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Canadian striker Jonathan David sidelined for several weeks with ankle injury

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Lille\'s Jonathan David, left, is challenged by Marseille\'s Yuto Nagatomo during the French League One soccer match between Lille and Marseille at the Stade Pierre Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve-d\'Ascq, France, Wednesday, March 3, 2021. David will be out for several weeks after rupturing the lateral ligament in his right ankle playing for Lille. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Michel Spingler

LILLE, France – Canadian international striker Jonathan David will be out for several weeks after rupturing the lateral ligament in his right ankle playing for Lille.

The 21-year-old from Ottawa went off after scoring the winner Saturday in Lille’s 1-0 win over defending champion Paris Saint-Germain in a top-of-the-table Ligue 1 clash.

David scored his 10th of the season in the 20th minute with a slightly deflected strike that had PSG goalkeeper Keylor Navas going the wrong way. The Canadian exited 15 minutes later after a challenge from an opponent, with Lille offering the medical update Monday.

David has 11 goals in 12 appearances for Canada, whose next matches are World Cup qualifiers June 5 and 8 against Aruba and Suriname.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 5, 2021

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