Aalborg winger out for the season after suffering nightmare injury

Alec Smit is out for the season for Aalborg
Alec Smit is out for the season for AalborgCredit: Mads Andersen / Gonzales Photo / Profimedia

Aalborg Handball will be handicapped by the absence of Alec Smit for the rest of the season after the Dutch winger suffered a cruciate knee ligament injury during the league match against HOJ.

Smit fell to the floor shortly after the interval, clutching his knee, and scans have now revealed the worst possible outcome. 

"As soon as I hit the floor in that sequence, I knew immediately that something was wrong. Unfortunately, the scan only confirmed what I myself feared, and unfortunately, it is not the first time that I have tried to get a cruciate ligament injury, so I know that there is a lot of work ahead before I can get back on the court", says Smit to Aalborg's website.

Smit's contract expires after this season, so he may – unless the contract is extended – have played his last game for Aalborg. The Danish champions, therefore, only have Kristian Bjornsen on the right wing position for the rest of the season.

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