Moscow [Russia]: Lokomotiv Moscow's Innokenty Samokhvalov died on Monday at the age of 22 after suffering suspected heart failure.
With players quarantined because of the coronavirus pandemic, Samokhvalov was doing an individual training session during which the footballer became ill.
"On April 20, Kazanka defender Innokenty Samokhvalov died. The football player became ill during an individual training session. Details of the tragedy are being clarified," the club said in a statement.
"Kesha came to our Academy in the third grade, won the youth championship of Russia, this season he played for Kazanka. Samokhvalov left a wife and a son," the post added.
The club expressed condolences to the family and friends of Samokhvalov.
"Kesha was a kind and helpful person, a good friend. FC Lokomotiv is shocked by what happened. This is a huge sorrow for our family. We express our condolences to the family and friends of Innocent," the message read.
Samokhvalov played for Lokomotiv’s reserve team Kazanka in Russia’s third tier and was yet to make an appearance in the Russian Premier League since joining the club in 2015.
“It's horrible. The doctors have told us the cause of death was heart failure," Kazanka coach Alexander Grishin told a Russian news agency.
"If the doctors allowed him to train then we must assume he did not have any problems."
Russia is in lockdown until April 30 while competitive football has been postponed until May 31.
