Tenerife honours striker Jesus De Miguel following on pitch death

Thousands of mourners gathered at the Tenerife stadium on Saturday to pay tribute to striker Jesus De Miguel, France 24 reported. Team captain Enric Gallego spoke through tears to honour his former teammate. The 30-year-old Spanish forward died after suffering a cardiac arrest following an on-pitch collision with a goalkeeper. [1][6][9]

As FTMQ News reported earlier, De Miguel was struck in the chest during a collision with Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono at the Estadio Heliodoro Rodriguez Lopez on Monday, November 2, 2026. France 24 confirmed that De Miguel collided with Owono and was subsequently taken to intensive care. The match was suspended in the 108th minute, and the striker died at 8:00 am on Tuesday, November 3. [1][9]

Following the tragedy, Tenerife committed to financially supporting the late player's one-year-old daughter until she turns 18, according to reporting from the New York Times, AOL.co.uk, and The Mirror. [2][3][4]

Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of the Canary Islands, an autonomous community of Spain located in the Atlantic Ocean off the northwestern coast of Africa. [7]