The 20 Most Injured Premier League Players Over The Last 5 Years

Paully D

Interesting list from The Telegraph, documenting the players who have had the most injuries since 2010:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/11959591/The-20-most-injured-Premier-League-players-since-2010.html?frame=3485152

1) Wayne Rooney (34 different injuries)
2) Gabby Agbonlahor (32)
3) Laurent Koscielny (30)
4) Jonny Evans (29)
5) Yaya Toure (28)
Steven Fletcher (28)
Kieran Gibbs (28)
Samir Nasri (28)
9) Tomas Rosicky (27)
James Collins (27)
11) Theo Walcott (26)
Luke Shaw (26)
Danny Welbeck (26)
Vincent Kompany (26)
Moussa Dembele (26)
Phil Jones (26)
Jon Walters (26)
18) Daniel Sturridge (25)
Jack Wilshere (25)
Robin Van Persie (25)

Any shocks/surprises there?

Before I even read the list I thought Steven Fletcher would have to be up there from a Sunderland perspective.

Luke Shaw would have to be a worrying one there. Only 20 years old and playing in the Premier League since 2012 yet ranks just outside the top 10 with 26 different injuries.

Sturridge will be in the champions league positions by May

Benimar

Rooney surprises me a bit, didn't think it was that many. Walters also as he seems a bit of an iron man, didn't he start 100 games in a row or something?

Confidently expect Sturridge and his 'ailments' to top this table soon.

Speak Now

Does the list include "International break" injuries?

Arsenal feature a lot there.

Are there potholes at their training ground?

Turtyturd

Was Diaby one constant injury?

Skylinehead

Turtyturd wrote: »

Was Diaby one constant injury?

Seems to include only current players.

EDIT: Van Persies there, so no.

Yeah probably :pac:

OwaynOTT

Surely games missed due to injury would be a better list.

Paully D

Turtyturd wrote: »

Was Diaby one constant injury?

Skylinehead wrote: »

Seems to include only current players.

EDIT: Van Persies there, so no.

Yeah probably :pac:

22 injuries between 2010-2015 per PhysioRoom.

Dozen Wicked Words

OwaynOTT wrote: »

Surely games missed due to injury would be a better list.

Poor old Darren Fletcher would be high up that list, credit to him, he's come back from his insidious condition, remarkable in fact.

OwaynOTT

Dozen Wicked Words wrote: »

Poor old Darren Fletcher would be high up that list, credit to him, he's come back from his insidious condition, remarkable in fact.

And still playing at a decent level too.

kfallon

No Andy Carroll? :eek:

OwaynOTT

kfallon wrote: »

No Andy Carroll? :eek:

Didn't make the final line-up, he was due to be included up top but injured himself before the line-up was released.

keeponhurling

the top 5 there are also players who seem to he rarely injured.

Obviously one injury where you're out for a long time would be worse than many small injuries

Harry Palmr

Luke Shaw (26), that's 5 more injuries than he is old isn't it?

dfx-

OwaynOTT wrote: »

Surely games missed due to injury would be a better list.

I wouldn't say so if you're identifying injury prone players...one bad injury and a season out would amount to more than someone constantly in and out of the team with one or two game niggles

SureYWouldntYa

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Luke Shaw (26), that's 5 more injuries than he is old isn't it?

And Rooney's had 4 more than his age.

I think what you mean is in his short career he's had so many. 26 injuries in under 4 years is a lot, Rooney's is over 13 years

RedemptionZ

When Diaby isn't included you know the criteria is wrong.

eh i dunno

Where is darron Gibson? Probably on the beer.