The Sporting Kansas City right back has entered the final stages of his recovery from a ruptured Achilles tendon.

After nearly a year on the sidelines, Chance Myers is closing in on his return to the field.

The Sporting Kansas City right back has entered the final stages of his recovery from a ruptured Achilles tendon suffered last May, with coach Peter Vermes setting early June as a target for Myers' return.

"He's not going full contact, but he's pretty close," Vermes told reporters in quotes published by MLSsoccer.com. "Where he's at, it's a great place. It's really just week after week, we get more comfortable and so does he. It's not going to be like one day where you go from no contact to full contact. It's kind of a progression, and we'll just keep feeling that out as he becomes more and more comfortable."

Myers started at least 24 matches for Kansas City each season from 2011 to 2013, earning a U.S. national team call-up in January 2014, before suffering the injury seven games into last year.

After such a long spell away from the field, the 27-year-old has no intention of rushing through the end of his rehabilitation.

"They're always asking if I can do things but also telling me, 'Yeah, you're done. You can't push yourself any more. You've already done a lot today,'" Myers said. "So it's a little push-and-shove, but it's fine. There's always times when you want to do more."