Former New Zealand international winger Tyler Boyd has suffered a season-ending injury while playing for Major League Soccer club Nashville.
Tauranga-born Boyd (29) tore his ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) in stoppage time of Nashville’s 3-0 loss to Orlando City, falling without contact and wrenching his knee after coming off the subs’ bench.
His club has confirmed he will undergo ACL reconstruction surgery.
Boyd joined Nashville from LA Galaxy in late 2023, and has scored three goals and had two assists in his 24 appearances for his new club.
Main photo: Tyler Boyd … will undergo surgery.
Nashville SC added Boyd to the MLS official season-ending list, meaning he can not play again this season, but the club can claim relief for their salary cap and recruit a replacement.
Boyd is under contract to Nashville till the 2025 MLS season, with an option to stay for 2027.
Boyd played age-group football for New Zealand’s U-20 side and made six appearances for the All Whites before switching allegiance to the United States national team, courtesy of an American mother.
He has ten caps for the US national team.
Tyler Boyd’s football journey
Boyd played youth football for Melville United and Waikato FC before spending three years with the Wellington Phoenix.
He headed overseas to play in Portugal and Turkey.
Boyd became a free agent in late 2022 when he and Turkish Süper Lig side Beşiktaş J.K. mutually agreed to end his contract.
He signed for Californian club LA Galaxy for the 2023 MLS season, a club he had supported since watching them play in New Zealand as a young boy.
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This story was first published on July 21, 2024.
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