2023 Orlando Pride season

The 2023 Orlando Pride season will be Orlando Pride's eighth season in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.

Orlando Pride
2023 season
Head coachSeb Hines
StadiumExploria Stadium
Orlando, Florida
Top goalscorerLeague: Messiah Bright (2)
All: Messiah Bright and Ally Watt (2)
Highest home attendance7,137
(April 2 vs. Angel City FC, NWSL)
Lowest home attendanceLeague:
5,106
(May 6 vs. Racing Louisville)
All:
3,139
(April 19 vs. North Carolina Courage, Challenge Cup)
Average home league attendance5,834
All statistics correct as of May 14, 2023.

Notable events

On November 11, 2022, Seb Hines was confirmed as permanent head coach having acted as interim head coach from June 7, 2022, following the suspension of Amanda Cromwell.[1] In the same announcement, it was stated Ian Fleming had been removed as general manager after 24 months in the role.[2] Haley Carter was named as general manager and VP of soccer operations on January 30, 2023.[3]

On February 28, 2023, having played the previous season wearing white shorts as part of the secondary kit, the club announced they were making the switch to black shorts to make players more comfortable when playing during their menstrual cycle. They became the first NWSL team to do this. Additionally, the names and numbers on the back of the jerseys were changed from silver to the more visible black.[4]

Roster

As of April 18, 2023[5]
No. Nationality Name Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Notes
Goalkeepers
21 England Anna Moorhouse GK (1995-03-30) March 30, 1995 France Bordeaux INT
24 United States Kaylie Collins GK (1998-05-17) May 17, 1998 United States USC Trojans
31 United States Carly Nelson GK (1998-02-11) February 11, 1998 Denmark FC Nordsjælland
Defenders
2 United States Haley McCutcheon DF (1996-02-22) February 22, 1996 United States Houston Dash
3 United States Kylie Strom DF (1992-03-18) March 18, 1992 Spain Atlético Madrid
5 United States Megan Montefusco DF (1992-09-03) September 3, 1992 United States Houston Dash
6 United States Emily Madril DF (1999-07-01) July 1, 1999 Sweden BK Häcken
12 United States Carrie Lawrence DF (1997-07-15) July 15, 1997 United States UCF Knights SEI
13 Spain Celia DF (1995-06-20) June 20, 1995 United States OL Reign
22 United States Tori Hansen DF (2001-01-14) January 14, 2001 United States North Carolina Tar Heels
25 United States Kerry Abello DF (1999-09-17) September 17, 1999 United States Penn State Nittany Lions
26 United States Caitlin Cosme DF (1999-01-19) January 19, 1999 United States Duke Blue Devils
32 United States Brianna Martinez DF (2000-04-22) April 22, 2000 United States Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Midfielders
8 United States Mikayla Cluff MF (1999-02-25) February 25, 1999 United States BYU Cougars
14 United States Viviana Villacorta MF (1999-02-02) February 2, 1999 United States UCLA Bruins
15 United States Erika Tymrak MF (1991-08-07) August 7, 1991 United States Utah Royals
19 Canada Jordyn Listro MF (1995-08-10) August 10, 1995 United States North Carolina Courage
28 United States Summer Yates MF (2000-06-17) June 17, 2000 United States Washington Huskies
30 Brazil Thais Reiss MF (1999-12-09) December 9, 1999 United States North Florida Ospreys INT
Forwards
7 Malta Haley Bugeja FW (2004-05-05) May 5, 2004 Italy Sassuolo INT
9 Brazil Adriana FW (1996-11-17) November 17, 1996 Brazil Corinthians INT
10 Brazil Marta FW (1986-02-19) February 19, 1986 Sweden FC Rosengård
11 United States Ally Watt FW (1997-03-12) March 12, 1997 United States OL Reign
20 United States Julie Doyle FW (1998-08-30) August 30, 1998 United States Santa Clara Broncos D45
23 United States Messiah Bright FW (2000-01-12) January 12, 2000 United States TCU Horned Frogs
29 Canada Amanda Allen FW (2005-02-21) February 21, 2005 Canada NDC Ontario INT
36 United States Maliah Morris FW (2000-12-31) December 31, 2000 United States Clemson Tigers Short-term

