Impact forward Cameron Porter out for season with torn ACL

Cameron Porter promising rookie campaign with the Montreal Impact has come to an unfortunately premature end.

The club announced on Tuesday that Porter, 21, will miss the rest of the 2015 season after suffering a torn ACL in his left knee early in the first half of Saturday's 0-0 draw with New England. He's set to undergo surgery next week and the timeline for a full recovery is 9-12 months.

Porter, a third-round pick from Princeton in this year's MLS draft, had gotten off to a great start in Montreal. He scored the dramatic stoppage-time goal to send the Impact to the CONCACAF Champions League semifinals and his strong all-around play made him an instant fan favourite.

This is the second significant injury to hit the Impact in the season's first month. Midfielder Justin Mapp is currently sidelined with an elbow injury isn't expected to return until at least July. Now with Porter out too, Montreal's remaining attacking options will be forced to step up even more.

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Israel Fehr is a writer for Yahoo Canada Sports. Email him at israelfehr@yahoo.ca or follow him on Twitter. Follow @israelfehr