March 4, the 27th round of the La Liga, Barcelona and Bilbao away from home to start a fierce battle, and finally the two sides to 0-0 handshake. In this match, young player Pedri was injured in the first half and left the field in tears.
Western media outlet Relevo has conducted a detailed investigation into Pedri's injury history. It was reported that Pedri was uninjured until the summer of 2021, but after playing all 72 (actually 73) games in the 20-21 season, he suffered nine different types of injuries that caused him to miss 71 games.
According to German soccer stats site Der Spin, Pedri was injured four times in the 21-22 season, twice in the 22-23 season, and three times in the 23-24 season, racking up a whopping 15 injuries.
In the 2020-21 season, Pedri represented Barcelona in 52 matches including the Europa League, Olympics, and world qualifiers.
This season, at the age of 18, Pedri has already participated in 9 matches, totaling 73 games. It is worth mentioning that after the Olympic men's soccer final, Pedri took the initiative to end his vacation early, returned to the team and made his debut in the first round of the new Liga MX season. Over the course of a season, he played a total of 73 games, with only eight days of rest.
Below is a list of Pedrie's accomplishments during the 20-21 season:
Liga MX third place: 37 games, 2,425 minutes
Champions League Round of 16: 7 games, 495 minutes
Copa del Rey winner: 6 games, 428 minutes
Spanish Super Cup runner-up: 2 games, 178 minutes
U21 Euro qualifiers: 4 games, 168 minutes
World Cup qualifiers in Europe: 3 games, 185 minutes
Friendlies: 2 games, 51 minutes
Europa League quarterfinals: 6 games, 629 minutes
Olympic runner-up: 6 games, 559 minutes
Total: 73 games, 5118 minutes
After the Olympic final, Pedri's exhausted image was dubbed "Pedro Donkey" by fans.
