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
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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. Orlando will play in two other competitions: the U.S. Open Cup and Leagues Cup.

Contents

Roster

Last updated on February 18, 2025 [1]
No.NationalityNamePosition(s)Date of birth (age)Previous clubNotes
Goalkeepers
1 Flag of Peru.svg Pedro Gallese GK February 23, 1990 (age 35) Flag of Mexico.svg Veracruz INT
12 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 27) 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 Þórhallsson 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 –
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
10 Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Ojeda AM November 27, 1998 (age 26) Flag of Argentina.svg Godoy Cruz DP, INT
16 Flag of Peru.svg Wilder Cartagena DM September 23, 1994 (age 30) Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ittihad Kalba INT, Cruz Roja.svg SEI
20 Flag of Colombia.svg Eduard Atuesta DM June 18, 1997 (age 27) Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras INT
23 Flag of Ghana.svg Shakur Mohammed AM August 27, 2003 (age 21) Flag of the United States.svg Duke Blue Devils GA
25 Flag of the United States.svg Colin Guske CM January 29, 2007 (age 18) Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City B HGP
35 Flag of France.svg Joran Gerbet DM June 30, 2001 (age 23) Flag of the United States.svg Clemson Tigers –
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 Colombia.svg Nicolás Rodríguez RW April 25, 2004 (age 20) Flag of Colombia.svg Fortaleza U22, INT
13 Flag of the United States.svg Duncan McGuire ST February 5, 2001 (age 24) Flag of the United States.svg Creighton Bluejays –
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
87 Flag of Croatia.svg Marco Pašalić RW September 14, 2000 (age 24) Flag of Croatia.svg HNK Rijeka DP, 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
(6–5 p)		 Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro Orlando, Florida
3:00 pm Report Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Penalties
January 28Friendly Orlando City SC 0–0 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Forge FC Cancún, Mexico
Report
Note: Closed-door scrimmage
February 5Friendly Orlando City SC – Atlanta United FC
Note: Closed-door scrimmage. No scoreline announced.
February 8Friendly Orlando City SC 1–2 (a.e.t.) CF Montréal Orlando, Florida
  • Lodeiro Soccerball shade.svg120'
 Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Note: Season ticket member exclusive match
February 11Friendly Orlando City SC – Rhode Island FC Orlando, Florida
Note: Closed-door scrimmage. No scoreline announced.
February 14Friendly Orlando City SC 2–2 Inter Miami CF Tampa, Florida
7:30 pm
 Report
Stadium: Raymond James Stadium
Referee: Filip Dujic

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
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
210166 0310166 000000 0

Last updated: March 1, 2025.
Source: Match reports

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumHH
ResultLW
Position [a] 146
Updated to match(es) played on March 1, 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 2–4 Philadelphia Union Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
 Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 22,689
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
March 12 Orlando City SC 4–2 Toronto FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
 Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 18,582
Referee: Alexis Da Silva
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

Orlando will enter the 2025 U.S. Open Cup following a one year absesence from the competition as a result of MLS decision making. MLS increased its number of teams participating from 10 to 16 in 2025. Following the entry of any eligible MLS team not entering another cup competition (nine in this instance), Orlando qualified as one of the remaining seven teams ranked highest in the previous season's Supporters' Shield standings excluding Canadian teams and those competing in CONCACAF Champions Cup. [3]

May 6-7Round of 32 Orlando City SC Flag of Florida.svg v TBD
-:-- p.m. EDT

Leagues Cup

The 2025 Leagues Cup will be played from July 29 to August 31. Orlando qualified for the competition by reaching the 2024 MLS Cup playoffs.

July 30Group Stage Pumas UNAM Flag of Mexico.svg v Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City SC Orlando, Florida
TBAStadium: Inter&Co Stadium
August 2Group Stage Orlando City SC Flag of the United States.svg v Flag of Mexico.svg Atlas Orlando, Florida
TBAStadium: Inter&Co Stadium
August 6Group Stage Orlando City SC Flag of the United States.svg v Flag of Mexico.svg Necaxa Orlando, Florida
TBAStadium: Inter&Co Stadium

Squad statistics

Appearances

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

No.PosNatPlayerTotalMLSOpen CupLeagues Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Flag of Peru.svg  PER Pedro Gallese 20200000
12 GK Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  VEN Javier Otero 00000000
99 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Carlos Mercado 00000000
Defenders
3 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Rafael Santos 20200000
4 DF Flag of Slovenia.svg  SVN David Brekalo 10100000
6 DF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Robin Jansson 00000000
15 DF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Rodrigo Schlegel 20200000
17 DF Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Dagur Dan Þórhallsson 211+110000
24 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kyle Smith 10100000
29 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tahir Reid-Brown 00000000
30 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Freeman 211+110000
68 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Thomas Williams 00000000
Midfielders
5 MF Flag of Uruguay.svg  URU César Araújo 21210000
10 MF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Martín Ojeda 21210000
16 MF Flag of Peru.svg  PER Wilder Cartagena 00000000
20 MF Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Eduard Atuesta 20200000
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Colin Guske 00000000
23 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Shakur Mohammed 00000000
35 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Joran Gerbet 200+200000
95 MF Flag of Chile.svg  CHI Favian Loyola 00000000
Forwards
7 FW Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Ramiro Enrique 20200000
9 FW Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Luis Muriel 200+200000
11 FW Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Nicolás Rodríguez 100+100000
13 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Duncan McGuire 00000000
34 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yutaro Tsukada 00000000
77 FW Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Iván Angulo 20200000
87 FW Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Marco Pašalić 22220000

