© & duplicate; Anne-Marie Sorvin-USA TODAY Sports MLSsoccer staff Twitter Facebook Duplicate Portland Timbers onward Dairon Asprilla will certainly miss the beginning of the 2023 MLS season after undergoing best knee surgery, the club announced Thursday. The 30-year-old Colombian is anticipated back in four to 6 weeks after he undertook a successful arthroscopic debridement-- assisting to soothe pain. Asprilla, who can play centrally or out wide, is entering his 9th period with Rose city. He has 27 objectives and also 12 helps across 158 regular-season video games, plus an additional four objectives and 4 assists in 17 Audi MLS Cup Championship video games. Asprilla has logged back-to-back 10-goal seasons for head coach Giovanni Savarese's group. With Asprilla briefly sidelined, Portland are expected to lean upon club-record finalizing Evander and Colombian internationals Santiago Moreno as well as Yimmi Chara to spearhead their attack. They're reportedly going after a new beginning striker. Portland, that are seeking a postseason return, open their 2023 project on Feb. 25 when holding Sporting Kansas City for a Matchday 1 clash 10:30 pm ET|MLS Season Pass) Drew Millas Jersey. MLSsoccer personnel -