Football players who are prone to injury will certainly interfere with their football career. Based on the track record, if it is happen too often, they will be moved to small clubs that want to accommodate them. This also make any football club to think twice before recruit them.
With that to say, here are the list of football players who are prone to injury:
1. Sergio Aguero
Manchester City is arguably very lucky to have a striker like Sergio Aguero. City bought Aguero from Atletico Madrid in 2011 for 35 million Pounds. He was bought to replace Carlos Tevez. He defended Manchester City from 2011 to 2021. The total goals he has made are 184.
Barcelona, who are interested in Aguero’s performance, signed him from City on a free transfer. Actually, while still defending Manchester City, Sergio Aguero has often suffered injuries. Even so, Barcelona still want to recruit him. Until finally it was discovered that he had a heart problem so he could not continue his career on the gridiron.
2. Marco van Basten
The Netherlands has many great football players. Name some of them such as Johan Cruyff, Dennis Bergkamp, Edwin van der Sar, Ruud Gullit, and Marco van Basten. Among the players, Marco van Basten is the player who has the most frequent problems with injuries.
This legendary Dutch striker retired early at the age of 30. The two teams he has played for are Ajax Amsterdam and AC Milan. His career was so short as he had problems with his ankle. Until finally his last ankle injury in 1994, made him decide to stop playing football.
3. Owen Hargreaves
The departure of Roy Keane, who plays as a defensive midfielder as captain, makes Manchester United want to find a replacement immediately. MU then saw a replacement for Keane in Owen Hargreaves. MU bought Hargreaves from Bayern Munich in 2017 for a fee of 17 million Pounds.
Actually Hargreaves had a good game, unfortunately the injury he experienced made him miss more often. Hargreaves had frequent knee problems, keeping him out of action for up to 25 months. When he left for Manchester City because his contract was not extended by Manchester United, Hargreaves had shown that he was not a player who was prone to injury.
When in uniform for Manchester City, Hargreaves criticized Manchester United that they could not handle his injury properly. But it didn’t take long for the injury to recur. At Manchester City also Hargreaves could not perform optimally because of his recurring injury.
4. Aaron Ramsey
Arsenal is known as one of the clubs in the Premier League that often buys young players. One of the young players who have been bought by Arsenal is Aaron Ramsey. He was bought from Cardiff City when he was 18 years old. During his time with the Gunners, Aaron Ramsey, who had a position as a midfielder, had problems with his fitness.
Ramsey is actually a great player and has a great work ethic. Injuries that hit him continuously made him have to be out for a long time. Football players who are absent for a long time due to injury will definitely make it more difficult for their performance to develop. The worst injury he ever suffered occurred in the 2009-2010 season when he suffered a fracture of the tibia and fibula. As a result of the injury, he was out for 248 days.
5. Jonathan Woodgate
England once had a talented center-back: Jonathan Woodgate. His good performances at Leeds United made him bought by Newcastle United. Looking good, Real Madrid bought him in 2004. But because his performance was not satisfactory, he was loaned to Middlesbrough for one year.
Unstable performance is not without reason. Jonathan Woodgate could not appear stable because more often absent due to injury. Often this injury made Madrid let him go to Middlesbrough. But at Middlesbrough also did not perform as expected. It can’t be helped, Woodgate is an athlete who gets injured easily. Couldn’t expect more from him.
6. Ronaldo
Talking about the greatest striker, of course, it is impossible not to mention Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima.
Ronaldo is very prone to injury, the injury that most often attacks him is an injury to the knee. The beginning of this knee injury occurred when he defended Inter Milan. In the match against Lazio in the Coppa Italia event on April 12, 2000, Ronaldo returned to play after 5 months of absence. Not ending well, Ronaldo suffered a severe knee injury while trying to do his trademark stepover.
Since the injury, Ronaldo’s knee has not been able to return to the way it was when he was healthy. Several times he had injured the same knee. Even when Real Madrid bought him in 2002, his injuries recur frequently. This is what makes Ronaldo unable to return as sharp as before.
7. Alexander Pato
AC Milan fans will certainly not forget the figure of Alexandre Pato. Pato, who was still young at that time, was predicted to be a scary striker to replace Andriy Shevchenko who left for Chelsea. AC Milan bought Alexandre Pato from Internacional for 24 million Euros in 2007.
A player as young as Pato should have a long career and great opportunity to develop. Unfortunately, Pato is injured more often than playing and scoring goals. Muscle and ankle injuries are injuries that are often experienced by this Brazilian player. In total there are 13 different injuries suffered by Pato in a period of 3 years.
8. Michael Owen
Liverpool had one talented striker; Michael Owen. One might despise him for his short and small stature, but Owen’s speed cannot be underestimated. With a record of 216 matches with Liverpool, he managed to score 118 goals. Until finally he was bought by Real Madrid.
In Madrid, he could not perform fully, he was more often struggling with injuries. Released by Real Madrid to Newcastle United and then to Manchester United before closing his career at Stoke City. Due to his frequent injury, during the time at Manchester United he was willing to not get a full salary. He only gets paid when he plays. If Owen hadn’t been injured, he would have become one of the most fearsome strikers in the world.
9. Ousmane Dembele
Borussia Dortmund in recent years has been filled with talented young players. This young and great player was then bought by many big clubs. One of the talented young players who has played at Borussia Dortmund is Ousmane Dembele. Dembele is a French player who has a position as a winger.
Dembele was bought by Barcelona in hopes of making Barcelona’s attack line scary. Unfortunately that wish did not come true. Dembele has been sidelined most of the time due to injury. I do not know how many times he was injured, even though he was still young, namely 24 years old. Therefore, Barcelona is still thinking longer whether to extend his contract or not.
10. Marco Reus
It’s a shame for Marco Reus because he actually has good skills but was damaged by injury. When he is fit, Marco Reus can always show his extraordinary form. Coming from Borussia Mönchengladbach, it was during his optimal performance that made Borussia Dortmund buy him in 2012.
Marco Reus is injured quite often, this earned him the nickname the glass foot. Still remember when Marco Reus failed to defend the German national team in the 2014 World Cup because of an injury he suffered. At his club, Borussia Dortmund, he also often suffered from injuries. But when he plays, he always looks good.
