Footballers who died while playing

Paulo Sérgio Oliveira da Silva (1974-2004) - A Brazilian footballer who died due to a fatal cardiac arrest 60 minutes into the match

The Sevilla and Spain wing-back Antonio Puerta died aged 22 after collapsing during his side's match against Getafe.

Phil O'Donnell, 35-year old Motherwell captain collapsed as he was being substituted during his side's win over Dundee United. He died of heart failure.

Marc-Vivien Foé (1975-2003) - A Cameroonian international footballer, who played in the midfield for both club and country, collapsed on the field and died of a heart attack in 2003.

Miklos Feher died playing for Benfica in 2004 after collapsing from a heart attack just before the end of a League game with Vitoria Guimaraes.

Nigerian-born Merksem SC defender Bobsam Elejiko collapsed and died while playing for his side in the Provinciale 1 Anversoise league.

Piermario Morosini (5 July 1986 – 14 April 2012) was an Italian professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Livorno, on loan from Udinese. On 14 April 2012, during a match between Pescara and Livorno, Morosini suffered a fatal cardiac arrest on the pitch.

Albert Dominique Ebossé Bodjongo Dika (6 October 1989 – 23 August 2014) was a Cameroonian football player who played in Cameroon, Malaysia and Algeria. Contents.

Belgian player Gregory Mertens suffered a cardiac arrest during a reserve game for Lokeren against K.R.C. Genk on 27 April 2015. He was immediately taken to hospital where he was put in an artificially induced coma. He died on 30 April 2015.