La Liga Santander injuries 2021 - 2022
Athletic Club de Bilbao
- Iñigo Martínez - Muscular injury to the hamstrings of the right thigh sustained in the game against Elche on March 7th 2022.
- Iñigo Lekue – Rectus femoris muscle injury of the right thigh sustained in training at Lezama on the 24th March, 2022.
- Miguel Veska - Ligamentous sprain of the ankle forced him to miss training
Atlético de Madrid
- José Marí Giménez – Calf muscle injury sustained v Alavés on the 2nd April 2022
- Héctor Herrera – Muscular injury to the hamstrings sustained in training on the 30th March 2022
Barcelona
- Pedri – Injury to the left hamstrings sustained in the second leg of the Europa League quarter finals against Eintracht Frankfurt on the 14th April 2022
- Gerard Piqué - Adductor longus muscle strain of the right hip and thigh sustained in the match v Eintracht Frankfurt in the first leg of the Europa League quarter finals on the 7th April 2022.
- Sergio Dest – Biceps femoris muscle injury of the left hamstrings sustained in the game against Galatasaray in the first leg of the Europa League quarter finals on the 17th March 2022.
- Ansu Fati – Injury to the tendinous aspect of the hamstring muscle of the left thigh, sustained against Athletic Club in the Copa del Rey match on January 20th, 2021. A tendon joins the muscle to the bone and tendinous injuries always take longer to heal because they have a poorer blood supply than muscle tissue. Ansu is now reported to be in the final stages of his recovery.
- Samuel Umtiti – Underwent successful surgery on Tuesday 18th January on a fracture of the fifth metatarsal bone of his right foot sustained in training the day before. He is currently working at his rehabilitation, but metatarsal fractures often take longer to heal than is generally acknowledged.
- Sergio Roberto – Currently in rehab following surgery on a rectus femoris muscle injury of the right thigh in December 2021 and currently still unavailable. The operation was carried out in Finland and Sergi’s initial target for a return to full training remains mid-April 2022.
- Moussa Wagué – Had surgery on a ruptured posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) with associated patella tendon lesion of the right knee, sustained while on loan at PAOK Athens in December 2020. The injury occurred when he collided with the goalpost in attempting to make a clearance in the game against Aris Salonika. This is the typical mechanism for PCL injuries. The tibia is forced backwards by the impact and the PCL (as opposed to the ACL) is torn. Moussa is now in the final stages of rehab and realistically looking at a return to training in the near future. • Memphis Depay – Returned to the team for the second leg against Eintracht Frankfurt on the 14th April 2022 after missing the first leg with a semimembranosus muscle overload of the left hamstrings.
Cádiz
- Iza Carcelén –Currently unavailable due to pubalgia. This could potentially be as a result of overload following injuries to the hamstrings and knee earlier in the season. These could have had an accumulative effect in overloading the pubis by altering Iza’s running gait and thereby increasing the forces on the muscles originating on the pubic bone. Pubalgia is common in football and is a painful condition that often presents as an overuse injury without the symptoms being attributed to a single, specific incident or injury. Initial symptoms are usually minor in nature but gradually worsen until it reaches the point where training and playing becomes impossible due to the pain.
- Tomás Alarcón – Still unavailable following a rectus femoris muscle injury in early March 2022.
- Florin Andone –Fractured metatarsal bone in the foot in early March 2022.
- Varazdat Haroyan – Underwent surgery following a double fracture of the ulna bone in his right forearm. The injury was sustained playing for Armenia v Norway in March, 2022.
Celta de Vigo
- Hugo Mallo – Sustained a longitudinal fracture of the right patella v Betis in a tackle with William Carvalho on the 20th March, 2022. Hugo played on for 10 mins before coming off. His anticipated recovery time will be 10 – 14 weeks from the date of the injury so he will be out for the remainder of the season.
Deportivo Alavés
- Pere Pons - Biceps femoris muscle injury of the right hamstrings sustained in the game v Atlético Madrid
- Javi López – Biceps femoris muscle injury of the hamstrings sustained in training on Monday 28th of March 2022.
- Edgar Mendéz – Currently not training due to hamstring muscle discomfort.
Elche
- Johan Mohica - Missed training due to an ankle injury.
- Pastore - Missed training due to a soleus muscle injury,
- John C. Nwankwo - Lateral ankle ligamentous sprain sustained in February 2022.
- Lucas Boyé- Adductor muscle grade 3 sustained against Athletic Club on the 3rd of April 2022
Espanyol
- Updates will be added as they become available.
Getafe
- Sabit Abdulai - Now in the final stages of rehab following ACL surgery to his knee. The injury was sustained in July 2021 at La Manga resort during a training game v Rennes.
- Jonathan Silva – Hip injury since early January 2022 sustained v Sevilla.
- Jaime Mata – Recently underwent surgery for a subluxation of the right shoulder.
Granada
- Raúl Torrente – ACL rupture with associated meniscus tear in the right knee sustained in the match with Sevilla on the 8th of April 2022.
- Carlos Neva – Successful surgery on the 1st of April 2022 to the left knee to repair an ACL rupture sustained in the match with Alavés on the 19th of March 2022.
- Rubén Rochina – Adductor longus right tear – out for 3 months.
- Santiago Arias – Adductor muscle injury of the right hip and thigh sustained in the match v Atlético Madrid on the 22nd of December 2021.
- Maxim Gonalons - Hamstring muscle injury of the thigh.
