Tag: Richy Ledezma

Ledezma out with ‘ankle damage’ as PSV issues vague injury update

The 21-year-old is out “for the time being,” though the club did not elaborate on the length of his absence

PSV has issued an injury update on Richy Ledezma, saying the American is out “for the time being” with “ankle damage” suffered over the weekend.

The 21-year-old was the victim of a red-card challenge from Go Ahead Eagles defender Mats Deijl that forced him out of PSV’s 5-2 win on Saturday.

Deijl’s tackle was so egregious that he visited the PSV locker room post-game to apologize.

The injury was especially unfortunate for Ledezma, who was making his first start for PSV since the 2020-21 season after he missed a year with an ACL tear suffered in December 2020.

Ledezma made it back for PSV near the end of last season, scoring his first pro goal in May. It is unclear exactly how long Ledezma will be out this time around, but the injury is a tough blow for a player just starting to make an impact again at one of the Eredivisie’s top sides.

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The Americans Abroad Five: Tillman already a Rangers folk hero, Dest on his way out

A star has been born in Scotland, while some other USMNT players were less fortunate last week

Welcome back to the Americans Abroad Five!

This week we lead on the rise of Malik Tillman in Scotland. The USMNT forward would have hoped to settle well after his loan from Bayern Munich but without much senior action on his resume, there were plenty of question marks. But Tillman has passed his early tests with flying colors.

Elsewhere there were some unfortunate injuries to Americans in Europe, with the hard-luck duo of Richy Ledezma and Daryl Dike the headliners.

Let’s get to the Five.

USMNT prospect Ledezma scores first PSV goal

The 21-year-old marked a major milestone in his return from a devastating knee injury

Richy Ledezma hit a major milestone in his long road back from a devastating injury, scoring his first PSV goal on Sunday.

The 21-year-old marked himself as one of the best American prospects in Europe before an ACL tear in December 2020 kept him out for an entire year.

Ledezma has slowly been working his way back with PSV, playing for the Dutch side’s reserves and making a handful of brief cameos for the senior side.

But Ledezma got 31 minutes off the bench in Sunday’s season-ending match against Zwolle and made his time on the pitch count, scoring the game-winning goal in the 73rd minute.

Ledezma will face a crucial season in 2022-23, as he aims to establish himself as a first-team regular with the Dutch power and add to his single U.S. senior national team cap.

Watch Ledezma’s first PSV goal

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