New England Revolution left back Brandon Bye underwent successful knee surgery on Monday to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament. The procedure was performed by Dr. Scott Martin at Mass. General with a recovery period of nine months.

Bye suffered the injury making a play in the 49th minute of a 2-2 draw with Atlas FC of LIGA MX in a League Cup match on Aug. 3 at Gillette Stadium. Bye was the Revolution’s first round pick in the MLS SuperDraft in 2018 and has made 153 regular season appearances in his six professional seasons in New England.

Bye had started 19 MLS games this season and logged 1,665 minutes with two goals and two assists. Ryan Spaulding will likely start at left back when the Revolution host Red Bulls New York on Wednesday night (7:30) at Gillette Stadium.

RICH THOMPSON