Orlando Pride

2023 season
Head coach	Seb Hines
Stadium	Exploria Stadium Orlando, Florida
NWSL	7th of 12
Playoffs	Did not qualify
Challenge Cup	Group stage (4th of 4)
Top goalscorer	League: Messiah Bright (6) All: Messiah Bright (7)
Highest home attendance	8,504 (Oct 15 vs. Houston Dash, NWSL)
Lowest home attendance	League: 3,730 (Aug 25 vs. San Diego Wave) All: 3,139 (Apr 19 vs. North Carolina Courage, Challenge Cup)
Average home league attendance	5,504
Home colors Away colors
←  2022 2024 →
All statistics correct as of October 15, 2023.

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

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 September 24, 2023. ^[5]

No.	Nationality	Name	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Previous club	Notes
Goalkeepers
21		Anna Moorhouse	GK	(1995-03-30)March 30, 1995 (aged 27)	Bordeaux	INT
31		Carly Nelson	GK	(1998-02-11)February 11, 1998 (aged 25)	FC Nordsjælland	–
40		McKinley Crone	GK	(1998-10-20)October 20, 1998 (aged 24)	Alabama Crimson Tide	–
Defenders
2		Haley McCutcheon	DF	(1996-02-22)February 22, 1996 (aged 27)	Houston Dash	–
3		Kylie Strom	DF	(1992-03-18)March 18, 1992 (aged 31)	Atlético Madrid	–
4		Rafaelle Souza	DF	(1991-06-18)June 18, 1991 (aged 31)	Arsenal	INT
5		Megan Montefusco	DF	(1992-09-03)September 3, 1992 (aged 30)	Houston Dash	–
6		Emily Madril	DF	(1999-07-01)July 1, 1999 (aged 23)	BK Häcken	–
12		Carrie Lawrence	DF	(1997-07-15)July 15, 1997 (aged 25)	UCF Knights	SEI
13		Celia	DF	(1995-06-20)June 20, 1995 (aged 27)	OL Reign	–
25		Kerry Abello	DF	(1999-09-17)September 17, 1999 (aged 23)	Penn State Nittany Lions	–
26		Caitlin Cosme	DF	(1999-01-19)January 19, 1999 (aged 24)	Duke Blue Devils	–
32		Brianna Martinez	DF	(2000-04-22)April 22, 2000 (aged 22)	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	–
Midfielders
8		Mikayla Cluff	MF	(1999-02-25)February 25, 1999 (aged 24)	BYU Cougars	–
14		Viviana Villacorta	MF	(1999-02-02)February 2, 1999 (aged 24)	UCLA Bruins	SEI
15		Erika Tymrak	MF	(1991-08-07)August 7, 1991 (aged 31)	Utah Royals	–
19		Jordyn Listro	MF	(1995-08-10)August 10, 1995 (aged 27)	North Carolina Courage	–
28		Summer Yates	MF	(2000-06-17)June 17, 2000 (aged 22)	Washington Huskies	–
30		Thais Reiss	MF	(1999-12-09)December 9, 1999 (aged 23)	North Florida Ospreys	INT
Forwards
7		Mariana Larroquette	FW	(1992-10-24)October 24, 1992 (aged 30)	Club León	INT
9		Adriana	FW	(1996-11-17)November 17, 1996 (aged 26)	Corinthians	INT
10		Marta	FW	(1986-02-19)February 19, 1986 (aged 37)	FC Rosengård	–
11		Ally Watt	FW	(1997-03-12)March 12, 1997 (aged 26)	OL Reign	–
20		Julie Doyle	FW	(1998-08-30)August 30, 1998 (aged 24)	Santa Clara Broncos	–
23		Messiah Bright	FW	(2000-01-12)January 12, 2000 (aged 23)	TCU Horned Frogs	–
29		Amanda Allen	FW	(2005-02-21)February 21, 2005 (aged 18)	NDC Ontario	INT

Staff

As of March 3, 2023. ^{[6] [7]}

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	Haley Carter
Coaching staff
Head coach	Seb Hines
Assistant coach	Giles Barnes
Assistant coach	Yolanda Thomas
Goalkeeper coach	Paul Crichton
Director of medical & performance	Cory Price
Strength and conditioning coach	Christi Edson

Match results

Friendlies

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

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

Results by round

Results

League standings

NWSL Challenge Cup

Unlike previous seasons, the 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup schedule was spread across the season with the group stage played between April and August. There were 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 progressed 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.

