TORONTO — York 9 FC has signed teenage Canadian defender Ryan Lindsay.
The 18-year-old Ottawa native, a product of the Toronto FC academy, joined Croatia’s Dinamo Zagreb under-19 squad earlier this year before signing his first pro contact in August with Slovakia’s FK Pohronie.
The six-foot-two Lindsay, who can play as a centre back or defensive midfielder, has agreed to a deal that runs through 2022, plus a one-year option.
“Ryan is a player who’s had a fairly strange start to his professional career,” York managing consultant Angus McNab said in a statement. “COVID-19 created havoc with his plans and he’s another example of a player I’m not sure we’d get if the situation wasn’t so inexplicable.
“His game footage from his time in Europe was impressive and we were able to see some really positive traits — how he plays the ball from the back with such confidence, adjusts then opens his body with his first touch and wants to always progress the ball forward.”
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 21, 2020.
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