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Orlando City Acquires No. 8 Selection in 2021 MLS SuperDraft

Orlando City Acquires No. 8 Selection in 2021 MLS SuperDraft

ORLANDO, Fla. (Jan. 21, 2020) ā€” Ahead of the 2021 MLS SuperDraft presented by adidas, Orlando City SC moved up in the draft, acquiring the No. 8 selection from Portland Timbers. In exchange, the Lions will send a total of $100,000 in General Allocation Money to the Timbers ā€” $75,000 in 2021 and $25,000 in 2022. 


Following the trade, City now holds the No. 8, No. 19, No. 22 and No. 49 selections. 


The 2021 MLS SuperDraft will begin at 2 p.m. ET today. Fans can watch live at MLSSoccer.com or keep up-to-date with all of Cityā€™s moves on Twitter by following @OrlandoCitySC


TRANSACTION: Orlando City SC acquires the No. 8 selection in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft from Portland Timbers in exchange for $75,000 in General Allocation Money in 2021 and $25,000 in General Allocation Money in 2022.