For Orlando City midfielder Cam Lindley, the 2018 MLS season has been about development.
The 2017 ACC Midfielder of the Year was thrown into the fire early this season. After two seasons at North Carolina, Orlando City acquired Lindley’s Homegrown rights from the Chicago Fire and $100,000 in Targeted Allocation Money in exchange for veteran defender Rafael Ramos.
Lindley didn’t have much time to get used to life with Orlando City before he was inserted into the starting XI. Due to injuries to presumed starters, he was deployed as a holding midfielder in a 4-4-2 formation with a diamond midfield in Orlando City’s season opener against D.