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title: "Lepik vows to continue career after third ACL rupture"
date: 2026-06-11T13:50:03Z
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author: "Ivo"
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# Lepik vows to continue career after third ACL rupture
**Estonia and Vaprus centre-forward Mark Anders Lepik says he intends to continue his playing career after suffering a third anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture during Saturday’s Baltic Cup semi-final, when he was forced off the pitch in the 37th minute.**

Lepik told Õhtuleht that he is braced for another long recovery but remains determined to return. “_I know a new long and difficult journey is ahead of me. I’m fully aware of that. But it doesn’t discourage me,_” he said. “_I know there’s still a lot inside me. If I leave one day, it will be on my own terms, not like this_.”

Lepik is set to undergo surgery and is expected to be out for 10 to 12 months.

Source: [ohtuleht.ee](https://www.ohtuleht.ee/sport/1159957/mark-anders-lepik-pisaraid-oli-veel-loomulikult-aga-olen-uueks-pikaks-ja-raskeks-teekonnaks-valmis-)