ReviewBiology of sport2023
Injury incidence and risk factors in youth soccer players: a systematic literature review. Part II: Intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors.
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- Adolescent Soccer Overuse Injuries: A Review of Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Management.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Review
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- The Association Between Psychosocial Factors and Reported Injuries Among Youth Grassroot Soccer Players.European journal of sport science · 2025Article
- Investigating Countermovement and Horizontal Jump Asymmetry in Female Football Players: Differences Across Age Categories.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- High Injury Incidence Among Youth in the World's Largest Football Tournament.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2025Article
- Investigating the effects of previous injury on subsequent training loads, physical fitness, and injuries in youth female basketball players.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- Assessment Methods of Sport-Induced Neuromuscular Fatigue: A Scoping Review.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2025Article
- Effects of In-Season Strength Training on Physical Fitness and Injury Prevention in North African Elite Young Female Soccer Players.Sports medicine - open · 2024Article
- Towards a more individualised assessment of post-training fatigue in young footballers.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Perspectives on reasons why football and handball players sustain acute and severe knee injuries: a mixed-methods concept mapping study.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
Injury is defined as a complex phenomenon determined by the non-linear interaction of several intrinsic and extrinsic factors. The objective of the present study was to perform a systematic literature review on the injury risk factors in young soccer players. After electronic database searching, articles in line with the inclusion criteria were selected for the systematic review. Injury risk factor data were extracted and grouped in intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors. The main findings of the current review are as follows: (1) alteration in neuromuscular control such as limb asymmetry and dynamic knee valgus are important intrinsic risk factors; (2) maturation status may impair neuromuscular control and increase the risk of injury; (3) fatigue and poor recovery contribute to the onset of overuse injuries; (4) the impact of anthropometric factors is still unclear; (5) previous injuries increase the risk of re-injuries; (6) highly skilled players are more exposed to risk of injuries; (7) high external workloads increase the risk of injuries; (8) playing position, as well as sport specialization, exposes young soccer players to greater injury risk. Many factors (e.g., neuromuscular control, training load, maturity status) can modify the susceptibility to injury in young soccer players. Being aware of the complex interaction between these factors is essential to identify players at higher risk of injury, develop adequate prevention strategies, and from a scientific point of view move from a reductionist to a complex system approach.
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