Beijing: A promising Chinese young footballer died after a serious injury during training in Spain, local media said on Thursday.
Guo Jiaxuan fell into a coma last month after an accident during a training match between Beijing men’s U -20 team and Spanish side RC Alkobandas in Madrid.
He was declared a “brain dead” by a local hospital before he moved to China for further care.
But according to several domestic media reports, Guo died on Wednesday evening after his condition deteriorated at Beijing Tanton Hospital.
Guo, who played for the U-19 team of the top-level Beijing Guan and was selected to the U-17 team of China in 2023, decreased one day from his nineteenth birthday.
He was also previously included in the FC Bayern World Squad, an annual project operated by Germany’s largest club to detect global talent.
On social media, Guo’s brother posted a black-end-white picture of the young defender with the caption: “He will be frozen forever on the last day of his 18th year”.
Last month, he wrote that the situation of Guo showed “no improvement” and the family “gradually accepting reality”.
Typical circumstances are unclear due to Guo’s injury. His family has demanded video footage of the match, details on GUO medical treatment before reaching the hospital and information about his insurance.
On Tuesday, Guo’s brother wrote on social media that the family “only wants truth and justice”.
In a statement on 13 February, the Beijing Football Association stated that they were “deeply unhappy” from the incident and would “do everything possible to work” follow-up “.
