Dr. Hasan Anil Eken was in his home country of Turkey in 2016 when he got the call about Patrick Ekeng.
Eken, now an advisor at Turkish Super Lig club Hatayspor, was working as a football consultant at the time, and his near-namesake Ekeng was one of the players with whom he was working. Cameroon international midfielder Ekeng had recently joined Dinamo Bucharest after his first taste of La Liga football with Cordoba had ended in relegation, having spoken with Eken about a potential move to Turkey.
The 26-year-old had played 11 games for Dinamo when he came off the bench in a league game against Viitorul Constanta. However, moments after taking to the field, he suffered a cardiac arrest, collapsing on the pitch and dying that same night.
