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The latest established Orlando Pride player to sign a contract extension is defender Cori Dykes. She was on the pitch for the squad’s 14th clean sheet of the season. That was the NWSL Championship game that won the league.
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What raised the most stir as the team trains for the 2025 season is their latest signing. Real Madrid Femenino has transferred defender Oihane Hernandez. She signed a two-year contract with the Orlando Pride through 2026 with an option for 2027.
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Defender Emily Sams signed a contract extension through 2027 with the Orlando Pride. This follows an outstanding 2024 season that earned her the honor of NWSL Defender of the year. She also got her first U.S. Women's National Team cap.
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One newly acquired player for each major soccer position is what the Orlando Pride recently and successfully recruited. They first signed speedy striker Prisca Chilufya. She has been on a three-year deal through 2027.
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Orlando City SC scouts and negotiators have gone seeking central midfielders. Midfielder Agustin Soria of Defensor Sporting Club in Uruguay is the latest name to erupt on the rumor lines. He was born at the organization’s home base of Montevideo.
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Central midfielder Eduard Atuesta has been trading looks with Orlando City SC for a transfer. Last year he was second among LAFC midfielders with 3,007 minutes on the pitch across all competition
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Winger Marco Pasalic is a more experienced winger to go with recently signed Nicolas Rodriguez.  When both are on the pitch, that gives the Lions twin offensive dynamos. Rodriguez is a proven asset in creating chances.
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It’s a wiggly path back to full MLS participation in the U.S. Open Cup. However, MLS and Orlando City SC have entered a twisted, oblique path back to U.S. Open Cup competition. It’s a new competition structure called the North American Cup.
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The Orlando Pride has found one more way to make the NWSL Champion even stronger. The club has acquired forward Prisca Chilufya, a Zambian international. She was on the squad of FC Juarez of Liga MX and signed a three-year deal with the Pride.
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Pedro Gallese sometimes gets called up for extended international duty. Another capable keeper must always be ready to move in and save shots for Orlando City. Carlos Mercado has worked since first signing with the team to provide that option.
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As queries continue to fly for the 2025 roster of Orlando City SC – both the first team and B – so are rumors. The latest name is Thalles, a forward who has made waves in U-20 competition for Brazil’s Botafogo-SP, or Botafogo Futebol Clube.
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Orlando City SC supporters have seen defender Alex Freeman working for a starting shot since he signed with the team in 2022. Ability, determination, and stamina will get him the shot he’s worked for since he signed his homegrown contract.
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The 90 minutes of regulation play ended in a 0-0 draw. The penalty kick shootout progressed to a score of 5-5. Orlando City SC announced their next shooter was MLS SuperDraft pick Joran Gerbet.
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Midfielder Grace Chanda is aimed at the Orlando Pride pitch for the 2025 season. Her team debut was delayed until this year due to an injury away from the home field. She was injured in the Olympics.
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Preseason friendlies give teams a chance to try new players. It also gave Orlando City SC and Atletico Mineiro a chance to try goalkeepers out in the penalty kick shootout at the end.
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Everyone has been wondering. After winning it all in 2024, where does the Orlando Pride go in 2025? They took the NWSL Shield and won the championship last season.
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They sign players outside the organization they've gotten to know well through scouting. But Orlando City SC has strong talent from within and they’re not shy about scouting and signing them. That’s how they just signed defender Thomas Williams.
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Whenever Orlando City SC announces a signing, they always leave something out. Before that signing, there was at least one scout hard at work. The scout recorded all the players had achieved.
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Each season some Orlando City B players get called up to Orlando City SC on short-term contracts. Some of those called up last season are now on the first team roster training for the opening of the 2025 MLS season. Soon goalkeeper Juan Rojas will be one.
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Orlando City SC has banked $50,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM) from Real Salt Lake in exchange for goalkeeper Mason Stajduhar. He’s the netminder who filled in when Pedro Gallese was called up for international duty.
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