The 25-year-old striker has missed Hibernian’s past two fixtures including a penalty shootout defeat to Aberdeen in the Scottish League Cup overnight.

Hibs have confirmed Maclaren was unavailable due to a back injury, suffered during training last week.

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Maclaren underwent scans earlier this week which have shown the problem is worse than originally feared.

The injury is now expected to keep the ex-Brisbane Roar forward sidelined for several weeks, extending until the October international break.

The Socceroos are due to play Kuwait in a friendly on October 15 in Kuwait City as an important 2019 Asian Cup tune-up.

Maclaren has scored one goal in five appearances for Hibs this season, after joining the Scottish club on a season-long loan from SV Darmstadt.

Tomi Juric (hamstring), Andrew Nabbout (shoulder) and Mathew Leckie (knee) are all currently battling injuries, depleting Australia’s attacking options.