After suffering a horrific injury during a training session in Spain last month, Guo Jiaxuan, a former member of the Bayern Munich World Squad, died at the age of just 18.
The young defender was reportedly hit in the face by an unintentional knee during a practice match against RC Alcobendas of Spain during a camp hosted by the Beijing Football Association (BFA).
Composing on a Chinese website RedNote, according to The Sun, his brother disclosed that after the unintentional collision, Guo had experienced a subarachnoid haemorrhage, a type of stroke brought on by brain haemorrhage.
Guo’s sibling noted, “He was rushed to [hospital] during training after being hit in the head by another player’s knee.”
According to the interpreter, the hospital’s doctor stated that my brother’s chances of life were slim because of the significant bleeding in his head. His life support tubes were about to be removed by the hospital.
However, the child’s father flew to Spain to be with him after refusing the doctor’s recommendation to remove life support.
Guo’s family has blamed the BFA and his club, Beijing Guoan, for not paying his medical fees for the current incident, according to the South China Morning Post. The Beijing FA, according to the family, neglected to purchase travel insurance.
Guo Jiaxuan (18), who was part of the FC Bayern World Squad in 2023, suffered brain death following a severe accident during a training match in Spain after being hit in the head by another player’s knee. According to his brother, Guo had too much bleeding in his head and there… pic.twitter.com/HbKszb0bTl
— Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) February 13, 2025
Guo, regrettably, was unable to recover and passed away from his wounds. After hearing of the death of their former player, Bayern issued a statement. What they wrote in their post was:
“FC Bayern is in mourning for Guo Jiaxuan, a former member of the World Squad who passed away in his home country of China at the age of 18. On February 6, he had a fatal accident during a training match in Spain that left him suffering from a severe head injury. The club is thinking of his friends and family.
“The 2023 FC Bayern World Squad, which offers gifted athletes from around the globe the opportunity to demonstrate themselves for professional football, included the centre-back. At the youth level, Jiaxuan also represented China.
Guo, who was born in 2006 and had previously played for China at the Under-17 level, was a key member of the well-put together team.
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