FC Dallas officially placed defender Geovane Jesus on the season-ending injury list Wednesday. The Brazilian defender tore his ACL during a training session on September 13, 2023. He previously missed the entire 2024 campaign with the same injury.

Jesus had previously undergone a surgery to repair the ACL in late 2023, but has now gone under the knife again on February 24.

By placing Jesus on the SEI list, FC Dallas will recoup his international slot as well as his U22 slot for 2025:

If a player suffers a season-ending injury, a club may place that injured player on the Season-Ending Injury List and receive roster relief (i.e., an open roster slot).

Dallas can replace Jesus on the roster by signing a replacement player:

The injured player must be formally placed on the Season-Ending Injury List prior to the opening of the Secondary Transfer Window. The replacement player must be declared as such when being added to the club’s roster and must be acquired by the Roster Freeze date (Sept. 12, 2025) and after the related injury occurred.

The Salary Budget Charge of the replacement player may not be more than the player who suffered the season-ending injury. If the injured player placed on the Season-Ending Injury List is a Designated Player, the club may replace such player with a Designated Player, provided that his Salary Budget Charge is not more than the player he is replacing. The replacement player’s charge will not be charged against the Club Salary Budget.

Clubs will only be allowed to sign one such replacement player per MLS league season.

If the injured player occupies an international roster slot on the Senior Roster, the replacement player may also be an International Player.

Quick BDS Take

This one shouldn't come to a shock to anyone who has been following the club over the last six or eight months. Jesus had some set backs last summer in his recovery process and never appeared to be on the same path that Alan Velasco was on when he was recovering from a similar knee injury.

At times this preseason, Jesus wasn't really seen with the team until things like the Cocktails and Cleets event earlier this month.

The roster relief will be nice once the club needs it. I have been told by my sources that the club is still looking to add another center back. Maybe, a U22 center back this time? We'll see.

There is part of me that believes we won't ever see him back in a Dallas uniform, even when he is fully recovered. At best, it won't be until the 2026 season, which at the moment feels miles away.