Patrick Ekeng, in the red jersey, was just 26 when he collapsed on the pitch and died in a Romanian League football match.
Cameroon international Patrick Ekeng has died after collapsing on the pitch playing a First Division Match on Friday May 06,2016 with his Romanian side Dinamo Bucharest.
The 26-year-old midfielder fell to the ground without any contact with another player in the 70th minute of the game against Viitorul, just seven minutes after coming on as a substitute.
Patrick Ekeng, who joined the Romanian club in January, was rushed to hospital where staff were unable to resuscitate him.
"Resuscitation attempts were made for an hour and half without success," Dinamo team doctor Liviu Batineanu told
Before arriving in Romania, Ekeng played for several European clubs, spending four seasons with French Ligue 2 side Le Mans from 2009 to 2013.
The player from Yaounde then transferred to Lausanne in Switzerland from 2013-2014 and Spanish side Córdoba from 2014-2015 before joing Dinamo.
"We will love you forever, Patrick Ekeng!" the Bucharest club wrote on Facebook, adding the player had " gone to a better world wearing the white-red shirt to join Catalin Haldan and other players who have written the history" of the club.
The 26-year-old midfielder fell to the ground without any contact with another player in the 70th minute of the game against Viitorul, just seven minutes after coming on as a substitute.
Patrick Ekeng, who joined the Romanian club in January, was rushed to hospital where staff were unable to resuscitate him.
"Resuscitation attempts were made for an hour and half without success," Dinamo team doctor Liviu Batineanu told
Before arriving in Romania, Ekeng played for several European clubs, spending four seasons with French Ligue 2 side Le Mans from 2009 to 2013.
The player from Yaounde then transferred to Lausanne in Switzerland from 2013-2014 and Spanish side Córdoba from 2014-2015 before joing Dinamo.
"We will love you forever, Patrick Ekeng!" the Bucharest club wrote on Facebook, adding the player had " gone to a better world wearing the white-red shirt to join Catalin Haldan and other players who have written the history" of the club.
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