Southampton Rangers midfielder Keith Jennings remains in intensive care at King Edward VII Hospital and is unlikely to ever play again after having a kidney removed following a freak injury during a Premier Division match.

Jennings, 32, was involved in a double collision while challenging for the ball with two opposing players in Sunday's game at the Southampton Oval between Rangers and Somerset Eagles.

The former Bermuda international was also left with a ruptured spleen and was taken to the hospital by ambulance before undergoing emergency surgery.

Rangers president, Randy Raynor, said the extent of Jennings' career threatening injuries had left the club "dumfounded".

"Words can't express how we feel. Our thoughts are with Keith and his family and everyone at the club is wishing him all the best. We're all dumfounded," said Raynor, whose team lost 1-0 to Eagles.

Club medic, Duane Dickinson, said Jennings was struggling to breathe when he attended the injured player and at first suspected he had broken his ribs.

"Keith collided with their keeper (Marcel Dill) as a well as another defender. It was a freak injury and nobody's fault.

"The rib area which protects the kidneys and the spleen bore the brunt of the collisions and it's unlikely Keith will play again with one kidney.

"At the moment his body is working on one kidney and they need to make sure there is no infection.

"It's a terrible shame, Keith's a great guy and is so influential for us. When he saw our vice-president (Gerri Saltus) at the hospital today the first thing he said was 'that's it for me'."

Saltus, who is also the team's acting coach, said Jennings remained in "good spirits" despite his injuries.

"Keith was excellent on the pitch on Sunday. It was really unfortunate for this to happen. The team is really taking this hard. Keith was a huge part of the team and we wish him a speedy recovery."

Rangers signed Jennings from his boyhood club North Village at the start of the season but he had to wait until January for his debut, as the move did not go through before the transfer deadline.

The gifted midfielder scored on his first game for Rangers against the Rams and had been assisting in the coaching department since the beginning of the campaign.

Raynor said Jennings would be offered a coaching role if his injuries, as expected, cut his playing days short.

"He has only been with us for a short time but it feels like forever," Raynor said. "He's a great individual and we're really going to miss him both on and off the pitch

"He's also been coaching for us and the other players have really taken to him. We'll look after him and want to get him back onboard after he recovers."

It is not the first time Jennings has suffered a serious injury.

Back in 2006 he chipped a bone in his upper spine and was taken to hospital with difficulty breathing during Rams game against Paget Lions.

Last summer saw him suffer another injury blow with a torn achilles tendon ruling him out for most of the Bermuda Hogges season.