The Club would like to provide the following update on the health of midfielder Keane Anderson.
In the first half of last Saturday’s home pre-season friendly against Badshot Lea on July 11th, Keane sustained a lower right leg injury that that required him to be substituted and helped off the field.
Keane was attended to by our physio, Claire Benton, and the on call paramedics at The Memorial Ground in our medical room before leaving the ground with his family.
We’d like to thank our Health & Wellbeing partners, Nuffield Health, who worked closely and attentively with us in the immediate aftermath to support Keane and orchestrate scans swiftly to determine the severity of the injury.
This afternoon, we can confirm the unfortunate news that Keane has suffered a severe multi-ligament right knee injury, including a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and further damage to the PCL, LCL, ALL and Meniscus ligaments which will require surgical reconstruction, leaving Keane sidelined for the foreseeable future.
“I think I speak for everyone when I say I’m absolutely crestfallen at learning the severity of Keane’s injury,” Chairman Harry Hugo said.
“After making the move from Aldershot, we were incredibly excited to watch Keane enjoy a breakthrough season with us in the National League South, and in the glimpses that we saw, we knew we had a real player on our hands.
“Injuries are a part of the game, and while it’s never good to see a player go down, it’s especially gut-wrenching for it to be a local young player with so much promise.
“From getting to know Keane, I know he’ll attack his rehab like a real pro. He’s got a great support network both with his family and here at Farnham Town, and we’ll be doing everything we can to help him through what will undoubtedly be the toughest period of his career to date.”
Everyone associated with Farnham Town is devastated for Keane and his family upon learning this news, and we will continue to support him throughout his rehabilitation while looking forward to seeing him return to the field when the time comes.