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Defenders
RB: Tony Hibbert
Hibbert spent 16 years playing for Everton in the Premier League and retired last year after a successful career. However, his career could have been even more successful and he could have played even more games if it wasn’t for injury.
From 2011 to 2016, Hibbert spent an enormous 768 days on the injury table, which kept the Englishman from having much involvement at all in his final seasons where he appeared just 12 times in his final four seasons.
CB: Vincent Kompany
Manchester City fans still suffer from the time spent out by their captain Vincent Kompany. However, despite spending so much time on the sidelines, the Belgian has still achieved a lot in England, winning two Premier League titles, two League Cups and an FA Cup.
However, more recently, Kompany has struggled to get any game time at all due to injury. Last season he made just 11 league appearances and just 14 the year before. At the end of April this year, his tally of days spent out injured reached a huge 647 since 2011.
CB: Phil Jones
Alongside Vincent Kompany in the Premier League’s most injured XI is Phil Jones. Jones was once described as future John Terry, but he hasn’t come close to emulating anything the Chelsea captain did.
Jones has, similarly to Kompany, spent a lot of time out with injury since 2011. The defender had spent 727 days overall on the sidelines by April, coming sixth on the list of the most injured Premier League players.
LB: Kieran Gibbs
Since 2009, Kieran Gibbs has suffered 36 different injuries, which has plagued the English full back’s career. The list of injury includes lots of ankle and foot problems, but regardless of the type of injury, they have disrupted his development enormously.
As he was slowly becoming Arsenal’s first choice full back, injuries got the better of him. Because of how injury prone he became, Arsene Wenger had to buy a new full back, Nacho Monreal, who has eventually overtaken the Englishman.
