Rochdale AFC midfielder Abraham Odoh has been subjected to racist abuse on social media, the club have said in a statement.
It's understood the 21-year-old was sent a vile racist slur on Instagram.
Screenshots of the abuse were being shared on social media on Monday afternoon.
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In a statement the club said it 'utterly condemned' the abuse and had reported the incident to the relevant authorities.
The statement said: "Everyone at Rochdale Football Club is absolutely disgusted to learn that Abraham Odoh has been subjected to racist abuse on social media.
"It was brought to our attention on Monday afternoon that Abraham had received a racially abusive message via one of his social media platforms.
"Rochdale Football Club has a zero-tolerance stance relating to any racist, discriminatory or prejudiced behaviour, and we will be reporting this incident to the relevant authorities.
"We have also offered our full support to Abraham.
"We utterly condemn the abuse received by Abraham, and everyone at Rochdale Football Club stands with him, and all of our players, to make it absolutely clear that this abhorrent behaviour is completely unacceptable and will absolutely not be tolerated."
Winger Odoh joined the Dale from Charlton in February and came on as a 74th minute substitute in Saturday's 0-0 draw at Walsall.
