Orlando City B announced its full roster, which includes a mix of Orlando City Academy products and players with professional experience, ahead of the 2020 season Tuesday afternoon. 

“We are very excited to start a new chapter with Orlando City B,” said Orlando City B Head Coach Marcelo Neveleff. “Our new roster exemplifies the pathway that we are working to fortify in making OCB the final step on the way to the First Team. This is a very talented group and we are very excited for the season ahead.” 

Austin Amer is the lone player returning to Orlando from the club’s 2019 roster. Amer made a team-high 26 appearances for OCB last season. Goalkeeper Austin Aviza and defender Nick O’Callaghan join Amer on the 2020 roster after being selected with the 44th and 57th picks in this year’s MLS SuperDraft.

An additional ten players join OCB on professional contracts for the 2020 season including University of South Florida graduate Jonathan Rosales, former Tijuana defender Juan Pablo Monticelli and defenders Franklin Carabali and Mateo Rodas. Midfielders Theodore Ndje and Raul Aguilera and forward Aleksander Gluvacevic round out the Lions’ group of players on professional contracts. 

Over half of the 2020 roster is comprised of Orlando City Development Academy products, with 11 total named to this year’s squad. Goalkeepers Russel Robles and Javier Otero join defenders Michael Halliday, Juan Ramos, Daniel Rosario, Owen Guske, Mason Lamb and Thomas Williams on the defensive side of the ball. On the attacking end, forwards Julian Kennedy, Wilfredo Rivera and Kenji Tanaka De Paula have been named from the Academy to the OCB roster. 

Three players join Orlando City B on loan for the 2020 campaign, all coming from South American clubs. Midfielders Adam Ozeri and Ignacio Poplawski come from Argentine sides Ferro Carril Oeste and Estudiantes De La Plata respectively, while forward Fablo Dos Santos Oliveria comes from Brazil’s Clube Atletico de Barra de Tijuca.