Jozy Altidore will miss the Pre-Gold Cup international friendlies after he was injured in the first half of Toronto FC's 1-1 draw with the New England Revolution on Saturday.
He will now miss the European tour of friendlies against Netherlands on June 5 in Amsterdam and Germany on June 10 in Cologne, though he should be fit before the start of the CONCACAF Gold Cup the following month.
The United States international was injured in the 18th minute after squaring a pass across the face of goal. He limped to the dressing room, after being treated on the pitch.
“He felt a little something in the hamstring area. Just from speaking with him, he doesn’t feel like it’s serious at all,” TFC coach Greg Vanney told reporters after the match. “But he felt enough to think that he couldn’t go and that it wasn’t worth making it worse. We’ll get the assessment, but all indications from Jozy, who has had the injury before, is that it’s on the very minor side.”
This isn't the first time Altidore suffered a hamstring injury in his career. In the United States' opening FIFA World Cup match against Ghana last summer in Brazil, he tore his hamstring in the 21st minute of that much, in which he later missed the remainder of the tournament as the USA were knocked out in the Round of 16 by Belgium.
Altidore is Toronto's leading scorer in MLS this season with five goals ever since making his return to MLS after signing a long-term Designated Player contract in January from a transfer by Premier League side Sunderland AFC.