Hamilton Accies midfielder details return timeline after injury woes

Midfielder Marley Redfern is targeting a mid-July comeback from injury, as he hopes to play a part in Hamilton Academical’s bid to return straight back to the Championship season.

The 20-year-old has a year left on his contract at New Douglas Park after watching on helpless from the sidelines at the end of last season during the club’s relegation to League One.

Having been on the comeback trail after a hamstring issue in the SPFL Trust Trophy final win over Raith Rovers in March, Redfern suffered a setback when he injured his ankle and is now working with the club physios “almost every day” to get back in time to join in some part of the club’s pre-season training.

Accies return to the training pitch on Wednesday, but Redfern admits it is likely more than a month before he is back amongst the squad.

He said: “The past wee while has been a bit of nightmare.

“I was just back from my hamstring injury and then I injured my ankle in the last few weeks of the season, so I’ve still got a wee bit of time out, but hopefully I will be back sometime in July.

“The physios have said it will depend on how my body reacts to things, but mid-July is the estimate for me coming back. I’ll just need to wait and see.

“I’m the only one injured at the moment so it’s just me around the place until next week.

“It has been a nightmare and it was a bit difficult to watch on [from the stands], because I couldn’t do anything to help the team.

“I’ve been in pretty much every day, focusing on my mobility because I’m still in the early stages.

“I’m not doing any running yet and I’ll have a bit to do on my fitness as well, if I’m going to miss a bit of pre-season.”

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