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2026 Orlando City SC season

Orlando City SC
2026 season
ManagerÓscar Pareja
StadiumInter&Co Stadium

The 2026 Orlando City SC season will be the club's 16th season of existence in Orlando and 12th 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 February 7, 2026[1]

Current squad

No. Nationality Name Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Notes
Goalkeepers
12 Venezuela Javier Otero GK (2002-11-18) November 18, 2002 United States Orlando City B HGP
71 Canada Maxime Crépeau GK (1994-05-11) May 11, 1994 United States Portland Timbers –
Defenders
4 Slovenia David Brekalo CB, LB (1998-12-03) December 3, 1998 Norway Viking FK INT
6 Sweden Robin Jansson CB (1991-11-15) November 15, 1991 Sweden AIK –
21 United States Nolan Miller CB (2004-08-03) August 3, 2004 United States Michigan Wolverines –
29 United States Tahir Reid-Brown LB (2006-07-02) July 2, 2006 United States Orlando City B HGP
57 Brazil Iago Teodoro CB (2005-04-18) April 18, 2005 Brazil Flamengo U22, INT
96 United States Zakaria Taifi RB, CB, DM (2005-10-01) October 1, 2005 United States Orlando City B HGP
– Spain Adrián Marín LB (1997-01-09) January 9, 1997 Portugal Braga INT
Midfielders
5 Brazil Luis Otávio DM (2007-04-12) April 12, 2007 Brazil Internacional U22, INT
8 Paraguay Braian Ojeda CM (2000-06-27) June 27, 2000 United States Real Salt Lake –
10 Argentina Martín Ojeda AM, LW, RW (1998-11-27) November 27, 1998 Argentina Godoy Cruz DP, INT
16 Peru Wilder Cartagena DM (1994-09-23) September 23, 1994 United Arab Emirates Al-Ittihad Kalba INT
20 Colombia Eduard Atuesta CM, DM (1997-06-18) June 18, 1997 Brazil Palmeiras INT
23 United States Harvey Sarajian AM (2005-01-26) January 26, 2005 United States Wake Forest Demon Deacons –
25 United States Colin Guske DM (2007-01-29) January 29, 2007 United States Orlando City B HGP
35 France Joran Gerbet DM (2001-06-30) June 30, 2001 United States Clemson Tigers –
65 Venezuela Gustavo Caraballo AM (2008-08-29) August 29, 2008 United States Orlando City B HGP
Forwards
7 Brazil Tiago LW (2005-04-08) April 8, 2005 Brazil Bahia U22, INT
13 United States Duncan McGuire ST (2001-02-05) February 5, 2001 United States Creighton Bluejays –
14 Trinidad and Tobago Tyrese Spicer LW, RW (2000-12-04) December 4, 2000 Canada Toronto FC –
34 Japan Yutaro Tsukada LW (2001-07-28) July 28, 2001 United States Orlando City B –
77 Colombia Iván Angulo LW (1999-03-22) March 22, 1999 Brazil Palmeiras INT
87 Croatia Marco Pašalić RW (2000-09-14) September 14, 2000 Croatia HNK Rijeka DP, INT

Out on loan

No. Nationality Name Position(s) Date of birth (age) Current club Notes
11 Colombia Nicolás Rodríguez RW, LW (2004-04-25) April 25, 2004 Colombia Atlético Nacional Returns December 2026

Staff

Executive[2]
Majority owner and chairman United States Mark Wilf
Majority owner and vice-chair United States Zygi Wilf
Majority owner and vice-chair United States Leonard Wilf
President of business operations United States Jarrod Dillon
General manager Brazil Luiz Muzzi
Technical director Brazil Ricardo Moreira
Coaching staff[3][4][5]
Head coach Colombia Óscar Pareja
First assistant coach Mexico Diego Torres Ortiz
Second assistant coach Argentina Martín Perelman
Strength and conditioning coach Brazil Sandro Graham (interim)
Goalkeeping coach Venezuela César Baena

Competitions

Friendlies

Orlando City opened preseason camp on January 12.[6]

January 24 Friendly Orlando City SC 1–2 Lexington SC Kissimmee, Florida
Report Stadium: Osceola County Stadium
Note: Closed-door scrimmage
February 7 Friendly Nashville SC 2–2 Orlando City SC Palm Beach, Florida
Report
Note: Closed-door scrimmage; extra 30 minutes played
February 11 Friendly FC Cincinnati 2–3 Orlando City SC Tampa, Florida
  • Evander 24'
  • Barlow 77'
 Report
  • 49', 50', 53'
Note: Closed-door scrimmage
February 14 Friendly Orlando City SC 1–4 Colorado Rapids Orlando, Florida
 Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Note: Season ticket member exclusive match

Major League Soccer

Further information: 2026 Major League Soccer season

MLS is Back opening weekend is scheduled for February 22–23. Regular season play will pause in on May 25 for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and then resume July 16 before the final.[7]

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
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Source: Match reports

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumHHAHAAAHHAAAHHAAHAHHHAHAHAAHAHHAAH
Result
Position[a]
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 21 1 Orlando City SC – New York Red Bulls Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm Report Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
March 1 2 Orlando City SC – Inter Miami CF Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm Report Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
March 7 3 New York City FC – Orlando City SC New York, New York
2:30 pm Report Stadium: Yankee Stadium
March 14 4 Orlando City SC – CF Montréal Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm Report Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
March 21 5 Nashville SC – Orlando City SC Nashville, Tennessee
6:00 pm Report Stadium: Geodis Park
April 4 6 Los Angeles FC – Orlando City SC Los Angeles, California
9:30 pm Report Stadium: BMO Stadium
April 12 7 Columbus Crew – Orlando City SC Columbus, Ohio
7:00 pm Report Stadium: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field
April 18 8 Orlando City SC – Houston Dynamo FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm Report Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
April 22 9 Orlando City SC – Charlotte FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm Report Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
April 25 10 D.C. United – Orlando City SC Washington, D.C.
7:00 pm Report Stadium: Audi Field
May 2 11 Inter Miami CF – Orlando City SC Miami, Florida
7:00 pm Report Stadium: Miami Freedom Park
May 9 12 CF Montréal – Orlando City SC Montreal, Quebec
TBD Report Stadium: Saputo Stadium
May 13 13 Orlando City SC – Philadelphia Union Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm Report Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
May 16 14 Orlando City SC – Atlanta United FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm Report Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
May 23 15 FC Cincinnati – Orlando City SC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 pm Report Stadium: TQL Stadium
July 22 16 San Jose Earthquakes – Orlando City SC San Jose, California
10:30 pm Report Stadium: PayPal Park
July 25 17 Orlando City SC – Nashville SC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm Report Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
August 1 18 New York Red Bulls – Orlando City SC Harrison, New Jersey
10:30 pm Report Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
August 15 19 Orlando City SC – FC Cincinnati Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm Report Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
August 19 20 Orlando City SC – Chicago Fire FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm Report Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
August 22 21 Orlando City SC – Real Salt Lake Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm Report Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
August 29 22 Minnesota United FC – Orlando City SC Saint Paul, Minnesota
8:30 pm Report Stadium: Allianz Field
September 5 23 Orlando City SC – San Diego FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm Report Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
September 9 24 Atlanta United FC – Orlando City SC Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 pm Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
September 12 25 Orlando City SC – Toronto FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm Report Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
September 19 26 New England Revolution – Orlando City SC Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 pm Report Stadium: Gillette Stadium
September 26 27 Philadelphia Union – Orlando City SC Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 pm Report Stadium: Subaru Park
October 10 28 Orlando City SC – Columbus Crew Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm Report Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
October 14 29 Toronto FC – Orlando City SC Toronto, Ontario
7:30 pm Report Stadium: BMO Field
October 17 30 Orlando City SC – D.C. United Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm Report Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
October 24 31 Orlando City SC – New York City FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm Report Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
October 28 32 Chicago Fire FC – Orlando City SC Chicago, Illinois
8:30 pm Report Stadium: Soldier Field
October 31 33 Charlotte FC – Orlando City SC Charlotte, North Carolina
TBD Report Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
November 7 34 Orlando City SC – New England Revolution Orlando, Florida
4:00 pm Report Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2026 U.S. Open Cup

Orlando qualified as one of the teams not entering another cup competition who ranked highest in the previous season's Supporters' Shield standings (excluding Canadian teams), and those competing in CONCACAF Champions Cup.[8]

Leagues Cup

Main article: 2026 Leagues Cup

The 2026 Leagues Cup will be played from August 4 to September 6.[9]

