US EditionEcuadorian Soccer Player, 16, Killed by Stray Bullet in Guayaquil
Miguel Nazareno was the fourth Ecuadorian soccer player killed by gunfire this year amid rising gang violence linked to international drug cartels, police said.
- On Wednesday, Miguel Nazareno, a 16-year-old Independiente del Valle youth player, was fatally shot by a stray bullet at his home in Guayaquil while playing for the Under-18 team.
- Since 2021, gangs operating with Colombian and Mexican cartels have driven growing criminal violence in Ecuador, and Independiente del Valle said Nazareno 'became a victim of the insecurity affecting our country' amid a wave that began years ago.
- In September, Maicol Valencia , Leandro Yépez , and Jonathan González were killed, both clubs being second-division squads.
- Independiente del Valle said Nazareno 'became a victim of the insecurity affecting our country' and offered support in an Instagram post, highlighting its alumni like Moisés Caicedo.
- This year, Nazareno's death marked the fourth player killed by gunfire, raising concerns about Ecuadorian soccer players affected this year by gangs linked to Colombian and Mexican cartels.
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16-Year-Old Soccer Player Shot Dead at Home by Stray Bullet as His Team Express Their 'Deep Sorrow'
Miguel Nazareno played as a midfielder and forward for a youth academy in EcuadorAndrew Linscott / Alamy Stock Photo A Policia Nacional Del Ecuador vehicleNEED TO KNOWTeen soccer player Miguel Nazareno has died at the age of 16The 16-year-old was fatally struck by a stray bullet at his home in Ecuador, according to the Associated PressHis team, youth academy Independiente del Valle, shared their "deep sorrow" at his passing in a post on Instagra…
The security situation in parts of Ecuador is out of control. Again a football player was killed. The teenager played in the academy of Independiente del Valle.
The 16-year-old footballer Miguel Nazareno, a young man from the quarry of the Ecuadorian team Independiente del Valle, died after being hit by a stray bullet while in his home in Guayaquil, according to the EFE and AP agencies.The Ecuadorian club lamented the fact on its social networks, expressing its “deep regret” at the death of the footballer, collateral victim of the great wave of insecurity that is living in the country. “Miguel was at ho…
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Ecuadorian soccer player, 16, killed by stray bullet in Guayaquil
Police say a 16-year-old soccer player from the youth academy of Independiente del Valle was fatally shot when he was struck by a stray bullet at home in the port city of Guayaquil Miguel Nazareno was at home “when he unfortunately became a victim of the insecurity affecting our country,” the soccer
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