Aston Villa’s Myles Sohna has announced his retirement from professional football at age 22 after getting two bad ACL injuries. This shows how tough it can be physically for young players in the sport. While Myles is leaving football his twin brother Harrison is still playing at Cheltenham Town.
- Myles Sohna quits because of ACL injuries that kept coming back.
- His twin brother Harrison is still playing football.
- His retirement shows how hard football can be on the body.
The Impact of Injuries in Football
Myles Sohna having to retire really shows how injuries can mess up young players careers. When he was playing for Aston Villa’s youth teams Sohna played 28 games scored 1 goal and was on the field for 1,929 minutes. But he couldn’t get past those ACL injuries that kept happening which made him quit football early.
😞⚠️ Aston Villa academy player Myles Sohna has retired from football aged 22 due to injuries.
Two ACL injuries made him decide to leave football, here his statement. ⤵️ https://t.co/52KJA3hYoA
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano)
November 16, 2024
Sohna isn’t the only one dealing with this stuff. Other players like Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice are having injury problems too which affects how their teams play and what they can do. You can read more about Arsenal’s problems with Saka and Rice being injured in another article.
Opportunities Amidst Adversity
Even though injuries can end some careers they sometimes give chances to other players. Like Morgan Rogers who just got picked for the England team because some other players got injured which let new talents show what they can do. Also Wesley Fofana had to leave the French team cause of his knee problems which shows the hard choices players gotta make when they’re injured.
Myles Sohna quitting football doesn’t just affect him personally it shows bigger problems with injuries in football. These problems change how teams look and let other players get their chance to play. You can read more about Morgan Rogers getting picked for England in another article and there’s also one about Wesley Fofana leaving the France team.