Staff

As of March 3, 2023.[6][7]
Executive
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 United States Haley Carter
Coaching staff
Head coach England Seb Hines
Assistant coach Jamaica Giles Barnes
Assistant coach Sweden Yolanda Thomas
Goalkeeper coach England Paul Crichton
Director of medical & performance United States Cory Price
Strength and conditioning coach United States Christi Edson

Match results

Friendlies

Five friendly matches were scheduled with all but one played behind closed doors.[8]

February 18 Orlando Pride 2–0 Gotham FC Bradenton, Florida
  • Tymrak 3'
  • Doyle 41'
Report Stadium: IMG Academy
Note: Closed-door scrimmage
February 23 Orlando Pride 2–0 Kansas City Current Orlando, Florida
6:30 pm
Report Stadium: Exploria Stadium
February 28 UCF Knights 0–2 Orlando Pride Orlando, Florida
Report
Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium
Note: Closed-door scrimmage
March 4 Florida State Seminoles 1–2 Orlando Pride Tallahassee, Florida
Report
Stadium: Seminole Soccer Complex
Note: Closed-door scrimmage
March 17 Orlando Pride 3–2 Washington Spirit Kissimmee, Florida
1:00 pm
Stadium: Osceola County Stadium
Note: Closed-door scrimmage

National Women's Soccer League

The NWSL regular season will be played on a balanced schedule i.e. each team will play every other team twice; once at home and once away. The top six teams will qualify for the playoffs with the top two receiving a first-round bye.[9]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
7 2 1 4 5 11  −6 7 1 0 2 2 4  −2 1 1 2 3 7  −4

Last updated: May 14, 2023.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
StadiumAHHAAHAHAAHAHAHHHAHAAH
ResultLLLLWWD
Position[lower-alpha 1]12121212121010
Updated to match(es) played on May 14, 2023. Source: NWSLsoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
  1. ORL's position at the end of the matchweek, not their match.

Results

March 26 1 Portland Thorns 4–0 Orlando Pride Portland, Oregon
5:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 15,204
Referee: Eric Tattersall
April 2 2 Orlando Pride 1–2 Angel City FC Orlando, Florida
5:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 7,137
Referee: Danielle Chesky
April 15 3 Orlando Pride 0–2 Gotham FC Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 5,258
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
April 23 4 Kansas City Current 2–0 Orlando Pride Kansas City, Kansas
5:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 9,808
Referee: Karen Callado
April 29 5 San Diego Wave 1–3 Orlando Pride San Diego, California
10:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 16,225
Referee: Brad Jensen
May 6 6 Orlando Pride 1–0 Racing Louisville Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 5,106
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
May 14 7 Gotham FC 0–0 Orlando Pride Harrison, New Jersey
5:30 pm
Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 3,468
Referee: Anya Voigt
May 20 8 Orlando Pride v Washington Spirit Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm Stadium: Exploria Stadium
May 27 9 Chicago Red Stars v Orlando Pride Bridgeview, Illinois
8:00 pm Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
June 3 10 Houston Dash v Orlando Pride Houston, Texas
8:30 pm Stadium: PNC Stadium
June 11 11 Orlando Pride v Portland Thorns Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm Stadium: Exploria Stadium
June 17 12 North Carolina Courage v Orlando Pride Cary, North Carolina
7:00 pm Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
June 24 13 Orlando Pride v Kansas City Current Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm Stadium: Exploria Stadium
July 1 14 Washington Spirit v Orlando Pride Buzzard Point, Washington D.C.
7:00 pm Stadium: Audi Field
July 7 15 Orlando Pride v OL Reign Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm Stadium: Exploria Stadium
August 20 16 Orlando Pride v Chicago Red Stars Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm Stadium: Exploria Stadium
August 25 17 Orlando Pride v San Diego Wave Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm Stadium: Exploria Stadium
September 3 18 OL Reign v Orlando Pride Seattle, Washington
6:00 pm Stadium: Lumen Field
September 17 19 Orlando Pride v North Carolina Courage Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm Stadium: Exploria Stadium
September 21 20 Angel City FC v Orlando Pride Los Angeles, California
10:00 pm Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
October 6 21 Racing Louisville v Orlando Pride Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 pm Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
October 15 22 Orlando Pride v Houston Dash Orlando, Florida
5:00 pm Stadium: Exploria Stadium

