Jody Lukoki, a former Ajax and DR Congo winger, died suddenly at the age of 29.
According to the Sun, Lukoki was recovering from a significant cruciate ligament injury at the time of his death, but the cause has yet to be determined.
Lukoki has previously represented Ajax, SC Cambuur, PEC Zwolle, Ludogorets Razgrad, Yeni Malatyaspor, and Twente in senior soccer.
Twente, a Dutch team, tweeted on Monday: “FC Twente received the tragic news that Jody Lukoki had died this morning.
“This awful occurrence has left the club horrified and moved.
“FC Twente expresses its condolences to his family and wishes them strength as they cope with this tragic loss.”
Lukoki signed a two-year contract with Twente last summer, but due to a catastrophic knee injury sustained in pre-season training, he never played for the Dutch club.
When his contract with Twente expired in February, he left. The reason given by the club was “issues in his personal life.”
Lukoki, on the other hand, had been pushing up his recuperation work in recent weeks in the hopes of finding a new club.
He had uploaded two photographs to Instagram, one of which he captioned with the phrase “working on my comeback.”
