Moïse Bombito has a non-displaced fracture of his left tibia and is expected to miss the next four to five months, sources confirmed to TSN.
Bombito broke his leg in the second half of Nice's game against Monaco on Sunday. The 25-year-old defender had an MRI immediately afterward to confirm the injury.
Monday's timeline projecting a February or Marsch return provides hope not only that Bombito's club season is not over but, critically, it burnishes optimism that he'll return with enough time to prepare for Canada's run at next summer's home World Cup.
With his unique blend of size, strength, speed, and technical ability, Bombito is widely regarded as Canada's best centre-back, and is key to head coach Jesse Marsch's hope of a long run at next summer's tournament.
The difference between a non-displaced and displaced fracture was critical to Bombito's prognosis as well as the preceptions of Canada's World Cup hopes. Tajon Buchanan suffered a similar, minimally displaced, break during the 2024 Copa América and returned in five months.
The extreme case might've been something similar to Toronto Argonauts quarterback Chad Kelly's broken leg incurred during last year's East Final. Kelly hasn't played since.
Adding to the misfortune of Bombito's injury is the fact that it's same leg that sustained a stress fracture late last season, which kept Bombito from Canada's Gold Cup run and Nice's preseason training. Nevertheless, Bombito's camp is neither expected to challenge Nice's return-to-play protocol, nor will they seek a second opinion.
Bombito is said to be in "good spirts" as he prepares to the surgery, recovery, and rehabilitation ahead.
Bombito will have a rod surgically inserted to provide increased stability to his leg. That procedure is normally expected within a week of injury, but there's no firm timeline for Bombito's surgery, yet.
In the immediate term, this does not change much about Marsch's World Cup preparation. Before Canada beat Romania in Bucharest and Wales in Swansea last month, Marsch called Canada's remaining 2025 friendlies through September, October, and November "one big window" and he continues to evaluate the depth in his squad. But Marsch likely won't have a problem continuing to rely on the centre-back partnership of Luc de Fougerolles and Derek Cornelius.
De Fougerolles and Cornelius have started five of Canada's last eight games going back to June's Canadian Shield invitational tournament. Canada has only lost one game when the two have started together: Canada's Gold Cup quarter-final loss to Guatemala on penalities.
Portland Timbers defender Kamal Millar will join Canada as Bombito's replacement for the team's upcoming friendlies against Australia in Montreal on October 10 and against Colombia in New Jersey on October 14.
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