INJURY HISTORY: THOMAS VERMAELEN

On twitter this morning, we were discussing Thomas Vermaelen and his injury troubles.  And we tried to analyse the league that will suits him, knowing fully that he is an injury prone player.

Maybe he suffered most of his injuries due to the physical football played in the Barclays Premiership but going to a less physical league as the Spanish La Liga, can he stay FIT? 

That was the question that popped up this morning and the reason for a quick injury history of Vermaelen while at Ajax and Arsenal.

Season	Injury	From	Until	Game     Missed
13/14	Knee injury	May 10, 2014	May 15, 2014	1
13/14	Knee Problems	Jan 4, 2014	Feb 28, 2014	1
13/14	Fatigue Fracture	Jul 11, 2013	Sep 11, 2013	5
12/13	Malleolar injury	Jan 31, 2013	Feb 15, 2013	2
12/13	Malleolar injury	Jan 23, 2013	Jan 29, 2013	2
12/13	Cold	Sep 20, 2012	Sep 28, 2012	2
11/12	Strain	Dec 31, 2011	Jan 22, 2012	5
11/12	Achilles tendon surgery	Sep 5, 2011	Oct 25, 2011	11
10/11	Achilles tendon problems	Sep 7, 2010	Apr 28, 2011	51
09/10	Calf Problems	Apr 16, 2010	May 10, 2010	4
07/08	Groin strain	Apr 16, 2008	May 20, 2008	6 (Ajax)
07/08	Cruciate Ligament Rupture	Sep 23, 2007	Jan 10, 2008	16 (Ajax)

Though not really accurate, but this will give us an insight into his injury history.

Dear Barcelona, I present to you THOMAS VERMAELEN!!!