11 injuries in five years – Barcelona playmaker’s fitness record a major concern | OneFootball

Dani Olmo is one of many Barcelona players currently sidelined with an injury, as the playmaker’s poor stroke of luck continues.

Olmo’s sketchy fitness woes, in fact, have raised many eyebrows within the Barcelona fan community, with many questioning the club’s decision to ignore the player’s injury past when signing him.

The Spaniard’s poor injury record can be backed by statistics as well, as reported by MARCA.

Dani Olmo’s poor injury record

The report points out that since 2021, Olmo has suffered 11 separate injuries, most of them muscular, resulting in a total of 377 days spent on the sidelines.

Over the past four and a half seasons, he has missed 85 of 252 possible matches, meaning he has been unavailable for 33.7% of his games between club and country.

Dani Olmo’s sketchy injury past has raised eyebrows. (Photo by Paul Miller/Getty Images)

Even in what was supposed to be his most stable campaign, Olmo missed 17 matches in his first season at Barcelona, which still marks the fewest games missed in a single term in the last five years for the player.

This figure alone, however, still accounts for one in every four games (25.37%). The midfielder’s latest setback saw him pick up a calf injury sustained during Spain’s training camp, which ruled him out for around a month.

If recovery goes as planned, he aims to return in time for the Clasico against Real Madrid on October 26, although it is entirely possible that he may miss the Barcelona encounter and remain with Joan Garcia on the sidelines.

Even if Olmo does return to full fitness, coach Hansi Flick is more likely to rely on other attacking options such as Fermin Lopez, who is sure to return in time for the Clasico.