Former Orlando City Homegrown defender Tommy Redding was one of the club’s prized prospects. The 21-year-old (he’ll turn 22 tomorrow) made 16 appearances with Orlando in the 2014 USL days after starring for the U.S. U-17 team and seeing some time with the U-18s as well. He was designated as a Homegrown Player by Major League Soccer and was deemed an important part of the club’s future.
Fast forward five years and he’s now played for two MLS clubs and is trying to catch on with a third. He was listed as a trialist on the Columbus Crew’s preseason roster today as the Ohio club participated in its first preseason training session.