Story highlights Alan Pulido, a striker for Greece's Olympiacos club, is missing

Authorities in northern Mexico say he was kidnapped

(CNN) Security forces in northern Mexico say they're searching for a kidnapped soccer star.

Alan Pulido, a striker for Greece's Olympiacos club who played in the past for Mexico's national team, was kidnapped Saturday night in Ciudad Victoria, officials said on Twitter

"We have information that he was intercepted by armed people and since then his whereabouts have been unknown," state Attorney General Ismael Quintanilla Acosta said.

Federal and local authorities are searching for Pulido, Quintanilla said.

The Greek team tweeted its support for Pulido, 25, who hails from Ciudad Victoria, in northern Mexico.