Daryl Dike injures thigh, latest obstacle for American forward on

Daryl Dike will miss out on the start of West Bromwich Albion’s season since of a thigh injury, the most recent in a string of health obstacles for the 25-year-old American forward.The team said

Friday that Dike was hurt in practice and will resume training after the global break in early September.Advertisement Dike burst right Achilles tendon versus Stoke on April 15, 2023, and returned on Jan. 7, 2024, when he played the very first half in an FA Cup match versus Aldershot. He tore his left Achilles against Ipswich that Feb. 10, simply five games after coming back.Dike returned last Feb. 15 versus Millwall in the first of 10 replacement looks and began the season finale versus Luton on Might 3. Dike signed up with West Brom from Major League Soccer’s Orlando in January 2022.

He sustained a season-ending hamstring injury in his very first start

, versus Peterborough on Jan. 22, 2022, and tore a thigh muscle in the 2022-23 opener against Stoke on July 30, 2022. He returned that Nov. 12 in West Brom’s last game before the World Cup break, then tore his best Achilles tendon the following spring.Dike has three objectives in 10 looks for the U.S. ___ AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer