BUNDESLIGA football star Atakan Karazor has been arrested on suspicion of raping a teen girl at a villa in Ibiza.
The 25-year-old sportsman, who plays for German top-flight side Stuttgart, has denied all wrongdoing.
The club confirmed Karazor was being held and said they were now in "constant contact" with their legal team.
Their star midfielder was arrested on his holiday alongside another 25-year-old man, also a German national, on Thursday.
An 18-year-old girl told detectives she had been sexually assaulted at a villa in San Jose in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Well-placed sources said she had been admitted to hospital after the alleged incident.
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Karazor and the other suspect appeared before a judge in Ibiza Town in a closed court hearing, as is normal in Spain where only trials take place in public.
They were questioned by police before being taken to court yesterday.
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The two men have not yet been charged with any crime, as formal charges in Spain are only laid shortly before trial.
But they are now ‘investigados’ under Spanish law which means they are being formally investigated as part of a criminal probe into a suspected sex attack.
The teenager who went to police ended up in Can Misses Hospital in Ibiza.
Karazor has just extended his existing contract with Stuttgart, considered one of Germany's most successful clubs, by three years until 2026.
He joined the squad in July 2019, when they already had numerous national championships under their belt.
A statement from Stuttgart read: "VfB midfielder Atakan Karazor has been arrested while on holiday in Ibiza. He denies any criminal act.
"VfB is in constant contact with its lawyers.
"Since this is an ongoing process, we ask for your understanding that VfB cannot comment further for the time being."
A spokesman for the Civil Guard also confirmed: "Two German nationals have been arrested after a woman told police she had been sexually assaulted in Ibiza.
"An investigation is ongoing."
A well-placed source added: "One of the two men is a footballer who plays in the Bundesliga."
German papers are yet to pick up on the arrest but it has been reported by a Spanish-language Ibizan newspaper.
Neither of the two men arrested were named in the local press.
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The villa where the alleged sex attack is said to have occurred is understood to be near Cova Santa, an ancient natural cave with a large restaurant, lounge garden and club where shows and concerts are organised during the summer.
Court officials could not be reached early this morning for comment on the case.
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