5 talented Premier League midfielders who had their careers hampered by injuries

Kevin De Bruyne has been ruled out for over a month
Kevin De Bruyne has been ruled out for over a month

#3 Ryan Mason

Ryan Mason suffered a horrific head injury in a Premier League clash with Chelsea
Ryan Mason suffered a horrific head injury in a Premier League clash with Chelsea

Ryan Mason is a former midfielder who made a name for himself at Tottenham with whom he made 53 Premier League appearances.

After struggling to nail a first-team spot in the Spurs squad and enduring multiple loans out to other English clubs, Mason became a mainstay in the Tottenham team in 2013 under Tim Sherwood and went on to make his Englan debut in 2015.

After being deemed surplus to requirements by new boss Mauricio Pochettino following the arrival of Dele Alli, Mason was transferred to Hull City for a club record fee of £13m, and had a fine start to life at the KCom Stadium until a nasty head-on collision with Gary Cahill in a Premier League clash in January 2017 ruled him out for the season.

After battling to recover from the injury for almost a year, Mason retired from football over a year later in February 2018 aged just 27 citing medical advice.

In a recent interview, Mason admitted he still lives with immense pain over 18 months after the injury and revealed that he moves with 14 metal plates and 28 screws in his skull.

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Edited by Victor R. Lopez M.