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Washington Spirit 7 4 3 0 10 5 +5 15 NWSL Shield, Playoffs – Semi-Finals
2 OL Reign 7 4 1 2 12 6 +6 13 Playoffs – Semi-Finals
3 NJ/NY Gotham FC 7 4 1 2 7 6 +1 13 Playoffs – First Round
4 Portland Thorns FC 7 3 3 1 18 10 +8 12
5 San Diego Wave FC 7 4 0 3 12 10 +2 12
6 North Carolina Courage 7 3 1 3 8 9 1 10
7 Houston Dash 7 2 3 2 5 6 1 9
8 Angel City FC 7 2 2 3 11 13 2 8
9 Racing Louisville FC 7 1 4 2 9 9 0 7
10 Orlando Pride 7 2 1 4 5 11 6 7
11 Kansas City Current 7 2 0 5 9 14 5 6
12 Chicago Red Stars 7 1 1 5 11 18 7 4
Updated to match(es) played on May 14, 2023. Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

NWSL Challenge Cup

Unlike previous seasons, the 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup schedule will be spread across the season with the group stage played between April and August. There wil be three groups each containing four teams, with each team playing a six-game round robin home and away series. The top team from each group will progress to the semifinals along with the highest-ranked group runner-up. Orlando were once again paired in the East region with Washington Spirit, North Carolina Courage and NJ/NY Gotham FC.

April 19 Group stage Orlando Pride 1–1 North Carolina Courage Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 3,139
Referee: Gabriele Giusti
May 10 Group stage Washington Spirit 4–2 Orlando Pride Buzzard Point, Washington D.C.
7:30 pm
Report
  • Hansen 10'
  • Martinez Yellow card 37'
  • Watt 49'
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 4,991
Referee: Joshua Encarnacion
June 7 Group stage Gotham FC v Orlando Pride Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 pm Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
June 28 Group stage Orlando Pride v Gotham FC Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm Report Stadium: Exploria Stadium
July 29 Group stage North Carolina Courage v Orlando Pride Cary, North Carolina
7:00 pm Report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
August 4 Group stage Orlando Pride v Washington Spirit Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm Report Stadium: Exploria Stadium

Standings

Pos Team Pld W T L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NJY WAS NC ORL
1 NJ/NY Gotham FC 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 Advance to knockout stage 1–0 Aug 5 Jun 7
2 Washington Spirit 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3 Advance to knockout stage based on ranking Jul 28 Jun 14 4–2
3 North Carolina Courage 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 1–1 Jul 22 Jul 29
4 Orlando Pride 2 0 1 1 3 5 2 1 Jun 28 Aug 4 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on May 10, 2023. Source: NWSL

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of match played May 14, 2023

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

No. Pos Nat Player TotalNWSLChallenge Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
21 GK England ENG Anna Moorhouse 505000
24 GK United States USA Kaylie Collins 201010
31 GK United States USA Carly Nelson 201010
Defenders
2 DF United States USA Haley McCutcheon 81710+10
3 DF United States USA Kylie Strom 807010
5 DF United States USA Megan Montefusco 604+1010
6 DF United States USA Emily Madril 807010
12 DF United States USA Carrie Lawrence 000000
13 DF Spain ESP Celia 100010
22 DF United States USA Tori Hansen 210021
25 DF United States USA Kerry Abello 703+201+10
26 DF United States USA Caitlin Cosme 504010
32 DF United States USA Brianna Martinez 200+1010
Midfielders
8 MF United States USA Mikayla Cluff 816+1110
14 MF United States USA Viviana Villacorta 604+1010
15 MF United States USA Erika Tymrak 805+101+10
19 MF Canada CAN Jordyn Listro 601+4010
28 MF United States USA Summer Yates 700+501+10
30 MF Brazil BRA Thais Reiss 100010
Forwards
7 FW Malta MLT Haley Bugeja 200+1010
9 FW Brazil BRA Adriana 81710+10
10 FW Brazil BRA Marta 606000
11 FW United States USA Ally Watt 722+3022
20 FW United States USA Julie Doyle 202000
23 FW United States USA Messiah Bright 925+221+10
29 FW Canada CAN Amanda Allen 200+1010
36 FW United States USA Maliah Morris 20000+20

