It was gathered that the incident which happened after he collided with an advertising board during a match over the weekend.
A Togolese international footballer, Samuel Asamoah has broken his neck during a football match.
The incident may leave him paralysed.
It was gathered that the incident happened after he collided with an advertising board during a match over the weekend.
Samuel Asamoah, 31, suffered multiples fractures to his neck after smashing head-first into an LED panel while playing for Guangxi Pingguo against Chonqping Tonglianglong in the second tier of Chinese football.
He was treated by medical staff at the ground before being rushed to hospital, where doctors confirmed he had also sustained extensive nerve damage.
Asamoah has since undergone surgery and is in a stable condition but at risk of ‘high-level paraplegia’, which could lead to the loss of feeling in his legs and lower trunk.
A statement released by his club this week reads: ‘Guangxi Pingguo FC sincerely thanks all fans from all walks of life for their concern and support for Samuel Asamoah.
‘His recovery progress will be announced in due course after follow-up examinations.’
Asamoah’s injury comes at a time where the danger advertising hoardings cause to players is in the spotlight following the tragic passing of Billy Vigar last month.
The 21-year-old, formerly of Arsenal’s academy, died after suffering a ‘significant brain injury’ when he collided with a pitch-side wall while playing for Chichester City away at Wingate at Finchley.
Vigar was placed in a coma and operated on by doctors in a desperate bid to save his life but ‘the injury proved too much for him’, his devastated family said.
His de.ath prompted about an outcry from the world of football about player safety, particularly at non-league grounds.
Only a couple of years ago another player, former Bath City star Jack Fletcher, suffered a serious head injury after crashing into concrete hoardings during a National League game.
He needed emergency surgery and was placed in a coma but luckily survived.
Fletcher returned to football some 10 months later after learning to walk again. He however ultimately retired from the game last year at the age of just 25 because he ‘didn’t feel like the same player anymore’.
Dorking Wanderers boss and YouTube personality Mark White was one of those to raise the issue, writing on X: ‘All clubs need the FA to instruct an immediate enquiry into pitch surrounds.