Jordan Torunarigha has lodged a complaint with police after the Germany Under-21 defender was allegedly subjected to racist abuse during a German Cup game at Schalke, his club Hertha Berlin confirmed Friday.
The visibly upset Torunarigha was sent off for a second yellow card during extra time in Hertha's 3-2 extra-time defeat on Tuesday after allegedly hearing monkey chants and other racist abuse in Gelsenkirchen.
Hertha confirmed on Friday to AFP subsidiary SID that the 22-year-old has now lodged a complaint with Gelsenkirchen police.
The Bundesliga club say he has their full support. Police in Gelsenkirchen and the German Football Association (DFB) had already started investigations.
On Thursday, Torunarigha slammed the "idiots" responsible on social media.
"I was born in Chemnitz and already went through all that in my youth," he wrote on Instagram.
"My parents were insulted. That's why a situation like Schalke's upsets me so much.
"You can't choose your skin colour at birth, and it shouldn't matter at all."
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