La Liga Santander injuries 2021 - 2022
Athletic Club
- Asier Villalibre - Biceps femoris muscle injury of the the left hamstring group sustained in the against Rayo Vallecano.
- Oihan Sancet - Collateral ligament and meniscal injury of the right knee sustained in the match v Celta de Vigo on the 28th August.
- Yeray Álvarez - Ongoing issues with patella tendinopathy in his left knee since early August. Still working at his rehab
- Yuri Berchiche - Currently continuing rehab under the medical team for pubalgia. This is common in football. Pubalgia is a painful overuse condition affecting the origins of the adductor muscles on the pubic bone
- Peru Nolaskoain - Arthroscopic surgery of the right ankle in early April, and currently continuing rehab under the care of Athletic's medical team.
Atlético de Madrid
- Koke Resurrección - Currently unavailable to a thigh muscle injury sustained during the game with Porto last midweek.
- Thomas Lemar - Also currently unavailable to a thigh muscle injury sustained during the game with Porto last midweek.
Barcelona
- Alejandro Balde - Injury to the lumbar spine sustained against Granada two weeks ago.
- Martin Braithwaite - Currently in rehab following knee surgery to the patello-femoral joint.
- Pedri - Quadriceps muscle injury of the left thigh sustained last midweek in the match with Bayern Munich.
- Kun Agüero - Injury to the right calf muscle and continuing rehab under the medical team.
- Ousmane Dembélé - Biceps femoris muscle injury of the hamstrings and continuing rehab under the medical team
Cádiz
- Álex Fernández - Unavailable v Rayo Vallecano due to a minor injury.
- Fali Giménez - Ligamentous injury to the left knee against Barça and subject to further review in midweek. Initial testing revealing no major ligamentous damage but the injury will be reassessed in a few days.
- Jon Ander Garrido - Chronic patella tendinopathy for which surgery is required. This will likely keep him out of action for another 2 - 3 weeks depending on progress.
- José Mari - Currently continuing rehab under the medical team following a knee injury. Now back in the squad after repeat knee surgery.
- Juan Cala - Now back in the squad after repeat knee surgery.
Celta de Vigo
- Updates will follow as they become available
Deportivo Alavés
- Pere Pons - Adductor muscle injury of the left hip and thigh sustained in early September.
- Javi López - Hamstring muscle injury to the right thigh, sustained early in September and currently unavailable.
Elche
- Pedro Bigas - Collateral ligament sprain of the right knee sustained in the match with Getafe a week ago. Pedro is anticipated to be out of action for roughly eight weeks.
Espanyol
- Javi Puada - Ongoing issues with pubalgia and will be out for roughly the next six weeks. Progress will be monitored and the medical team will be hoping to avoid surgery.
- Yangel Herrera - Currently in late stage rehab following a right tibial fracture sustained in June while playing in the Copa America for Venezuela against Colombia. Hoping to be available soon.
Getafe
- Jakub Jankto - Rotational injury to the left ankle sustained in the match v Rayo Vallacano and originally feared to be a double fracture of the tibia and fibula. Exact details to follow, but anticipated to be out for roughly eight weeks penfing confirmation of working diagnosis.
- Mauro Arambarri - Hamstring muscle injury of the thigh sustained in early September.
- Sabit Abdulai - Continuing rehab following ACL surgery following an injury sustained in July at La Manga resort during a training game v Rennes.
- Darius Poveda - Still unavailable with a knee problems linked to knee surgery last April. Continuing to work at his rehab.
- Ryan Nolan - Continuing rehab and making good progress following an ACL and meniscus tear sustained in April.
Granada
- Neyder Lozano - Ongoing rehabilitation following repeat surgery in late September 2021 for a stress fracture of the tibia bone of the lower leg sustained before the restart of La Liga in June 2020. Reported to be progressing well.
Levante
- José Campaña - Soleus musle injury of the right calf group, sustained v Rayo Vallecano.
- Enis Bardhi - Biceps femoris muscle injury of the right hamstring group, sustained while playing for North Macedonia against Romania in early September.
- Roberto Soldado - Adductor muscle of the right hip and thigh. progressing in rehab.
Osasuna
- Kike Barja - Ongoing issue with plantar fasciitis and still not 100% recovered although reported to be progressing.
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
- Martin Merquelanz - Currently unavailable due to a knee injury that is thought to have a muscular origin.
- Óscar Trejo - Injured v Getafe and doubtful against Cádiz.
Real Betis Balompié
- Víctor Ruiz - Muscle injury sustained last weekend in the game v Espanyol. Expected to be out for four weeks.
