Footballers pay tribute to Wolfsburg’s Junior Malanda who tragically died today

Junior Malanda was died in a car crash earlier today.

The Belgium Under-21 midfielder was a passenger in the car that crashed on a motorway near Bielefeld in Germany. The young player was en route to meet up with his Wolfsburg team-mates and fly to South Africa for a winter training camp. Malanda played his last game on December 20th, a 2-1 Cologne. Some players, fans and journalists took to Twitter and Instagram to pay tribute Malanda and express their shock at such a tragic incident. http://instagram.com/p/xsDJASHtnZ/ http://instagram.com/p/xrwgO1A_n8/

So strange to hear your friend in the morning and then hear this news. Lost a great friend way too early. RIP my friend. @JuniorMalanda — Kevin De Bruyne (@DeBruyneKev) January 10, 2015

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You will always be around!! @JuniorMalanda pic.twitter.com/SlKLoiwOIE — Kevin De Bruyne (@DeBruyneKev) January 10, 2015

R.I.P my brother @JuniorMalanda we are gonna miss you

I'm crying while i'm posting this but this friendship was to good be ended this way ...Junior why u my… http://t.co/L0x26ib4rE — R.Lukaku Bolingoli10 (@RomeluLukaku9) January 10, 2015

RIP Junior #Malanda - sooo sad! My thoughts are with your family and friends...! pic.twitter.com/RnXM5f18Dg — Mario Götze (@MarioGoetze) January 10, 2015

 

Very sad news about Junior Malanda passing away. #RIPMalanda pic.twitter.com/eeBVftjRpo — Edin Džeko (@EdDzeko) January 10, 2015

Rest in peace Junior #Malanda! pic.twitter.com/9jsAjsUHAR — David Alaba (@David_Alaba) January 10, 2015

RIP mon ami @JuniorMalanda pic.twitter.com/6GYJJlcKeN — Dennis Praet (@PraetOfficial) January 10, 2015

RIP Junior #Malanda - My thoughts are with your family and friends! pic.twitter.com/JCbmfLkh27 — Xherdan Shaqiri (@XS_11official) January 10, 2015

R.I.P. Junior #Malanda! So sad! pic.twitter.com/oExnrBYxNt — Jerome Boateng (@JB17Official) January 10, 2015

 

Ruhe in Frieden Junior Malanda. Rest in Peace Junior, my thoughts are with the family! #Malanda pic.twitter.com/xdWzKzsjCl — Holger Badstuber (@Badstuber) January 10, 2015

RIP @JuniorMalanda !! We lose a huge talent and a great person!!