Stephen Glass revealed on Wednesday afternoon the defender has had cruciate surgery on a knee he injured last week in the first leg of the Europa Conference League playoff against Qarabag.
The Dons boss was speaking ahead of the second leg at Pittodrie on Thursday night in which his side will attempt to qualify for the group stage for the first time since 2008.They will be roared on by a likely capacity crowd, with more than 15,000 tickets already sold for the showdown.
Considine’s injury has left Aberdeen short of defensive options and it is something the Dons are likely to address before the close of the window.
Mikey Devlin is also still not fully fit and so the Dons go into Thursday’s clash with Declan Gallagher and Ross McCrorie as.
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