Uruguayan Soccer Player Juan Izquierdo Dies at 27 After Collapsing During Game: 'Deepest Pain and Shock'

Mar. 15, 2025

Juan Izquierdo.Photo:Gaston Britos/EPA-EFE/ShutterstockUruguayan soccer player Juan Izquierdo has died days after collapsing on the field during a game. He was 27.Izquierdo died at a local Brazilian hospital on Tuesday, Aug. 27, five days after he collapsed during a Copa Libertadores game in São Paulo, according toThe Associated Press.In a statement following Izquierdo’s death, Hospital Albert Einstein said he died at 9:38 p.m. local time following “cardiorespiratory arrest associated with his cardiac arrhythmia,” per the AP.On Monday, Aug. 26, doctors at the hospital said in a statement that Izquierdo, who was on a ventilator prior to his death, was put into neurological critical care because of increased intracranial pressure, the AP said.Juan Izquierdo.Leopoldo Smith/GettyIn apost on X(formerly known as Twitter) the Uruguayan soccer club posted a message of remembrance for Izquierdo.“With the deepest pain and shock in our hearts, Club Nacional de Football announces the passing of our beloved player Juan Izquierdo. We express our most sincere condolences to his family, friends, colleagues and loved ones. All of Nacional is mourning his irreparable loss. RIP. Juan, you will be with us forever,” the post read.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Juan Izquierdo.Ernesto Ryan/GettyPer the AP, the São Paulo soccer club also shared a statement regarding Izquierdo’s untimely death, writing, “We had days of prayers, union and hope, and today we are in deep sadness with the news of the death of Juan Izquierdo. Our condolences to family, friends, teammates, Nacional fans and all the Uruguayan people in this moment of grief.”Izquierdo’s professional soccer career began in 2018, and in 2023 he led the Uruguayan league to a title win, the first for the club in over a century.

Juan Izquierdo.Photo:Gaston Britos/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

Gaston Britos/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

Uruguayan soccer player Juan Izquierdo has died days after collapsing on the field during a game. He was 27.Izquierdo died at a local Brazilian hospital on Tuesday, Aug. 27, five days after he collapsed during a Copa Libertadores game in São Paulo, according toThe Associated Press.In a statement following Izquierdo’s death, Hospital Albert Einstein said he died at 9:38 p.m. local time following “cardiorespiratory arrest associated with his cardiac arrhythmia,” per the AP.On Monday, Aug. 26, doctors at the hospital said in a statement that Izquierdo, who was on a ventilator prior to his death, was put into neurological critical care because of increased intracranial pressure, the AP said.Juan Izquierdo.Leopoldo Smith/GettyIn apost on X(formerly known as Twitter) the Uruguayan soccer club posted a message of remembrance for Izquierdo.“With the deepest pain and shock in our hearts, Club Nacional de Football announces the passing of our beloved player Juan Izquierdo. We express our most sincere condolences to his family, friends, colleagues and loved ones. All of Nacional is mourning his irreparable loss. RIP. Juan, you will be with us forever,” the post read.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Juan Izquierdo.Ernesto Ryan/GettyPer the AP, the São Paulo soccer club also shared a statement regarding Izquierdo’s untimely death, writing, “We had days of prayers, union and hope, and today we are in deep sadness with the news of the death of Juan Izquierdo. Our condolences to family, friends, teammates, Nacional fans and all the Uruguayan people in this moment of grief.”Izquierdo’s professional soccer career began in 2018, and in 2023 he led the Uruguayan league to a title win, the first for the club in over a century.

Uruguayan soccer player Juan Izquierdo has died days after collapsing on the field during a game. He was 27.

Izquierdo died at a local Brazilian hospital on Tuesday, Aug. 27, five days after he collapsed during a Copa Libertadores game in São Paulo, according toThe Associated Press.

In a statement following Izquierdo’s death, Hospital Albert Einstein said he died at 9:38 p.m. local time following “cardiorespiratory arrest associated with his cardiac arrhythmia,” per the AP.

On Monday, Aug. 26, doctors at the hospital said in a statement that Izquierdo, who was on a ventilator prior to his death, was put into neurological critical care because of increased intracranial pressure, the AP said.

Juan Izquierdo.Leopoldo Smith/Getty

Leopoldo Smith/Getty

In apost on X(formerly known as Twitter) the Uruguayan soccer club posted a message of remembrance for Izquierdo.

“With the deepest pain and shock in our hearts, Club Nacional de Football announces the passing of our beloved player Juan Izquierdo. We express our most sincere condolences to his family, friends, colleagues and loved ones. All of Nacional is mourning his irreparable loss. RIP. Juan, you will be with us forever,” the post read.

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Juan Izquierdo.Ernesto Ryan/Getty

Ernesto Ryan/Getty

Per the AP, the São Paulo soccer club also shared a statement regarding Izquierdo’s untimely death, writing, “We had days of prayers, union and hope, and today we are in deep sadness with the news of the death of Juan Izquierdo. Our condolences to family, friends, teammates, Nacional fans and all the Uruguayan people in this moment of grief.”

Izquierdo’s professional soccer career began in 2018, and in 2023 he led the Uruguayan league to a title win, the first for the club in over a century.

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