2025 Orlando City SC season

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Orlando City SC
2025 season
Orlando City SC wordmark purple.svg
Manager Óscar Pareja
Stadium Inter&Co Stadium
  2024
2026  

The 2025 Orlando City SC season will be the club's 15th season of existence in Orlando and 11th season as a Major League Soccer franchise, the top-flight league in the United States soccer league system.

Contents

Roster

Last updated on January 30, 2025 [1]
No.NationalityNamePosition(s)Date of birth (age)Previous clubNotes
Goalkeepers
1 Flag of Peru.svg Pedro Gallese GK February 23, 1990 (age 34) Flag of Mexico.svg Veracruz INT
50 Flag of Venezuela.svg Javier Otero GK November 18, 2002 (age 22) Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City B HGP
99 Flag of the United States.svg Carlos Mercado GK September 27, 1999 (age 25) Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City B
Defenders
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Santos LB February 5, 1998 (age 26) Flag of Brazil.svg Cruzeiro INT
4 Flag of Slovenia.svg David Brekalo CB December 3, 1998 (age 26) Flag of Norway.svg Viking FK INT
6 Flag of Sweden.svg Robin Jansson CB November 15, 1991 (age 33) Flag of Sweden.svg AIK
15 Flag of Argentina.svg Rodrigo Schlegel CB April 3, 1997 (age 27) Flag of Argentina.svg Racing Club INT
17 Flag of Iceland.svg Dagur Dan Thórhallsson RB May 2, 2000 (age 24) Flag of Iceland.svg Breiðablik INT
24 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Smith RB January 9, 1992 (age 33) Flag of the United States.svg Louisville City
26 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Halliday RB January 22, 2003 (age 22) Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City B HGP
29 Flag of the United States.svg Tahir Reid-Brown RB July 2, 2006 (age 18) Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City B HGP
30 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Freeman RB August 9, 2004 (age 20) Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City AcademyHGP
68 Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Williams CB August 15, 2004 (age 20) Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City B HGP
Midfielders
5 Flag of Uruguay.svg César Araújo CM April 2, 2001 (age 23) Flag of Uruguay.svg Montevideo Wanderers U22, INT
14 Flag of Uruguay.svg Nicolás Lodeiro AM March 21, 1989 (age 35) Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders FC
16 Flag of Peru.svg Wilder Cartagena DM September 23, 1994 (age 30) Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ittihad Kalba INT
56 Flag of the United States.svg Colin Guske CM January 29, 2007 (age 18) Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City B HGP
95 Flag of Chile.svg Favian Loyola AM May 18, 2005 (age 19) Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City B HGP
Forwards
7 Flag of Argentina.svg Ramiro Enrique CF May 4, 2001 (age 23) Flag of Argentina.svg Banfield U22, INT
9 Flag of Colombia.svg Luis Muriel CF April 16, 1991 (age 33) Flag of Italy.svg Atalanta DP
11 Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Ojeda LW November 27, 1998 (age 26) Flag of Argentina.svg Godoy Cruz DP, INT
13 Flag of the United States.svg Duncan McGuire ST February 5, 2001 (age 23) Flag of the United States.svg Creighton Bluejays
23 Flag of Ghana.svg Shakur Mohammed ST August 27, 2003 (age 21) Flag of the United States.svg Duke Blue Devils GA
34 Flag of Japan.svg Yutaro Tsukada LW July 28, 2001 (age 23) Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City B
77 Flag of Colombia.svg Iván Angulo LW March 22, 1999 (age 25) Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras INT
Flag of Colombia.svg Nicolás Rodríguez RW April 25, 2004 (age 20) Flag of Colombia.svg Fortaleza C.E.I.F. U22, INT

Staff

Executive
Majority owner and chairman Flag of the United States.svg Mark Wilf
Majority owner and vice-chair Flag of the United States.svg Zygi Wilf
Majority owner and vice-chair Flag of the United States.svg Leonard Wilf
President of business operations Flag of the United States.svg Jarrod Dillon
General manager Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz Muzzi
Technical director Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Moreira
Coaching staff [2]
Head coach Flag of Colombia.svg Óscar Pareja
First assistant coach Flag of Mexico.svg Diego Torres Ortiz
Second assistant coach Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Perelman
Strength and conditioning coach Flag of Argentina.svg Fabian Bazán
Goalkeeping coach Flag of Venezuela.svg César Baena

Competitions

Friendlies

Orlando City opened preseason camp on January 13.

