The centre-back has flown to London for surgery on a ruptured Achilles tendon and the signs don’t look good

13:57, 27 Oct 2025Updated 19:28, 27 Oct 2025

Cameron Carter-Vickers in discomfort after suffering an injury against Sturm Graz(Image: Stuart Wallace/Shutterstock)

Fears are growing Cameron Carter-Vickers won’t kick another ball for Celtic this season after he flew to London for surgery on a ruptured Achilles tendon.

The 27-year-old goes under the knife on Monday with medical experts warning he is already facing a race against the clock to be fit in time to represent the USA at next summer’s World Cup.

It’s understood the recovery process is likely to take as long as six months which means the American could be ready to return to action by around April at the earliest.

But that would depend on Carter-Vickers sailing through his rehab without suffering any further complications or setbacks.

And, given his recent track record of injury issues, that best case scenario is already believed to be highly unlikely.

Carter-Vickers collapsed in serious discomfort during the dying seconds of Celtic’s Europa League win over Sturm Graz on Thursday night.

Boss Brendan Rodgers confirmed on Sunday, following a 3-1 defeat against Hearts, that the defender required an operation and that he could be sidelined for between three to five months.

But the prognosis appears to be even more gloomy with Carter-Vickers already sweating over his availability for next summer’s global showcase event in the US, Canada and Mexico.

Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers

Rodgers promoted Dane Murray into Celtic’s starting line-up for the table top showdown at Tynecastle and the youngster endured a nightmarish 90 minutes, scoring an own goal and giving away a penalty as Hearts stormed into an eight point lead over the champions..

Rangers defender Dujon Sterling required similar surgery after rupturing an achilles during his side’s Europa League quarter final first leg tie against Athletic Bilbao on April 10.

Sterling has only recently returned to training at the club’s Auchenhowie HQ and is still believed to be some weeks away from making a top team return under new head coach Danny Rohl.