10 of the most injury-prone footballers in the world

8. Owen Hargreaves

Quarter-final England v Portugal - World Cup 2006

Hargreaves was known as a good player but was never able to get a consistent run of games due to injury.

He had established himself as one of England’s stand-out performers in the 2002 World Cup. But after his Bayern days were over, he only featured 39 times for Manchester United in four seasons.

He still managed to bag a Champions League winners medal AND a Premier League winners medal, which shows just how talented he was.

Sadly though, he was never on the pitch long enough to establish a long-standing legacy. He was even forced to resort to YouTube in an attempt to prove his fitness to potential suitors.

His exploits landed him a deal with Manchester City but after only four games, he got injured and was released from his contract.