Salvador Cabanas, a soccer player from Paraguay that plays for CF America in Mexico, was shot in the head in the restroom of a popular nightclub in Mexico City, the “Big Bar”, where he was with his wife on Sunday (January 24).

The 29 year-old is currently in a critical but stable condition after more than seven hours of emergency surgery, in which doctors weren’t able to remove the bullet. “We would do more damage if we tried to extract it,” Dr. Martinez told reporters at a news conference. “We cannot assure you that he is out of danger. He is young and healthy. That helps.”

An investigation is ongoing and two men have already been arrested in connection to the incident that was described as an attempted robbery, which was prevented when Salvador intervened. Our thought and prayers are with Salvador and his family.

Soccer Star Salvador Cabanas Pictures Below