Complex sentence: Estadio Deportivo, 24 October 2012 He was promoted to the first team for 2011--12 as third-choice--still continuing to appear for the B's--but suffered a severe knee injury in November that kept him out of action for several months.
Split into simpler sentences: Estadio Deportivo, 24 October 2012 and was promoted to the first team for 2011--12 as third-choice whilst still continuing to appear for the B-team. He suffered a severe knee injury in November that kept him out of action for several months.