Former Stoke defender Dionatan Teixeira has died aged 25.
According to the Sun, it is feared the former Potters defender had a heart attack while spending time in his native Brazil.
Stoke city took to Twitter to mourn the Brazilian defender.
The thoughts of all at #SCFC are with the family & friends of our former player Dionatan Teixeira following his untimely passing, aged 25 pic.twitter.com/5Z1xUWF48V — Stoke City FC (@stokecity) November 5, 2017
After making only three appearances at Stoke, he moved to Sheriff Tiraspol, Moldova in February 2017.
He also played on loan at Fleetwood Town, who also had this to say to news of Teixeira’s demise
The thoughts of everyone at #ftfc are with the family and friends of former player Dionatan Teixeira, who has sadly passed away aged 25. pic.twitter.com/76cp1Ap1vt — Fleetwood Town FC (@ftfc) November 5, 2017
