Neymar Jr. set for lengthy spell off the pitch as he ruptures his left ACL and Meniscus -

Following yet another injury against Uruguay a day ago, Neymar Jr is once again all set to face a substantial time off pitch. The 31-year-old has remained injury prone throughout his career and has mostly sustained Ankle or Foot injuries

October 19, 2023

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Neymar Jr. set for lengthy spell off the pitch as he ruptures his left ACL and Meniscus

Following yet another injury against Uruguay a day ago, Neymar Jr is once again all set to face a substantial time off pitch. The 31-year-old has remained injury prone throughout his career and has mostly sustained Ankle or Foot injuries.

However, this time around Neymar ruptured his Anterior Cruciate Ligament and Meniscus on Left knee which was found out through clinical and imaging reports. This is a first for Neymar as he never had any Knee injury but the problem is that he only returned after an Ankle injury in February.

Neymar always unlucky with injuries. pic.twitter.com/q0b0Do4sW0

— CATFISH. (@CFC_CatFish) October 18, 2023

The Latest setback will not just hurt him or his friends and family but it will actually be a blunder for organizers and sponsors in India who were preparing to welcome the Brazilian sensation at the DY Patil Stadium for Asian Champions League group tie against Mumbai City FC.

It was actually slated to get underway at the Balewadi Stadium, Pune but in order to accomodate more fans, Mumbai City FC moved the tie to DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai. Al-Hilal will regardless visit India with a few more big names other than Neymar.

Last season’s Europa League Goalkeeper Yassine Bono, Midfielders Ruben Neves, Sergej Milinkovic Savic, Centre back Kalidou Koulibaly and Striker Alexander Mitrovic will be a part of Al-Hilal on November 6.

But fan favourite Neymar will not be there. The most influential face will in Al-Hilal will at least be out for 3-4 months and could miss more than 10-15 games. His recent time line with injuries have been extremely cruel. The 31-year-old has missed 103 games due to injury since 2018.

Last season with PSG, Neymar missed 15 matches before his move to Al-Hilal happened this summer. Here is the timeline of his Injuries since 2018:

Month & Year	Injury type	No. of games missed
February 2018	Foot	18
January 2019	Foot	20
June 2019	Ankle	8
October 2019	Hamstring	8
October 2020	Thigh	6
December 2020	Ankle	5
February 2021	Thigh	9
November 2021	Ankle	14
February 2023	Ankle	15