Valencia striker Rafa Mir has been arrested by the Spanish Guardia Civil police for an alleged crime of sexual assault, the club said on Tuesday.
A Guardia Civil spokesperson confirmed that a LaLiga player had been detained in Valencia for alleged sexual assault against one woman but did not disclose the name.
Valencia said in a statement it was aware of the arrest and that it will cooperate with the justice system. Mir's representatives could not immediately be reached for comment.
Mir, 27, has also played for Wolves and Sevilla, the latter of which loaned him to his boyhood club Valencia.