ORLANDO, Fla. (Feb 20, 2019) --Orlando City B announces its 2019 roster ahead of the inaugural USL League One season.



“We are very excited to work with this talented group of young players,” said OCB General Manager Mike Potempa. “We’ve worked extremely hard to sign athletes we believe have the potential to one day play for the First Team utilizing our professional training environment and the competitive match structure within USL League One.”



Led by Head Coach Fernando de Argila Irurita, the group of 22 players ages 15 to 23 will kick off the regular season on Saturday, March 30, on the campus of Montverde Academy against FC Tucson. The average age of the signed roster is 19.5, with Luc Granitur being the youngest at just 15 years old. OCB has also signed six players from the Orlando City Development Academy and eight players from their respective youth national teams, including Juliano Chade of Brazil, Brandon John of Canada, Koby Osei-Wusu of Ghana, and Jahlane Forbes of the United States.



OCB sits at the top of Orlando City SC’s development pyramid bridging the gap between the Orlando City Development Academy and the First Team in Major League Soccer (MLS).



OCB is one of 10 teams competing in USL League One, with the team playing 28 regular-season matches in 2019. All home matches will be played on the campus of Montverde Academy at the MVA Athletic Complex.



The 2019 OCB Roster is available below:

Name, Age Position Country Player Background Austin Amer, 18

Midfield USA Orlando City Development Academy; Barca Academy U19 DA Will Bagrou, 22 Forward USA Drafted by Sporting Kansas City (2018), Mercer University (NCAA) Jordan Bender, 17 Midfield USA Orlando City Development Academy U19; US U17 National Team; Soccer Institute of Montverde (SIMA) participant Juliano Chade, 20 Goalkeeper Brazil Clube Athletico Paranaense (CAP); Brazil U17 and U20 National Teams; FIFA U17 World Cup 2015 Sergio Costabile, 19 Midfield Brazil Sport Club Corinthians Paulista U20 and Senior Team; Brazil U15 and U17 National Teams Ignacio Cubeddu, 18 Midfield USA Weston Development Academy U19; SIMA participant Thiago De Souza, 20 Midfield Brazil Clube Athletico Paranaense (CAP) Ates Diouf, 18 Midfield Senegal Orlando City Development Academy U19; Soccer Institute of Montverde (SIMA) participant Jahlane Forbes, 16 Defender USA Orlando City Development Academy; US U17 National Team, SIMA participant Luc Granitur, 15 Forward USA Orlando City Development Academy U19; US U16 National Team; Soccer Institute of Montverde (SIMA) participant Steven Hernandez, 21 Midfield USA American International College Christian Herrera, 21 Goalkeeper USA Swope Park Rangers; Portland Timbers 2; US U18 and U20 National Teams; Mexico U18 and U20 National Teams Jordan Hill, 22 Defender USA Davidson College (NCAA) Tanner Hummel, 22 Defender USA University of Kentucky (NCAA) Sebastian Joffre, 19 Midfield USA Eastern Florida State University; Fort Myers Gulfcoast High School (FL) Brandon John, 23 Defender Canada Canada U17 and U20 National Teams; FC Erzgebirge Aue (Germany); Seattle Sounders 2, SIMA Aguilas PDL Luca Mancuso, 17 Goalkeeper USA Weston Development Academy U19; Soccer Institute of Montverde (SIMA) participant Matheus Silva, 22 Defender Brazil San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) 2015-2017, Reno 1868 FC (USL), Swope Park Rangers (USL), SIMA alumnus Tresor Mbuyu, 22 Midfield USA Liberty University (NCAA) Randy Mendoza, 22 Defender USA UC Santa Barbara (NCAA), SIMA Aguilas (PDL) Koby Osei-Wusu, 23 Midfield USA Ghana U20 National Team; Richmond Kickers (USL) 2018; George Washington University (NCAA) Rafael Santos, 23 Midfield Brazil Drafted by DC United (2018); Virginia Commonwealth University (NCAA); Soccer Institute of Montverde (SIMA) alumnus Leonardo Silva Simas, 20 Defender Brazil Clube Athletico Paranaense (CAP) Moises Tablante, 17 Midfield USA Orlando City Development Academy U19; Soccer Institute of Montverde (SIMA) participant Wilfred Williams, 22 Defender USA Drafted by Sporting Kansas City (2018); US U15 National Team; Liberian Senior National Team Member