Tommy Redding is one of the most promising young center backs in MLS, and in 2016 he let the league know that.
Orlando City’s first Homegrown Player signing was originally slated as a No. 3 center back option behind Seb Hines and David Mateos when the season began, but got his shot to start each of the Lions’ first five games this season when Mateos went down with an injury at the end of preseason.
Redding made the occasional mistakes that you would expect out of a 19-year-old center back going up against older, more physical attacking players, but he also more than held his own in big spots and took another step forward this season.