Wrist injury in Mexico: During the post-match celebrations following England's 3-2 victory over Mexico at the World Cup 2026, Jordan Henderson suffered a wrist injury after tumbling over an advertising hoarding.
He was given oxygen on the pitch, carried off on a stretcher, and kept in hospital overnight for further assessment, casting major doubt on his remaining tournament participation.
Metatarsal fracture at Coventry City: In 2009, early in his professional career, while on loan at Championship side Coventry City, a teenage Henderson suffered a fracture of the fifth metatarsal bone in his foot.
This bone break abruptly ended the loan spell, forcing him to return to his parent club Sunderland prematurely to begin his road to recovery.
Persistent plantar fasciitis in 2015: After taking over the Liverpool captaincy in 2015, Henderson was plagued by the heel condition plantar fasciitis.
