Advertisement 1

Canadian forward Ayo Akinola and Toronto FC agree to terminate contract

Article content

Canadian forward Ayo Akinola is leaving Toronto FC after agreeing to a mutual termination of his contract.

Advertisement 2
Story continues below
Article content

The 24-year-old scored 18 goals in 96 appearances across all competitions since joining the MLS club in December 2017 as a homegrown player.

Article content

But he has been a forgotten figure of late at TFC, playing just 82 minutes across five league appearances.

Toronto loaned Akinola to the San Jose Earthquakes last July for the remainder of the 2023 season.

Akinola turned heads at the 2020 MLS is Back Tournament in Orlando where he scored five goals, finishing behind only LAFC’s Diego Rossi in the scoring race. He scored a hat trick against CF Montreal, the third-youngest player in MLS history to manage the feat.

The native of Brampton, Ont., underwent surgery in August 2021 to repair an anterior cruciate ligament injured on international duty with Canada at the Gold Cup.

Akinola, who has won four caps for Canada, earned US$771,875 last season. His contract ran through this season with an option for 2025.

Recommended from Editorial
  1. Toronto FC forward Federico Bernardeschi (10) scores on FC Dallas goalkeeper Maarten Paes (30) during first half MLS action in Toronto, Saturday, May 4, 2024.
    Bernardeschi scores twice to end goal drought, lift Toronto FC past FC Dallas
  2. Toronto FC head coach John Herdman shouts instructions from the sideline during second half MLS soccer action against the Vancouver Whitecaps, in Vancouver on April 6, 2024.
    Lorenzo Insigne nearing a return for Toronto FC but Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty now on sidelines

Article content
Comments
You must be logged in to join the discussion or read more comments.
Join the Conversation

Postmedia is committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion. Please keep comments relevant and respectful. Comments may take up to an hour to appear on the site. You will receive an email if there is a reply to your comment, an update to a thread you follow or if a user you follow comments. Visit our Community Guidelines for more information.

Latest National Stories
    This Week in Flyers