With the highly anticipated 2025/2026 club football season kicking off today, Wednesday, August 13, 2025, with the UEFA Super Cup, attention is already shifting to the availability — or lack thereof — of key players across Europe’s top leagues.
As pre-season preparations wrap up and the summer transfer window enters its final stretch, several clubs have confirmed that some of their biggest names will be sidelined for the season’s opening fixtures.
From injury setbacks to tactical decisions and outright exclusions, a number of stars will not be featuring when the first whistle blows in their respective leagues. In the Premier League, in particular, the list includes players whose absence could significantly influence early results, potentially setting the tone for the weeks ahead.
Players set to miss the opening 2025/2026 Premier League fixtures
Below is a look at the notable names ruled out of action for the first round of Premier League matches, whether through injury concerns or squad omissions:
- James Maddison (Tottenham) – Injury
- Rodri (Manchester City) – Injury
- Levi Colwill (Chelsea) – Injury
- Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) -Injury
- Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) – injury
- Phil Foden (Manchester City) -Injury
- Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) – Injury
- Joe Willock (Newcastle) – Injury
- Anthony Gordon (Newcastle) – Injury
- Andre Onana (Manchester United) – Injury
- Lisandro Martinez (Manchester United) – Injury
- Joshua Zirkzee (Manchester United) – Injury
- Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham) – Injury
- Dominic Solanke (Tottenham) – Injury
- Destiny Udogie (Tottenham) – Injury
- Radu Dragusin (Tottenham) – Injury
La Liga players expected to miss the first game of the 25/26 season
Here are the La Liga players for top clubs in the league expected to miss the first fixture of the 2025/2026 season due to injury or suspension:
- Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid) – Suspension
- Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid) – Injury
- Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) – Injury
- David Alaba (Real Madrid) – Injury
- Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) – Injury
- Endrick (Real Madrid) – Injury
- Marc-André ter Stegen (Barcelona) – Injury
- Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) – Injury
- Pablo Barrios (Atlético de Madrid) – Injury
- José María Giménez (Atlético de Madrid) – Injury
- Unai Egiluz (Athletic Club) – Injury
- Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) – Injury
- Unai Gómez (Athletic Club) – Injury
- Isco Alarcón (Real Betis) – Injury
- Logan Costa (Villarreal) – Injury
- Willy Kambwala (Villarreal) – Injury
- Joan Jordán (Sevilla) – Injury
- Abel Ruiz (Girona) – Injury
- Iker Benito (Osasuna) – Injury
- Abdul Mumin (Rayo Vallecano) – Injury
Bundesliga 2025/2026 player injury list
Here are the players expected to miss the 2025/2026 Bundesliga opening fixture due to injury or match suspension:
- Samuel Essende (Augsburg) – Red card (direct)
- Yusuf Kabadayi (Augsburg) – Knee injury
- Shuto Machino (Borussia Mönchengladbach) – Calf injury
- Nathan N’Goumou (Borussia Mönchengladbach) – Ankle injury
- Simon Walde (Borussia Mönchengladbach) – Ankle injury
- Aleksandar Pavlović (Bayern Munich) – Head injury
- Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich) – Ankle injury
- Hiroki Ito (Bayern Munich) – Lower leg injury
- Tarek Buchmann (Bayern Munich) – Shoulder injury
- Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich) – Knee injury
- Pascal Groß (Borussia Dortmund) – Yellow cards (suspension)
- Julien Duranville (Borussia Dortmund) – Shoulder injury
- Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund) – Groin injury
- Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) – Knee injury
- Eric Ebimbe (Eintracht Frankfurt) – Illness
- Krisztian Lisztes (Eintracht Frankfurt) – Illness
- Kaua (Eintracht Frankfurt) – Cruciate ligament injury
- Jessic Ngankam (Eintracht Frankfurt) – Hip injury
- Mehdi Loune (Eintracht Frankfurt) – Cruciate ligament injury
- Eren Dinkci (Freiburg) – Muscle injury
- Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (Freiburg) – Knee injury
- Immanuel Pherai (Hamburger SV) – Knee injury
- Jean-Luc Dompe (Hamburger SV) – Ankle injury
- Yussuf Poulsen (Hamburger SV) – Other injury
- Frank Feller (Heidenheim) – Knee injury