Standings

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of match played October 15, 2023

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

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		NWSL		Challenge Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
21	GK	ENG	Anna Moorhouse	23	0	19	0	4	0
31	GK	USA	Carly Nelson	4	0	2+1	0	1	0
40	GK	USA	McKinley Crone	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	USA	Haley McCutcheon	26	1	22	1	2+2	0
3	DF	USA	Kylie Strom	26	1	22	1	4	0
4	DF	BRA	Rafaelle Souza	7	1	7	1	0	0
5	DF	USA	Megan Montefusco	19	1	12+3	0	4	1
6	DF	USA	Emily Madril	27	0	22	0	5	0
12	DF	USA	Carrie Lawrence	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	DF	ESP	Celia	10	0	1+7	0	2	0
25	DF	USA	Kerry Abello	25	1	14+6	1	4+1	0
26	DF	USA	Caitlin Cosme	6	0	4	0	2	0
32	DF	USA	Brianna Martinez	12	0	0+8	0	3+1	0
Midfielders
8	MF	USA	Mikayla Cluff	27	2	17+5	2	4+1	0
14	MF	USA	Viviana Villacorta	21	0	13+3	0	4+1	0
15	MF	USA	Erika Tymrak	19	0	10+3	0	4+2	0
19	MF	CAN	Jordyn Listro	20	0	7+8	0	4+1	0
28	MF	USA	Summer Yates	16	0	0+10	0	2+4	0
30	MF	BRA	Thais Reiss	3	0	0	0	1+2	0
Forwards
7	FW	ARG	Mariana Larroquette	5	1	0+5	1	0	0
9	FW	BRA	Adriana	20	6	19	6	0+1	0
10	FW	BRA	Marta	18	4	17+1	4	0	0
11	FW	USA	Ally Watt	25	3	6+13	1	4+2	2
20	FW	USA	Julie Doyle	20	2	11+5	2	4	0
23	FW	USA	Messiah Bright	28	7	16+6	6	3+3	1
29	FW	CAN	Amanda Allen	6	0	0+3	0	1+2	0
Players away from the club on loan:
22	DF	USA	Tori Hansen	2	1	0	0	2	1
24	GK	USA	Kaylie Collins	2	0	1	0	1	0
Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:
7	FW	MLT	Haley Bugeja	2	0	0+1	0	1	0
36	FW	USA	Maliah Morris	3	0	0	0	0+3	0

Goalscorers

As of match played October 15, 2023

Rank	No.	Pos.	Name	NWSL	Cup	Total
1	23	FW	Messiah Bright	6	1	7
2	9	FW	Adriana	6	0	6
3	10	FW	Marta	4	0	4
4	11	FW	Ally Watt	1	2	3
5	8	MF	Mikayla Cluff	2	0	2
	20	FW	Julie Doyle	2	0	2
7	2	DF	Haley McCutcheon	1	0	1
	3	DF	Kylie Strom	1	0	1
	4	DF	Rafaelle Souza	1	0	1
	5	DF	Megan Montefusco	0	1	1
	7	FW	Mariana Larroquette	1	0	1
	22	DF	Tori Hansen	0	1	1
	25	DF	Kerry Abello	1	0	1
Own goals				1	0	1
Total				27	5	32

