Chivas USA's Sasha Victorine successfully underwent microfracture surgery on his left knee this afternoon at the Surgery Center of the Pacific in Santa Monica, Calif. The procedure, which also included a lateral meniscectomy, was performed by team physicians Dr. Michael Gerhardt and Dr. Bert Mandelbaum. Victorine is expected to miss 6-8 months while recovering from the operation.
Victorine, a UCLA graduate and Southern California native, joined Chivas USA from the Kansas City Wizards in a deadline-day trade on Sept. 15. In five games with the Red-and-White (four starts), Victorine recorded two goals and an assist, logging 340 minutes. He originally suffered the injury to his knee in the match against the Colorado Rapids on Oct. 19.
Drafted in 2000 by the LA Galaxy as a first-round pick out of UCLA, where he won the Hermann Trophy in his senior year (1999), Victorine spent five seasons with the Galaxy before a draft-day transaction in 2005 sent him to Kansas City. In his MLS career, the Corona, Calif. native has played a total of 232 matches (209 starts), with 32 goals and 40 assists. At the international level, Victorine has 4 caps and 1 goal for the full U.S. National Team, and also represented the U.S. Olympic Team at the Sydney Games in 2000, making three appearances.
