American forward Daryl Dike will leave West Brom after 4 1/2 injury-plagued seasons

FILE – Orlando City’s Daryl Dike plays against the Columbus Crew during an MLS soccer match Oct. 27, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, File)

American forward Daryl Dike will leave West Bromwich Albion after 4 1/2 injury-plagued seasons.

Read more Cardinals manager Marmol offers to buy tickets for fans to recreate shirtless revelry

A 25-year-old from Edmund, Oklahoma, Dike scored 10 goals in 64 league matches. The team announced his departure Friday.

Dike joined the club in January 2022 from Orlando in Major League Soccer. He injured a hamstring in his second appearance and missed the rest of the season, then tore a thigh muscle in training after the club’s 2022-23 opener

Dike returned that November and scored seven goals in 23 league matches before he tore his right Achilles tendon against Stoke on April 15, 2023.

Read more Anunoby practices again with the Knicks and says his hamstring pain is not as bad as in the past

He returned the following Jan. 7 when he played the first half in an FA Cup match against Aldershot, then in his fifth game back tore his left Achilles tendon on Feb. 10, 2024, against Ipswich.

Dike came back from that injury on Feb. 15, 2025, against Millwall and played 11 league matches that season. He injured his thigh ahead of the 2025-26 season , delaying his first match to Oct. 22. He scored two goals in 24 league matches this season.

Read more Half of La Liga teams are in relegation fight with two rounds left

He has three goals in 10 appearances with the U.S. national team from 2021-23.

___

AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer

Related Posts

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *