After César Luis Merlo broke the story on August 29, Orlando City SC have announced that Ramiro Enrique has joined Saudi Pro League side Al-Kholood in a deal reportedly worth $3.3 million. While the MLS Secondary Transfer Window closed on August 21, the Saudi window remains open until September 10, giving the club time to reinforce their squad. Tom Bogert tweeted that the move is the “third-highest outbound transfer in Orlando City history”, behind Facundo Torres ($14 million) and Daryl Dike ($9.5 million). And given that Enrique never fully secured a regular starting spot at centre forward, the Lions clearly couldn’t turn down the offer.
Joining from Banfield ahead of the 2023 campaign, Ramiro Enrique quickly won over The Wall with his tireless, street-fighter style up front. Though not a consistent starter, he displaced Luis Muriel and Duncan McGuire midway through last season, setting a new club record with six consecutive games scoring. His standout moment came in the 2024 Eastern Conference Semi-Final against Atlanta United on November 24, when he scored his first-ever playoff goal on 39 minutes – enough to send Orlando to their first-ever Eastern Conference Final.
Overall, Enrique made 102 appearances (43 starts) for City across all competitions, scoring 26 goals and providing 7 assists. Renowned for his intelligent movement, tireless work ethic, and clinical finishing, we wish Ramiro all the best in Saudi Arabia.
Forever a Lion 🦁
We have transferred forward Ramiro Enrique to Al-Kholood of Saudi Arabia’s Roshn Saudi League. Wishing him the best of luck with his new team 💜
— Orlando City SC (@OrlandoCitySC) September 8, 2025
From Tango’s home to Ar-Rass 🇦🇷🇸🇦
Ramiro Enrique is ready to sprinkle his magic on our pitch 🪄🤩 pic.twitter.com/DpnQ0ocSlR
— Al Kholood FC (@AlKholoodFC_EN) September 8, 2025
✍️ Ramiro Enrique joins.. boosting our attack 🔥 pic.twitter.com/Ttqu2tlN89
— Al Kholood FC (@AlKholoodFC_EN) September 8, 2025
Ramiro Enrique has arrived 😎🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/v4ScgfLn1l
— Al Kholood FC (@AlKholoodFC_EN) September 8, 2025
Ramiro Enrique’s final Orlando City SC stats
2023 MLS regular season
- 30 games played
- 7 games started
- 1,021 minutes played
- 4 goals
- 0 assists
- 8 shots on target
- 4 yellow cards
- 0 red cards
2024 MLS regular season
- 20 games played
- 12 games started
- 1,082 minutes played
- 8 goals
- 2 assists
- 17 shots on target
- 4 yellow cards
- 0 red cards
2025 MLS regular season
- 24 games played
- 8 games started
- 931 minutes played
- 8 goals
- 2 assists
- 17 shots on target
- 2 yellow cards
- 0 red cards
Following Ramiro Enrique’s exit, here’s how Orlando City SC’s 2025 squad is looking.
Orlando City SC supporters’ view
Orlando City UK gathered the best tweets following Ramiro Enrique’s transfer to Al-Kholood.
🇦🇷🦁 𝙁𝙊𝙍𝙀𝙑𝙀𝙍 𝘼 𝙇𝙄𝙊𝙉 🦁🇦🇷
Tireless. Clinical. Underrated. ⚽️
We’ll never forget your prolific 6-in-6 goalscoring run, and THAT playoff goal against @ATLUTD. 😏
Wishing you all the very best at @AlKholoodClub, Ramiro Enrique. 👍🏽#OrlandoCityUK 🦁🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/pii1WJKxxo
— Orlando City UK (@Orlando_CityUK) September 8, 2025
Ramiro will be missed but we are always considering things on a 360o degree, looking ahead, and trusting the process. Thanks and good luck, Rama! https://t.co/jut9VEECXk
— Ricardo Moreira (@9ricardomoreira) September 8, 2025
This man gave me some of my happiest moments in purple… I am sad. https://t.co/a3MqelrgkZ
— Alex Brown (@AlexBrownSwag) September 8, 2025
Always knew this day was coming. But another gut punch for the week…
Always appreciate & enjoy your favorite players during their time with the club, as it’s just temporary.
Thankfully the supporter group family continues to be there, so their familiar faces always remain. https://t.co/osyrr8JhWd
— Ryan Marlatt (@ryan_marlatt) August 29, 2025
Ramiro Enrique’s Big Move: $3M Transfer to Al Kholood FC Shocks Saudi Pro League!
According to @CLMerlo Orlando City SC’s striker Ramiro Enrique is headed to Al Kholood FC in a stunning $3 million deal for 3 years. Orlando City will also get 10% of a potential future sell of the… pic.twitter.com/nabkPuTLTk
— Loud and Proud Orlando (@lpo_podcast) August 29, 2025
Man I’ve loved watching Enrique. He’ll be a big loss with his energy and enthusiasm off the bench. Hopefully McGuire is 100%.
— Kevin Egan (@kev_egan) August 29, 2025
Good for him. His goal vs Atlanta made him an Orlando legend. Adios Enrique.
— Cody (@kaicyr21) August 29, 2025
I didn’t expect him to leave us for Saudi. Especially when he’s still very young.
— landin (@LandinOber) August 29, 2025
Thank you for everything. pic.twitter.com/MYzcCNiRAC
— Treasure Coast Collective (@NotoriousTCC) September 8, 2025
Clearing the decks for next year. I expect a huge overhaul in December
— David Valentin (@AFlorida_man76) August 29, 2025
Underrated holdup play and good consistency in scoring…but sure, let’s let go of him during the playoff run.
— 24601 (@StevrayFl) August 29, 2025
Duncan better be ready to go!!
Dang hate seeing Ramiro go. Plays with fire in his hair.
— Donny Moore (@Donny_Moore) August 29, 2025
Damn it. One of my favorite players
— berzo12 (@berzo12) August 29, 2025
Wait what?!?
Glad Duncan is back at least
What a surprise
He’s been very good for us https://t.co/AqbhWeEJFr
— x- Eddie Biggio 🏆 (@EddieTheCommish) August 29, 2025
This would be a great time to sign Justin Ellis to a homegrown deal to numb the pain https://t.co/8Nm6AGZOJR
— Araujo Masterclass (@Cgoodwin188) August 29, 2025
I even broke my rule of never buying a jersey with a player’s name on it😔💔 https://t.co/bsalKP6uS6 pic.twitter.com/YxTW5LR7Px
— Kevin🦁 (@KevinOCSC) August 29, 2025
…
Support Orlando City UK
Passionate about what we do, Orlando City UK content will always be free. The most important thing for us is sharing our love of Orlando City SC with you all and donations are by no means expected. However, if you enjoy our content, a token towards the regular maintenance of Orlando City UK is hugely appreciated!
