Chicago Fire midfielder Luka Stojanoviu0107 celebrated his birthday on Jan. 4, ringing in his 27th trip around the sun alongside the annual swell of hope that maybe the new year will be better than the last.
Like most folks' 2020 experience, that bar doesn't appear particularly high to clear.
Next Tuesday marked six months to the day since Stojanoviu0107 suffered an MCL tear 44 minutes into his first career start for the Fire. It was a low moment in a year filled with challenges.
"It was difficult, mentally," he said.
Stojanoviu0107 had arrived in Chicago on March 7 after being acquired from Serbia’s FK u010cukariu010dki.