2026年7月11日 / 美国东部时间下午12:11 / 哥伦比亚广播公司/美联社
曾参加2026年世界杯的南非中场球员杰登·亚当斯去世，年仅25岁。
南非体育、艺术与文化部长盖顿·麦肯齐在周六的一份声明中证实了他的死讯。
“我极为震惊、心情沉重地得知马梅洛迪日落队以及南非男足国家队中场球员杰登·亚当斯去世，年仅25岁，”麦肯齐在X平台上发帖称。
“南非足球失去了最具天赋的年轻球员之一，我们全国上下都与他的家人、队友以及数百万球迷一同哀悼。”
亚当斯曾帮助南非首次晋级世界杯淘汰赛阶段。他在南非队的全部三场小组赛中都获得了出场机会。
南非队此前从未晋级过世界杯淘汰赛阶段——即便在2010年作为东道主参赛时也未能做到。南非队首战以0比2不敌墨西哥，球迷们几乎不抱晋级希望。但随后战平捷克队的结果让南非队看到了出线希望。
亚当斯首发出战南非队对阵捷克队的首场A组比赛，并在半场时被换下。麦肯齐表示，他是在得知祖母去世仅数小时后参加了那场比赛。
随后亚当斯出战了对阵韩国队的比赛，南非队在这场比赛中打入一球，拿到了晋级淘汰赛的资格，之后球队负于加拿大止步首轮。
“得知南非中场球员杰登·亚当斯在参加完国家队具有历史意义的国际足联世界杯赛事仅几周后就去世，令人无比悲痛，”国际足联主席詹尼·因凡蒂诺在一份声明中说道。
杰登·亚当斯2026年6月18日在佐治亚州亚特兰大市亚特兰大体育场举行的2026年世界杯A组小组赛捷克对阵南非的比赛中射门。里奇·冯·比伯斯坦/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
目前尚未公布他的具体死因。麦肯齐呼吁公众和媒体“保持克制与同情，不要进行猜测”。
亚当斯在去年加盟马梅洛迪日落队之前，曾在斯泰伦博斯队效力多个赛季。他帮助该俱乐部赢得了今年的非洲冠军联赛冠军。
“死神残忍地夺走了我们中的一员，抢走了我们国家一位杰出的足球运动员，”南非足球运动员协会在X平台上发帖称。“我们将永远铭记他的谦逊、非凡的天赋，以及他为南非国家队出战时所展现的自豪感。愿杰登安息，我们永远不会忘记你。”
南非总统西里尔·拉马福萨以及南非工会大会也表达了哀悼之情。
South African soccer player who competed in the World Cup dies at 25
July 11, 2026 / 12:11 PM EDT / CBS/AP
South Africa midfielder Jayden Adams, who played at the 2026 World Cup, has died. He was 25.
His death was confirmed by Gayton McKenzie, South Africa’s minister of sport, arts and culture, in a statement on Saturday.
“It is with profound shock and a heavy heart that I have learnt of the passing of Jayden Adams, midfielder for Mamelodi Sundowns and Bafana Bafana, at the age of 25,” McKenzie posted on X.
“South African football has lost one of its brightest young talents, and our nation mourns alongside his family, his team-mates and the millions of supporters.”
Adams helped South Africa reach the World Cup knockout stage for the first time. He was featured in all three of South Africa’s group stage matches.
The team had never advanced to the knockout phase of a World Cup — even as the host nation in 2010. Fans didn’t have much hope after South Africa lost its opening match to Mexico 2-0. But a draw in the game against the Czech Republic placed the South Africa team in the running.
Adams started South Africa’s first Group A game against the Czech Republic and was substituted at halftime. McKenzie said he played that game only hours after learning that his grandmother had died.
Adams then played in the game against South Korea, in which South Africa scored a goal to advance to the knockout rounds before losing to Canada.
“It’s so incredibly sad to hear that South Africa midfielder Jayden Adams has passed away just weeks after featuring in his nation’s historic FIFA World Cup campaign,” FIFA President Gianni Infantino said in a statement.
Jayden Adams takes a shot during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group A match between Czechia and South Africa on June 18th, 2026 at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta, GA. Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
Further details of his death were not given. McKenzie asked the public and the media to “exercise restraint and compassion, and to refrain from speculation.”
Adams played several seasons for Stellenbosch before joining Mamelodi Sundowns last year. He helped the club win the CAF (African) Champions League this year.
“Death has cruelly stolen one of our own. It has robbed our nation of a remarkable footballer,” the South African Football Players Union posted on X. “We will forever remember his humility, his extraordinary talent and the pride with which he represented South Africa. Rest in eternal peace, Jayden. You will never be forgotten.”
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa and the South African Federation of Trade Unions also expressed their condolences.
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