The Sunderland loanee has picked up an injury ahead of the international break.
Jewison Bennette, a Sunderland loanee, sustained an injury while playing for the Greek team Aris.
With the break starting after this weekend’s league games, the Costa Rican international is expected to miss his country’s upcoming schedule of games.
Bennette’s injury will keep him out of the play-off match against Honduras, according to head coach Claudio Vivas of Costa Rica. The exact nature of the injury has not yet been revealed.
During the first half of the season, the 19-year-old struggled to get playing time under Tony Mowbray and Michae Beale, as Jack Clarke effectively filled the left-wing position.
Due to Bennette’s paucity of playing time, the club and the player pushed for a loan transfer in January. Everyone wanted to see the attacking player get some experience before Bennette returned to the Academy of Light the following summer.
Bennette has only played twice for Greek team Aris since his summer transfer, and Clarke is currently sidelined due to injury at Sunderland. Clarke will be out for up to six weeks due to an injury to his ankle ligament.
With Bennette the obvious choice to replace Clarke in the lineup had the forward remained at the club, the news left Sunderland short on attacking options.
“To be honest with you, I do not really regret that I loaned out Bennette after Clarke got injured,” Dodds said in response to a recent question from The Echo.
Dodds went on, “You can never predict or foresee the injuries that we have had, so when the loan opportunity for Jewi came up, that was the right decision at that time.”
Additionally, for the football team’s long-term survival, we must act morally. We must provide the appropriate development pathway for the young football players we have committed to in order to ensure their growth and development.
“Let me reiterate the point I made regarding Jack Clarke. When he first moved into the building, Jack Clarke was not Jack Clarke, so we gave him a development plan that was appropriate and has helped him grow.
“There are times when a player’s development plan calls for them to go on loan; we have that set up for Jewi, and hopefully he returns a better player than when he left.”