Dhaka, March 21 -- A promising Chinese youth footballer died after suffering a serious head 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 Alcobendas in Madrid.

He was declared "brain dead" by a local hospital before being transferred to China for further care.

But according to multiple domestic media reports, Guo passed away on Wednesday evening at Beijing Tiantan Hospital after his condition deteriorated.

Guo, who had played for the U-19 team of top-tier Beijing Guoan and was selected for China's U-17 team in 2023, died a day short of his nineteenth Birthday.

He was also previously in...