Steve Birnbaum

Steve Birnbaum

33-Year-Old DefenderD
D.C. United
MLS
OUT
Injury Knee
Est. Return 4/27/2024
Out with knee injury
DD.C. United
OUT
February 22, 2024
Birnbaum was not present in training Thursday while rehabbing from offseason knee surgery and is not expected to play against New England on Saturday, Jose Mauricio Umana of WTOP reports.
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Birnbaum underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee in early February. While the recovery timetable was expected to hover around "a few weeks," it seems the 33-year-old defender won't be available to feature in the season opener, given he didn't participate in Thursday's training session at all. Birnbaum is third on the club's all-time list for regular season appearances with 248 and is expected to be a regular starter at center-back when healthy, though that might not be the case for the first few games of the schedule, according to Steven Goff of The Washington Post.
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Quiet in win
DD.C. United
OUT
October 9, 2023
Birnbaum generated one shot (zero on goal) in Saturday's 2-0 victory over New York City FC. In addition, he was given a yellow card in the 46th minute.
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Absent from injury report
DD.C. United
OUT
September 23, 2023
Birnbaum (hip) is not on the injury report for Saturday's clash against New York Red Bulls.
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Picks up questionable tag
DD.C. United
OUT
September 14, 2023
Brinbaum (hip) is questionable for Saturday's match against Charlotte, according to the D.C. injury report.
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Completes six clearances
DD.C. United
OUT
September 10, 2023
Birnbaum recorded three shots (two on goal) in Saturday's 0-0 draw against San Jose Earthquakes.
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Unused sub
DD.C. United
OUT
August 4, 2023
Birnbaum (head) was an unused substitute during Thursday's 0-0 loss to the Philadelphia Union during the Leagues Cup.
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