2022 was Mark Delgado’s first season with the LA Galaxy, but the LA-area native was coming home.
Turning pro as a teenager during the 2012 season with Chivas USA, Delgado was one of the few bright spots in that club’s final seasons and after they folded, he moved to Toronto FC for the 2015 season. There, he had a successful tenure with Greg Vanney, capped off with the duo winning a domestic treble in 2017 at TFC and reaching the Concacaf Champions League final in 2018.
Delgado was a key player in Toronto, but he wasn’t a star.