Neymar noticed this immediately. Lying on the grass and on the stretcher, she cried inconsolably, the pain was unbearable. The Brazilian star suffered the worst injury of his career against Uruguay at the Centenario Stadium in Montevideo. The anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus tear in his left knee will keep him off the field. six and eight months leave, The rest of the season will be lost. He suffered the worst injury of his career in the Saudi League at the age of 31, but injuries and ailments recurred and cut short the career of a footballer who had a special aura but could not shine on a regular basis.
This is the first knee injury he has suffered in his career; This injury particularly affects the ankles, feet, and muscle discomfort. He was out of action for almost 900 days and missed almost 200 official matches.. Neymar appeared upset in the message he shared on Instagram, saying it was “a very sad moment, the worst.” “I know I’m strong, but I’m going to need more family and friends this time. It’s not easy going through an injury and surgery, but imagine what it’s like to go through it all again four months after recovery.” added.
Expectations from a player of his size have always been very high. Since leaving Barcelona, he has been asked almost every time to make a move to lead his team and his selection. It turns out that injuries and illnesses prevent this. He just arrived at the World Cup in Russia and was unable to leave the team behind, missed the 2019 Copa América in Brazil which Canarinha won without him, and in Qatar his ankle did not allow him to shine and Brazil relegated again. In the Champions League, PSG has missed the Brazilian player, whom they signed six years ago to lift the long-awaited trophy that is still not in their showcase, many times.
Very few injuries in Barcelona
During his four seasons with FC Barcelona, Neymar played regularly and, apart from his ankle, did not suffer any serious injuries that would cause him a lot of headaches and certain discomforts. In its first season, already in February, First ankle injury kept him out of action for a monthand a foot injury in the final part of the season sidelined him for about another 20 days. He was knocked out for a month at the 2010 World Cup in Brazil due to a spinal fracture.
Even in his second season at Barcelona and the two seasons to follow, the Brazilian suffered a mild ankle sprain that, combined with minor muscle problems, kept him out for more than a month. The average number of matches played for Barça in four seasons was 46 matches per season. In total he played 186 matches, 105 goals, 61 assists, 2 league, 3 Copas del Rey and Berlin Champions League wins. Trident left unforgettable moments together with Leo Messi and Luis Suárez.
Problems begin in Paris
Although he had glorious nights at Paris Saint-Germain where he showed off his endless quality, he also He began to suffer injuries more frequently. Suffered in early 2018 first serious injury. A fractured metatarsal in one foot kept him out of action for almost three months and helped Brazil reach the World Cup in Russia, where they were eliminated in the quarter-finals against Belgium.
At the beginning of his second season with the Paris team, he suffered an illness that kept him out of action for three weeks, and at the beginning of 2019 he suffered a new fracture in the fifth metatarsal bone of his right foot. Also three months away, he was linked to a ligament rupture in his right ankle he suffered in a friendly against Brazil shortly after his return, which forced him to miss the Copa América played in Rio, which Brazil won without his presence.
A thigh muscle injury in October 2019 caused him to miss more than a month of competition, and a rib injury early the following year caused him to miss nearly another two weeks.
His ankles don’t give him any comfort
In his fourth season in Paris, he spent three months without playing due to a muscle ailment and an ankle sprain. His ankles gave him no respite and a year later, in November 2021, he suffered a serious ankle injury again after a tough campaign that sidelined him for almost two and a half months.
He injured his right ankle on the opening day of the World Cup in Qatar, but reappeared in the round of 16 and the quarter-final, where Croatia beat Brazil on penalties. In February, his ankle said enough and he had to have surgery.So we missed everything from the season. In total in six seasons at PSG, he has 173 matches (an average of 28 matches per season), 118 goals and 69 assists. He played with a much lower average in France than in Barcelona, but The numbers from the time he played are still the numbers of a unique football player.
Al-Hilal, who paid 90 million euros for Neymar, played only 5 matches and will probably miss the rest of the season. There’s this on the horizon Copa America 2024It will be held in the United States in June. It is still unknown whether Neymar may attend cup event because he couldn’t win.