The 26-year-old might be sidelined after present process one other ACL reconstruction on his left knee
Spanish midfielder Riqui Puig will miss a second straight Main League Soccer season in 2026. Photograph: AFP
LOS ANGELES:
Spanish midfielder Riqui Puig will miss a second straight Main League Soccer season in 2026 after one other surgical procedure on his left knee, the Los Angeles Galaxy stated Saturday.
Puig missed the entire 2026 marketing campaign after tearing his left anterior cruciate ligament within the 2024 MLS Cup Western Convention last, lacking the Galaxy’s title-clinching victory within the MLS Cup last every week later.
The 26-year-old had returned to coaching with the Southern California membership final autumn, however the Galaxy stated Friday he’d suffered a setback.
“Riqui Puig has undergone a profitable anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructive surgical procedure on his left knee, simply over a 12 months after an identical process in late 2024,” the crew stated in an announcement.
“Puig is predicted to make a full restoration and be able to rejoin the crew for the beginning of the 2027 MLS season.”
Puig described on Instagram receiving the information at a medical checkup that “the graft wasn’t proper, and I had to return to the working room.
“It is not straightforward to search out the phrases after the whole lot I have been by way of. Unquestionably, it is one of many hardest and most intricate moments I’ve needed to cope with in my life, each personally and professionally.
“However at present I can say that the operation went nicely, and that provides me energy and peace of thoughts to look forward,” the previous Barcelona participant stated.
“Now I solely have one factor on my thoughts: to begin working instantly, prepare with extra enthusiasm than ever, and attempt to turn into the Riqui Puig you all know once more. With extra want, extra starvation, and extra energy.”
Puig, a product of Barcelona’s famed La Masia academy, arrived in the USA in 2022.
In 82 matches throughout all competitions for the Galaxy he has scored 29 objectives with 32 assists.
With out him in 2025, the Galaxy struggled, profitable solely seven video games.
