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Collingwood captain Scott Pendlebury will undergo surgery this week to have a plate put in his leg after suffering a fracture at their AFL training on Friday.

Collingwood's Scott Pendlebury will be sidelined from training until next year with the skipper to undergo surgery after fracturing his leg.

Pendlebury suffered a knock to his lower left leg at training on Friday morning with subsequent scans revealing a hairline fracture.

The blow occurred near the sight of the leg injury that caused the 33-year-old to miss the final four rounds of the 2021 AFL season.

Pendlebury will have a plate put in his leg within the next 36 hours to ensure he is ready to return to training in January.

"Although frustrating for Scott, this is a minor setback," Collingwood GM of Football Graham Wright said.

"Given his previous injury we are being cautious.

"He will need a minimal amount of time off his legs but will be fine to go when the program returns to training in the new year."