Former Jamaican national striker Luton Shelton died today after being found unresponsive at home.

He was 35 years old.

Shelton had been suffering from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig’s disease, an illness that causes the motor neurons inside the spinal cord to die and over time causes muscles to degenerate progressively eliminating the ability of the affected person to move, speak, swallow and, eventually, breathe.

Reports of Shelton’s diagnosis came to light in 2018, 19 months after he suffered an injury while playing for Harbour View in a Premier League match against Tivoli Gardens in February 2017. It was his last match for the club.

During an international career that spanned a decade, Shelton represented Jamaica 75 times scoring 35 goals. His club career saw him playing for Harbour View, Helsingborgs IF, Sheffield United, Vålerenga, Karabükspor and Volga Nizhny Novgorod.

Shelton has died just under two years after his father, Luton Shelton Snr collapsed at home and died on May 16, 2019.