Tenerife player Jesús De Miguel dies following on-field collision

Jesús de Miguel died at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, after suffering a cardiac arrest following an on-field collision during a Spanish second-tier match on Monday. The Tenerife forward was 30 years old. The Irish Times reported that the incident occurred in stoppage time during a fixture between Tenerife and Andorra at the Estadio Heliodoro Rodriguez Lopez. With the match drawing 2-2 seven minutes into added time, Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono raced from his goal toward the centre circle to clear a long ball. Owono’s knee appeared to connect directly with De Miguel’s head, leaving the striker motionless on the pitch.

Paramedics Resuscitate De Miguel After Pitch Cardiac Arrest

Medical staff rushed to treat De Miguel on the pitch for more than five minutes while players from both squads looked on in visible distress. The referee, Manuel Ángel Pérez Hernández, showed Owono a straight red card before formally abandoning the match in the 108th minute. Paramedics resuscitated De Miguel in the ambulance after he suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest on the way to the Hospital Universitario de Nuestra Señora de Candelaria in Santa Cruz. Late on Monday night, Tenerife released a statement indicating the player had been admitted to intensive care and was initially described as stable despite the severity of his condition. By the early hours of Tuesday morning, however, the club issued an update stating that his condition had worsened neurologically before he passed away.

Club and Official Tributes Across Football

CD Tenerife released a statement on Tuesday morning expressing profound grief over the loss. stated:

“Racked with pain, with a lump in our throats and unable to believe that this is true, from CD Tenerife we communicate the tragic passing, this Tuesday, November 3, 2026, at 8:00 a.m., of Jesus de Miguel Alameda. There are no words of comfort; there is absolutely nothing that can alleviate this feeling overflowing with sadness.”

The club added:

“We stand alongside his devastated family, alongside his loved ones…that today weep for this cruel outcome. The family of Jesus de Miguel thanks each and every one of the expressions of support received, and likewise requests, from the heart, the utmost respect for their privacy in these terrible moments.”

Andorra also issued a statement via The Guardian, saying: With broken hearts and devastated, we want to send our most sincere condolences to the family of Jesus de Miguel, to all his team-mates, friends, and to CD Tenerife. Gerard Piqué, the former Barcelona defender who co-owns Andorra, wrote on social media: I am sorry with all my soul. Rest in peace, Jesus. La Liga president Javier Tebas noted: Today, we all share the terrible pain of an irreparable loss. In response to the tragedy, the Spanish football federation postponed all Tuesday fixtures in the men’s Copa del Rey and the women’s Copa de la Reina.