Add real Salt Lake midfielder Omar Holness to the list of RSL players who have undergone season-ending surgery this year.
He had the operation Tuesday after rupturing his ACL three weeks ago, the team revealed Wednesday. Holness will be out for the remainder of the season with an 8- to 12-month expected recovery time.
The 23-year-old Jamacian national team player has been on the RSL injury list since June 29th with an "unspecified knee injury."
He left training the day before after landing awkwardly on a challenge, limping off the field of his own accord.
RSL drafted the former North Carolina Tar Heel fifth overall in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft.
His rookie season in MLS started late after a he suffered a seizure in his March professional debut with the Real Monarchs. Holness started in his first MLS appearance on June 25, a 2-0 loss at Dallas.
He tallied three starts in nine appearances in 2016.
During preseason this year, Holness said he hoped to beat the number of appearances he had last season.
It wasn't to be. Holness logged the exact same number of starts and appearances this year before his ACL rupture ended his season. He scored his first MLS goal in RSL's 6-2 loss at Dallas on June 3.
— Maddie Lee
Michael Mangum | Special to the Tribune Real Salt Lake forward Omar Holness (12) dribbles downfield during their MLS match against the Montreal Impact at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, UT on Saturday, July 9th, 2016.
Seattle's Gustav Svensson, top, goes high and Real Salt Lake's Omar Holness goes low as they go after the ball as it reaches the top of the box on the RSL side of the field in the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, May 20, 2017, in Seattle. (Dean Ruiz/The Seattle Times via AP)
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