Shutouts

As of match played October 15, 2023

Rank	No.	Pos.	Name	NWSL	Cup	Total
1	21	GK	Anna Moorhouse	7	0	7
Total				7	0	7

Disciplinary record

As of match played October 15, 2023

No.	Pos.	Name	NWSL			Cup			Total
2	DF	Haley McCutcheon	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
3	DF	Kylie Strom	2	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
4	DF	Rafaelle Souza	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
5	DF	Megan Montefusco	3	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
6	DF	Emily Madril	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
8	MF	Mikayla Cluff	2	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0
9	FW	Adriana	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
10	FW	Marta	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
11	FW	Ally Watt	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
19	MF	Jordyn Listro	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
20	FW	Julie Doyle	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
21	GK	Anna Moorhouse	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
23	FW	Messiah Bright	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
25	DF	Kerry Abello	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
26	DF	Caitlin Cosme	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
28	MF	Summer Yates	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
31	GK	Carly Nelson	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
32	DF	Brianna Martinez	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0
Total			24	0	1	9	0	0	33	0	1

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	Emily Madril	DF	Florida State University	Under contract [a]
2	21	Messiah Bright	FW	Texas Christian University	Signed [13]
3	25	Tori Hansen	DF	University of North Carolina	Signed [14]
4	39	Summer Yates	MF	University of Washington	Signed [15]
	41	Kristen Scott	FW	University of Central Florida	Not signed [16]

Transfers in

Date	Player	Pos.	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref.
January 19, 2023	Adriana	FW	Corinthians	Undisclosed fee.	[17]
January 29, 2023	Carly Nelson	GK	FC Nordsjælland	Free agent signing.	[18]
March 29, 2023	Brianna Martinez	DF	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Free agent signing.	[14]
April 3, 2023	Amanda Allen	FW	NDC Ontario	Free agent signing.	[19]
April 7, 2023	Thais Reiss	MF	Orlando Pride	Free agent signing.	[20]
April 18, 2023	Maliah Morris	FW	Clemson Tigers	Short-term injury replacement contract.	[21]
June 27, 2023	Maliah Morris	FW	Orlando Pride	National team replacement player contract.	[22]
	McKinley Crone	GK	Alabama Crimson Tide	National team replacement player contract.	[22]
July 3, 2023	Rafaelle Souza	DF	Arsenal	Free agent signing.	[23]
July 7, 2023	Mariana Larroquette	FW	Club León		[24]

Transfers out

Date	Player	Pos.	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref.
October 18, 2022	Kelly Rowswell	GK	Valur	End of injury replacement contract
November 15, 2022	Thais Reiss	MF	Orlando Pride	Out of contract	[25]
	Parker Roberts	MF		Out of contract	[25]
	Chelsee Washington	MF		Waived	[25]
	Toni Pressley	DF	Breiðablik	Out of contract	[25] [26]
January 12, 2023	Meggie Dougherty Howard	MF	San Diego Wave FC	Free agent	[27]
January 18, 2023	Darian Jenkins	FW	Retired		[28]
January 24, 2023	Erin McLeod	GK	Stjarnan	Mutually terminated contract	[29] [30]
	Gunnhildur Jónsdóttir	MF	Stjarnan	Mutually terminated contract	[29] [31]
February 1, 2023	Courtney Petersen	DF	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.	[32]
April 6, 2023	Leah Pruitt	FW	Retired		[33]
June 30, 2023	Haley Bugeja	FW	Inter Milan	Undisclosed fee.	[34]
October 2, 2023	Maliah Morris	FW	Western Sydney Wanderers	End of national team replacement contract.	[35]

Loans out

Date	Player	Pos.	Loaned to	Notes	Ref.
September 12, 2023	Tori Hansen	DF	Melbourne Victory	Until May 2024	[36]
September 13, 2023	Kaylie Collins	GK	Western Sydney Wanderers	Until May 2024	[37]

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. ^[38] 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. ^[39] 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. ^[40] Kansas City Current draft pick Mykiaa Minniss also trained with the Pride during preseason. ^{[41] [42]}

2023 Orlando Pride trialists
Player	Position	Previous team
Thais Reiss [A]	MF	Orlando Pride
McKinley Crone [A] [C]	GK	Alabama Crimson Tide
Nicole Baxter	MF	NJ/NY Gotham FC
Konya Plummer	DF	Orlando Pride
Maliah Morris [B] [C]	FW	Clemson Tigers
Channing Foster	MF	Chicago Red Stars
Brianna Martinez [A]	DF	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Mykiaa Minniss	DF	Washington State Cougars

References

External links

• Official website