- Marc Bartra - Muscular overload and unavailable against Osasuna
- Juan Miranda - Muscular overload and unavailable for the Osasuna game on Thursday Youssouf Sabaly - Still working at rehab following surgery on the rectus femoris tendon of the left thigh during the pre-season period. Now progressing well but not yet ready to return.
- Diego Lainez - Ligamentous sprain of the left ankle sustained playing for Mexico in the Olympics. Recovering well and working hard in rehab.
Real Madrid
- Marco Asensio - Muscular injury in training and unavailable v Espanyol
- Isco Alarcón - Muscular injury in training and also unavailable v Espanyol
- Dani Carvajal - Muscular injury to the calf sustained on Sunday in the Valencia match. Like Gareth Bale, Dani has asked for the exact details of his injury to remain private.
- Gareth Bale - Hamstring muscle injury sustained last weekend in training and likely to keep him out for several weeks. Gareth has asked the club not to publish the exact details about his injury, citing medical confidentiality.
- Marcelo - Currently unavailable due to a muscular injury.
- Ferland Mendy - Sustained a muscle injury last weekend which will keep him out of the squad for the next three weeks. Ferland has only just recovered from tibial periostitis sustained towards the end of last season and had expected to be fully fit. This is often the case with players coming back from long-term injuries where susceptibility to other injuries appears to be high in the immediate period following their return to play.
- Dani Ceballos - Lateral ankle ligamentous sprain comprising a complete rupture of the anterior talofibular (ATFL) and calcaneofibular (CFL) ligaments of the left ankle. The injury was sustained during the Olympics while with the Spanish national team. Dani is still a few weeks off returning to full training, but there is still the fitness for football aspect to consider before he can say he has made a complete return.
Real Mallorca
- Antonio José Raíllo - Currently recovering from an ankle injury and still under the medical team.
- Antonio Sánchez - Ongoing rehabilitation following shoulder surgery in July and making steady progress.
- Ángel Rodríguez - Still unavailable due to muscular overload
- Franco Russo - Muscular overload from the game v Espanyol and still unavailable.
Real Sociedad
- Alexander Sørloth - Hamstring muscle injury of the right thigh sustained against Granada in midweek.
- Jon Pacheco - Contact injury to his left knee during training on the 9th Septemeber, 2021, localised to the medial retinaculum.
- David Silva - Soleus muscle strain of the right calf group sustained in the warm-up for the match against PSV Eindhoven in mid-September..
- Alexander Isak - Hamstring muscle injury sustained in the game against Sevilla last weekend and replaced in the first half.
- Ander Barrenetxea - Bone oedema around the left -sided lower lumbar vertebrae L5
- Asier Illarramendi - Semitendinosus muscle injury of the right hamstrings on the 20th August. Making steady progress.
- Jon Guridi – Rectus femoris muscle strain of the right thigh sustained in August, 2021
- Alex Sola - Meniscus tear in the right knee and had surgery on the 20th August, 2021
- Carlos Fernández - Right ankle injury sustained in Real Sociedad’s pre-season friendly against AZ Alkmaar. Currently continuing rehab under the medical team
- Nacho Monreal: Started regenerative treatment this week on his right knee. This follows on from the injury sustained in March and which affects the chondral surface of the joint. Currently continuing rehab under the medical team
- Maty Ryan - Arthroscopic meniscectomy of his right knee following an injury sustained a week ago. The operation was performed by Dr Mikel Sánchez in Vitoria and currently continuing rehab under the medical team
Sevilla
- Suso Fernández - Recently struggling with a muscular injury and not included in the squad for the Real Sociedad match last weekend as a result.
- Óliver Torres - Still unable to train due to a muscular injury in the right leg.
Valencia
- José Luis Gayà – Injury to the hamstring muscles sustained in training the day before the game with Real Madrid and likely to be unavailable for the next 4 weeks.
- Thierry Correia – Adductor muscle injury of the hip and thigh sustained las t weekend in the match v Real Madrid
- Carlos Soler – Adductor muscle injury of the hip and thigh sustained last weekend in the match v Real Madrid
- Denis Cheryshev - Sprain of the medial collateral ligament (MCL) in his left knee sustained in the game with Osasuna on the 12th September, 2021
- Álex Blanco - Unable to train due to muscular discomfort. Updated 30th August, 2021
Villarreal
- Gerard Moreno - Muscular overload in the hamstrings of his right leg. Did not play against Mallorca last week.
- Samuel Chukwueze - Continuing to work his way back to full fitness following a rectus femoris muscle injury of the thigh since the end of last season. The injury kept him out of the Europa League final against Manchester United.