# 2025 Orlando City SC season

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.

## Roster

    Last updated on March 14, 2025
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | Notes |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Pedro Gallese | GK | (1990-02-23) February 23, 1990 (age 35) | Veracruz | INT |
| 12 | Javier Otero | GK | (2002-11-18) November 18, 2002 (age 22) | Orlando City B | HGP |
| 99 | Carlos Mercado | GK | (1999-09-27) September 27, 1999 (age 25) | Orlando City B | – |
| Defenders |||||||
| 3 | Rafael Santos | LB | (1998-02-05) February 5, 1998 (age 27) | Cruzeiro | INT |
| 4 | David Brekalo | CB | (1998-12-03) December 3, 1998 (age 26) | Viking FK | INT |
| 6 | Robin Jansson | CB | (1991-11-15) November 15, 1991 (age 33) | AIK | – |
| 15 | Rodrigo Schlegel | CB | (1997-04-03) April 3, 1997 (age 27) | Racing Club | INT |
| 17 | Dagur Dan Þórhallsson | RB | (2000-05-02) May 2, 2000 (age 24) | Breiðablik | INT |
| 24 | Kyle Smith | RB | (1992-01-09) January 9, 1992 (age 33) | Louisville City | – |
| 29 | Tahir Reid-Brown | RB | (2006-07-02) July 2, 2006 (age 18) | Orlando City B | HGP |
| 30 | Alex Freeman | RB | (2004-08-09) August 9, 2004 (age 20) | Orlando City Academy | HGP |
| 68 | Thomas Williams | CB | (2004-08-15) August 15, 2004 (age 20) | Orlando City B | HGP |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 5 | César Araújo | CM | (2001-04-02) April 2, 2001 (age 23) | Montevideo Wanderers | U22, INT |
| 10 | Martín Ojeda | AM | (1998-11-27) November 27, 1998 (age 26) | Godoy Cruz | DP, INT |
| 16 | Wilder Cartagena | DM | (1994-09-23) September 23, 1994 (age 30) | Al-Ittihad Kalba | INT, SEI |
| 20 | Eduard Atuesta | DM | June 18, 1997 (age 27) | Palmeiras | INT |
| 23 | Shakur Mohammed | AM | (2003-08-27) August 27, 2003 (age 21) | Duke Blue Devils | GA |
| 25 | Colin Guske | CM | (2007-01-29) January 29, 2007 (age 18) | Orlando City B | HGP |
| 35 | Joran Gerbet | DM | (2001-06-30) June 30, 2001 (age 23) | Clemson Tigers | – |
| 65 | Gustavo Caraballo | AM | August 29, 2008 (age 16) | Orlando City B | HGP |
| 95 | Favian Loyola | AM | (2005-05-18) May 18, 2005 (age 19) | Orlando City B | HGP |
| Forwards |||||||
| 7 | Ramiro Enrique | CF | (2001-05-04) May 4, 2001 (age 23) | Banfield | U22, INT |
| 9 | Luis Muriel | CF | (1991-04-16) April 16, 1991 (age 33) | Atalanta | DP |
| 11 | Nicolás Rodríguez | RW | (2004-04-25) April 25, 2004 (age 20) | Fortaleza | U22, INT |
| 13 | Duncan McGuire | ST | (2001-02-05) February 5, 2001 (age 24) | Creighton Bluejays | – |
| 34 | Yutaro Tsukada | LW | (2001-07-28) July 28, 2001 (age 23) | Orlando City B | SEI |
| 77 | Iván Angulo | LW | (1999-03-22) March 22, 1999 (age 25) | Palmeiras | INT |
| 87 | Marco Pašalić | RW | September 14, 2000 (age 24) | HNK Rijeka | DP, INT |

## Staff

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 | Luiz Muzzi |
| Technical director | Ricardo Moreira |
| Coaching staff ||
| Head coach | Óscar Pareja |
| First assistant coach | Diego Torres Ortiz |
| Second assistant coach | Martín Perelman |
| Strength and conditioning coach | Fabian Bazán |
| Goalkeeping coach | César Baena |

## Competitions
### Friendlies

Orlando City opened preseason camp on January 13.