January 25 Florida Cup Orlando City SC 0–0 Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro Orlando, Florida
3:00 pmStadium: Inter&Co Stadium
January 28Friendly Orlando City SC v Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Forge FC Mexico
Note: Closed-door scrimmage
February 5Friendly Orlando City SC v Atlanta United FC
Note: Closed-door scrimmage
February 8Friendly Orlando City SC v CF Montréal Orlando, Florida
Note: Season ticket member exclusive match
February 11Friendly Orlando City SC v Rhode Island FC Orlando, Florida
February 14Friendly Orlando City SC v Inter Miami CF Tampa, Florida
7:30 pmStadium: Raymond James Stadium

Major League Soccer

MLS is Back opening weekend is scheduled for February 22-23. Regular season play will pause from June 15 to 24 for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
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Last updated: February 22, 2025.
Source: Match reports

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Stadium
Result
Position [a]
Updated to match(es) played on February 22, 2025. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
  1. ORL's position at the end of the matchweek, not their match.

Results

February 221 Orlando City SC v Philadelphia Union Orlando, Florida
7:30 pmStadium: Inter&Co Stadium
March 12 Orlando City SC v Toronto FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pmStadium: Inter&Co Stadium
March 83 New York City FC v Orlando City SC New York, New York
7:30 pmStadium: Yankee Stadium
March 154 New York Red Bulls v Orlando City SC Harrison, New Jersey
2:30 pmStadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
March 225 Orlando City SC v D.C. United Orlando, Florida
7:30 pmStadium: Inter&Co Stadium
March 296 LA Galaxy v Orlando City SC Carson, California
10:30 pmStadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
April 57 Philadelphia Union v Orlando City SC Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 pmStadium: Subaru Park
April 128 Orlando City SC v New York Red Bulls Orlando, Florida
4:30 pmStadium: Inter&Co Stadium
April 199 CF Montréal v Orlando City SC Montreal, Quebec
7:30 pmStadium: Saputo Stadium
April 2610 Orlando City SC v Atlanta United FC Orlando, Florida
7:00 pmStadium: Inter&Co Stadium
May 311 Chicago Fire FC v Orlando City SC Chicago, Illinois
8:30 pmStadium: Soldier Field
May 1012 Orlando City SC v New England Revolution Orlando, Florida
7:30 pmStadium: Inter&Co Stadium
May 1413 Orlando City SC v Charlotte FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pmStadium: Inter&Co Stadium
May 1814 Inter Miami CF v Orlando City SC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:00 pmStadium: Chase Stadium
May 2415 Orlando City SC v Portland Timbers Orlando, Florida
7:30 pmStadium: Inter&Co Stadium
May 2816 Atlanta United FC v Orlando City SC Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 pmStadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
May 3117 Orlando City SC v Chicago Fire FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pmStadium: Inter&Co Stadium
June 1418 Colorado Rapids v Orlando City SC Commerce City, Colorado
9:30 pmStadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
June 2519 St. Louis City SC v Orlando City SC St. Louis, Missouri
8:30 pmStadium: Energizer Park
June 2820 Orlando City SC v FC Cincinnati Orlando, Florida
7:30 pmStadium: Inter&Co Stadium
July 521 Charlotte FC v Orlando City SC Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 pmStadium: Bank of America Stadium
July 1222 Orlando City SC v CF Montréal Orlando, Florida
7:30 pmStadium: Inter&Co Stadium
July 1623 Orlando City SC v New York City FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pmStadium: Inter&Co Stadium
July 1924 New England Revolution v Orlando City SC Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 pmStadium: Gillette Stadium
July 2525 Columbus Crew v Orlando City SC Columbus, Ohio
7:30 pmStadium: Lower.com Field
August 1026 Orlando City SC v Inter Miami CF Orlando, Florida
8:00 pmStadium: Inter&Co Stadium
August 1627 Orlando City SC v Sporting Kansas City Orlando, Florida
7:30 pmStadium: Inter&Co Stadium
August 2328 Nashville SC v Orlando City SC Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 pmStadium: Geodis Park
August 3029 Orlando City SC v Vancouver Whitecaps FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pmStadium: Inter&Co Stadium
September 1330 D.C. United v Orlando City SC Washington, D.C.
7:30 pmStadium: Audi Field
September 2031 Orlando City SC v Nashville SC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pmStadium: Inter&Co Stadium
September 2732 FC Cincinnati v Orlando City SC Cincinnati, Ohio
2:30 pmStadium: TQL Stadium
October 433 Orlando City SC v Columbus Crew Orlando, Florida
7:30 pmStadium: Inter&Co Stadium
October 1834 Toronto FC v Orlando City SC Toronto, Ontario
6:00 pmStadium: BMO Field

