# 2022 Orlando Pride season

The 2022 Orlando Pride season was Orlando Pride's seventh season in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.

## Notable events

Following the departure of interim head coach Becky Burleigh at the end of the previous season, Orlando announced the appointment of Amanda Cromwell as the team's permanent head coach on December 7, 2021. Four days earlier she had stood down as head coach of UCLA Bruins women's soccer after nine seasons in charge. Cromwell also had to divest her investment stake in 2022 expansion side Angel City FC in order to take the job. Sam Greene, Cromwell's assistant at UCLA, joined her to become first assistant coach while Cromwell's former international teammate Michelle Akers was hired as an assistant and player development coach. Seb Hines was retained from the previous coaching staff.
On December 13, 2021, the United States Soccer Federation announced the end of the allocation system ahead of the 2022 season. At the time Orlando had already traded away Ali Krieger and Ashlyn Harris, and had a deal made in principle to trade away Alex Morgan meaning Canadian goalkeeper Erin McLeod was the only federated player under contract with the Pride.
On December 16, 2021, with the addition of Angel City FC and San Diego Wave FC ahead of the 2022 NWSL season, the NWSL held the 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft. Angel City selected the playing rights of Claire Emslie off Orlando's unprotected list. Emslie had transferred out of the NWSL to English FA WSL team Everton in December 2020. San Diego did not select anyone from Orlando although the trade sending Alex Morgan to San Diego was officially announced immediately after the draft suggesting draft protection had already been agreed as part of the trade. The following day, Orlando traded Brittany Wilson and a third-round 2023 NWSL Draft pick to Angel City in exchange for a fourth-round 2023 NWSL Draft pick. General manager Ian Fleming's comments in the trade press release confirmed expansion draft protection for players currently on the Pride roster had been agreed as part of the deal.
On June 7, it was announced head coach Amanda Cromwell and assistant coach Sam Greene had been placed on administrative leave on the recommendation of the NWSL and NWSL Players Association joint investigation team following alleged "retaliation in violation of the NWSL Policy to Prevent and Eliminate Workplace Discrimination, Harassment, and Bullying." Seb Hines was promoted to interim head coach.

## Roster

    As of September 8, 2022
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | Notes |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Erin McLeod | GK | (1983-02-26)February 26, 1983 (aged 39) | Växjö DFF | – |
| 18 | Kaylie Collins | GK | (1998-05-17)May 17, 1998 (aged 23) | USC Trojans | SUP |
| 21 | Anna Moorhouse | GK | (1995-03-30)March 30, 1995 (aged 26) | Bordeaux | INT |
| 40 | Kelly Rowswell | GK | (1998-01-28)January 28, 1998 (aged 24) | Issy | GKR |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | Haley Hanson | DF | (1996-02-22)February 22, 1996 (aged 26) | Houston Dash | – |
| 3 | Toni Pressley | DF | (1990-02-19)February 19, 1990 (aged 32) | Houston Dash | – |
| 5 | Megan Montefusco | DF | (1992-09-03)September 3, 1992 (aged 29) | Houston Dash | – |
| 12 | Carrie Lawrence | DF | (1997-07-15)July 15, 1997 (aged 24) | UCF Knights | SUP |
| 13 | Celia | DF | (1995-06-20)June 20, 1995 (aged 26) | OL Reign | – |
| 17 | Courtney Petersen | DF | (1997-10-28)October 28, 1997 (aged 24) | Virginia Cavaliers | – |
| 23 | Kylie Strom | DF | (1992-03-18)March 18, 1992 (aged 30) | Atlético Madrid | – |
| 25 | Kerry Abello | DF | (1999-09-17)September 17, 1999 (aged 22) | Penn State Nittany Lions | SUP |
| 26 | Caitlin Cosme | DF | (1999-01-19)January 19, 1999 (aged 23) | Duke Blue Devils | – |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 8 | Gunnhildur Jónsdóttir | MF | (1988-09-28)September 28, 1988 (aged 33) | Kansas City NWSL | – |
| 14 | Viviana Villacorta | MF | (1999-02-02)February 2, 1999 (aged 23) | UCLA Bruins | – |
| 15 | Erika Tymrak | MF | (1991-08-07)August 7, 1991 (aged 30) | Utah Royals | – |
| 16 | Mikayla Cluff | MF | (1999-02-25)February 25, 1999 (aged 23) | BYU Cougars | – |
| 22 | Parker Roberts | MF | (1997-07-30)July 30, 1997 (aged 24) | Florida Gators | SUP |
| 27 | Chelsee Washington | MF | (1997-11-17)November 17, 1997 (aged 24) | Bowling Green Falcons | – |
| 28 | Meggie Dougherty Howard | MF | (1995-07-27)July 27, 1995 (aged 26) | Washington Spirit | – |
| 30 | Thais Reiss | MF | (1999-12-09)December 9, 1999 (aged 22) | North Florida Ospreys | INT |
| 34 | Jordyn Listro | MF | (1995-08-10)August 10, 1995 (aged 26) | North Carolina Courage |
| Forwards |||||||
| 7 | Haley Bugeja | FW | (2004-05-05)May 5, 2004 (aged 17) | Sassuolo | INT |
| 10 | Marta | FW | (1986-02-19)February 19, 1986 (aged 36) | FC Rosengård | |
| 11 | Darian Jenkins | FW | (1995-01-05)January 5, 1995 (aged 27) | Kansas City Current | – |
| 20 | Julie Doyle | FW | (1998-08-30)August 30, 1998 (aged 23) | Santa Clara Broncos | – |
| 33 | Ally Watt | FW | (1997-03-12)March 12, 1997 (aged 25) | OL Reign | – |
| 35 | Leah Pruitt | FW | (1997-09-05)September 5, 1997 (aged 24) | OL Reign | – |

