After riding accident: PSG goalkeeper Sergio Rico in intensive care with serious head injuries

Paris Saint-Germain footballer Sergio Rico on February 14, 2023. ©

The Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper apparently had a serious riding accident on Sunday morning. Sergio Rico is in intensive care, his condition is critical.

Seville – Soccer player Sergio Rico rode out near his hometown of Seville on Sunday morning, May 28, according to a report by Sky News. The goalkeeper of the traditional club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) fell from his horse and suffered serious head injuries. The 29-year-old was admitted to a clinic, the condition of the football player was critical, said a PSG spokesman.

Riding accident of the PSG goalkeeper apparently caused by runaway horse

According to local media, the riding accident is said to have taken place in the El Rocio region of Huelva – about 100 kilometers from the Andalusian capital Seville. A runaway horse is said to have collided with the animal on which the PSG goalkeeper was sitting. Rico fell off his horse and sustained life-threatening head injuries. As he lay on the ground, a horse also kicked him in the neck, as the Spanish newspaper Marca reported.

The footballer had been taken by helicopter to the Virgen del Rocio hospital in his hometown of Seville, where he is in intensive care, according to current reports. Due to a traumatic brain injury, the 29-year-old is in a "serious condition," a PSG spokesman said on Sunday, according to media reports. Marca, however, reported that the goalkeeper's condition was "stable".

After riding accident: Sevilla FC football club wishes former player "speedy recovery"

His former football club FC Sevilla wished the goalkeeper "a lot of strength and a speedy recovery" on Twitter. Many fans shared the club's sympathy in the comments.

"Cheer up!" wrote one Twitter user, expressing the hope that it would only remain a horror. "All the best to Sergio and his whole family. I hope he recovers soon," another comment read.