4. Will Johnson
Position(s): Defensive Midfield, Central Midfield, Right Back
Nationality: Canada 🇨🇦
Other Citizenship: England 🏴
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
Date of Birth: 21/01/1987
Height: 5 ft 10 in
Lions Appearances: 75 (MLS) – 2017/19
New Club: Central Florida Panthers SC (May 2021)
58. Juninho
Position(s): Central Midfield, Defensive Midfield, Attacking Midfield
Nationality: Brazil 🇧🇷
Hometown: Volta Redonda
Date of Birth: 23/01/2001
Height: 5 ft 10 in
Lions Appearances: 1 (MLS) – 2023
New Club: Vasco da Gama (Loan Return)
10. Kaká
Position(s): Attacking Midfield, Left Wing
Nationality: Brazil 🇧🇷
Other Citizenship: Italy 🇮🇹
Hometown: Gama, Federal District
Date of Birth: 22/04/1982
Height: 6 ft 1 in
Lions Appearances: 75 (MLS) – 2015/17
New Club: (Retired)
9. Ercan Kara
Position(s): Centre Forward
Nationality: Austria 🇦🇹
Other Citizenship: Turkey 🇹🇷
Hometown: Vienna
Date of Birth: 03/01/1996
Height: 6 ft 4 in
Lions Appearances: 44 (MLS) – 2022/23
New Club: Samsunspor (September 2023)
54. Nabi Kibunguchy
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Position(s): Defender
Nationality: Kenya 🇰🇪
Other Citizenship: United States 🇺🇸
Hometown: Elk Grove, California
Date of Birth: 05/01/1998
Height: 6 ft 3 in
Lions Appearances: 0 (MLS) – 2023/24
New Club:
16. Sacha Kljestan
Position(s): Attacking Midfield, Central Midfield
Nationality: United States 🇺🇸
Other Citizenship: Serbia 🇷🇸
Hometown: Huntington Beach, California
Date of Birth: 09/09/1985
Height: 6 ft 1 in
Lions Appearances: 53 (MLS) – 2018/19
New Club: LA Galaxy (December 2019)
33. Jeorgio Kocevski
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Position(s): Central Midfield
Nationality: United States 🇺🇸
Other Citizenship: North Macedonia 🇲🇰
Hometown: Liverpool, New York
Date of Birth: 19/08/2002
Height: 6 ft 1 in
Lions Appearances: 11 (MLS) – 2024
New Club: Ventura County FC (March 2025)
Jason Kreis
Role: Head Coach
Nationality: United States 🇺🇸
Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska
Date of Birth: 29/12/1972
Height: 5 ft 8 in
Lions Tenure: 2016/18 (MLS)
New Club: U.S. Under-23 Men’s National Team (Head Coach), Fort Lauderdale CF (Head Coach)
9. Cyle Larin
Position(s): Centre Forward
Nationality: Canada 🇨🇦
Other Citizenship: Jamaica 🇯🇲
Hometown: Brampton, Ontario
Date of Birth: 17/04/1995
Height: 6 ft 2 in
Lions Appearances: 87 (MLS) – 2015/17
New Club: Beşiktaş (January 2018)
6. Richie Laryea
Position(s): Attacking Midfield, Central Midfield
Nationality: Canada 🇨🇦
Other Citizenship: Ghana 🇬🇭
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
Date of Birth: 07/01/1995
Height: 5 ft 9 in
Lions Appearances: 21 (MLS) – 2016/18
New Club: Toronto FC (March 2019)
15. Cam Lindley
Position(s): Defensive Midfield
Nationality: United States 🇺🇸
Hometown: Carmel, Indiana
Date of Birth: 18/07/1997
Height: 5 ft 10 in
Lions Appearances: 3 (MLS) – 2018/19
New Club: Indy Eleven (February 2020)
14. Nicolás Lodeiro
Position(s): Attacking Midfield, Central Midfield, Right Wing
Nationality: Uruguay 🇺🇾
Other Citizenship: United States 🇺🇸
Hometown: Paysandú
Date of Birth: 21/03/1989
Height: 5 ft 9 in
Lions Appearances: 34 (MLS) – 2024
New Club: Houston Dynamo (February 2025)
30. David Loera
Position(s): Attacking Midfield, Centre Forward
