Injuries in sports have always proven to be a major obstacle in players’ careers. Great players have in the past, and to date, continue to suffer injuries that have somewhat curtailed their impressive growth.
5. Abou Diaby
The Frenchman was the heir apparent to Patrick Viera at the Emirates. But bad luck saw him suffer 42 injuries during his time at Arsenal.
Diaby was every manager’s dream with his dribbling skills that were able to initiate attacks from deep down a team’s own half.
He played just 39 games in his first three years under Arsene Wenger.
4. Ronaldo
Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima, commonly known as Ronaldo, is a Brazilian business owner, president of La Liga club Real Valladolid, owner of Brasileiro Série B club Cruzeiro and a retired professional footballer who played as a striker.
3. Daniel Sturridge
Daniel Andre Sturridge is an English professional footballer who last played as a striker for A-League club Perth Glory.
Some football quarters define Sturridge as a player who could have led the England national team to greater heights. He developed a very interesting partnership with Luis Suarez as Liverpool came close to winning the Premier League in 2013.
But he has now been shipped all over the world due to injury. He was recently released from his Perth Glory contract in Australia after only featuring for 138 minutes.
2. Marco Reus
Marco Reus is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward. He captains Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Germany national team.
Reus spent his youth career at Borussia Dortmund, prior to leaving for Rot Weiss Ahlen.
There is an unpopular opinion in football that Marco Reus could have probably won the Ballon d’Or by now had he been fit his whole career.’
The long-serving Borussia Dortmund player has been in and out of the squads but his talent remains there for all to see.
- Jack Wilshere
Jack Andrew Garry Wilshere is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club AGF.
Wilshere came up through Arsenal’s youth academy and impressed from an early age.
Wilshere was a good footballer during his days, injuries have been the hallmark of the former Arsenal midfielder. The now 30-year-old managed to register 34 England caps despite his constant troubles.
