Udinese midfielder Tolgay Arslan's house was being burgled at the same time that he scoring against Inter Milan in Serie A at the weekend.
Football Italia report that somewhere in the region of £11,000 worth of items were stolen.
Arslan was on the pitch when the incident took place, scoring the third as his side beat Inter 3-1 at home in Serie A.
He celebrated with team-mates and family, while his children were present during post-match interviews.
However, Arslan returned home to discover his villa had been broken into and thieves got away with thousands of pounds worth of items.
That included two computers and gold jewellery.
Arslan joined Udinese from Fenerbahce in September 2020 and that was his first goal this season.
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