## Staff

    As of August 15, 2022.
Executive :
| Majority owner and chairman | Mark Wilf |
| Majority owner and vice-chair | Zygi Wilf |
| Majority owner and vice-chair | Leonard Wilf |
| President of business operations | Jarrod Dillon |
| General manager | Ian Fleming |
| Coaching staff ||
| Interim head coach | Seb Hines |
| Head coach | Amanda Cromwell (suspended) |
| Assistant coach | Sam Greene (suspended) |
| Coach | Michelle Akers |
| Goalkeeper coach | Aline Villares Reis |

## Match results
### Friendlies

As per the league schedule, NWSL teams are permitted to begin a six-week preseason camp on February 1.

### National Women's Soccer League

For the third time in league history and the first time since 2014, the NWSL regular season will be played on a balanced schedule i.e. each team will play every other team twice; once at home and once away. The top six teams will qualify for the playoffs with the top two receiving a first-round bye.
Results summary
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: October 1, 2022. Source: NWSLsoccer.com
Results by round
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Stadium | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | W | D | W | L | D | L | L | L | D | W | D | D | D | W | W | L | L | L | L | D | L |
| Position | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
* ↑ ORL's position at the end of the matchweek, not their match.
Results
League standings
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | OL Reign | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 40 | NWSL Shield, Playoffs – semi-finals |
| 2 | Portland Thorns FC (C) | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 49 | 24 | +25 | 39 | Playoffs – semi-finals |
| 3 | San Diego Wave FC | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 36 | Playoffs – first round |
| 4 | Houston Dash | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 36 | Playoffs – first round |
| 5 | Kansas City Current | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 36 | Playoffs – first round |
| 6 | Chicago Red Stars | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 33 | Playoffs – first round |
| 7 | North Carolina Courage | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 32 | |
| 8 | Angel City FC | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 29 | |
| 9 | Racing Louisville FC | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 35 | −12 | 23 | |
| 10 | Orlando Pride | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 45 | −23 | 22 | |
| 11 | Washington Spirit | 22 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 19 | |
| 12 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 46 | −30 | 13 | |

### NWSL Challenge Cup

The 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup took place between March 19 and May 7. With the format split into three groups of four teams, each team played a six-game round robin home and away series with the top team from each group progressing to the semifinals along with the highest-ranked group runner-up. Orlando were placed in the East region with Washington Spirit, North Carolina Courage and NJ/NY Gotham FC.
Standings
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NC | WAS | NJY | ORL |
| 1 | North Carolina Courage | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Washington Spirit | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage based on ranking | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| 3 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 | | 1–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Orlando Pride | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 2 | | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — |

