Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel has died after the 30-year-old suffered a serious injury during a Spanish second-division match.
The forward suffered head and chest injuries during a match against FC Andorra on Monday, in a heavy collision with Equatorial Guinea international goalkeeper Jesus Owono, who was sent off for his challenge.
De Miguel’s condition was described as ‘stable but serious’ on Monday but his health deteriorated on Tuesday morning, with the Spaniard dying at 07:00 GMT (08:00 local time).
“Heartbroken, with a lump in our throats and unable to believe this is true, CD Tenerife announces the tragic death of Jesus de Miguel Alameda,” a club statement said.
“There are no words of comfort; there is absolutely nothing that can lessen this overwhelming sadness. We stand with his grieving family, with his loved ones, with all of Tenerife who mourn this cruel loss today.”
Tenerife and Andorra were drawing 2-2 seven minutes into stoppage time when the incident occurred.
Owono ran towards the centre circle to clear a long ball when his knee appeared to collide with De Miguel.
Players from both teams were visibly distressed by the incident, with a number of De Miguel’s team-mates in tears.
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The referee showed Owono a straight red card before abandoning the match.
Spanish media, including Marca, reported De Miguel suffered a cardiac arrest in the ambulance and was resuscitated by paramedics on the way to hospital.
De Miguel, who was born in Madrid, started his career at Leganes in 2015 and went on to play for eight different clubs in Spain.
After spells with Lugo Fuenlabrada and Internacional Madrid, he returned to Fuenlabrada before stints at Union Adarve, Navalcarnero and Unionistas.
He joined Castellon in 2023 and scored 16 goals as the club achieved promotion to Spain’s second division a year later.
The Spaniard joined Tenerife on a three-year deal in 2025 and scored 11 goals in 29 appearances for the side.
De Miguel is survived by his daughter, Carla de Miguel Fernandez, who was born in 2025.
Owono was born in Bata and moved to the Basque Country, Spain during his childhood.
At the age of 17, he received his first senior call up by Equatorial Guinea in September 2018.[9] He made his debut on 25 March 2019, playing the whole second half of a 3–2 friendly loss to Saudi Arabia.
He was part of the Equatorial Guinea squads that featured at the 2023 and 2025 AFCONs.
He was in goal when Equatorial Guinea held Nigeria’s Super Eagles to a 1-1 draw in their opening game at the 2023 AFCON in Côte d’Ivoire.