Squad statistics

Main article: List of Orlando City SC records and 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
12 GK Venezuela VEN Javier Otero 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
71 GK Canada CAN Maxime Crépeau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
4 DF Slovenia SVN David Brekalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF Sweden SWE Robin Jansson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF United States USA Nolan Miller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF United States USA Tahir Reid-Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
57 DF Brazil BRA Iago Teodoro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
96 DF United States USA Zakaria Taifi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
– DF Spain ESP Adrián Marín 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
5 MF Brazil BRA Luis Otávio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Paraguay PAR Braian Ojeda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF Argentina ARG Martín Ojeda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF Peru PER Wilder Cartagena 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF Colombia COL Eduard Atuesta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF United States USA Harvey Sarajian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF United States USA Colin Guske 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF France FRA Joran Gerbet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
65 MF Venezuela VEN Gustavo Caraballo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW Brazil BRA Tiago 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 FW United States USA Duncan McGuire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Tyrese Spicer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 FW Japan JPN Yutaro Tsukada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 FW Colombia COL Iván Angulo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
87 FW Croatia CRO Marco Pašalić 0 0 0 0 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 2026 MLS SuperDraft was held on December 18, 2025. Orlando made five selections.

2026 Orlando City MLS SuperDraft Picks
Round Selection Player Position College Status
1 5 United States Harvey Sarajian MF North Carolina Wake Forest Demon Deacons Signed[10]
9 United States Nolan Miller DF Michigan Michigan Wolverines Signed[11]
14 United States Jaylen Yearwood DF Florida North Florida Ospreys
20 Ghana Issah Haruna MF North Carolina UNC Greensboro Spartans
3 74 United States Mitch Ferguson DF Louisiana Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Transfers in

No. Name Pos. Transferred from Fee/notes Date Ref.
7 Brazil Tiago LW Brazil Bahia Undisclosed fee, reportedly $6m; signed U-22 contract December 19, 2025 [12]
5 Brazil Luis Otávio DM Brazil Internacional Undisclosed fee, reportedly $3.2m; signed U-22 contract December 26, 2025 [13]
8 Paraguay Braian Ojeda CM United States Real Salt Lake $1.3m in general allocation money split across two seasons January 2, 2026 [14]
71 Canada Maxime Crépeau GK N/a Signed through free agency January 6, 2026 [15]
57 Brazil Iago Teodoro CB Brazil Flamengo Undisclosed fee, reportedly $1.4m; signed U-22 contract February 7, 2026 [16][17]

Transfers out

No. Name Pos. Transferred to Fee/notes Date Ref.
1 Peru Pedro Gallese GK Colombia Deportivo Cali Contract expired; signed with Deportivo Cali on December 30, 2025 November 17, 2025 [18][19]
5 Uruguay César Araújo CM Mexico Tigres UANL Contract expired; signed with Tigres UANL on February 2, 2026 [18][20]
23 Ghana Shak Mohammed AM United States Nashville SC Contract option declined; signed with Nashville SC on January 7, 2026 [18][21]
24 United States Kyle Smith RB United States FC Cincinnati Contract expired; signed with FC Cincinnati on January 7, 2026 [22][23][24]
95 Chile Favian Loyola AM Chile Audax Italiano Contract option declined; signed with Audax Italiano on January 15, 2026 [18][25]
99 United States Carlos Mercado GK Contract option declined [18]
68 United States Thomas Williams CB United States Nashville SC Up to $100,000 in general allocation money December 8, 2025 [26]
17 Iceland Dagur Dan Þórhallsson RB Canada CF Montréal Up to $625,000 in general allocation money December 10, 2025 [27]
15 Argentina Rodrigo Schlegel CB Mexico Atlas Undisclosed fee, reportedly $600,000 December 16, 2025 [28]
11 Colombia Nicolás Rodríguez RW Colombia Atlético Nacional Season-long loan to Atlético Nacional with an option to buy January 8, 2026 [29]
9 Colombia Luis Muriel CF Colombia Junior Undisclosed fee with sell-on percentage January 14, 2026 [30][31]
30 United States Alex Freeman RB Spain Villarreal Up to near-$7m fee ($4m base) with a sell-on percentage January 29, 2026 [32]

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