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A former Hull City footballer has died in hospital after suffering a suspected heart attack during a game last night.

Daniel Wilkinson, 24, was playing for Shaw Lane AFC in an Integro Doodson League Cup clash against Brighouse Town when he collapsed on the pitch.

Wilkinson, who was a young professional at the Premier League side, appeared to stop breathing and go into cardiac arrest during the second-half of the fixture at St Giles Road stadium.

The defender, who signed for Barnsley-based Shaw Lane from Rushall Olympic during the summer, was treated on the pitch at St Giles Road by medics for more than half an hour.

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CPR was administered before he was rushed by ambulance to the Calderdale Royal Hospital in Halifax.

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However, this morning his club released a statement confirming that he had passed away.

"It's with great sadness that we have to announce the tragic loss of Daniel Wilkinson who has sadly passed away after collapsing on the pitch during the game last night, our thoughts and prayers are with him family and friends at this time," said chairman Craig Wood on Facebook.

"The club would like to thank everyone for their heartfelt messages and thoughts that we have received throughout the night. There are no more words at this time."

Wilkinson signed a pro deal with Hull in 2010, having been part of a Tigers youth side that won the Youth Alliance North East Conference in 2009-10.

He spent time on loan at Harrogate Town and North Ferriby United, as well as playing for Loughborough University in the Midland Alliance, while also studying for a degree in Accounting and Financial Management.

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Wilkinson also played for Goole AFC and Scarborough Athletic, before joining Rushall Olympic.

He left the Walsall-based club in the summer, to join Shaw Lane, combining non-league action with his day job, working for Sheffield-based Barber Harrison & Platt Chartered Accountants.

Wilkinson's manager at Goole, former Premier League midfielder Curtis Woodhouse, paid tribute via social media: "Really can't believe the news about Dan Wilkinson, I managed Dan at Goole and he was a very good player and a really nice lad RIP brother".

The incident comes after former Burkino Faso international Ben Idrissa Derme died after suffering a heart attack during a French cup tie for amateur side AJ Biguglia at the weekend.

The 34-year-old - capped four times by his country - collapsed while playing for the French sixth-tier side.

Medical services treated him on the pitch, but were unable to revive him and he passed away in hospital on Monday.