Scotby FC footballer, John McKenna, 22, has died following a tragic fall from an hotel balcony in Ibiza, Spain.

McKenna who is from Carlisle in Cumbria, England died after the fall on Friday morning at his three-star hotel in the party resort of San Antonio, Daily Mail reported on Saturday.

A friend and former Carlisle United player, Josh Dixon, said he was heartbroken to have lost one of his closest mates all the way through school.

Dixon said,: Wherever you went you would put a smile on someones face. Will be a huge miss to us all. Rest easy, big man.

A condolence message from Olly Doyle a friend reads:A true gent and the most genuinely nice lad around, never a smile off his face, one of the best. Rest easy big man.

Confirming the incident and sharing a condolence message was Scotby FC in a tweet said,Today we lost a legend, a brilliant player but an even better person. Never forgotten but loved always. RIP big John.(The Nation)