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LA Galaxy Defender Sean Franklin to Miss 4-6 Months

May 27, 2009 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
LA Galaxy News Release


CARSON, Calif. (Wednesday, May 27, 2009) - The LA Galaxy announced today that defender Sean Franklin will miss the next 4-6 months after undergoing surgery to repair a torn right upper hamstring tendon. The reigning MLS Gatorade Rookie of the Year suffered the injury in the Galaxy's 1-1 draw with Columbus on May 17 and underwent successful surgery on Tuesday at the Surgery Center of the Pacific in Santa Monica.

The 2008 MLS Rookie of the Year, Franklin missed the first month of preseason after undergoing surgery to repair a bilateral sports hernia. That injury was first diagnosed while with the U.S. National Team in January, but Franklin was back on the field a month later for the Pan-Pacific Championship. He went on to appear in eight of the Galaxy's first nine games of the season before suffering the injury against Columbus. Franklin has started all eight of the games in which he has appeared in this season, tallying one assist and taking three shots in his 675 minutes on the field.

As a rookie in 2008, Franklin appeared in 27 games, making 26 starts and setting Galaxy rookie records in both categories, as well as minutes played by a rookie with 2,385 minutes played. The 24-year-old Cal State-Northridge graduate tallied one assist last season and spent much of the year playing in central defense before moving to right back this season.

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