Injury statistics from the present study and two previously published follow-ups of the UEFA Elite Club Injury Study data set
7-year data6 | 11-year data7 | 18-year data | |
Exposure hours | 566 000 | 1 060 000 | 1 780 000 |
Injuries | 4483 | 8029 | 11 820 |
Injury incidence* | 8.0 | 7.6 | 6.6 |
Match injury incidence* | 27.5 | 26.7 | 23.8 |
Training injury incidence* | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.4 |
Reinjury proportion (%) | 12 | 12 | 10 |
*Injuries per 1000 hours of exposure.