Orlando City Acquire F Luis Muriel From Italian League – News18

Orlando City SC acquired Colombian ahead Luis Muriel on Thursday and signed him to a 3-yr contract by the 2026 season.

Muriel will fill a delegated participant roster spot. He most lately performed for Atalanta BC of Italy’s Serie A TIM.

“We are very excited to welcome Luis to Orlando. Whenever he’s on the field, he’s a player that is known to always be a threat to score, will force defenses to account for him at all times, and has the ability to combine with and make his teammates better,” Orlando normal supervisor Luiz Muzzi stated in a information launch. “His accolades and statistics over his career thus far speak for themselves. He’s someone that we feel will help us take the next step in our pursuit to win trophies, not only this season but in the future as well.”

Muriel, 32, beforehand performed for Orlando City head coach Oscar Pareja with Colombia’s Deportivo Cali.

Between professional golf equipment in South America and Europe, Muriel has made 471 appearances with 151 objectives and 73 assists.

After the 2020-21 season, Muriel was named to the Serie A Team of the Year when he tallied 22 objectives and 9 assists in league play.

“I am very excited and happy to be here, to live the atmosphere that is this city of the team and with a lot of desire to get started,” Muriel stated. “I had various offers when Oscar Pareja and Orlando called me. I made this decision when looking at the development of this Club, the players here and the desires of everyone to win titles. All were things that went into my decision.”

He additionally has made 51 appearances for Colombia’s National Team, scoring 12 objectives since making his senior worldwide debut in 2012.

–Field Level Media

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