Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere wishes his father a happy birthday

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Jack Wilshere took to Instagram to post a photo of himself and his dad
The 25-year-old has not played a single game for Arsenal this season
Wilshere has suffered a staggering 21 injuries since the start of 2010
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Published: 06:57 EST, 22 March 2016 | Updated: 08:48 EST, 22 March 2016

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Jack Wilshere may have two children of his own, but the 24-year-old is not too old to wish his own 'papa' a happy birthday.

The Arsenal midfielder took to his Instagram account to post a 'selfie' of himself and his father to celebrate West Ham fan Andy Wilshere's 51st birthday.

It is not the first time that Wilshere has uploaded a photo to Instagram to celebrate an event involving his dad - he wished him a happy father's day on there last year.

Jack Wilshere wished his dad Andy Wilshere a happy birthday on his Instagram page on Monday evening

The 25-year-old tends to post photos of himself and his father to Instagram whenever they are celebrating

JACK WILSHERE'S INJURY HISTORY

2010: hamstring (January), back (November)

2011: ankle (August)

2012: foot (February), ankle (October)

2013: thigh (February), ankle (March), ankle (May), illness (June), ankle (August), ankle (September), ankle (October), ankle (November), ankle (December)

2014: ankle (January), hamstring (February), foot (March), knee (October), calf and ankle (November)

2015: fibula (August)

Wilshere has been troubled by injury this season, not appearing a single time since the start of the campaign for his club.

However, Roy Hodgson remains confident that the midfielder will be among his squad for Euro 2016.

Asked about playing John Stones in a midfield role in France, Hodgson said: ‘I brought that subject up with him — “Have you ever played there? How would you feel about it?” — and as you’d expect he said he could do that job.

‘But with the players we have, and I believe Jack (Wilshere) will be one of them, it’s not something I’d be doing straight away because it would be putting someone in a position he’s not played before going into a big tournament.

Wilshere played in pre-season for Arsenal but suffered a fibia injury in August and has not appeared since

The midfielder has suffered a staggering 21 injuries since 2010, including a seven month injury this campaign

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger claimed at the beginning of February that Wilshere would be back within four weeks, a suggestion that has not proven to be true.

Wilshere has been injured since pre-season, when he broke his fibula during a training session.

He was expected to be absent for about a month, but underwent surgery on his leg in September before being ruled out for a further three months.

Wilshere is yet to return from his latest extended lay-off.