PSG goalkeeper Sergio Rico admitted to hospital after horseback riding accident

29-year-old player suffers 'serious head injury after falling from a horse' in Spain

By Can Erozden

ANKARA (AA) – Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) goalkeeper Sergio Rico was taken to a hospital in Spain on Sunday with a "serious injury" after a horseback riding accident that resulted in head trauma.

Spain's EFE news agency reported that Rico, 29, suffered a "serious head injury after falling from a horse" in Huelva, and was then kicked by the horse once on the ground.

PSG secured a record 11th French league title after a 1-1 draw at Strasbourg on Saturday, with Rico among the substitutes.

He had gone to the pilgrimage of El Rocio in Huelva city, in southwestern Spain, where the incident occurred.

"Paris Saint-Germain learned of the accident involving its player Sergio Rico on Sunday and remains in constant contact with his loved ones. The entire Red and Blue community offers them its full support," the French champions said on Twitter.

Rico's former clubs, Sevilla and Fulham, wished him a speedy recovery in separate tweets.

Rico helped Sevilla win three UEFA Europa League titles from 2014 to 2016 before moving to PSG.

He won three French Ligue 1 titles with Paris in 2020, 2022, and 2023, as well as two French Cups in 2020 and 2021.

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