VANCOUVER, BC – Vancouver Whitecaps FC confirmed on Monday that centre back Belal Halbouni suffered a left knee bone contusion during the second half of extra time in the club's MLS Cup Playoffs Western Conference Semifinal against LAFC on November 22. He is expected to make a full recovery in five to seven weeks.
Halbouni, who turns 26 on December 29, started 14 of his 19 appearances across all competitions this year. The product of London, Ontario started nine of the final 11 regular season matches, as well as the opening two matches of the MLS Cup Playoffs against FC Dallas in the Round One, Best-of-3 Series. He also scored his first goal for the club back in March against CF Monterrey during the Concacaf Champions Cup run.