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 Signed [4]
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 Returned to school [5]
387 Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro Fujita DF Flag of West Virginia.svg Marshall Thundering Herd Returned to school [6]

Transfers in

No.NamePos.Transferred fromFee/notesDateRef.
25 Flag of the United States.svg Colin Guske CM Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City B Signed Homegrown contract.December 16, 2024 [7]
11 Flag of Colombia.svg Nicolás Rodríguez RW Flag of Colombia.svg Fortaleza Undisclosed fee, reportedly $1.5mJanuary 17, 2025 [8]
87 Flag of Croatia.svg Marco Pašalić RW Flag of Croatia.svg HNK Rijeka Undisclosed fee, reportedly $5mFebruary 5, 2025 [9] [10]
20 Flag of Colombia.svg Eduard Atuesta DM Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras Undisclosed feeFebruary 10, 2025 [11]

Transfers out

No.NamePos.Transferred toFee/notesDateRef.
8 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Martins CM Flag of Brazil.svg FC Cascavel Contract expired; signed with Cascavel on January 17, 2025December 5, 2024 [12] [13]
22 Flag of Argentina.svg Gastón González LW Flag of Argentina.svg Defensa y Justicia Option declined; signed with Defensa y Justicia on January 25, 2025 [12] [14]
33 Flag of the United States.svg Jeorgio Kocevski CMOption declined [12]
20 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Luca Petrasso LB Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CF Montréal Option declined; signed with CF Montréal on February 7, 2025 [12] [15]
28 Flag of Somalia.svg Abdi Salim CBOption declined [12]
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 [16]
10 Flag of Uruguay.svg Facundo Torres LW Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras Undisclosed fee, reportedly $14mDecember 20, 2024 [17]
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 conditionsJanuary 15, 2025 [18]
27 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Lynn CFRetiredJanuary 18, 2025 [19]
26 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Halliday RB Flag of the United States.svg Houston Dynamo Traded in exchange for Houston's natural first round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft and a sell-on percentageFebruary 18, 2025 [20]
14 Flag of Uruguay.svg Nicolás Lodeiro AM Flag of the United States.svg Houston Dynamo Mutually terminated contract; signed with Houston Dynamo on February 19, 2025February 18, 2025 [21] [22]

References

  1. ↑ "Players – Orlando City Soccer Club". orlandocitysc.com. Major League Soccer.
  2. ↑ "Orlando City SC announces 2024 assistant coaching staff". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  3. ↑ "Orlando City SC announces participation in North American Cup Competitions in 2025". orlandocitysc.
  4. ↑ "Orlando City SC Signs 2025 MLS SuperDraft Selection Joran Gerbet". Orlando City . February 17, 2025. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  5. ↑ Fuentes-Rohwer, Mateo (January 20, 2025). "Collins Oduro returns to Indiana men's soccer for junior season". Indiana Daily Student . Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  6. ↑ "2025 Men's Soccer Roster". Marshall Thundering Herd . Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Orlando City SC signs midfielder Colin Guske to First Team contract". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  8. ↑ "Orlando City SC acquires winger Nicolás Rodríguez". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  9. ↑ "Orlando City SC acquires Croatian international Marco Pašalić as Designated Player". Orlando City . February 5, 2025. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  10. ↑ Booker, Adam (February 5, 2025). "Orlando City sign Croatian international Marco Pašalić". OneFootball . Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Orlando City SC acquires midfielder Eduard Atuesta". Orlando City . February 10, 2025. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 "Orlando City SC announces end-of-season statuses following end of 2024 MLS Season". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  13. ↑ "Felipe Martins desembarca em Cascavel". fccascavel.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese).
  14. ↑ "Gastón González es nuevo refuerzo". defensayjusticia.org.ar (in Spanish).
  15. ↑ "CF Montréal acquires defender Luca Petrasso". CF Montréal . February 7, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  16. ↑ "2024 MLS Expansion Draft Results: Full List of Players San Diego FC Selected". SI. December 11, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Orlando City transfer Facundo Torres to Palmeiras for record fee". Reuters. December 20, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Orlando City SC Acquires Up to $200,000 in General Allocation Money from Real Salt Lake". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  19. ↑ "Orlando City forward Jack Lynn announces retirement". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  20. ↑ "Orlando City SC acquires 2026 MLS SuperDraft first round selection from Houston Dynamo FC". Orlando City . February 18, 2025. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  21. ↑ "Orlando City SC and midfielder Nico Lodeiro agree on mutual contract termination". Orlando City . February 18, 2025. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  22. ↑ "Houston Dynamo FC sign MLS legend Nico Lodeiro". Houston Dynamo . Retrieved February 19, 2025.
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