10. Michael Ballack

A player of Ballack’s quality, coupled with the big teams he’s played for, could have easily won the Champions League and World Cup. Unfortunately, he missed out on both and the fact that he missed the 2010 World Cup after getting injured in the last game of that season shows that the German has been bereft of luck in his career.

9. Adrian Doherty

Adrian Doherty tragically dies without fulfilling his full potential. He was part of Manchester United’s famed Class of ‘92. He was released by the club after suffering an injury that he never recovered. From being a talented teenager, Adrian travelled around the world doing menial jobs, before meeting his untimely death after falling into a canal on his way to work.

8. Andres Escobar

Andres Escobar was shot dead in 1994 before he could reach his peak.The defender had just played for the Colombia national team in the 1994 World Cup, where his own goal against USA eventually led to the country’s elimination. There were reports that Colombia’s loss caused some drug cartels to lose heavy bets, so they targeted Escobar.He was shot six times at close range at a bar’s parking lot in El Poblado, with the shooter reportedly shouting “Goal!” after each shot.

7. Abou Diaby

French footballer Abou Diaby was once touted as the next big thing in world football. Diaby joined Arsenal in January 2006, but suffered his first major injury setback just two months later. Diaby never recovered from this injury and he has since been in and out, leading to his release by Arsenal in 2017. He moved on to sign for Ligue 1 giants Olympique Marseille, but made just five appearances before suffering another injury. Diaby is a player who has immense talent and also works hard but, unfortunately, he has been unlucky with fitness issues throughout his entire career.

6. Owen Hargreaves

Manchester United fans have very few fond memories of Owen Hargreaves. The midfielder was a totally different breed and arrived at Old Trafford with a huge reputation, however, things just did not work out.

suffered a leg break, and by 2009 he had had numerous surgeries on both his knees. In 2010, Hargreaves made a comeback to the pitch after sitting out for 777 days, but his return was again cut short when he limped off just six minutes into the game. He eventually joined Manchester City in 2012 but made just a single appearance before retiring.

5. Djibril Cisse

The French striker’s biggest move came when he joined Liverpool in 2004. But series of niggling injuries made sure he never reached his full potential at the Anfield club. Just nineteen games into his Liverpool career, Cisse snapped his leg which resulted in a broken tibia and fibula. He may have won numerous trophies with Liverpool, but he never really established himself due to his frequent injuries. Cisse, however, went on to play for Sunderland, Lazio and Marseille before calling time on a career that spanned almost two decades. These are all decent teams, but a fit Cisse could have played for more elite clubs like the Bayerns, Real Madrids and Barcelonas.

4. Jack Wilshire

Jack was voted Arsenal Player of the Year and also voted into the PFA Team of the Year following his sterling performances during 2010/11 campaign. He also remains one of the youngest players to make his debut for England at the age of 18 years and 222 days.

The midfielder has been blighted by niggling injuries and has since not been able to complete a full season without sitting out due to an injury. He is currently playing for West Ham, a club that even rarely plays in the Europa League, purely due to a lack of luck.

3. Eduardo

Eduardo was a star at Arsenal in 2007, unfortunately, his fledgling career was halted by a serious ankle dislocation. Eduardo had been on a fine scoring run for the Gunners and was Arsene Wenger’s first-choice striker when the nasty injury occurred.

The striker eventually returned to action two years later but, despite scoring, he suffered a hamstring injury which kept him out again. Presently Eduardo is without a club. How unlucky!

2 Appie Nouri

Appie Nouri went into coma for more than a year. The Dutchman was just 20 when he suffered a cardiac arrest during a game between Ajax and Werder Bremen. He subsequently suffered brain damage and was placed on an induced coma.The severity of the brain damage meant that he remained in a vegetable state even after waking up from the coma. In 2018, his condition improved a bit and he can now communicate using his eyebrows.

Michael ballack should haved topped this list.

1. Ronaldo

Ronaldo remains arguably the most complete striker of all time, with his ability to dribble, shoot and score goals for fun, setting him apart from others. He also broke the world transfer record twice and reached 200 goals for club and country before his 23rd birthday. But for all of Ronaldo’s genius, he never truly reached his full potential due to serious injuries he sustained in the course of his career. He suffered career threatening injuries at Inter Milan and at Real Madrid which ultimately sent his career on a downward spiral.

Although he still achieved a lot, El Fenomeno would have achieved a lot more had he remained fit for just five full years.

This Ronaldo was far better than the other Ronaldo who useful his name to crawl to fame selfishly.

Ronaldo de Lima shouldn't be on dz ur list at all.
that is an insult!!

anthonyuncle:
Ronaldo de Lima shouldn't be on dz ur list at all.

that is an insult!!

Read The Article Again Sir

Great100000:
Read The Article Again Sir

oga I read ur article very well before commenting.

what he solely achieved in his early years of fitness, most players will never achieve it throughout their career.

if u used injuries as ur yardstick, then Marco Van Basten should've been on dz ur list

too bad

am sorry, i dnt see a ronaldo delima dt unlucky because injury is part of football and aside from dt, he achieved alot both in country and club dt many players would love to have
also i was expecting to see a zlatan inbrahimovic, from missing out on his proposed last world cup in d last minute to his chase for ucl in Europe, leaving inter to barca dt jus won it and barca didn't win it dt season bt instead inter won after her left....dts bad luck to me..
and also dt buffon guy, d best keeper in d world still chasing the ucl after losing several finals...dts unlucky to me

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