Nationality: United States 🇺🇸
Other Citizenship: Spain 🇪🇸
Hometown: Orlando, Florida
Date of Birth: 10/09/1998
Height: 5 ft 5 in
Lions Appearances: 3 (MLS) – 2020/21
New Club: San Antonio FC (January 2022)
95. Favian Loyola
Position(s): Right Wing, Attacking Midfield, Centre Forward
Nationality: Chile 🇨🇱
Other Citizenship: United States 🇺🇸
Hometown: Orlando, Florida
Date of Birth: 18/05/2005
Height: 5 ft 10 in
Lions Appearances: 1 (MLS) – 2023/25
New Club: Audax Italiano (January 2026)
27. Jack Lynn
Position(s): Centre Forward
Nationality: United States 🇺🇸
Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
Date of Birth: 12/01/2000
Height: 6 ft 2 in
Lions Appearances: 17 (MLS) – 2022/24
New Club: (Retired)
8. Felipe Martins
Position(s): Defensive Midfield, Central Midfield
Nationality: Brazil 🇧🇷
Other Citizenship: Italy 🇮🇹
Hometown: Engenheiro Beltrão
Date of Birth: 30/09/1990
Height: 5 ft 7 in
Lions Appearances: 30 (MLS) – 2023/24
New Club:
3. Emmanuel Mas
Position(s): Left Back
Nationality: Argentina 🇦🇷
Other Citizenship: Italy 🇮🇹
Hometown: San Juan
Date of Birth: 15/01/1989
Height: 6 ft 0 in
Lions Appearances: 16 (MLS) – 2021
New Club: Estudiantes de La Plata (January 2022)
44. David Mateos
Position(s): Centre Back
Nationality: Spain 🇪🇸
Hometown: Madrid
Date of Birth: 22/04/1987
Height: 6 ft 3 in
Lions Appearances: 27 (MLS) – 2015/16
New Club: Real Murcia (August 2017)
8. Jhegson Méndez
Position(s): Defensive Midfield, Central Midfield
Nationality: Ecuador 🇪🇨
Hometown: Mira
Date of Birth: 26/04/1997
Height: 5 ft 11 in
Lions Appearances: 72 (MLS) – 2019/22
New Club: Los Angeles FC (July 2022)
34. Randy Mendoza
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Position(s): Left Back
Nationality: United States 🇺🇸
Hometown: Santa Paula, California
Date of Birth: 21/03/1996
Height: 5 ft 10 in
Lions Appearances: 0 (MLS) – 2019
New Club: Stumptown Athletic (February 2020)
9. Justin Meram
Position(s): Left Wing, Right Wing, Centre Forward
Nationality: Iraq 🇮🇶
Other Citizenship: United States 🇺🇸
Hometown: Shelby Charter Township, Michigan
Date of Birth: 04/12/1988
Height: 6 ft 1 in
Lions Appearances: 17 (MLS) – 2018
New Club: Columbus Crew (August 2018)
99. Carlos Mercado
Position(s): Goalkeeper
Nationality: United States 🇺🇸
Other Citizenship: Mexico 🇲🇽
Hometown: Laredo, Texas
Date of Birth: 27/09/1999
Height: 6 ft 3 in
Lions Appearances: 0 (MLS) – 2024/25
New Club:
19. Benji Michel
Position(s): Left Wing, Right Wing, Centre Forward
Nationality: United States 🇺🇸
Other Citizenship: Haiti 🇭🇹
Hometown: Orlando, Florida
Date of Birth: 23/10/1997
Height: 5 ft 10 in
Lions Appearances: 103 (MLS) – 2019/22
New Club: FC Arouca (January 2023)
27. Kamal Miller
Position(s): Centre Back, Left Back
Nationality: Canada 🇨🇦
Other Citizenship: Jamaica 🇯🇲
Hometown: Pickering, Ontario
Date of Birth: 16/05/1997
Height: 6 ft 0 in
Lions Appearances: 28 (MLS) – 2019/20
New Club: CF Montréal (December 2020)
35. Filip Mirkovic
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Position(s): Defensive Midfield, Central Midfield
Nationality: United States 🇺🇸
Other Citizenship: Serbia 🇷🇸
Hometown: Manhattan, New York
Date of Birth: 17/10/2001
Height: 6 ft 2 in
Lions Appearances: 0 (MLS) – 2024
New Club: Crown Legacy FC (March 2024)
