La Liga star played for 2 years with a piece of glass in his leg without knowing it

Inaki Williams – striker of Athletic Bilbao and Ghana national team, has been playing for the past two years with a piece of glass in the sole of his foot.

Inaki Williams – a 29-year-old player who has appeared in 251 consecutive matches for Athletic Bilbao, will not play in the end-of-season match against Rayo Vallecano in round 38 of La Liga tonight, May 25.

Bilbao coach Ernesto Valverde confirmed to the press on Friday afternoon that Inaki is currently recovering from surgery due to a leg injury he is suffering from.

And this seems normal at first, as a player can completely get injured unexpectedly during training.

Inaki had an accident in 2022 when he accidentally stepped on a piece of broken glass.

Inaki Williams competed for 2 years with a large piece of glass in the sole of his foot.

Coach Ernesto Valverde announced his story during the press conference before the match against Rayo Vallecano in the final round of La Liga.

`After the Spanish King’s Cup final in April, we checked and discovered that Williams still had a piece of glass in his leg,` the Spanish strategist shared.

`The first time they stitched his wound, they missed that piece of glass. More importantly, this is not a small piece of glass, it is quite large, about 2 cm big, located near the bones or tendons of the leg.

Ernesto Valverde humorously added: `This is so unbelievable that the doctor and I both had to laugh.`

The striker born in 1994 is the main pillar of Bilbao’s attack this season, scoring 12 goals and 3 assists after 34 matches in La Liga.

Despite being injured with a piece of glass in the sole of his foot, Inaki Williams has still competed actively over the past 2 years.

Inaki Williams is an indispensable pillar of Athletic Bilbao, having made an important contribution to the team’s journey in this La Liga season, especially winning the Spanish King’s Cup championship with Athletic Bilbao in the 2023 season.

Raised from Athletic Bilbao’s academy, Inaki Williams has made more than 400 appearances for the club’s first team. He is also one of the few European players to sign a long-term contract of up to 9 years with the home team.