Top 5 injury plagued superstars including Arsenal and Chelsea stars

2. Ibrahim Afellay

Dutch 27-year-old Ibrahim Afellay might not seem like he’s a guy who’s struggled with injuries a great deal throughout his career, but the reality is that he’s spend a great deal of time away from the starting team at either PSV Eindhoven, Barcelona or Schalke. Since just July 2011 alone, Afellay has spent time on the sidelines for muscular injuries for two months, a cruciate ligament injury for seven months and further muscle injuries for two months, and then another four months in recovery from those muscular injuries. They just aren’t going away for Afellay, who is seriously talented with the ball at his feet. We can only hope his career won’t be too badly affected by injuries like the others on this list.