TFC 2's Lazar Stefanovic offers Toronto FC hope for the future
Despite being touted as one of TFC's brightest prospects, the 17-year-old centre back isn't getting ahead of himself.
It’s only a matter of time before TFC 2's Lazar Stefanovic graduates to the senior team and is playing in MLS.
The only question is when it will happen for the centre back who is coming off a whirlwind 2023 season.
A product of Toronto FC’s youth academy, Stefanovic, 17, signed his first professional contract with TFC 2 on June 30. The next day the youngster joined the senior team on a short-term loan and made his MLS debut in the Reds’ 1-0 loss to Real Salt Lake at BMO Field.
He was subbed on in the 57th minute when he replaced fellow centre back Shane O’Neill. In doing so, Stefanovic became the second-youngest player to appear in an MLS match for Toronto FC (16 years, 10 months and 22 days).