46. Trey Mitchell
*MLS Pool Goalkeeper*
Position(s): Goalkeeper
Nationality: United States 🇺🇸
Hometown: Alta Loma, California
Date of Birth: 27/04/1991
Height: 6 ft 2 in
Lions Appearances – 0 (MLS) – 2015
New Club: Pittsburgh Riverhounds (January 2017)
23. Shakur Mohammed
Position(s): Left Wing, Right Wing, Attacking Midfield, Centre Forward
Nationality: Ghana 🇬🇭
Hometown: Kumasi
Date of Birth: 27/08/2003
Height: 5 ft 10 in
Lions Appearances: 4 (MLS) – 2023/25
New Club: Nashville SC (January 2026)
18. Kevin Molino
Position(s): Right Wing, Left Wing, Attacking Midfield
Nationality: Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹
Hometown: Carenage
Date of Birth: 17/06/1990
Height: 5 ft 11 in
Lions Appearances: 84 (USL) – 2011/14, 37 (MLS) – 2015/16
New Club: Minnesota United (January 2017)
4. João Moutinho
Position(s): Left Back, Centre Back
Nationality: Portugal 🇵🇹
Hometown: Lisbon
Date of Birth: 12/01/1998
Height: 6 ft 0 in
Lions Appearances: 72 (MLS) – 2019/22
New Club: Spezia (December 2022)
9. Chris Mueller
Position(s): Left Wing, Right Wing
Nationality: United States 🇺🇸
Hometown: Schaumburg, Illinois
Date of Birth: 28/08/1996
Height: 5 ft 9 in
Lions Appearances: 112 (MLS) – 2018/21
New Club: Hibernian (January 2022)
23. Jake Mulraney
Position(s): Left Wing, Right Wing
Nationality: Republic of Ireland 🇮🇪
Hometown: Dublin
Date of Birth: 05/04/1996
Height: 5 ft 8 in
Lions Appearances: 17 (MLS) – 2022
New Club: St Patrick’s Athletic (January 2023)
9. Luis Muriel
Position(s): Centre Forward, Attacking Midfield
Nationality: Colombia 🇨🇴
Hometown: Santo Tomás
Date of Birth: 16/04/1991
Height: 5 ft 10 in
Lions Appearances: 66 (MLS) – 2024/25
New Club: Atlético Junior (January 2026)
Luiz Muzzi
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Role: Senior Advisor to Ownership, Global Soccer Ventures
Nationality: Brazil 🇧🇷
Hometown: Rio de Janeiro
Date of Birth: 14/03
Lions Tenure: 2018/25 (MLS)
New Club:
19. Danny Mwanga
Position(s): Centre Forward
Nationality: DR Congo 🇨🇩
Other Citizenship: United States 🇺🇸
Hometown: Kinshasa
Date of Birth: 17/07/1991
Height: 6 ft 2 in
Lions Appearances: 4 (MLS) – 2015
New Club: Tampa Bay Rowdies (December 2015)
17. Nani
Position(s): Left Wing, Right Wing
Nationality: Portugal 🇵🇹
Other Citizenship: Cape Verde 🇨🇻
Hometown: Amadora
Date of Birth: 17/11/1986
Height: 5 ft 10 in
Lions Appearances: 77 (MLS) – 2019/21
New Club: Venezia (January 2022)
24. Lewis Neal
Position(s): Central Midfield, Left Midfield, Right Midfield
Nationality: England 🏴
Hometown: Leicester
Date of Birth: 14/07/1981
Height: 5 ft 11 in
Lions Appearances: 21 (USL) – 2011, 21 (MLS) – 2015, 49 (USL) (with Orlando City B) – 2016/17
New Club: Orlando SeaWolves (May 2018)
23. Antonio Nocerino
Position(s): Defensive Midfield, Central Midfield, Right Midfield
Nationality: Italy 🇮🇹
Hometown: Naples
Date of Birth: 09/04/1985
Height: 5 ft 9 in
Lions Appearances: 52 (MLS) – 2016/17
New Club: Benevento (July 2018)
James O’Connor
Role: Head Coach
Nationality: Republic of Ireland 🇮🇪
Hometown: Dublin
Date of Birth: 01/09/1979
Height: 5 ft 8 in
Lions Tenure: 2018/19 (MLS)
New Club: Louisville City (Executive Vice President of Development)
5. Amobi Okugo
Position(s): Defensive Midfield
Nationality: United States 🇺🇸
Other Citizenship: Nigeria 🇳🇬
