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Sports Injuries of a Portuguese Professional Football Team during Three Consecutive Seasons

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  • Francisco Martins

    (Department of Physical Education and Sport, University of Madeira, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal
    Laboratory of Robotics and Engineering Systems, Interactive Technologies Institute, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal)

  • Cíntia França

    (Department of Physical Education and Sport, University of Madeira, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal
    Laboratory of Robotics and Engineering Systems, Interactive Technologies Institute, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal)

  • Adilson Marques

    (CIPER, Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon, 1499-002 Lisbon, Portugal
    ISAMB, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, 1649-020 Lisbon, Portugal)

  • Beatriz Iglésias

    (Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon, 1499-002 Lisbon, Portugal)

  • Hugo Sarmento

    (Research Unit for Sport and Physical Activity (CIDAF), Faculty of Sports Sciences and Physical Education, University of Coimbra, 2004-504 Coimbra, Portugal)

  • Ricardo Henriques

    (Marítimo da Madeira—Futebol, SAD, 9020-208 Funchal, Portugal)

  • Andreas Ihle

    (Department of Psychology, University of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
    Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Gerontology and Vulnerability, University of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
    Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research LIVES—Overcoming Vulnerability: Life Course Perspectives, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland)

  • Helder Lopes

    (Department of Physical Education and Sport, University of Madeira, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal)

  • Rui T. Ornelas

    (Department of Physical Education and Sport, University of Madeira, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal)

  • Élvio Rúbio Gouveia

    (Department of Physical Education and Sport, University of Madeira, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal
    Laboratory of Robotics and Engineering Systems, Interactive Technologies Institute, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal
    Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Gerontology and Vulnerability, University of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland)

Abstract

Professional football players are exposed to high injury risk due to the physical demands of this sport. The purpose of this study was to characterize the injuries of a professional football team in the First Portuguese League over three consecutive sports seasons. Seventy-one male professional football players in the First Portuguese Football League were followed throughout the sports seasons of 2019/2020, 2020/2021, and 2021/2022. In total, 84 injuries were recorded. Each player missed an average of 16.6 days per injury. Lower limbs were massively affected by injuries across all three seasons, mainly with muscular injuries in the quadriceps and hamstrings and sprains in the tibiotarsal structure. Overall, the injury incidence was considerably higher in matches than in training. The two times of the season that proved most conducive to injuries were the months of July and January. Our results emphasize the importance of monitoring sports performance, including injury occurrence, and assisting in identifying risk factors in professional football. Designing individualized training programs and optimizing prevention and recovery protocols are crucial for maximizing this global process.

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  • Francisco Martins & Cíntia França & Adilson Marques & Beatriz Iglésias & Hugo Sarmento & Ricardo Henriques & Andreas Ihle & Helder Lopes & Rui T. Ornelas & Élvio Rúbio Gouveia, 2022. "Sports Injuries of a Portuguese Professional Football Team during Three Consecutive Seasons," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(19), pages 1-13, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:19:p:12582-:d:931779
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    1. Francisco Martins & Adilson Marques & Cíntia França & Hugo Sarmento & Ricardo Henriques & Andreas Ihle & Marcelo de Maio Nascimento & Carolina Saldanha & Krzysztof Przednowek & Élvio Rúbio Gouveia, 2023. "Weekly External Load Performance Effects on Sports Injuries of Male Professional Football Players," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(2), pages 1-12, January.

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