## Squad statistics
### Appearances

    As of match played October 1, 2022
Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | NWSL | NWSL | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | CAN | Erin McLeod | 22 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | USA | Kaylie Collins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | ENG | Anna Moorhouse | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | USA | Kelly Rowswell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | USA | Haley Hanson | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | USA | Toni Pressley | 22 | 1 | 16+1 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | USA | Megan Montefusco | 26 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | USA | Carrie Lawrence | 18 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | ESP | Celia | 21 | 2 | 17+1 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | USA | Courtney Petersen | 25 | 0 | 9+10 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | USA | Kylie Strom | 22 | 1 | 14+3 | 1 | 2+3 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | USA | Kerry Abello | 24 | 0 | 12+9 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | USA | Caitlin Cosme | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 8 | MF | ISL | Gunnhildur Jónsdóttir | 22 | 4 | 11+5 | 2 | 5+1 | 2 |
| 14 | MF | USA | Viviana Villacorta | 15 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | USA | Erika Tymrak | 20 | 0 | 10+5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | USA | Mikayla Cluff | 24 | 2 | 8+10 | 2 | 5+1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | USA | Parker Roberts | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | USA | Chelsee Washington | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | USA | Meggie Dougherty Howard | 20 | 3 | 13+2 | 3 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | BRA | Thais Reiss | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | CAN | Jordyn Listro | 19 | 0 | 13+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | FW | MLT | Haley Bugeja | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Marta | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | USA | Darian Jenkins | 23 | 4 | 14+3 | 2 | 5+1 | 2 |
| 20 | FW | USA | Julie Doyle | 17 | 2 | 9+6 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | USA | Ally Watt | 6 | 1 | 1+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | USA | Leah Pruitt | 16 | 1 | 9+4 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for the club but left during the season: ||||||||||
| 2 | FW | USA | Sydney Leroux | 10 | 2 | 6+1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Amy Turner | 5 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | WAL | Angharad James | 11 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | USA | Abi Kim | 13 | 0 | 3+8 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

    As of match played October 1, 2022
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Name | NWSL | Cup | Total |
| 1 | 8 | MF | Gunnhildur Jónsdóttir | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 11 | FW | Darian Jenkins | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 28 | MF | Meggie Dougherty Howard | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | FW | Sydney Leroux | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 13 | DF | Celia | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 16 | MF | Mikayla Cluff | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 20 | FW | Julie Doyle | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 3 | DF | Toni Pressley | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 4 | DF | Amy Turner | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 23 | DF | Kylie Strom | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 33 | FW | Ally Watt | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 35 | FW | Leah Pruitt | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 20 | 4 | 24 |

### Shutouts

    As of match played October 1, 2022
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Name | NWSL | Cup | Total |
| 1 | 1 | GK | Erin McLeod | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 4 | 1 | 5 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of match played October 1, 2022
| No. | Pos. | Name | NWSL | NWSL | NWSL | Cup | Cup | Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Erin McLeod | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | FW | Sydney Leroux | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Haley Hanson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Toni Pressley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Amy Turner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Megan Montefusco | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Angharad James | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Gunnhildur Jónsdóttir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Marta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Darian Jenkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Carrie Lawrence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Celia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Erika Tymrak | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Mikayla Cluff | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Courtney Petersen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Kylie Strom | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Kerry Abello | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Chelsee Washington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Meggie Dougherty Howard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Thais Reiss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | Jordyn Listro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | Leah Pruitt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 35 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 |

## Transfers and loans
### 2022 NWSL Draft

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2022 college draft was held on December 18, 2021. Orlando made four selections.
| Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | College | Status |
| 1 | 5 | Mia Fishel | FW | University of California, Los Angeles | Not signed |
| 1 | 10 | Caitlin Cosme | DF | Duke University | Signed |
| 1 | 11 | Julie Doyle | FW | Santa Clara University | Signed |
| 3 | 31 | Jada Talley | FW | University of Southern California | Not signed |

