The Nuremberg goalkeeper had injured SC Paderborn (2-1) on the shoulder in the final two-league game prior to the World Cup break last weekend, but played the game through.
In assessment with the club, the 30-year-old goalkeeper chose to operate.
Now Checking announced that Athenian will no longer return to the 2022/23 season.

In this method, the Franks lost two players in the game versus Paderborn for the remainder of the season, after Erik Lesser, who had actually been changed prematurely, will run out a cruciate ligament tear up until the end of the season.

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The also injured Tim Craftsmen (cruciate ligament rupture) and James Lawrence (inner ligament tear in the knee) are supposed to return, at least in the course of the 2nd half of the season.
Nevertheless, Checking announced on Saturday due to the failures of transfers for winter break, the extent of which, nevertheless, must be limited by the financial situation of the FCN.