Charlie Kelman has revealed the freak nature of the shoulder dislocation that ruled the Charlton Athletic striker out of the opening eight matches of the season.
The 24-year-old, signed from Leyton Orient last summer, was forced off with the injury in a pre-season friendly at Gillingham on July 18.
Kelman ended up needing surgery to rectify the problem and made his playing return as a 76th-minute substitute in the 0-0 draw against Portsmouth just under two months later.
Charlie Kelman warming up before the Portsmouth match/Picture: Kyle Andrews
“They had an U21 goalkeeper playing and he had a kit too big for him – as I pressed him, my arm got caught in his shirt. He sort of went the other way and popped my shoulder out,” Kelman told South London Sport: Charlton Athletic Edition. “It was so innocuous.
“I put it back in and didn’t think anything of it. Then Con (Conor Coventry) went to pass me the ball, I looked at my shoulder and it was hanging down.
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