Overview

• Militao disclosed at an Oct. 8 news conference with Brazil that he briefly considered quitting football following his second major knee injury.
• He first tore the left ACL on Aug. 12, 2023 at San Mamés, then ruptured the right ACL with damage to both menisci on Nov. 9, 2024 at the Santiago Bernabéu.
• The back-to-back injuries sidelined him for a combined 438 days and cost him 94 Real Madrid matches.
• He returned under Xabi Alonso on July 9 in the Club World Cup semifinal against PSG and has logged 585 minutes across seven games this season.
• After missing a recent European match versus Kairat Almaty due to a derby knock, he is available again for Real Madrid and has been called up for Brazil’s friendlies against South Korea on Oct. 10 and Japan on Oct. 14.