Defender Tierna Davidson (L) made 65 appearances for america Ladies’s Nationwide Staff. File Picture by Mike Theiler/UPI
April 2 (UPI) — United States Ladies’s Nationwide Staff and NJ/NY Gotham FC defender Tierna Davidson sustained a torn ACL in her left knee and can miss the remainder of the NWSL season, Gotham FC introduced Wednesday.
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Davidson sustained the non-contact damage within the first half of a 0-0 draw with the Houston Sprint on Friday in Houston. She exited simply earlier than halftime.
“In all seriousness, I to have the help of my household, teammates and membership all through this course of,” Davidson wrote on Instagram. “The fantastic thing about life is its unpredictable nature. Whereas I’ve discovered myself on the adversarial aspect of this unpredictability for the time being, I do know this expertise will likely be one other colourful chapter of my journey.
“I’ve little doubt this 12 months will deliver me surprising joys regardless of this setback.”
Davidson, 26, joined the membership earlier than the 2024 marketing campaign. She made 22 appearances, together with three this season. She received the 2019 FIFA Ladies’s World Cup and a gold medal on the 2024 Summer season Olympics with america Ladies’s Nationwide Staff.
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“We’re heartbroken for Tierna,” Gotham FC basic supervisor Yael Averbuch West stated. “Our membership will do every thing we are able to to help her by way of this restoration and rehabilitation course of.
“We all know she’s going to come again stronger than ever.”
Gotham FC will host the North Carolina Braveness at 4 p.m. EDT April 13 in Harrison, N.J.