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.
🗣 so happy to get my first goal after a rough year with ups and downs . Nevertheless can’t wait to get started next season @PSV ⚪️🔴 pic.twitter.com/8ZzDlBgOoy
— Richard Ledezma (@richydezma) May 16, 2022
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
Richy's first goal in 🔴⚪
Great assist from Jordan Teze 🤝#PECPSV @richydezma pic.twitter.com/wNQiNUlF5M— PSV (@PSV) May 16, 2022
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