2025 Orlando City SC season

Orlando City SC
2025 season
ManagerÓscar Pareja
StadiumInter&Co Stadium
U.S. Open CupRound of 16

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

January 25 Florida Cup Orlando City SC 0–0
(6–5 p)
Atlético Mineiro Orlando, Florida
3:00 pm Report Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Penalties
January 28 Friendly Orlando City SC 0–0 Forge FC Cancún, Mexico
Report
Note: Closed-door scrimmage
February 5 Friendly Orlando City SC Atlanta United FC
Note: Closed-door scrimmage. No scoreline announced.
February 8 Friendly Orlando City SC 1–2 (a.e.t.) CF Montréal Orlando, Florida
  • Lodeiro 120'
Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Note: Season ticket member exclusive match
February 11 Friendly Orlando City SC Rhode Island FC Orlando, Florida
Note: Closed-door scrimmage. No scoreline announced.
February 14 Friendly 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

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
21 9 7 5 39 28  +11 34 5 2 3 22 16  +6 4 5 2 17 12  +5

Last updated: July 5, 2025.
Source: Match reports

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumHHAAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAAHA
ResultLWLDWWDDDWDDWWWLLWWLD
Position[a]146121197677778644575555
Updated to match(es) played on July 5, 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 22 1 Orlando City SC 2–4 Philadelphia Union Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 22,689
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
March 1 2 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 8 3 New York City FC 2–1 Orlando City SC New York, New York
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 25,846
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
March 15 4 New York Red Bulls 2–2 Orlando City SC Harrison, New Jersey
2:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
Attendance: 16,713
Referee: Armando Villarreal
March 22 5 Orlando City SC 4–1 D.C. United Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 19,817
Referee: Tori Penso
March 29 6 LA Galaxy 1–2 Orlando City SC Carson, California
10:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 21,722
Referee: Jon Freemon
April 5 7 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Orlando City SC Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 18,127
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
April 12 8 Orlando City SC 0–0 New York Red Bulls Orlando, Florida
4:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 21,418
Referee: Chris Penso
April 19 9 CF Montréal 0–0 Orlando City SC Montreal, Quebec
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 16,038
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
April 26 10 Orlando City SC 3–0 Atlanta United FC Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 20,184
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
May 3 11 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Orlando City SC Chicago, Illinois
8:30 pm
Report Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 17,876
Referee: Victor Rivas
May 10 12 Orlando City SC 3–3 New England Revolution Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 18,805
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
May 14 13 Orlando City SC 3–1 Charlotte FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 17,007
Referee: Sergii Boiko
May 18 14 Inter Miami CF 0–3 Orlando City SC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:00 pm
Report Stadium: Chase Stadium
Attendance: 20,859
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
May 24 15 Orlando City SC 1–0 Portland Timbers Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 21,256
Referee: Jair Marrufo
May 28 16 Atlanta United FC 3–2 Orlando City SC Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 39,275
Referee: Filip Dujic
May 31 17 Orlando City SC 1–3 Chicago Fire FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 21,024
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
June 14 18 Colorado Rapids 0–1 Orlando City SC Commerce City, Colorado
9:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 16,473
Referee: Ramy Touchan
June 25 19 St. Louis City SC 2–4 Orlando City SC St. Louis, Missouri
8:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Energizer Park
Attendance: 22,422
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
June 28 20 Orlando City SC 1–2 FC Cincinnati Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 20,061
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
July 5 21 Charlotte FC 2–2 Orlando City SC Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 28,734
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
July 12 22 Orlando City SC v CF Montréal Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
July 16 23 Orlando City SC v New York City FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
July 19 24 New England Revolution v Orlando City SC Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 pm Stadium: Gillette Stadium
July 25 25 Columbus Crew v Orlando City SC Columbus, Ohio
7:30 pm Stadium: Lower.com Field
August 10 26 Orlando City SC v Inter Miami CF Orlando, Florida
8:00 pm Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
August 16 27 Orlando City SC v Sporting Kansas City Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
August 23 28 Nashville SC v Orlando City SC Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 pm Stadium: Geodis Park
August 30 29 Orlando City SC v Vancouver Whitecaps FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
September 13 30 D.C. United v Orlando City SC Washington, D.C.
7:30 pm Stadium: Audi Field
September 20 31 Orlando City SC v Nashville SC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
September 27 32 FC Cincinnati v Orlando City SC Cincinnati, Ohio
2:30 pm Stadium: TQL Stadium
October 4 33 Orlando City SC v Columbus Crew Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
October 18 34 Toronto FC v Orlando City SC Toronto, Ontario
6:00 pm Stadium: BMO Field

U.S. Open Cup

Orlando will enter the 2025 U.S. Open Cup following a one year absence 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 7 Round of 32 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–5 Orlando City SC St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 3,735
Referee: Natalie Simon
May 21 Round of 16 Orlando City SC 2–3 Nashville SC Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Referee: Joshua Encarnación

