FC Copenhagen prospect Roony Bardghji has suffered a serious knee injury and faces a nine to 12 month absence.
Copenhagen confirmed the 18-year-old suffered a problem in training ahead of his side’s Championship play-off match against Silkeborg on Sunday.
Bardghji is one of Europe’s most highly regarded talents, who presents as a tricky left winger. Talk to Athleticism in January, Bardghji expressed his desire “to become the best player in the world”.
“We all feel for Roony, and everyone in and around the club will do everything in their power to help him get back on the pitch,” said Copenhagen sporting director Peter Christiansen.
“At the moment he has to take it easy to process this message, but we all know him as a dedicated and deeply serious footballer who we know will come back even stronger.”
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Bardghji made his Danish Superliga debut for Copenhagen six days after his 16th birthday in November 2021, with league rules preventing him from doing so before that age. He played 78 times for Copenhagen in all competitions, scoring 15 goals.
This season, Bardghji has scored seven times in 23 Superliga matches. The Sweden Under-21 international also scored against Manchester United in Copenhagen’s 4-3 Champions League group stage win in November.
“Right now our focus is on helping Roony and being good leaders and teammates so he can get all the support he needs,” added Copenhagen head coach Jacob Neestrup.
“He is in good hands with our medical team, and we know he will work hard on his rehabilitation and demonstrate his great talent when he is ready again.”
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