England footballer Victor Adeboyejo suffered a back injury that forced him to miss matches due to a powerful sneeze, his coach said. Adeboyejo, who plays for Bolton Wanderers in League One – the third tier of English football – missed Tuesday’s match against Barrow and faces an uncertain timetable for his return.
Bolton manager Ian Evatt stated that Adeboyejo had felt a crack between his ribs, the severity of which the team is trying to assess. The hope is that it is just a cartilage or muscle problem. All because of a sneeze.
“We’ve had it scanned and should have the results very soon. Everyone remembers the challenge at Charlton, he was fine at the time. But then he had a pretty big sneeze,” said Evatt, per The Bolton News. “Victor is a powerful boy and even his sneezes are powerful.”
Adeboyejo’s injury is the latest in a series of unfortunate developments for Bolton, who have already been without several players due to other injuries. The team has struggled after losing to Oxford United in the play-off final a season ago.
“I have to take a good look at myself when players get injured by sneezing,” Evatt said. “That’s how things seem to be going at the moment, but we have to deal with it.”
Adeboyejo, 26, plays striker for the Wanderers and has played at the top level of English football since 2014. During his youth career, Adeboyejo spent time at the academies of Arsenal, AFC Wimbledon, Charlton Athletic and Leyton Orient.