Sunderland footballer Cabral 'raped woman twice' at flat after-party

Cabral allegedly met the woman in a Newcastle nightclub

Former Sunderland player Cabral has been charged with two counts of rape (Getty Images)

A former Premier League footballer has been accused of raping a woman twice in his flat after the pair spent the evening partying together at a nightclub.

Cabral, whose real name is Adilson Tavares Varela, was playing for Sunderland when the alleged incident took place in Newcastle.

Hull Crown Court heard the 21-year-old woman, who cannot be named, met Cabral, 27, at Tup Tup Palace night club.

In an interview screened at the hearing, she said she danced with Varela at the club before taking a taxi back to the footballer's flat for an after party.

The woman said she went into Varela's bedroom to ask him for socks because she cold when the alleged rape took place.

According to the Telegraph, she told the court: "He pushed me further into the bed and sat on me. He started touching my body and breasts.

"He went to the left hand-drawer and got a condom out and opened it with his teeth. I said stop.

"I was trying to speak but it was just a whisper. My voice was going. I was starting to cry.

The woman claimed she was raped twice before Varela left the room and returned with her friends.

She claims to have not known he was a professional footballer at the time of the alleged incident.

The midfielder, who currently plays for FC Zurich, denies two charges of rape.

He has claimed he invited her into his bedroom where they kissed on the bed before she asked him for sex.

The trial continues.