U.S. Open Cup

Leagues Cup

The 2025 Leagues Cup will be played from July 29 to August 31.

Squad statistics

Appearances

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.

No.PosNatPlayerTotalMLSLeagues Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Flag of Peru (state).svg  PER Pedro Gallese 000000
50 GK Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  VEN Javier Otero 000000
99 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Carlos Mercado 000000
Defenders
3 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Rafael Santos 000000
4 DF Flag of Slovenia.svg  SVN David Brekalo 000000
6 DF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Robin Jansson 000000
15 DF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Rodrigo Schlegel 000000
17 DF Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Dagur Dan Thórhallsson 000000
24 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kyle Smith 000000
26 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Michael Halliday 000000
29 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tahir Reid-Brown 000000
30 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Freeman 000000
68 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Thomas Williams 000000
Midfielders
5 MF Flag of Uruguay.svg  URU César Araújo 000000
14 MF Flag of Uruguay.svg  URU Nicolás Lodeiro 000000
16 MF Flag of Peru (state).svg  PER Wilder Cartagena 000000
56 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Colin Guske 000000
95 MF Flag of Chile.svg  CHI Favian Loyola 000000
Forwards
7 FW Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Ramiro Enrique 000000
9 FW Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Luis Muriel 000000
11 FW Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Martín Ojeda 000000
13 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Duncan McGuire 000000
23 FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Shakur Mohammed 000000
34 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yutaro Tsukada 000000
77 FW Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Iván Angulo 000000
FW Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Nicolás Rodríguez 000000

Player movement

Per Major League Soccer and club policies, terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

MLS SuperDraft picks

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2025 MLS SuperDraft was held on December 20, 2024. Orlando made four selections.

2024 Orlando City MLS SuperDraft Picks
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeStatus
127 Flag of France.svg Joran Gerbet MF Flag of South Carolina.svg Clemson Tigers
246 Flag of the United States.svg Titus Sandy Jr. DF Flag of South Carolina.svg Clemson Tigers
57 Flag of Ghana.svg Collins Oduro FW Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana Hoosiers
387 Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro Fujita DF Flag of West Virginia.svg Marshall Thundering Herd

Transfers in

No.NamePos.Transferred fromFee/notesDateRef.
56 Flag of the United States.svg Colin Guske CM Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City B Signed Homegrown contract.December 16, 2024 [3]
Flag of Colombia.svg Nicolás Rodríguez RW Flag of Colombia.svg Fortaleza C.E.I.F. Undisclosed fee, reportedly $1.5mJanuary 17, 2025 [4]

Transfers out

No.NamePos.Transferred toFee/notesDateRef.
8 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Martins CMContract expiredDecember 5, 2024 [5]
22 Flag of Argentina.svg Gastón González LWOption declined [5]
33 Flag of the United States.svg Jeorgio Kocevski CMOption declined [5]
20 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Luca Petrasso LBOption declined [5]
28 Flag of Somalia.svg Abdi Salim CBOption declined [5]
99 Flag of the United States.svg Carlos Mercado GKOption declined [5]
18 Flag of Norway.svg Heine Gikling Bruseth CM Flag of the United States.svg San Diego FC Selected in 2024 MLS expansion draft December 11, 2024 [6]
10 Flag of Uruguay.svg Facundo Torres LW Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras Undisclosed fee, reportedly $14mDecember 20, 2024 [7]
31 Flag of the United States.svg Mason Stajduhar GK Flag of the United States.svg Real Salt Lake Traded in exchange for $50,000 GAM with a potential further $150,000 GAM and Real Salt Lake's natural second round pick in 2026 MLS SuperDraft pending performance-based conditions.January 15, 2025 [8]
27 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Lynn CFRetiredJanuary 18, 2025 [9]

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