Austin FC midfielder Jhojan Valencia has undergone successful surgery to restore a torn lateral meniscus in his proper knee, the membership introduced on Saturday.
Valencia suffered the damage throughout a coaching session and can now face a prolonged spell on the sidelines with no timeline but given for his restoration. Austin FC orthopedist Dr. Doug Elenz carried out the surgery.
Signed from Colombian aspect Deportivo Cali in January of this yr on a deal by way of 2024, Valencia has performed 10 occasions for the Verde and Black throughout all competitions this season, beginning two of these matches and offering one help.
Valencia has discovered himself behind the likes of Alex Ring, Daniel Pereira, and Sebastian Driussi within the Austin FC midfield pecking order most of the time. But he is nonetheless performed his half in serving to the Verde and Black make a superb begin to their sophomore MLS season, with Josh Wolff’s aspect sitting fourth within the Western Conference on 24 factors from 14 video games.
Austin journey to CF Montreal on Saturday night earlier than internet hosting Texas rivals FC Dallas at Q2 Stadium subsequent weekend.