The Spanish football community is in mourning following the dєatᩚh of CD Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel at the age of 30. The forward pᴀssed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, one day after suffering a serious injury during a Segunda División match against FC Andorra.
The incident occurred late on Monday evening at the Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. With the score tied at 2-2 and the game deep into stoppage time, De Miguel was pursuing a long ball in an attempt to create a late counter-αttαᑕk. Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono left his penalty area and challenged for the ball. Contact was made, with Owono’s knee appearing to strike De Miguel in the chest area. The Tenerife striker collapsed immediately and lay motionless on the pitch.
Medical staff rushed onto the field and treated him for several minutes before he was stretchered off and taken by ambulance to Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria. Reports indicated that De Miguel suffered a cardiac arrest during the journey and was resuscitated by paramedics. His condition was initially listed as stable but serious. However, his health declined overnight, and the club confirmed his dєatᩚh at approximately 8:00 a.m. local time on Tuesday.
In an official statement, CD Tenerife expressed profound grief: “Broken with pain, with a lump in our throat and unable to believe that this is true, we communicate the tragic dєatᩚh of Jesús de Miguel Alameda.” The club said there were no words that could ease the sadness and stood alongside his devastated family. The family thanked supporters for their messages and requested privacy during this difficult period.
Owono was shown a straight red card for the challenge, and the referee abandoned the match. Players from both sides were visibly distressed, with several of De Miguel’s teammates in tears. The goalkeeper later deactivated his social media accounts.
Spanish authorities opened a standard judicial investigation into the dєatᩚh, which is required under Spanish law for any non-natural fatality. Police sources noted that proceedings related to a possible involuntary manslaughter charge had been initiated as a routine step.
The Spanish Football Federation postponed all matches scheduled for Tuesday as a mark of respect. UEFA announced that a minute’s silence would be observed before its fixtures that week. Clubs across the country, including Real Madrid and Barcelona, along with La Liga, issued statements of condolence.
De Miguel, who was born in Madrid, had joined Tenerife in 2025 on a three-year contract. He came off the bench in the second half of the match against Andorra while his team was leading 2-0 before the visitors equalized.
In the days following his dєatᩚh, CD Tenerife declared six days of official mourning and suspended all club activities. Fans gathered at the Heliodoro stadium, leaving flowers and messages near the gate ᴀssociated with his shirt number. The island’s local government, the Cabildo de Tenerife, declared an official day of mourning and held a minute of silence. A public tribute is scheduled for Saturday at 18:00 at the stadium, while the funeral will take place in Navahermosa, Toledo, the hometown of De Miguel’s family.
The sudden loss of a young player in such circumstances has left Spanish football in a state of shock and sorrow.
