MADRID — Tenerife forward Jesús de Miguel suffered a cardiac arrest and was rushed to the hospital after an on-field collision in a Spanish LaLiga 2 match on Monday.
De Miguel was making a play for the ball in midfield when he was struck in the chest by Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono during the final minutes at Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López.
The 30-year-old De Miguel was taken to the hospital with the match, which was tied 2-2, suspended in the 108th minute. Owono was immediately sent off for the challenge.
Tenerife said in a statement that De Miguel was “stable, despite the severity of his condition,” and was in the intensive care unit of the Hospital Universitario de Nuestra Señora de Candelaria in Santa Cruz.
Several first-division clubs and the Spanish Football Federation wished the forward a speedy recovery.
“From the RFEF, we would like to extend all our encouragement, strength, and support to Jesús de Miguel, as well as to the entire CD Tenerife family,” the federation posted on social media.
Since making his debut in 2015 with Leganés B, De Miguel has played for eight other clubs in Spain, including Tenerife, where he arrived last year.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
