It was just under a year ago, on Dec. 8, 2018, that Orlando City acquired forward Tesho Akindele from FC Dallas in exchange for $100,000 of Targeted Allocation Money (TAM) in 2019 and $50,000 of General Allocation Money (GAM) in 2020. It seemed at the time like a bit of a depth signing and a fresh start for the Canadian but Akindele surprised everyone by putting together his best MLS season to date after a history of declining performances in Dallas.
Let’s take a look at how Akindele fared after joining the Lions.
In 2019, Tesho made 28 appearances for the Lions, (22 starts) for a season total of 1,880 minutes, and he used those minutes pretty wisely.