Saudi league player Al-Muwallad hospitalized after falling from balcony in Dubai while on vacation

Saudi Arabian football player Fahad Al-Muwallad is in intensive care after falling from a second-floor balcony while on holiday in Dubai.

The Dubai Police General Command said late Saturday that Al-Muwallad “was involved in an accident while on a short vacation in Dubai when he fell from the balcony of his second-floor house.”

The 30-year-old winger, who currently plays for the Saudi Arabian club Al-Shabab, took part in the 2018 World Cup with Saudi Arabia.

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Police said that “initial investigations have shown that the accident occurred while he was on the balcony” and that the investigation is still ongoing.

Police said Al-Muwallad was “in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Dubai, where the efforts of medical teams continue to provide him with the necessary care.”