FRISCO -- With star playmaker Mauro Diaz out for the first half of the season, FC Dallas moved in the offseason to find a replacement.
The team signed MLS veteran Javier Morales but already had another option in its ranks.
Kellyn Acosta is a homegrown player who played in 32 games in 2016 and has seen playing time in at least a dozen games every season since he joined the first team in 2013. It was no secret he was going to contribute.
What was, perhaps, unexpected was how much the 21-year-old would improve his offensive production.