Injured Roo Plans His Comeback

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Forgotten Socceroo Michael Beauchamp is quietly making his comeback from long-term injury with his club side Aalborg BK in Denmark.

Beauchamp hasn't played senior football since September after injuring his hamstring whilst playing with Aalborg in the UEFA Champions League against Manchester United.

Then in November, in just his second training session after his return from the hamstring injury, Beauchamp had a recurrence of an old knee problem which cruelly left him on the sidelines once again.

The injuries have been a major setback for the former Central Coast defender, who has missed out on the Socceroos last two World Cup qualifiers against Qatar and Bahrain with injury and was unfit for selection for Wednesday's Japan game.

But in January Beauchamp returned to training with Aalborg, eager to build up his fitness and get back into the national team frame.

At the time the 27-year-old spoke on the official Aalborg website saying, "It has been a long time that I've been off the track, so I shall not take any unnecessary risks by pressing the body hard here at the beginning."

But the Australian international is now beginning to win back his fitness after a trio of appearances in friendly matches for Aalborg as they prepare for the resumption of their season after the Danish winter break.

Beauchamp first played just over an hour in a friendly against Aarhus in late January, before getting through two full competitive matches for Aalborg this week.

The Australian played 90 minutes on Wednesday as Aalborg defeated Norwegian club Valerenga IF 3-2 in a friendly, whilst on Sunday he got through another full game, helping the defence keep a clean sheet as AaB beat Romanian club Steaua Bucuresti 1-0.

The signs are good for Beauchamp as Aalborg continue their preparations with another friendly match coming up against Russian club Zorya Luhansk this Wednesday.

And while the Danish league season resumes for Aalborg in a few weeks on March 1 at AC Horsens, Beauchamp will be hoping for an earlier senior return when AaB face Spanish club Deportivo Coruna in the UEFA Cup in just under a fortnight's time.

And if Beauchamp's progress continues unhindered there is no doubt the big defender will be hoping to leave the disappointment of the last six months behind and will be pressing to be back in the Australia side for the Socceroos next World Cup qualifier against Uzbekistan in his home city of Sydney in early April.