SANDY, Utah (Friday, June 29, 2018) – Real Salt Lake has announced that DF David Horst, FW Ricky Lopez-Espin and FW Jordan Allen have undergone successful surgeries this week at Salt Lake Regional Medical Center and are on the road to recovery.
Horst, 32, underwent surgery to repair a ruptured right Achilles tendon and is expected to miss six-to-nine months. The veteran defender suffered the injury on Tuesday while on loan with Real Monarchs SLC in a 1-0 win over Fresno FC at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman, Utah. Now in his second stint with Real Salt Lake, Horst has five appearances this season, three of which came in a starting role, to give him 148 matches in his MLS career.