on march 7, he marked his competitive debut with a brace in a 3–1 victory at the vancouver whitecaps and was named the mls week 1 player of the week. although a four-match defeated run away from home followed, a further two goals from altidore marked toronto's second victory of the season in a 2–0 win at orlando city. he added another on his home debut in a 2–1 defeat to the houston dynamos.