AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Antonee Robinson still isn’t at full strength as he returns to the U.S. national team for the first time in 11 months.

A 28-year-old left back, Robinson had right knee surgery on May 27, two days after Fulham’s Premier League finale.

“Still not quite back to feeling 100% on it as I was year ago, kind of before the injury first happened. But getting there slowly,” he said Wednesday, two days before the Americans’ friendly against Ecuador. “There hasn’t really been a specific conversation about how many minutes I’m going to play this trip, if any.”

Preparing for next year’s World Cup, the U.S. also plays Australia on Tuesday at Commerce City, Colorado.

Robinson has four goals in 50 international appearances, starting all four U.S. matches at the 2022 World Cup.

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