cardiac arrest. Wikipedia List 1 Oct 21 Bruno Stein 15 FC An der Fahner Höhe Young goalkeeper and amateur angler Bruno Stein from FC An der Fahner Höhe passed away at the age of 15. Wikipedia List 3 Oct 21 Nils de Wolf 27 Belgian football club White Star Sombeke Suffered a heart attack after playing against the Verrebroek. Underwent CPR using a defibrillator, but died at the hospital three days later.  – https://new.in-24.com/sport/soccer/215813.html 4 Oct 21 Alexander Siegfried 42 VfB Moschendorf Germany Collapsed suddenly and died. – https://www.anpfiff.info/sites/cms/artikel.aspx?SK=10&Btr=95991&Rub=390 8 Oct 21 Benoît Sabard 49 SC Massay With 20 minutes to go before the end of the game, Benoît collapsed. Wikipedia List 9 Oct 21 Benjamin Taft 31 Captain of SC Großschwarzenlohe Collapsed from a heart attack after a game and died. https://www.sc-grossschwarzenlohe.de/wir-trauern-um-benjamin-taft/ 15 Oct 21 Christophe Ramassamy 54 AS Saint Yves Christophe Ramassamy, a 54-year-old footballer, suffered a fatal heart attack. Barely after 20 minutes of play, he collapsed on the pitch. The emergency services could do nothing to revive him, Wikipedia List 17 Oct 21 Joao Santos Alankar 38 FC Bruski Brazil Sudden cardiac arrest in Blumenau in the Santa Catarina Championship and died. https://www.world-today-news.com/former-brusque-player-dies-after-suffering-a-heart-attack-during-game/ 29 Oct 21 Mohammad Islam 30 Raqiz, Pakistan Raqiz were playing Millat in the Balochistan provincial commissioner’s cup tournament in Chaman. He collapsed during the game due to a heart attack and died on the way to hospital –  https://www.gurualpha.com/news/players-die-of-heart-attack-during-football-match/ 7 Nov 21 Neslon Solano 21 March1 Club St Antonio, Paraguay March1 club in Candida Achucarro neighbourhood of San Antonio in Paraguay. Solano played the first half then was taken off for the 2nd but went out to celebrate on the pitch with his team mates at the end of the game when he collapsed. He was taken to Nemby Hospital where he died – https://www.abc.com.py/nacionales/2021/11/07/joven-futbolista-fallece-de-un-infarto-despues-de-un-partido/ 12 Nov 21 Jony López 16 Sol del Este Paraguay Suffered a fatal heart attack while playing football – Wikipedia List – https://radioconcierto.com.py/2021/11/12/futbolista-infarto-durante-practica/ 17 Nov 21 Adonis Villanueva 27 Deportivo del Este Midfielder – “During a training session at Club Deportivo del Este, Villanueva received an impact in the skull. He retired from training, but a little later, while the player was having lunch, he suffered a heart attack for which he was admitted to a nearby medical center. According to various sources, the footballer’s incident was not due to a blow, but to a heart attack in the left middle cerebral artery, something strange in such a young player”. https://lanoticia.digital/espana/muere-adonis-villanueva-futbolista-panama-27-anos-tras-recibir-golpe 17 Nov 21 Aleksandar Krsić 30 FK Radnicki Football player from Ratkov collapsed with a cardiac arrest during training He died in the ambulance en route to Novi Sad Clinical Centre – https://www.b92.net/sport/fudbal/vesti.php?yyyy=2021&mm=11&dd=19&nav_id=2059126 26 Nov 21 Guimbala Tounkara 34 AS Police We started the workout at 8am and finished at 10am at the end of the training session he said: see you tomorrow coach. He died one hour later. Club AS police – https://www.afribone.com/disparition-guimbala-tounkara-le-petit-grand-milieu-de-terrain-sen-est-alle/ 17 Dec 21 Karol Setniewski 13 Znicz Pruszków Headache and death after the game – Wikipedia List – https://sport.interia.pl/pilka-nozna/news-zmarl-mlody-pilkarz-karol-setniewski,nId,5715824 only 13 years old (Excluded) 22 Dec 21 Ahmed Amin 23 Al Rebat & Al Anwar SC Goalkeeper Ahmed Amin collapsed in the team locker room due to having suffered 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 – Wikipedia List –   https://afroballers.com/egyptian-player-dies-after-collapsing-in-dressing-room/amp/ 22 Dec 21 Taufik Ramsyah 20 Tornado FC Pekanbaru Goalkeeper suffered a fractured skull after colliding with a Wahana FC player in a Liga3 Riau game. Taufik succumbed to his injuries after being in a coma for several days as well as undergoing surgery for his fractured skull. Wikipedia List (Excluded) 22 Dec 21 Adrien Sandjo 18 Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta U19 Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta regional team footballer collapsed on the pitch with a cardiac arrest, declared brain dead after six hours of observation in Molinette hospital. – https://www.italy24news.com/sports/news/181944.html and https://tg24.sky.it/torino/2021/12/24/torino-malore-calciatore-ragazzo 23 Dec 21 Mukhaled Al-Raqadi 29 Muscat Club Collapsed during the warm up, for the game vs Suwaiq Club in the Omantel league – Wikipedia List . https://www.marca.com/en/football/2021/12/25/61c7671ce2704eac9d8b45c2.html 23 Dec 21 Marin Ćaćić 23 NK Nehaj Died in hospital, after a cardiac arrest on 21 December 2021 during training – Wikipedia List. https://g3.football/marin-cacic-dead-aged-23-croatian-defender-dies-in-hospital-just-days-after-collapsing-during-training-session/ 25 Dec 21 Sofiane Loukar 30 MC Saïda Collapsed in the middle of a match and died instantly – Wikipedia List – https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/marcos-menaldo-dead-heart-attack-25850291.amp 30 Dec 21 Alioune Badara Wade 28 Dakar University Club Football striker with Senegalese second division club Dakar University Club. He collapsed during training with cardiac arrest and could not be revived.
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