The home of Newcastle footballer Joelinton was burgled while he watched his team lose to Manchester City on Saturday.
The Brazilian was alerted to intruders being inside his home but they had fled by the time the police had arrived.
Joelinton watched from the stands as Newcastle suffered late heartache at St James' Park.
The 27-year-old is currently absent with a thigh injury but was still in attendance for the Premier League clash.
Joelinton had his home burgled on Saturday
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Joelinton received an alert on his phone that three burglars had entered his mansion in Ponteland, Northumberland just before 7.30pm on Saturday evening.
The midfielder lives on a street nicknamed 'Millionaire's Row' where a host of footballers also have properties.
Newcastle legend Alan Shearer also used to live on the same road.
No one was in the property at the time of the incident.
Police arrived quickly on the scene but the burglars were nowhere to be seen.
A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: "Shortly before 7.30pm yesterday police received a call from a concerned homeowner who reported that three men were inside their home in Darras Hall.
"Thankfully the homeowner was not home but had received a security alert on their phone and immediately reported concerns to police.
"Police were deployed to the scene however, those alleged to be involved had fled the scene.
"Enquires remain ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact us via 101, or the ‘Report’ pages of our website, quoting log NP-20240113-0835."
Another resident of the road attended the match and revealed what they saw once they returned home.
They told the Mirror: "I came back from the match and the road was cordoned off.
"There was a lot of police activity around the place.
"It was not until later that I realised it was the home of Joelinton.
"There have been reports of a number of burglaries in the area recently, but not on the homes of footballers.
"It does make you think about security. I am just glad his wife and children were not at home, that's the main thing."
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Joelinton watched Newcastle lose to Man City
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Joelinton is not the first Premier League star to be targeted this season.
Jack Grealish's home in Cheshire was broken into last month.
The Manchester City star's family were in the mansion at the time while he was playing away at Everton.
Grealish's team-mate Kevin de Bruyne also had his home in Belgium targeted while he was at the Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia.
Raheem Sterling flew back from the World Cup in December 2022 after an armed burglary at his Surrey property.
Joelinton is currently out with an injury sustained against Sunderland
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Former Manchester United stars Jesse Lingard and Paul Pogba have also had their homes targeted in recent years.
Chelsea left-back Ben Chilwell put his house up for sale last week.
Chilwell wants to sell the £4,750,000 mansion as he seeks more security for him and his family.
