Toronto FC has signed highly touted teenage forward Ayo Akinola, a U.S. under-17 international, as a homegrown player.
Akinola was a member of the American team that made it to the quarter-finals of the FIFA U-17 World Cup in India in October before losing 4-1 to eventual champion England. He went on trial with PSV Eindhoven in the Netherlands after the tournament.
The five-foot-10 182-pounder, who turns 18 in January, was born in Detroit but moved with his family to Ontario at a young age and now makes his home in suburban Brampton.
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He is the 15th player in club history to sign for the first team from the Toronto FC academy.