- 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
- Jorge de Frutos – Underwent surgery on the 25th March for a Lisfranc injury to the lateral ankle ligamentous complex of the right foot sustained against Espanyol on the 12th March 2022
- Carlos Clerc – Currently unavailable due to a left knee injury from which he has had difficulty in making a full recovery from. He is currently working hard with Levante’s medical and fitness staff in order to make return in the near future.
- Shkodran Mustaphi – Rectus femoris muscle injury of the right thigh sustained in training on the 4th April, 2022.
- Roger Marti – Rectus femoris muscle injury of the right thigh sustained in the game v Barça on the 10th April 2022. •
- Martín Cácares – Grade 2 hamstring muscle injury of the left thigh sustained v Villarreal on the 2nd April 2022.
Osasuna
- Kike Barja – Biceps femoris muscle injury of the right hamstrings sustained in the game against Levante on the 19th of March 2022.
- Jesús Areso – Underwent immediate surgery on a fracture of the distal fibula bone in the right lower leg sustained in training on the 8th of December 2022. Fibula fractures are often associated with lateral ankle ligamentous sprains and vary in type and frequency. These are often not excluded in the early stages unless they are severe in origin and many are only discovered once initial ankle rehabilitation has been stepped up.
- Juan Cruz – Adductor longus muscle strain of the right hip and groin sustained in the match v Real Betis on the 3rd of April 2022.
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
- Esteban Saveljich – Currently unavailable due to a hamstring muscle injury sustained against Cádiz on the 6th March 2022.
- Radamel Falcao - Currently unavailable due to a calf muscle injury sustained against Real Madrid in February 2002.
- Martín Merquelanz – Currently in rehab following arthroscopic surgery of the left knee for an injury sustained v Levante on the 11th of September 2021. Surgery revealed an internal derangement of the knee involving meniscal and ligamentous damage.
Real Betis Balompié
- Martin Montoya - Successful surgery on a Haglund’s lesion – a chronic irritation of the Achilles Tendon that develops into a hard bony lump where the tendon inserts on the calcaneus, in this case on the right heel bone.
Real Madrid
- Ferland Mendy – Injury to the adductor muscle of the hip and thigh sustained in the second leg of the Champions League match against Chelsea on the 13th April 2022.
- Marcelo - Injury to the adductor muscle of the hip and thigh sustained in the second leg of the Champions League match against Chelsea on the 13th April 2022.
- Eden Hazard – Recently underwent surgery to remove an internal fixation plate from his right fibula which was inserted during a previous ankle operation. .
Real Mallorca
- Iñigo Ruíz de Galaretta – ACL rupture sustained against Betis in the tackle with Victor Ruiz on the 20th February 2021. Surgery followed as the injury was to the graft from a previous ACL operation from which Iñigo had made a full recovery. Unfortunately, we are seeing this more and more nowadays as players who have previously undergone ACL surgery and successful rehab afterwards, then suffer a repeat injury to the operated part. Eva Navarro of Levante Fem springs to mind having returned after a year out after ACL surgery only to rupture the graft a few weeks later. It’s usually the graft (also referred to as the ‘’plasty’’) that tends to split, and it would be interesting to know how many recurrences of ACL rupture are actually attributed to tears of the graft. It’s essentially the same injury of course, as the ACL is still ruptured and players have to go through the whole surgical repair and rehab process all over again.
- Aleksander Sedlar – Meniscal injury to the left knee sustained in training at the end of March 2022, and operated on in Barça by Ramón Cugat on the 5th April 2022. As expected, he’ll be out for the remainder of the season.
- Dominik Grief – Currently unavailable due to a back injury sustained in January 2022.
Real Sociedad
- Mikel Oyarzabel – ACL rupture of the left knee sustained in training on March 17th 2022 and subsequently surgically repaired.
- Ander Barrenetxea - Stretchered off against Alavés on the 2nd January with a severe injury to the tendinous aspect of one of the left hamstring muscles. The injury is currently being rehabilitated by the Real Sociedad medical team.
- Carlos Fernández – Continuing rehab following ACL surgery on August 10th to his right knee, performed by Dr Mikel Sánchez. The injury was sustained in Real Sociedad’s pre-season friendly against AZ Alkmaar.
- Nacho Monreal - Continuing rehab following regenerative treatment to the chondral surface of his right knee. This follows on from the injury sustained in March 2021.
Sevilla
- Karim Rekik – Currently unavailable due to a hamstring muscle injury of the right thigh sustained and returned to the team against Barça on the 3rd April. Karim was still feeling the effects of the injury when he was substituted with 30 minutes left and subsequently attended a private clinic in Madrid on the following Wednesday (6th) along with team mate Marcos Acuña. The latter was included in the squad for the Real Madrid game on Sunday the 17th April while Karim continues with his rehabilitation instead of being part of the squad.
- Fernando Regez – Ankle surgery on 31st March following an injury sustained in January for which conservative treatment failed.
- Suso Fernández – Underwent surgery for an ankle dislocation in December 2021 and is still in rehab.
Valencia
- Maxi Goméz – Contused • Gabriel Paulista – Muscular injury sustained on the 11th April 2022 against Rayo Vallecano.
Villarreal
- Alberto Moreno – Ligamentous sprain
- Gerard Moreno – Hamstring muscle strain of the left thigh sustained against Getafe on the 17th April 2022. Now unlikely to feature in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final v Liverpool on the 26th April, 2022.