KAISERSLAUTERN, GERMANY – NOVEMBER 28: Aitana Bonmati of Spain controls the ball during the UEFA Women’s Nations League 2025 final first leg match between Germany and Spain at Fritz-Walter-Stadion on November 28, 2025 in Kaiserslautern, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)
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Aitana Bonmatí is likely to miss a significant part of the remainder of the season after her club confirmed she will have to undergo surgery tomorrow on her broken leg.
On Sunday, it was reported from the Spanish training camp in Las Rozas that the three-time Ballon D’Or winner had said she was suffering pain in her left leg “after a bad landing in an accidental action.”
In a statement, the Spanish FA confirmed that “following tests carried out by the medical services of the Royal Spanish Football Federation on Sunday, November 30, Aitana has been diagnosed with a fracture in his left fibula.” She immediately left Las Rozas to return to her club FC Barcelona to begin her recovery period.
Today, FC Barcelona confirmed that further tests have revealed “a transindensal fracture of the fibula at the level of the left ankle.” Her surgery will be performed by Dr. Antoni Dalmau at l’Hospital de Barcelona under the supervision of the club’s medical services.
The club were unwilling to put a timeline on the recovery period for Aitana merely saying that “a new medical statement will be provided upon completion of the intervention.” The normal period of rehabilitation after such an injury is believed to be between three to months.
An optimistic scenario suggests she will return to action in time for the quarter-finals for the women’s Champions League at the end of March. A more realistic assessment is that Aitana will struggle to play at full capacity before the end of this season which ends in May.
A few days earlier, Aitana had revealed that she had been unable to perform at 100% in recent weeks due to experiencing persistent discomfort in her left hamstring. Nevertheless she has featured in all but one of FC Barcelona’s sixteen matches this season, scoring six goals.
This latest injury is not related to that but will raise questions about the number of matches top level players are being asked to take part in. Aitana has played in over 50 games for club and country in each of the last five seasons in which FC Barcelona have reached five successive Champions League finals and Spain has played in four successive summer international tournaments.
Aitana played 77 minutes of the first leg of the UEFA Women’s Nations League final against Germany in Kaiserslautern, a match the hosts dominated. Five days earlier she had named as a substitute for FC Barcelona away to Levante, coming on only for the final 18 minutes.
VALENCIA, SPAIN – NOVEMBER 23: Pere Romeu head coach, Aitana Bonmati and Alexia Putellas of FC Barcelona during the finetwork Liga F match between Levante UD Femenino and FC Barcelona Femení at Ciudad Deportiva de Bunol on November 23, 2025 in Valencia, Spain. (Photo by Omar Arnau/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images)
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Spanish national team head coach Sonia Bermúdez admitted that ‘when something like this happens, you have to take a moment to process that morale drops a bit.” She also revealed that Aitana had wanted to stay with the squad in Madrid to watch the game tomorrow but “we prioritize the health of the players, and I’m sure she’ll be cheering us on from home, watching on TV.”
“We’re all aware that football involves injuries; we’re people with feelings. The team is ready to train, and we want to dedicate this victory to those who aren’t here.”
BRAGA, PORTUGAL – NOVEMBER 28: Kika Nazareth of Portugal reacts after injury during the Women’s international friendly match between Portugal and Netherlands at Estadio Municipal de Braga on November 28, 2025 in Braga, Portugal. (Photo by Octavio Passos/Getty Images)
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There was further bad news for FC Barcelona as they confirmed they had lost another player through an injury sustained on international duty. Their Portuguese forward Kika Nazareth had missed the majority of last season after suffering a serious ankle injury.
Today they announced that she has now sprained the medial collateral ligament in her left ankle while playing for Portugal against Italy. She is expected to be out for three weeks.