Scotland international Fiona Brown has suffered the fourth cruciate ligament injury of her career.
The 29-year-old faces more knee surgery after suffering the injury during a Scottish Women’s Premier League match.
Her club, Glasgow City, said: “We can confirm that Fiona Brown ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament in our SWPL match against Rangers last Sunday.
“Fiona was substituted early on in the match and underwent a full medical assessment on Tuesday.
“That assessment indicated the extent of the injury and Fiona will now undergo surgery and rehabilitation.
“Everyone is right behind Fiona and we ask that you respect her privacy at this difficult time.”
Brown won her 61st cap for Scotland earlier this month despite her career being dogged by knee problems.
The wide midfielder has already undergone three operations for damaged cruciate ligaments and four knee operations in total.
Her first knee surgery was in 2012 and she was told she would not play professionally again after damaging her other knee in 2015.
The former Celtic player confounded the medical opinion only to suffer a similar injury in 2020, not long after getting damaged cartilage fixed.
She returned to first club Glasgow City in January following a six-year spell in Swedish football.
Brown is the latest in a series of Pedro Martinez Losa’s Scotland players to be struck by cruciate ligament damage in recent months.
The list includes Real Madrid midfielder Caroline Weir, Manchester United’s Emma Watson and Manchester City goalkeeper Sandy MacIver, all of whom suffered ACL injuries while playing for their country.
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