Characteristics of musculoskeletal injuries in youth football: a prospective study
Injury patterns varied by age and position. Muscle injuries predominated, highlighting the importance of integrated monitoring of injury characteristics, athlete profile, and physical demands to support injury prevention and early management in youth football.
Authors
- Cássio ZINI (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6477-5823)
- Renato M. NISIHARA
- Tainá de Mattos Leão (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4671-6149)
- Eduardo Bolicenha Simm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7971-9955)
- Juan Henrique Szymczak Szymczak Conde
- Rafaela Santos dos Santos Borek
- Fábio Picoli
- Guilherme Costa
- Robertto Oliveira de Oliveira Basso
Institutions
- Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (BR)
- Manchester City Football Club (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Physician and Sportsmedicine
- Published
- 2026-02-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00913847.2026.2626298
- Primary Topic
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00