đ Breaking: JesĂșs de Miguel, 30, Carried Off Unconscious After Devastating Collision With Goalkeeper â Dies Hours Later as Football World Mourns
đ Breaking: JesĂșs de Miguel, 30, Carried Off Unconscious After Devastating Collision With Goalkeeper â Dies Hours Later as Football World Mourns
He was chasing one final ball. The scoreboard read 2â2. Then came a devastating collision that left 30-year-old JesĂșs de Miguel motionless on the grass. As terrified teammates waved desperately for medical help, the stadium fell silent. The footballer was carried away on a stretcher â and never regained consciousness.
TENERIFE, SPAIN â November 5, 2026. Spanish football is mourning the tragic loss of CD Tenerife striker JesĂșs de Miguel Alameda, who died after a collision with FC Andorra goalkeeper JesĂșs Owono during a dramatic second-division match on Monday.
The incident occurred deep into stoppage time on November 2, when both teams were still battling for a winning goal.
Within seconds, the contest turned into a medical emergency.
De Miguel collapsed on the pitch after being struck during an aerial challenge. Players from both teams immediately signaled for assistance.
Medical personnel rushed onto the field as thousands of spectators watched in shock.
The match was eventually abandoned.
The following morning, Tenerife confirmed the devastating news: JesĂșs de Miguel had died at just 30 years old.
A Football Match That Suddenly Turned Into a Nightmare
The tragedy unfolded at Tenerife’s Estadio Heliodoro RodrĂguez LĂłpez.
The score was tied 2â2 as the match entered its final moments.
In the 96th minute, a long ball was played toward midfield.
De Miguel sprinted forward, attempting to reach it.
Andorra goalkeeper JesĂșs Owono rushed far outside his penalty area to challenge for possession.
As Owono jumped with his knee raised, he collided with the Tenerife striker.
De Miguel fell heavily to the ground.
The referee showed Owono a straight red card.
But the disciplinary decision was quickly overshadowed by the seriousness of the player’s condition.
De Miguel remained motionless.
Concerned teammates called urgently for medical help.
Players from both clubs gathered nearby as the situation unfolded.
What had moments earlier been an intense football match was now an emergency that no one inside the stadium had expected.
The Heartbreaking Scene as He Was Taken Away
Medical personnel treated De Miguel on the pitch for several minutes.
The striker had suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest.
Emergency workers began lifesaving efforts and transferred him to an ambulance.
His pulse was eventually restored through resuscitation.
He was taken to Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria University Hospital in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
However, despite the successful restoration of his pulse, De Miguel remained unconscious.
He was admitted to intensive care.
The sight of the striker being carried away on a stretcher left the stadium stunned.
His teammates could do little except wait for news.
The referee abandoned the match with the score still level.
No result could have mattered in that moment.
A Night of Hope Ends in Heartbreak
Later on Monday, Tenerife released an initial medical update.
The club said De Miguel was in a stable condition despite the severity of his injuries.
That announcement provided a measure of hope for supporters waiting anxiously for news.
But his condition remained critical.
During the early hours of Tuesday, the club confirmed that his neurological condition had deteriorated.
Then came the announcement that devastated Spanish football.
At 8:00 a.m. on November 3, JesĂșs de Miguel passed away.
He had never regained consciousness after the collision.
Tenerife described the loss as overwhelming and expressed its deepest condolences to the player’s family and loved ones.
Supporters who had spent the night hoping for his recovery were now confronting the news of his death.
The Footballer Behind the Tragedy
JesĂșs de Miguel Alameda had dedicated years of his life to professional football.
His journey included spells with several Spanish clubs as he worked to establish himself as a striker.
He was part of CastellĂłn’s promotion-winning campaign before continuing his career with Tenerife.
Like many footballers competing outside the sport’s biggest leagues, his career reflected years of training, perseverance and sacrifice.
For supporters, he was a player fighting to help his team succeed.
For teammates, he was someone who shared their daily routines, training sessions and ambitions.
For his family, he was much more than a footballer.
He was a loved one whose life ended far too soon.
The Goalkeeper Faces an Emotional Aftermath
The tragedy has also deeply affected JesĂșs Owono, the goalkeeper involved in the collision.
Owono, 25, was sent off immediately after the challenge.
Following De Miguel’s death, he faced widespread criticism and abusive messages online.
The goalkeeper subsequently deactivated his Instagram account.
He later described the days following the incident as the most difficult of his life.
FC Andorra expressed its condolences and offered support to those affected.
Owono has also been left out of Equatorial Guinea’s