- Benedikt Gimber (Heidenheim) – Groin injury
- Adam Hlozek (Hoffenheim) – Other injury
- Valentin Gendrey (Hoffenheim) – Other injury
- Mergim Berisha (Hoffenheim) – Other injury
- Ozan Kabak (Hoffenheim) – Cruciate ligament injury
- Martin Terrier (Leverkusen) – Lower leg injury
- Jeanuel Belocian (Leverkusen) – Cruciate ligament injury
- Jae-Sung Lee (Mainz 05) – Head injury
- Niklas Tauer (Mainz 05) – Muscle injury
- Anthony Caci (Mainz 05) – Other injury
- Dominik Kohr (Mainz 05) – Knee injury
- Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig) – Yellow cards (suspension)
- Tidiam Gomis (RB Leipzig) – Other injury
- Timo Schlieck (RB Leipzig) – Hamstring injury
- Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) – Lower leg injury
- Simon Zoller (St. Pauli) – Calf injury
- Abdoulie Ceesay (St. Pauli) – Ankle injury
- Jackson Irvine (St. Pauli) – Ankle injury
- Karol Mets (St. Pauli) – Knee injury
- Soeren Ahlers (St. Pauli) – Knee injury
- Angelo Stiller (Stuttgart) – Ankle injury
- Leonidas Stergiou (Stuttgart) – Foot injury
- Ameen Al Dakhil (Stuttgart) – Muscle injury
- Livan Burcu (Union Berlin) – Ankle injury
- Yannic Stein (Union Berlin) – Lower leg injury
- Jens Stage (Werder Bremen) – Foot injury
- Olivier Deman (Werder Bremen) – Ankle injury
- Mitchell Weiser (Werder Bremen) – Cruciate ligament injury
- Naby Keïta (Werder Bremen) – Banned by club
- Mathys Angely (Wolfsburg) – Thigh injury
- Niklas Klinger (Wolfsburg) – Wrist injury
Serie A 2025/2026 players injury list
- Santiago Gimenez (AC Milan) – Red card (direct)
- Mitchel Bakker (Atalanta) – Cruciate ligament injury
- Sead Kolasinac (Atalanta) – Cruciate ligament injury
- Juan Miranda (Bologna) – Red card (direct)
- Jens Odgaard (Bologna) – Other injury
- Elia Caprile (Cagliari) – Muscle injury
- Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari) – Muscle injury
- Gianluca Gaetano (Cagliari) – Knee injury
- Mattia Felici (Cagliari) – Hamstring injury
- Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) – Knee injury
- Pepe Reina (Como) – Red card (direct)
- Edoardo Goldaniga (Como) – Yellow cards (suspension)
- Alberto Dossena (Como) – Knee injury
- Antonin Barak (Fiorentina) – Other injury
- Josip Brekalo (Fiorentina) – Other injury
- M’Bala Nzola (Fiorentina) – Knee injury
- Christian Kouame (Fiorentina) – Cruciate ligament injury
- Hugo Cuenca (Genoa) – Other injury
- Alan Matturro (Genoa) – Muscle injury
- Ruslan Malinovsky (Genoa) – Lower leg injury
- Amin Sarr (Hellas Verona) – Muscle injury
- Abdou Harroui (Hellas Verona) – Cruciate ligament injury
- Hakan Çalhanoğlu (Inter Milan) – Yellow cards (suspension)
- Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) – Other injury
- Yann Aurel Bisseck (Inter Milan) – Thigh injury
- Nicolo Savona (Juventus) – Ankle injury
- Facundo Gonzalez (Juventus) – Other injury
- Alessio Romagnoli (Lazio) – Red card (direct)
- Patric (Lazio) – Ankle injury
- Samuel Gigot (Lazio) – Upper back injury
- Reda Belahyane (Lazio) – Ankle injury
- Mohamed Fares (Lazio) – Other injury
- Dimitrije Kamenovic (Lazio) – Other injury
- Santiago Pierotti (Lecce) – Second yellow (red)
- Tete Morente (Lecce) – Yellow cards (suspension)
- Youssef Maleh (Lecce) – Ankle injury
- Jeppe Corfitzen (Lecce) – Knee injury
- Filip Marchwinski (Lecce) – Cruciate ligament injury
- Gaby Jean (Lecce) – Cruciate ligament injury
- Joan Gonzalez (Lecce) – Illness
- Jesper Lindstrøm (Napoli) – Groin injury
- Walid Cheddira (Napoli) – Other injury
- Botond Balogh (Parma) – Yellow cards (suspension)
- Jacob Ondrejka (Parma) – Lower leg injury
- Mandela Keita (Parma) – Other injury
- Giovanni Leoni (Parma) – Thigh injury
- Mateusz Kowalski (Parma) – Cruciate ligament injury
- Gabriel Charpentier (Parma) – Cruciate ligament injury
- Isak Vural (Pisa) – Muscle injury
- Pietro Beruatto (Pisa) – Shoulder injury
- Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Roma) – Yellow cards (suspension)
- Edoardo Bove (Roma) – Illness
- Jay Idzes (Sassuolo) – Yellow cards (suspension)
- Duván Zapata (Torino) – Cruciate ligament injury
- Alieu Njie (Torino) – Ankle injury
- Pietro Pellegri (Torino) – Cruciate ligament injury
- Perr Schuurs (Torino) – Knee injury
- Sandi Lovrić (Udinese) – Yellow cards (suspension)
- Thomas Kristensen (Udinese) – Yellow cards (suspension)
- Hassane Kamara (Udinese) – Other injury
- Martin Payero (Udinese) – Other injury
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