16-Year-Old Rising Soccer Star Noah Gesser Dead in Car Crash That Also Killed Brother, Team Says

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Noah Gesser, a 16-year-old star soccer player for Ajax’s youth academy in Amsterdam, Netherlands, has died in a car accident along with his brother, the team announced.

“Ajax has received the terrible news that Noah Gesser has passed away. The 16-year-old youth academy player was killed in a car accident with his brother on Friday evening,” read a statement from the European club. They added that Gesser, a striker, joined the team in 2018 after previously playing for Almere City and VVIJ.

At Ajax 1 and Young Ajax exhibition matches Saturday, there was a moment of silence in Gesser’s honor and Ajax players wore special armbands in his memory. Flags were also flown at half-staff at the Toekomst sport complex.

According to areportfrom Dutch newspaperDe Telegraaftranslated to English, Gesser’s brother who also died in the fatal car crash was 18 years old. The outlet stated that the driver of the other vehicle involved in the head-on collision was hospitalized but is in stable condition.

Real Madrid C.F. said in astatementSaturday, “Real Madrid C.F., its president and its Board of Directors deeply lament the passing of Noah Gesser, @AFCAjax’s academy player. Real Madrid wishes to express its condolences to his family and loved ones, his teammates and his club.”

source: people.com