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Toronto FC signed midfielder Antone Bossenberry Romero to a multi-year contract as a homegrown player on Tuesday. The deal runs through the 2028-29 Major League Soccer season and includes club options for subsequent years. At 18, Romero is the 39th player from the TFC Academy to sign with the first team. He made his debut on April 25 against Atlanta United and had four goals and two assists in 33 games for Toronto FC II before this signing.

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On October 13, 2026, Toronto FC signed midfielder Antone Bossenberry Romero, a homegrown player from the club's academy, to a multi-year contract that runs through the 2028-29 Major League Soccer season with options for 2029-30 and 2030-31. At just 18 years old, Romero becomes the 39th player in Toronto FC history to transition from the TFC Academy to the first team. The contract was finalized before a critical roster freeze deadline on October 9, after Romero made his debut for TFC against Atlanta United on April 25 and had four goals and two assists through 33 games across the 2025 and 2026 seasons with Toronto FC II in MLS NEXT Pro.

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Toronto FC signed midfielder Antone Bossenberry Romero to a first-team contract as a homegrown player Tuesday. asserted

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The contract runs through the 2028-29 Major League Soccer season and has club options for 2029-30 and 2030-31. Romero, 18, becomes the 39th player in club history to sign for the first team from the TFC Academy. asserted

Romero → run → Academy

The deal was completed before the Oct. 9 roster freeze. asserted

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Romero made his debut with TFC on April 25 against Atlanta United and made two more additional appearances through short-term agreements. asserted

Romero → make → agreements

Romero had four goals and two assists through 33 games across the 2025 and 2026 seasons for Toronto FC II in MLS NEXT Pro action before signing with TFC. asserted

Romero → have → TFC

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 13, 2026. asserted

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TFC signs homegrown midfielder Antone Bossenberry Romero to multi-year deal

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