Colorado Rapids goalkeeper Zack Steffen’ will miss 4-6 weeks after undergoing “successful” surgery to address an injury to his right medial meniscus, the club announced Tuesday.

The 30-year-old suffered the injury during training camp with the U.S. Men’s National Team ahead of two friendlies before the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup. Before going down, he was expected to make the final Gold Cup roster and may have been the starter for Mauricio Pochettino’s squad.

With the Rapids, he had put together one of his best starts to a season to date. In 11 MLS starts, he made 48 saves, good for the most per game of any goalkeeper in the league this season.

In his place, third-string Rapid Nico Hansen has been excellent as backup Adam Beaudry also sat with an ankle injury for upwards of a month. In five starts, he’s recorded two clean sheets (one fewer than Steffen) and has only conceded five goals, none of which could really be pinned on Hansen alone.

Before joining the Rapids in 2023, Steffen had surgery on his left meniscus, which kept him out several months.