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Eden Hazard Suffers 18th Injury In Just Over 3 Years As a Madrid Star
Byron Pillay
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:25 PM
In this article:
- Eden Hazard has failed to make an impact at Real Madrid since making a big-money move from Chelsea in 2019
- Belgium star Hazard has suffered 18 different injuries since moving to Madrid and has missed out on numerous games
- Some fans believe that Hazard should call an end to his career as he struggles for game time in Spain at Madrid
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The Belgian star has been constantly sidelined with injuries, forcing him to miss out on the majority of his time in Spain.
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Hazard's latest injury
As reported by The Mirror, Hazard is out of action with a knee injury, the 18th injury he's picked up since joining Los Blancos. Madrid have not confirmed how long the Belgian attacker will be out for.
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Hazard's history with injuries
The following table details how many games Hazard missed through injury. All details in the table were sourced from Transfermarkt.
Season | Days Injured | Games Missed |
2022/23 | 2 (at this point in time) | 1 (at this point in time) |
2022/23 | 7 | 2 |
2021/22 | 50 | 11 |
2021/22 | 11 | 3 |
2021/22 | 14 | 1 |
2021/22 | 45 | 0 |
2020/21 | 2 | 1 |
2020/21 | 38 | 8 |
2020/21 | 37 | 7 |
2020/21 | 30 | 8 |
2020/21 | 13 | 1 |
2020/21 | 27 | 6 |
2020/21 | 27 | 2 |
2019/20 | 10 | 2 |
2019/20 | 76 | 3 |
2019/20 | 67 | 15 |
2019/20 | 8 | 1 |
2019/20 | 25 | 3 |
High hopes for Hazard
Madrid were confident that they had signed the next big superstar when they snapped him up from Chelsea in 2019.
Hazard had scored 110 goals for The Blues and won six trophies with the club. At Madrid, the Belgian has only played 73 games and scored just seven goals in three and a half years.
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A drop in value
When Hazard was signed by Madrid just over three years ago, he was valued at a whopping € 115 million. He is now valued at only € 7, 5 million.
Social media shares its thoughts
@TrickyLMC:
“Has this guy done anything since signing for them?”
@ARSE3NAL:
“Serious question! Why Real Madrid don’t terminate his contract? What’s the point of having him in squad?”
@JoshLoveridge93:
"At this point you have to question if it is down to luck…"
@MacGyamfi:
"Is sad, he should retire at this point ."
Hazard given chance to leave
Eden Hazard’s nightmare spell at Real Madrid could soon come to an end, Sports Brief reported.
Turkish giants Fenerbahce are reportedly interested in the Belgium attacker and are considering making an offer for the player.
Hazard has struggled for form and with injuries since signing for the Spanish side from Chelsea.
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