Goalscorers

As of match played May 14, 2023
Rank No. Pos. Name NWSL Cup Total
1 11 FW United States Ally Watt 022
23 FW United States Messiah Bright 202
3 2 DF United States Haley McCutcheon 101
8 MF United States Mikayla Cluff 101
9 FW Brazil Adriana 101
22 DF United States Tori Hansen 011
Total 538

Shutouts

As of match played May 14, 2023
Rank No. Pos. Name NWSL Cup Total
1 21GKEngland Anna Moorhouse202
Total 202

Disciplinary record

As of match played May 14, 2023
No. Pos. Name NWSL Cup Total
Yellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed cardYellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed cardYellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed card
2 DF United States Haley McCutcheon 100000100
3 DF United States Kylie Strom 100100200
5 DF United States Megan Montefusco 100000100
6 DF United States Emily Madril 100000100
8 MF United States Mikayla Cluff 100100200
9 FW Brazil Adriana 100000100
11 FW United States Ally Watt 100000100
20 FW United States Julie Doyle 100000100
26 DF United States Caitlin Cosme 100000100
31 GK United States Carly Nelson 000100100
32 DF United States Brianna Martinez 000100100
Total 9004001300

Transfers and loans

2023 NWSL Draft

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2023 college draft was held on January 12, 2023. Orlando made five selections.

Round Pick Player Pos. College Status
1 3 United States Emily Madril DF Florida Florida State University Under contract[lower-alpha 1]
2 21 United States Messiah Bright FW Texas Texas Christian University Signed[11]
3 25 United States Tori Hansen DF North Carolina University of North Carolina Signed[12]
4 39 United States Summer Yates MF Washington (state) University of Washington Signed[13]
41 United States Kristen Scott FW Florida University of Central Florida
  1. Madril signed a centralized contract with the NWSL in August 2022 and was loaned to BK Häcken FF in order to make her playing rights available in the 2023 NWSL Draft.[10]

Transfers in

Date Player Pos. Previous club Fee/Notes Ref.
January 19, 2023 Brazil Adriana FW Brazil Corinthians Undisclosed fee. [14]
January 29, 2023 United States Carly Nelson GK Denmark FC Nordsjælland Free agent signing. [15]
March 29, 2023 United States Brianna Martinez DF United States Notre Dame Fighting Irish Free agent signing. [12]
April 3, 2023 Canada Amanda Allen FW Canada NDC Ontario Free agent signing. [16]
April 7, 2023 Brazil Thais Reiss MF United States Orlando Pride Free agent signing. [17]
April 18, 2023 United States Maliah Morris FW United States Clemson Tigers Injury replacement contract. [18]

Transfers out

Date Player Pos. Destination club Fee/Notes Ref.
October 18, 2022 United States Kelly Rowswell GK End of injury replacement contract
November 15, 2022 Brazil Thais Reiss MF United States Orlando Pride Out of contract [19]
United States Parker Roberts MF Out of contract [19]
United States Chelsee Washington MF Waived [19]
United States Toni Pressley DF Iceland Breiðablik Out of contract [19][20]
January 12, 2023 United States Meggie Dougherty Howard MF United States San Diego Wave FC Free agent [21]
January 18, 2023 United States Darian Jenkins FW Retired [22]
January 24, 2023 Canada Erin McLeod GK Iceland Stjarnan Mutually terminated contract [23][24]
Iceland Gunnhildur Jónsdóttir MF Iceland Stjarnan Mutually terminated contract [23][25]
February 1, 2023 United States Courtney Petersen DF United States Houston Dash Rights traded with a natural third-round pick in the 2024 NWSL Draft in exchange for $65,000 in allocation money plus an additional $25,000, pending conditions met. [26]
April 6, 2023 United States Leah Pruitt FW Retired [27]

