{"id":629012,"date":"2025-12-12T21:58:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T21:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/629012\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T21:58:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T21:58:16","slug":"lukas-nmechas-injury-history-makes-for-painful-reading-as-leeds-united-star-suffers-new-setback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/629012\/","title":{"rendered":"Lukas Nmecha’s injury history makes for painful reading as Leeds United star suffers new setback"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Lukas Nmecha is set to miss another game for Leeds through injury.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Daniel Farke<\/a> confirmed in his press conference on Friday that the Germany international needs another scan<\/a> on his damaged hamstring, which ruled him out of the 3-3 draw against Liverpool.<\/p>\n

Who starts up front with Dominic Calvert-Lewin? \ud83d\udcc8 <\/p>\n

Daniel Farke has confirmed Lukas Nmecha will miss Brentford.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udcac \ud835\uddd7\ud835\uddd9 \ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfa \ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude04\ud835\ude00: “Sadly Lukas will miss this game, he’s had a rescan and still not completely healed. Everyone else should be fine.” pic.twitter.com\/jEA29TWgJf<\/a><\/p>\n

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It is a blow for Leeds<\/a> considering how well the striker was performing before his injury \u2013 scoring three goals in four Premier League appearances \u2013 and fans will presumably be even more concerned when they see just how much Lukas Nmecha<\/a> has struggled over the years.<\/p>\n

History suggests Leeds United fans should get used to Lukas Nmecha absences<\/p>\n

This latest hamstring injury is not exactly a freak occurrence for the German.<\/p>\nSeasonInjuryFromUntilDaysGames missed<\/tr>\n\n2024\/25<\/td>\nAdductor pain<\/td>\n24\/02\/2025<\/td>\n18\/03\/2025<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2024\/25<\/td>\nAdductor pain<\/td>\n07\/02\/2025<\/td>\n21\/02\/2025<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2024\/25<\/td>\nFitness<\/td>\n24\/10\/2024<\/td>\n30\/10\/2024<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2023\/24<\/td>\nHamstring injury<\/td>\n26\/03\/2024<\/td>\n24\/10\/2024<\/td>\n213<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2023\/24<\/td>\nFitness<\/td>\n01\/01\/2024<\/td>\n14\/02\/2024<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2023\/24<\/td>\nKnee injury<\/td>\n14\/08\/2023<\/td>\n31\/12\/2023<\/td>\n140<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2022\/23<\/td>\nKnee problems<\/td>\n16\/03\/2023<\/td>\n01\/06\/2023<\/td>\n78<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2022\/23<\/td>\nPatellar tendon tear<\/td>\n09\/11\/2022<\/td>\n01\/02\/2023<\/td>\n85<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2022\/23<\/td>\nKnee problems<\/td>\n24\/09\/2022<\/td>\n06\/10\/2022<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2021\/22<\/td>\nAnkle injury<\/td>\n16\/12\/2021<\/td>\n28\/02\/2022<\/td>\n75<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2021\/22<\/td>\nThigh problems<\/td>\n09\/08\/2021<\/td>\n16\/08\/2021<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2019\/20<\/td>\nConcussion<\/td>\n03\/10\/2019<\/td>\n10\/10\/2019<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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As you can see, Nmecha \u2013 who Leeds insiders are yet to view as a success<\/a> \u2013 has struggled quite badly with injuries throughout his career, even missing 39 games in the 2023\/24 campaign.<\/p>\n

Even more worryingly, you can see that it was a hamstring injury which ruled the Leeds No.14 out for 213 days of that 2023\/24 season.<\/p>\n

It is unclear whether Nmecha has now damaged the same hamstring as he did that term, but either way, his medical history offers little hope that this current injury will be a one-off.<\/p>\n

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Nmecha \u2013 who Gary Neville praised<\/a> recently \u2013 is not the only striker at Leeds who is prone to injuries.<\/p>\n

Dominic Calvert-Lewin has struggled with so many injuries throughout his career that the Leeds No.9 even has two pages of fitness problems on his Transfermarkt page.<\/p>\n

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The Leeds boss was full of praise for his number nine<\/p>\n

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Fortunately, Farke has been able to get 15 and 14 appearances out of Nmecha and Calvert-Lewin respectively so far this season, but the warning signs are quite clearly there.<\/p>\n

If Leeds fail to sign another striker in January, they run the risk of entering the crucial stages of a relegation battle with only Joel Piroe to lean on \u2013 that is, if the Dutchman doesn\u2019t depart in January amid a personal struggle for game time.<\/p>\n

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