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Citation

Hall ECR, Larruskain J, Gil SM, Lekue JA, Baumert P, Rienzi E, Moreno S, Tannure M, Murtagh CF, Ade JD, Squires P, Orme P, Anderson L, Whitworth-Turner CM & Morton JP (2022) Playing Position and the Injury Incidence Rate in Male Academy Soccer Players. Journal of Athletic Training, 57 (7), pp. 696-703. https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-0346.21

Abstract
Context Whether playing position influences injury in male academy soccer players (ASPs) is unclear. Objective To determine if playing position was associated with injury in ASPs. Design Descriptive epidemiology study. Setting English, Spanish, Uruguayan, and Brazilian soccer academies. Patients or Other Participants A total of 369 ASPs from the under-14 to under-23 age groups, classified as post-peak height velocity using maturity offset, and grouped as goalkeepers, lateral defenders, central defenders, lateral midfielders, central midfielders, or forwards. Main Outcome Measure(s) Injuries were recorded prospectively over 1 season. Injury prevalence proportion (IPP), days missed, and injury incidence rate (IIR, injuries/1000 training or match hours, n = 116) were analyzed according to playing position. Results No association with playing position was observed for any injury type or location regarding IPP (P ≥ .089) or days missed (P ≥ .235). The IIR was higher in central defenders than in lateral defenders for general (9.30 versus 4.18 injuries/1000 h, P = .009), soft tissue (5.14 versus 1.95 injuries/1000 h, P = .026), and ligament or tendon injuries (2.69 versus 0.56 injuries/1000 h, P = .040). The central versus lateral or forward positions were not associated with IPP (P ≥ .051) or days missed (P ≥ .083), but general IIR was greater in the central position than the lateral or forward positions (8.67 versus 6.12 injuries/1000 h, P = .047). Conclusions Academy soccer players' playing positions were not associated with IPP or days missed, but the higher general, soft tissue, and ligament or tendon IIRs in central defenders suggest that this position warrants specific attention regarding injury-prevention strategies. These novel findings highlight the importance of considering training or match exposure when investigating the influence of playing position on injury in ASPs.

Keywords
football; adolescents; maturation; epidemiology; soft tissue injury

Notes
Additional authors: Barry Drust; Alun G Williams, Robert M Erskine

Journal
Journal of Athletic Training: Volume 57, Issue 7

• Hall Et Al. (2022) Playing Position Injury