Preseason trialists

Orlando Pride began preseason training on January 30, 2023. The squad included three non-roster invitees on trial with the team during preseason. Reiss returned to Orlando having played with the Pride during the previous season before her contract expired. Nicole Baxter was a free agent having been at NJ/NY Gotham FC since 2019. McKinley Crone was an undrafted rookie out of the University of Alabama.[28] A further three trialists appeared during a preseason friendly against Kansas City Current on February 23: Jamaican international defender Konya Plummer returned having not played since her release by Orlando Pride in 2021, undrafted rookie Maliah Morris out of Clemson University, and Channing Foster who had been waived by Chicago Red Stars at the end of her rookie season in 2022.[29] Rookie defender Brianna Martinez, who played five seasons at Notre Dame before being drafted by Racing Louisville FC in 2023, was also later added as a non-roster invitee during preseason.[30] Mykiaa Minniss also trained with the Pride during preseason.[31]

2023 Orlando Pride trialists
Player Position Previous team
Brazil Thais Reiss [A] MF United States Orlando Pride
United States McKinley Crone GK United States Alabama Crimson Tide
United States Nicole Baxter MF United States NJ/NY Gotham FC
Jamaica Konya Plummer DF United States Orlando Pride
United States Maliah Morris [B] FW United States Clemson Tigers
United States Channing Foster MF United States Chicago Red Stars
United States Brianna Martinez [A] DF United States Notre Dame Fighting Irish
United States Mykiaa Minniss DF United States Washington State Cougars
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract.
  2. ^
    Signed to short-term injury replacement contract.

References

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  2. Citro, Michael (November 11, 2022). "Pride Name Seb Hines Coach, Part Ways with GM Ian Fleming". The Mane Land.
  3. "Orlando Pride announces Haley Carter as VP of Soccer Operations and General Manager". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  4. "Orlando Pride announces updated Luna Kit look, prioritizing women's health and player experience". www.orlandocitysc.com.
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  7. "Board of Directors". Orlando City SC.
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  9. "NWSL announces full 2023 season schedule". www.nwslsoccer.com.
  10. "NWSL signs Emily Madril to professional contact". www.nwslsoccer.com.
  11. "Orlando Pride sign forward Messiah Bright to three-year deal". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  12. "Orlando Pride signs Tori Hansen, Brianna Martinez to 2023 roster". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  13. "Orlando Pride signs 2023 NWSL draft pick Summer Yates". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  14. "Orlando Pride acquires Brazilian National Team Forward Adriana". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  15. "Orlando Pride signs goalkeeper Carly Nelson". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  16. "Orlando Pride adds young Canadian forward Amanda Allen on three-year deal". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  17. "Orlando Pride signs midfielder Thais Reiss". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  18. "Orlando Pride signs forward Maliah Morris". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  19. "Orlando Pride announces 2022 end-of-season contract statuses". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  20. "Bandarískur reynslubolti til Blika". www.mbl.is (in Icelandic).
  21. "San Diego Wave FC Signs Midfielder Megan Dougherty Howard". San Diego Wave Fútbol Club.
  22. "Orlando Pride forward Darian Jenkins announces retirement". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  23. "Erin McLeod, Gunny Jónsdóttir Announce Departure from NWSL". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  24. "Olympic champion Erin McLeod rejoins Stjarnan FC in Iceland". Canada Soccer.
  25. Jónsson, Smári Jökull (January 25, 2023). "Gunnhildur Yrsa komin heim í Stjörnuna - Vísir". visir.is (in Icelandic).
  26. "Houston Dash acquire rights to defender Courtney Petersen from Orlando". www.houstondynamofc.com.
  27. "Orlando Pride forward Leah Pruitt announces retirement". www.orlandocitysc.com.
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  31. https://twitter.com/AustinDavid22/status/1631340518926950418
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