£30m star's injury history is nothing short of insane at Man Utd, he's missed more than 250 games

Manchester United have been hit hard with injuries this season. But nobody has arguably been hit harder than one man – Luke Shaw.

Shaw has been a phenomenal servant for Manchester United. The England international has established himself as one of the first names on the team sheet under Erik ten Hag. That is – when he’s fit.

Since arriving in 2014, the £30m has been plagued by some long-lasting injuries. Let’s take a look at them all.

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Luke Shaw’s Injury Record at Manchester United

Here is a list of every single injury Luke Shaw has obtained whilst at Manchester United in chronological order. These are sourced from TransferMarkt. Please note ‘Games Missed’ is for club and country.

In total, as of the 21st of March 2024, Shaw has had 24 injuries at Manchester United, he’s subsequently had 1230 days out, missing253 games in the process – and counting.

Injury 1 – Hamstring Injury

  • Season: 14/15
  • From: August 7th 2014
  • Until: September 11th 2014
  • Days Out: 35
  • Games Missed: 12

Injury 2 – Ankle Injury

  • Season: 14/15
  • From: November 24th 2014
  • Until: January 1st 2015
  • Days Out: 38
  • Games Missed: 11

Injury 3 – Hamstring Injury

  • Season: 14/15
  • From: March 9th 2015
  • Until: April 16th 2015
  • Days Out: 38
  • Games Missed: 7

Injury 4 – Facial Injury

  • Season: 14/15
  • From: May 11th 2015
  • Until: May 21st 2015
  • Days Out: 10
  • Games Missed: 1

Injury 5 – Tibula and Fibula Fracture

  • Season: 15/16
  • From: September 16th 2015
  • Until: June 30th 2016
  • Days Out: 288
  • Games Missed: 64
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Injury 6 – Groin Injury

  • Season: 16/17
  • From: October 30th 2016
  • Until: January 2nd 2017
  • Days Out: 64
  • Games Missed: 17

Injury 7 – Foot Injury

  • Season: 16/17
  • From: April 30th 2017
  • Until: August 20th 2017
  • Days Out: 112
  • Games Missed: 13

Injury 8 – Foot Injury

  • Season: 17/18
  • From: April 30th 2017
  • Until: November 6th 2017
  • Days Out: 190
  • Games Missed: 32

Injury 9 – Concussion

  • Season: 18/19
  • From: September 8th 2018
  • Until: September 19th 2018
  • Days Out: 11
  • Games Missed: 3

Injury 10 – Ankle Injury

  • Season: 18/19
  • From: October 7th 2018
  • Until: October 19th 2018
  • Days Out: 12
  • Games Missed: 2

Injury 11 – Bruise

  • Season: 18/19
  • From: December 2nd 2018
  • Until: December 21st 2018
  • Days Out: 19
  • Games Missed: 4

Injury 12 – Bruise

  • Season: 18/19
  • From: March 18th 2018
  • Until: March 29th 2018
  • Days Out: 11
  • Games Missed: 2

Injury 13 – Hamstring Injury

  • Season: 19/20
  • From: August 24th 2019
  • Until: October 7th 2019
  • Days Out: 44
  • Games Missed: 11
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Injury 14 – Muscle Injury

  • Season: 19/20
  • From: October 18th 2019
  • Until: November 27th 2019
  • Days Out: 40
  • Games Missed: 10

Injury 15 – Illness

  • Season: 19/20
  • From: January 3rd 2020
  • Until: January 10th 2020
  • Days Out: 7
  • Games Missed: 2

Injury 16 – Ankle Injury

  • Season: 20/21
  • From: July 14th 2020
  • Until: September 11th 2020
  • Days Out: 59
  • Games Missed: 9

Injury 17 – Hamstring Injury

  • Season: 20/21
  • From: November 7th 2020
  • Until: December 7th 2020
  • Days Out: 30
  • Games Missed: 9

Injury 18 – Head Injury

  • Season: 21/22
  • From: November 20th 2021
  • Until: December 7th 2021
  • Days Out: 17
  • Games Missed: 5

Injury 19 – Hamstring Injury

  • Season: 21/22
  • From: January 18th 2022
  • Until: January 31st 2022
  • Days Out: 13
  • Games Missed: 2

Injury 20 – Corona Virus

  • Season: 21/22
  • From: March 2nd 2022
  • Until: March 16th 2022
  • Days Out: 14
  • Games Missed: 3

Injury 21 – Leg Injury

  • Season: 21/22
  • From: April 2nd 2022
  • Until: May 13th 2022
  • Days Out: 41
  • Games Missed: 8
Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images

Injury 22 – Unknown Injury

  • Season: 22/23
  • From: April 6th 2023
  • Until: April 19th 2023
  • Days Out: 13
  • Games Missed: 3

Injury 23 – Muscle Injury

  • Season: 23/24
  • From: August 23rd 2023
  • Until: November 23rd 2023
  • Days Out: 92
  • Games Missed: 16

Injury 24 – Muscle Injury (Ongoing*)

  • Season: 23/24
  • From: February 18th 2024
  • Until: Ongoing
  • Days Out: 32
  • Games Missed: 7

As of 21st March 2024*

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