### Transfers in

| Date | Player | Pos. | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| December 16, 2021 | Angharad James | MF | San Diego Wave | Acquired in a trade with $275,000 in allocation money and 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft protection in exchange for Alex Morgan. |
| December 18, 2021 | Celia | DF | OL Reign | Acquired in a trade with a first-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft and a second-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft in exchange for Phoebe McClernon. |
| December 18, 2021 | Leah Pruitt | FW | OL Reign | Acquired in a trade with a first-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft and a second-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft in exchange for Phoebe McClernon. |
| January 11, 2022 | Darian Jenkins | FW | Kansas City Current | Acquired in a trade in exchange for $75,000 in allocation money and Orlando's natural second-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft. |
| January 26, 2022 | Mikayla Cluff | MF | BYU Cougars | Deferred 2021 NWSL Draft signee. |
| January 28, 2022 | Megan Montefusco | DF | Houston Dash | Acquired in a trade with $30,000 in allocation money and OL Reign's natural third-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft in exchange for Marisa Viggiano. |
| January 28, 2022 | Kerry Abello | DF | Penn State Nittany Lions | Deferred 2021 NWSL Draft signee. |
| January 31, 2022 | Anna Moorhouse | GK | Bordeaux | Signed using allocation money. |
| May 7, 2022 | Jordyn Listro | MF | North Carolina Courage | Free agent signing. |
| June 11, 2022 | Thais Reiss | MF | North Florida Ospreys | Free agent signing. |
| July 1, 2022 | Haley Bugeja | FW | Sassuolo | |
| August 15, 2022 | Ally Watt | FW | OL Reign | Acquired in a trade in exchange for $125,000 in allocation money. |
| August 18, 2022 | Haley Hanson | DF | Houston Dash | Acquired in a trade in exchange for $75,000 in allocation money and a second-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft previously acquired from OL Reign. |
| September 8, 2022 | Kelly Rowswell | GK | Issy | Goalkeeper injury replacement signing. |

### Transfers out

| Date | Player | Pos. | Destination club | Fee/notes |
| November 1, 2021 | Ally Haran | DF | Canberra United | Out of contract |
| December 1, 2021 | Jodie Taylor | FW | San Diego Wave | Traded in exchange for a second or third-round pick in the 2023 draft or allocation money, pending conditions met. |
| December 6, 2021 | Ashlyn Harris | GK | Gotham FC | Traded in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft, a third-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft and $50,000 in allocation money. |
| December 6, 2021 | Ali Krieger | DF | Gotham FC | Traded in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft, a third-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft and $50,000 in allocation money. |
| December 7, 2021 | Emily van Egmond | MF | Newcastle Jets | Transfer |
| December 8, 2021 | Konya Plummer | DF | | Option declined |
| December 8, 2021 | Crystal Thomas | FW | Hibernian | Out of contract |
| December 16, 2021 | Alex Morgan | FW | San Diego Wave | Traded in exchange for Angharad James, $275,000 in allocation money and 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft protection. |
| December 17, 2021 | Brittany Wilson | GK | Angel City | Traded with a third-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft and partial 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft protection. |
| December 18, 2021 | Phoebe McClernon | DF | OL Reign | Traded in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft, a second-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft, Celia and Leah Pruitt. |
| January 18, 2022 | Taylor Kornieck | MF | San Diego Wave | Traded with the rights to Emily van Egmond in exchange for $125,000 in allocation money and San Diego's natural second-round pick in the 2024 NWSL Draft. |
| January 27, 2022 | Ali Riley | DF | Angel City | Traded in exchange for $15,000 in allocation money and Angel City's natural third-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft. |
| January 27, 2022 | Jade Moore | MF | Manchester United | Out of contract |
| January 28, 2022 | Marisa Viggiano | MF | Houston Dash | Traded in exchange for Megan Montefusco, $30,000 in allocation money and OL Reign's natural third-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft. |
| June 17, 2022 | Amy Turner | DF | Tottenham Hotspur | Executed contract buyout. |
| June 29, 2022 | Sydney Leroux | FW | Angel City | Traded in exchange for $75,000 in allocation money and Angel City's natural first-round pick in the 2024 NWSL Draft. |
| July 28, 2022 | Angharad James | MF | Tottenham Hotspur | Mutually terminated contract. |
| August 24, 2022 | Abi Kim | FW | Bordeaux | Waived. |

### Loans out

| Date | Player | Pos. | Loaned to | Notes | Ref. |
| November 1, 2021 | Chelsee Washington | MF | Canberra United | Until April 3, 2022 | |

### Preseason trialists

Orlando Pride began preseason training on February 1, 2022. The squad included two non-roster invitees on trial with the team during preseason. Reiss was an undrafted out of the University of North Florida. Scarpa had spent the last season with KIF Örebro DFF in the Swedish Damallsvenskan. Ru Mucherera, who had signed in Finland with KuPS for the 2021 season, later joined Orlando in preseason having spent the first part on trial with San Diego Wave.
2022 Orlando Pride trialists :
| Player | Position | Previous team |
| Thais Reiss | MF | North Florida Ospreys |
| Jessie Scarpa | FW | KIF Örebro DFF |
| Ru Mucherera | FW | KuPS |