Hometown: Hayward, California
Date of Birth: 13/03/1991
Height: 6 ft 0 in
Lions Appearances: 15 (MLS) – 2015
New Club: Sporting Kansas City (July 2015)
12. Shane O’Neill
Position(s): Centre Back, Right Back
Nationality: United States 🇺🇸
Other Citizenship: Republic of Ireland 🇮🇪
Hometown: Midleton
Date of Birth: 02/09/1993
Height: 6 ft 2 in
Lions Appearances: 24 (MLS) – 2018/19
New Club: Seattle Sounders (January 2020)
9. Martin Paterson
Position(s): Centre Forward
Nationality: Northern Ireland
Other Citizenship: England 🏴
Hometown: Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent
Date of Birth: 10/05/1987
Height: 5 ft 10 in
Lions Appearances: 4 (MLS) – 2015
New Club: Blackpool (September 2015)
29. Santiago Patiño
Position(s): Centre Forward
Nationality: Colombia 🇨🇴
Other Citizenship: United States 🇺🇸
Hometown: Orlando, Florida
Date of Birth: 10/03/1997
Height: 6 ft 1 in
Lions Appearances: 13 (MLS) – 2019/20
New Club: San Antonio FC (January 2021)
7. Alexandre Pato
Position(s): Centre Forward, Right Wing, Left Wing
Nationality: Brazil 🇧🇷
Hometown: Pato Branco
Date of Birth: 02/09/1989
Height: 5 ft 11 in
Lions Appearances: 26 (MLS) – 2021/22
New Club: São Paulo (May 2023)
94. PC
Position(s): Left Back, Left Midfield
Nationality: Brazil 🇧🇷
Hometown: São Paulo
Date of Birth: 10/03/1994
Height: 5 ft 8 in
Lions Appearances: 16 (MLS) – 2017/18
New Club: Vancouver Whitecaps (December 2018)
21. Andrés Perea
Position(s): Defensive Midfield, Central Midfield
Nationality: United States 🇺🇸
Other Citizenship: Colombia 🇨🇴
Hometown: Tampa, Florida
Date of Birth: 14/11/2000
Height: 6 ft 0 in
Lions Appearances: 74 (MLS) – 2020/22
New Club: Philadelphia Union (December 2022)
95. Léo Pereira
Position(s): Centre Back
Nationality: Brazil 🇧🇷
Hometown: Curitiba
Date of Birth: 31/01/1996
Height: 6 ft 1 in
Lions Appearances: 10 (MLS) – 2017
New Club: Atlético Paranaense (Loan Return)
10. Mauricio Pereyra
Position(s): Attacking Midfield, Central Midfield, Right Wing
Nationality: Uruguay 🇺🇾
Other Citizenship: Italy 🇮🇹
Hometown: Montevideo
Date of Birth: 15/03/1990
Height: 5 ft 7 in
Lions Appearances: 114 (MLS) – 2019/23
New Club: Nacional (December 2023)
32. Matías Pérez García
Position(s): Attacking Midfield, Left Wing, Right Wing
Nationality: Argentina 🇦🇷
Hometown: Tartagal
Date of Birth: 13/10/1984
Height: 5 ft 5 in
Lions Appearances: 28 (MLS) – 2016/17
New Club: Club Atlético Tigre (July 2017)
20. Luca Petrasso
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Position(s): Left Back, Left Wing
Nationality: Canada 🇨🇦
Other Citizenship: Italy 🇮🇹
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
Date of Birth: 16/06/2000
Height: 5 ft 11 in
Lions Appearances: 14 (MLS) – 2023/24
New Club:
29. Stéfano Pinho
Position(s): Centre Forward, Left Wing, Right Wing
Nationality: Brazil 🇧🇷
Other Citizenship: United States 🇺🇸
Hometown: São João Nepomuceno
Date of Birth: 12/01/1991
Height: 6 ft 0 in
Lions Appearances: 23 (MLS) – 2018
New Club: PT Prachuap FC (January 2019)
5. Dillon Powers
Position(s): Central Midfield, Attacking Midfield
Nationality: United States 🇺🇸
Other Citizenship: Italy 🇮🇹
Hometown: Plano, Texas
Date of Birth: 14/02/1991
Height: 5 ft 11 in
Lions Appearances: 16 (MLS) – 2017/19
New Club: Dundee United (January 2020)