### 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
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: March 15, 2025. Source: Match reports
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Stadium | H | H | A | A |
| Result | L | W | L | D |
| Position | 14 | 6 | 12 | 11 |
* ↑ ORL's position at the end of the matchweek, not their match.
Results

### 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.

### 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.

## Squad statistics
### Appearances

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | MLS | MLS | Open Cup | Open Cup | Leagues Cup | Leagues Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | PER | Pedro Gallese | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | VEN | Javier Otero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | GK | USA | Carlos Mercado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | BRA | Rafael Santos | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SVN | David Brekalo | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | SWE | Robin Jansson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ARG | Rodrigo Schlegel | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ISL | Dagur Dan Þórhallsson | 4 | 1 | 1+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | USA | Kyle Smith | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | USA | Tahir Reid-Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | USA | Alex Freeman | 4 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | DF | USA | Thomas Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | URU | César Araújo | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ARG | Martín Ojeda | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | PER | Wilder Cartagena | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | COL | Eduard Atuesta | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | USA | Colin Guske | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | GHA | Shakur Mohammed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | FRA | Joran Gerbet | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | MF | VEN | Gustavo Caraballo | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | MF | CHI | Favian Loyola | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | ARG | Ramiro Enrique | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | COL | Luis Muriel | 4 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | COL | Nicolás Rodríguez | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | USA | Duncan McGuire | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | JPN | Yutaro Tsukada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | COL | Iván Angulo | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | FW | CRO | Marco Pašalić | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## 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 :
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Status |
| 1 | 27 | Joran Gerbet | MF | Clemson Tigers | Signed |
| 2 | 46 | Titus Sandy Jr. | DF | Clemson Tigers | |
| 2 | 57 | Collins Oduro | FW | Indiana Hoosiers | Returned to school |
| 3 | 87 | Takahiro Fujita | DF | Marshall Thundering Herd | Returned to school |

### Transfers in

| No. | Name | Pos. | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date |
| 25 | Colin Guske | CM | Orlando City B | Signed Homegrown contract. | December 16, 2024 |
| 11 | Nicolás Rodríguez | RW | Fortaleza | Undisclosed fee, reportedly $1.5m | January 17, 2025 |
| 87 | Marco Pašalić | RW | HNK Rijeka | Undisclosed fee, reportedly $5m | February 5, 2025 |
| 20 | Eduard Atuesta | DM | Palmeiras | Undisclosed fee | February 10, 2025 |
| 65 | Gustavo Caraballo | AM | Orlando City B | Signed Homegrown contract. | March 14, 2025 |

### Transfers out

| No. | Name | Pos. | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| 8 | Felipe Martins | CM | FC Cascavel | Contract expired; signed with Cascavel on January 17, 2025 | December 5, 2024 |
| 22 | Gastón González | LW | Defensa y Justicia | Option declined; signed with Defensa y Justicia on January 25, 2025 | December 5, 2024 |
| 33 | Jeorgio Kocevski | CM | Ventura County FC | Option declined; announced on Ventura County FC roster on March 6, 2025 | December 5, 2024 |
| 20 | Luca Petrasso | LB | CF Montréal | Option declined; signed with CF Montréal on February 7, 2025 | December 5, 2024 |
| 28 | Abdi Salim | CB | | Option declined | December 5, 2024 |
| 18 | Heine Gikling Bruseth | CM | San Diego FC | Selected in 2024 MLS expansion draft | December 11, 2024 |
| 10 | Facundo Torres | LW | Palmeiras | Undisclosed fee, reportedly $14m | December 20, 2024 |
| 31 | Mason Stajduhar | GK | 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 |
| 27 | Jack Lynn | CF | Retired | Retired | January 18, 2025 |
| 26 | Michael Halliday | RB | Houston Dynamo | Traded in exchange for Houston's natural first round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft and a sell-on percentage | February 18, 2025 |
| 14 | Nicolás Lodeiro | AM | Houston Dynamo | Mutually terminated contract; signed with Houston Dynamo on February 19, 2025 | February 18, 2025 |