A licensed-club employee has been stabbed during an incident with an allegedly intoxicated patron on the Central Coast last night.

About 7.30pm (Sunday 22 September 2103), the 53-year-old man was called on to assist other security staff remove a patron from the club on Wilson Road, Terrigal, due to his level of intoxication.

Once the 41-year-old patron had been escorted from the club, he allegedly produced a knife and stabbed the employee in the stomach.

The knife blade broke off in the employee’s stomach.

Paramedics took the injured man to Gosford Hospital for emergency surgery. The knife blade was removed and he remains in a stable condition.

Following the stabbing, the armed man was allegedly involved in a further altercation with two unknown males.

He suffered facial lacerations and remains under police guard in hospital.

Police from Brisbane Water Local Area Command are investigating the incident and expect to charge the 41-year-old when he is released from hospital.

Officers also wish to speak with the two males involved in the altercation.