On August 17, during the 8th minute of stoppage time in the 23rd round of the Chinese Super League matches, Wuemitijiang, the central defender for Wuhan Sanzhen, suffered a severe head injury while contesting a header with Tianjin Jinmen Tigers’ foreign player Hadas. He was immediately rushed to the hospital. According to information obtained by a reporter from the Beijing Youth Daily, due to the critical nature of the injury, Wuemitijiang underwent emergency surgery at night at the TEDA Hospital in Tianjin. The surgery was successful, and the player is currently not in immediate danger.
It is understood that the Jinmen Tigers club provided full assistance to the Sanzhen club last night, arranging for Wuemitijiang’s admission to the hospital and contacting experts for authoritative treatment. However, due to the severity of the injury and the need for surgery, Wuemitijiang will still have to remain in the hospital for further observation. The Sanzhen club is expected to release specific details about Wuemitijiang’s condition as early as this afternoon.
This season, Wuemitijiang has played 17 games for the Sanzhen team, starting in 11 of them. His consistent performance has attracted the attention of the national team coach Ivankovic. The national team coaching staff had even considered calling him up for the new training session in Dalian. However, after this accidental injury, Wuemitijiang is likely to miss the rest of the season and will not be able to join the national team this year.