By Shae Beaudoin // @ShaeEliz
Here are the updates to the roster:
Who We Kept
GK – Joe Bendik
GK – Mason Stajduhar
GK – Earl Edwards Jr
D – Scott Sutter
D – Jonathan Spector
D – José Aja
D – Donny Toia
D – Victor PC
M – Will Johnson
M – Yoshimar Yotún
M – Richie Laryea
M – Pierre Da Silva
M – Tony Rocha
M – Christian Higuita
F – Dom Dwyer
2017 – Out
GK – Josh Saunders
D – Seb Hines
D – Conor Donovan
D – Kevin Alston
D – Devron García
D – Tommy Redding (traded to RBNY)
D – Rafael Ramos (traded to Chicago Fire)
M – Ricardo Kaka (retired)
M – Antonio Nocerino
M – Servando Carrasco (contract expired, picked up by LA Galaxy)
F – Giles Barnes (free agent, signed by Club Leon FC)
F – Hadji Barry (Playing for USL)
F – Carlos Rivas (traded to RBNY)
F – Cyle Larin (broke contract)
2018 – In
GK – Adam Grinwis
D – RJ Allen (traded from NYCFC for third-round draft pick)
D – Mohamed El-Munir
D – Amro Tarek (on loan)
D – Lamine Sane
M – Dillon Powers (initially out of contract, later re-signed)
M – Sacha Kljestan (traded from RBNY)
M – José Villarreal (traded from LA Galaxy for third-round draft pick)
M – Josué Colman
M – Cam Lindley (traded from Chicago Fire)
M – Justin Miram (traded from Columbus Crew)
M – Uri Rosell (ex-SKC)
F – Stéfano Pinho (traded from Miami FC)
F – Chris Mueller (2018 SuperDraft pick)
Just a week ahead of our home opener, Orlando City SC revealed a new away kit. The new white threads pay a tribute to the fans, including details like our founding year as a club, our zip code, and of course, the Orlando Health logo. Take a look below and let us know your thoughts.
A nod to you. A nod to our origin. #FaceOfCity pic.twitter.com/FT9XK9qHFo
— Orlando City SC (@OrlandoCitySC) February 23, 2018
Orlando City starts it’s season at home on March 3rd at the Orlando City Stadium. We’ll be facing off against D.C. United. During the offseason, head coach Jason Kreis did a complete overhaul of the team.
In total, we lost 14 players from last season and gained 14 new ones, including a few stars from NYCFC, RBNY, LA Galaxy, Chicago Fire and Columbus Crew. It appears that Kreis will be putting the focus on our midfield and attack. Either way, study up on the new names to the roster and be ready to yell them loud and proud with all of us in the Supporters section!
Not local? Catch the match on MLS Live. Sorry, this one won’t be on ESPN, Fox or Univision.
The new kits are available at The Lion’s Den in downtown Orlando now and will be available online starting February 23rd at 7pm ET. Who’s number will you be repping this year?
Featured image courtesy: @OrlandoCitySC
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