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 30 Group Stage UNAM v Orlando City SC Orlando, Florida
TBA Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
August 2 Group Stage Orlando City SC v Atlas Orlando, Florida
TBA Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
August 6 Group Stage Orlando City SC v Necaxa Orlando, Florida
TBA Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium

Squad statistics

Appearances

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

No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS Open Cup Leagues Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  PER Pedro Gallese 21 0 20 0 1 0 0 0
12 GK  VEN Javier Otero 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
99 GK  USA Carlos Mercado 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF  BRA Rafael Santos 17 0 5+10 0 1+1 0 0 0
4 DF  SVN David Brekalo 20 0 16+2 0 1+1 0 0 0
6 DF  SWE Robin Jansson 20 0 19 0 1 0 0 0
15 DF  ARG Rodrigo Schlegel 21 0 19 0 2 0 0 0
17 DF  ISL Dagur Dan Þórhallsson 23 3 8+13 2 2 1 0 0
24 DF  USA Kyle Smith 18 0 6+11 0 1 0 0 0
29 DF  USA Tahir Reid-Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF  USA Alex Freeman 19 4 16+1 4 2 0 0 0
68 DF  USA Thomas Williams 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
96 DF  USA Zakaria Taifi 3 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 0 0
Midfielders
5 MF  URU César Araújo 17 2 14+1 2 2 0 0 0
10 MF  ARG Martín Ojeda 23 9 18+3 9 2 0 0 0
16 MF  PER Wilder Cartagena 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF  COL Eduard Atuesta 15 0 13+2 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF  USA Colin Guske 4 0 0+3 0 0+1 0 0 0
23 MF  GHA Shak Mohammed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF  FRA Joran Gerbet 16 0 10+5 0 1 0 0 0
65 MF  VEN Gustavo Caraballo 6 2 0+5 0 1 2 0 0
95 MF  CHI Favian Loyola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW  ARG Ramiro Enrique 20 7 6+12 5 2 2 0 0
9 FW  COL Luis Muriel 22 6 16+5 6 0+1 0 0 0
11 FW  COL Nicolás Rodríguez 6 0 0+5 0 1 0 0 0
13 FW  USA Duncan McGuire 14 2 3+9 1 0+2 1 0 0
34 FW  JPN Yutaro Tsukada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 FW  COL Iván Angulo 23 0 20+1 0 0+2 0 0 0
87 FW  CRO Marco Pašalić 22 11 21 10 1 1 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[4]
2 46 Titus Sandy Jr. DF Clemson Tigers Graduated; did not sign[5]
57 Collins Oduro FW Indiana Hoosiers Returned to school[6]
3 87 Takahiro Fujita DF Marshall Thundering Herd Returned to school[7]

Transfers in

No. Name Pos. Transferred from Fee/notes Date Ref.
25 Colin Guske CM Orlando City B Signed Homegrown contract. December 16, 2024 [8]
11 Nicolás Rodríguez RW Fortaleza Undisclosed fee, reportedly $1.5m January 17, 2025 [9]
87 Marco Pašalić RW HNK Rijeka Undisclosed fee, reportedly $5m February 5, 2025 [10][11]
20 Eduard Atuesta DM Palmeiras Undisclosed fee February 10, 2025 [12]
65 Gustavo Caraballo AM Orlando City B Signed Homegrown contract. March 14, 2025 [13]
96 Zakaria Taifi RB Orlando City B Signed Homegrown contract. May 17, 2025 [14]

Transfers out

No. Name Pos. Transferred to Fee/notes Date Ref.
8 Felipe Martins CM FC Cascavel Contract expired; signed with Cascavel on January 17, 2025 December 5, 2024 [15][16]
22 Gastón González LW Defensa y Justicia Option declined; signed with Defensa y Justicia on January 25, 2025 [15][17]
33 Jeorgio Kocevski CM Ventura County FC Option declined; announced on Ventura County FC roster on March 6, 2025 [15][18]
20 Luca Petrasso LB CF Montréal Option declined; signed with CF Montréal on February 7, 2025 [15][19]
28 Abdi Salim CB San Antonio FC Option declined; signed with San Antonio FC on June 20, 2025 [15][20]
18 Heine Gikling Bruseth CM San Diego FC Selected in 2024 MLS expansion draft December 11, 2024 [21]
10 Facundo Torres LW Palmeiras Undisclosed fee, reportedly $14m December 20, 2024 [22]
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 [23]
27 Jack Lynn CF Retired January 18, 2025 [24]
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 [25]
14 Nicolás Lodeiro AM Houston Dynamo Mutually terminated contract; signed with Houston Dynamo on February 19, 2025 February 18, 2025 [26][27]

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  5. ^ "Titus Sandy Jr". Clemson Tigers. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
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