Head coach says injury-plagued French defender ran out of time with Toronto FC
Toronto FC says injury-plagued French defender Clement Simonin simply ran out of time with the club.
The ninth overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft, Simonin made just two starts for Toronto in two years due to a succession of injuries, mostly to his knee. Restored to health, he came to training camp as a trialist this season and was released Tuesday.
The injuries prevented Simonin from developing as a defender, said Toronto coach Greg Vanney.
“But he always had the X factor that we all wanted to really come around — and that’s his passing, comfort level on the ball, ability to start an attack from that position,” he said Wednesday.