SAD! Tonbridge Angels Player Junior Dian Dies After Collapsing On Pitch

A player has died after collapsing during a non-league pre-season game. Junior Dian, 24, was on trial at Ryman Premier League side Tonbridge Angels when he collapsed in the second half of a game at Whyteleafe on Tuesday. Dian died in hospital in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

"This is devastating news and our only crumb of comfort is that Junior lost his life doing something he obviously enjoyed so much," said Tonbridge chairman Steve Churcher.


"All our thoughts and sympathies are with his family," added Churcher in a statement on Tonbridge's website.

Dian was attended to by physios from both teams and paramedics, but passed away at St George's Hospital in Tooting. The match was abandoned following the incident.

Tonbridge Angels play in the Ryman Premier League, the seventh tier of English football, while Whyteleafe play a division lower.