Folarin Balogun experienced a major setback in his recovery from a shoulder injury that will keep the Monaco and USMNT striker off the pitch for months.
Balogun previously dislocated his shoulder in Monaco's 2–1 victory against Rennes on Oct. 5 and missed seven matches for Monaco, as well as Mauricio Pochettino's first four fixtures as U.S. men's national team head coach. The 23-year-old returned for his club's Champions League bout with Benfica and even started Monaco's next Ligue 1 clash against Marseille on Dec. 1, but he had to come off the pitch due to discomfort in his shoulder.
Balogun went on to miss the next three matches for Monaco. Prior to his injury, Balogun was in fine form for both club and country. The striker scored three goals in eight appearances for the Ligue 1 side while logging inconsistent minutes and scored two of the USMNT's three goals at Copa América 2024.
Monaco boss Adi Hütter finally confirmed the latest status of Balogun and the news is not good.






