Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders have announced that they have signed American-born Nigerian talent Seyi Adekoya to a homegrown contract ahead of the new season.<br /><br />Adekoya, 21, previously represented UCLA, and finished his college career with 20 goals plus 8 assists in 55 games.<br /><br />The Seattle native was ranked the fasted player at the Sounders Academy back in the 2013-2014 season.<br /><br />The attacker, who is a product of Lakeside School, is the ninth Homegrown Player in the history of Seattle Sounders, and follows in the footsteps of another player of Nigerian descent Sean Okoli.<br /><br />Igho Kingsley <br /><br />Photo Credit : Twitter.com<br />