U.S. males’s nationwide group star left again Antonee Robinson is again in camp, however he might not be enjoying a full position in each matches this month.
Robinson earned his first name up of 2025 after present process knee surgical procedure this previous summer time. The 28-year-old has been progressively built-in within the early levels of Fulham’s home schedule this fall, logging 151 minutes throughout all competitions.
Now together with his first USMNT alternative in entrance of him towards Ecuador and Australia, Robinson admitted that he’s not but 100% fitness-wise.
“I’m nonetheless not fairly again to feeling 100% on it [like] I used to be a yr in the past earlier than the damage first occurred,” Robinson stated in a convention name. “However I’m getting there slowly.
“I developed a little bit of tendinopathy [swelling and pain in the tendon] in my knee, so it was fairly painful from most likely November onwards,” Robinson added, revealing that he had been combating by way of a difficulty for the second half of the EPL season final winter/spring.

Regardless of Robinson delivering a career-best yr in Marco Silva’s squad, Ryan Sessegnon has crammed in on the left again place for Fulham. Sessegnon is a veteran defender in his personal proper, returning to Craven Cottage in July 2024 after beforehand leaving the membership for a five-year keep at London rivals Tottenham.
Robinson could also be a more-talented participant than Sessegnon, however even he believes that loads of arduous work might be wanted to grow to be a starter at membership degree once more.
“Sess has been doing very well, so even after I get again to full health, it’s going to be tough for me to get my place again within the group,” Robinson stated. “So I’m simply going to need to try to increase my degree as excessive as I can and be prepared after I’m known as upon.”
Max Arfsten joins Robinson as the opposite left again for the USMNT’s October matches, however bearing a significant drop off in manufacturing, anticipate Robinson to be Mauricio Pochettino’s No. 1 possibility heading into 2026 and past.