Real Salt Lake Forward Bobby Wood Undergoes Successful Surgery

June 24, 2022 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – Real Salt Lake News Release

HERRIMAN – Real Salt Lake forward Bobby Wood underwent surgery on his injured adductor yesterday. The 29-year-old Hawaii native, now in his second season with Real Salt Lake, had doctors repair the left adductor and release a related nerve, following Wood’s 18th-minute injury suffered in last Saturday’s 2-0 home win over San Jose.

“This combined procedure puts Bobby in the best position to heal fully and to return this season,” states RSL Senior Director of Athlete Health and Performance Theron Enns. “The exact timeline for his return to the field will be determined later as his rehabilitation progresses, but typically this combined adductor surgery will allow Bobby to return in 8-10 weeks. RSL will update his progress in the coming weeks.”

Wood has scored five goals in 31 games played during his two seasons in Utah, including three in his first 15 games of the current 2022 season, tying him with FW Sergio Cordova and DF Justen Glad for the 2022 team lead. Two of Wood’s goals this year served as game-winners, in the 1-0 home win on March 5 over Seattle and the 3-0 home win on May 28 against Houston.

THIS WEEKEND

Real Salt Lake hosts Columbus Crew SC in this week’s home Major League Soccer fixture (kickoff Saturday, 8:00p MT), celebrating both Pride night and offering post-game Fireworks in what is expected to be the Club’s record eighth consecutive sellout. Tickets can be obtained via www.RSL.com/tickets.

With 28 points accumulated through the first 16 games of the 2022 MLS campaign, Real Salt Lake (8-4-4, 28 pts, 2nd West) is off to its best start in a decade, just a few points behind its fastest starts ever (2010, 2012), despite playing six of its first nine away, with seven games against 2021 MLS Cup opponents.

For the first time in Club history, RSL has opened the year with seven consecutive sellouts at Rio Tinto Stadium – the 6-0-1 (W-L-T) record establishing a new standard while surpassing its previous best home starts (2010, 2014) – while Head Coach Pablo Mastroeni and staff have utilized 28 players throughout an injury-filled first half of the year, as the Club has seen nearly 110 combined games of player availability lost due to injury, suspension, or international duty.

Real Salt Lake finished last season in dramatic fashion, booking its place in the Audi 2021 MLS Cup Playoffs on Decision Day before making a run to the Western Conference Final following a 14-14-6…