Orlando City acquired Tesho Akindele from FC Dallas on Dec. 8 2018 in exchange for $100,000 of Targeted Allocation Money (TAM) in 2019 and $50,000 of General Allocation Money (GAM) in 2020. The Lions gave him a contract extension on July 10, 2020 with two one-year options for 2022 and 2023. It should be remembered that Akindele worked with Óscar Pareja previously at FC Dallas.
Prior to the 2021 season, Orlando City signed Alexandre Pato with the idea he would start in place of Daryl Dike, who was on loan with Barnsley FC in the English Championship League.