D.C. United’s Brad Smith will miss the remainder of the season with a knee injury suffered Friday night, the latest gut-punch for the reeling MLS club.
The Australian wing back will undergo reconstructive surgery to repair a torn ACL in his left knee and miss up to nine months, the team announced Sunday.
Smith, who was acquired from Seattle in January, entered late in the first half of a 7-0 defeat at Philadelphia and was stretchered off midway through the second half.
The injury came the same day United announced Bill Hamid, the longtime starting goalkeeper, will miss two to three months with a hand injury.