After nearly a month off due to injury, Alphonso Davies appears ready for his return.

Bundesliga side Bayern Munich announced on Saturday that the Canadian men’s international captain would be available off the bench for their game against SC Freiburg.

Davies had been sidelined since early March due to a right hamstring strain suffered in a Champions League win over Atalanta. It was the 25-year-old’s first major injury since returning in December from an ACL tear last season.

His return to the pitch will surely excite Canada Soccer fans as the 2026 FIFA World Cup nears — just over two months away. Davies wasn’t with the team for a pair of March friendlies in Toronto, even though he wanted to join his teammates.

“Right now, the emphasis for all of our players that are either in injury situations or return to play situations is to nurse them and do whatever is necessary to get them back to 100 per cent fitness and form,” head coach Jesse Marsch explained on the decision to leave Davies in Munich, Germany.

“So with Alphonso, we decided to leave (him) there and for him to just continue all of what is necessary for him to get himself back to absolute 100 per cent.”

Davies next possible opportunity to suit up for his country will be in June.

No. 29 Canada will face No. 52 Uzbekistan in Edmonton on June 1 and No. 59 Ireland in Montreal on June 5, its final tune-ups before the World Cup begins June 11.

Canada is co-hosting the tournament with the United States and Mexico.

The Canadians’ first game of the tournament will be on June 12 in Toronto against Bosnia and Herzegovina. After the opener, Canada will face No. 56 Qatar on June 18 and No. 18 Switzerland on June 24 at B.C. Place in Vancouver.

— with files from the Canadian Press