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Orlando Pride

2024 season
Head coach	Seb Hines
Stadium	Inter&Co Stadium Orlando, Florida
NWSL	1st of 14 (NWSL Shield)
Playoffs	Champions
Summer Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Barbra Banda (13) All: Barbra Banda (17)
Highest home attendance	17,087 (Sep 28 vs. Houston Dash)
Lowest home attendance	5,586 (Mar 29 vs. Chicago Red Stars)
Average home league attendance	8,340
Home colors Away colors
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The 2024 Orlando Pride season was the Orlando Pride's ninth season in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. The Pride won the NWSL Shield, its first trophy, by finishing the regular season in first place. On November 24, 2024, the Pride defeated the Washington Spirit 1-0 to become NWSL champions for the first time in franchise history.

Notable events

Two new expansion franchises, Bay FC and Utah Royals, joined the NWSL in 2024. Orlando traded for full protection from both teams in the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft and therefore had no players selected.

After four-and-a-half seasons under the Exploria sponsorship name, Orlando City's home stadium was rebranded as Inter&Co Stadium ahead of the 2024 season.

Ahead of the 2024 season it was announced that after four seasons as a league cup competition, the NWSL Challenge Cup would become a super cup between the previous season's NWSL Shield (regular season) and NWSL Championship (post season) winners. As a result, Orlando Pride did not participate in the 2024 Challenge Cup. It made way for the Summer Cup, a similar style tournament including Liga MX Femenil teams.

On March 7, the team signed Zambian forward Barbra Banda from Shanghai Shengli for a transfer fee reported to be $740,000; a new club record transfer fee and the second-highest in women's soccer history.

The Pride won the NWSL Shield, the team's first trophy, clinching it with a win over Washington Spirit on October 6. They did so while setting several NWSL records, notably going undefeated through the first 23 regular season games until a loss to the Portland Thorns FC on October 11. The streak stretched back to the previous season, lasting 24 NWSL regular seasons games and 27 games in all competitions in total. Goalkeeper Anna Moorhouse also set a new NWSL record for shutouts in a single season with 13, beating Adrianna Franch's 11 shutouts set with Portland Thorns in 2017.

Orlando ended a five-year playoff drought and earned the first postseason victory in club history on November 8 with a 4–1 victory over Chicago Red Stars. The team reached the NWSL Championship game for the first time. It also marked the first time an NWSL Shield winner had reached the Championship since North Carolina Courage in 2019 and similarly the first time since 2019 that the #1 and #2 seeds met in the Championship. On November 23, Orlando became the second club after North Carolina to win the double, defeating Washington 1–0 in the final.

At the end of the season, Emily Sams, Marta and Barbra Banda were named NWSL Best XI first team. Anna Moorhouse and Kerry Abello were named NWSL Best XI second team. Seb Hines was named Coach of the Year.

Roster

As of September 5, 2024.

No.	Nationality	Name	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Previous club	Notes
Goalkeepers
1		Anna Moorhouse	GK	(1995-03-30) March 30, 1995 (age 29)	Bordeaux	–
21		Sofia Manner	GK	(1997-11-09) November 9, 1997 (age 27)	FC Honka	INT
40		McKinley Crone	GK	(1998-10-20) October 20, 1998 (age 26)	Alabama Crimson Tide	–
Defenders
2		Haley McCutcheon	DF	(1996-02-22) February 22, 1996 (age 28)	Houston Dash	–
3		Kylie Strom	DF	(1992-03-18) March 18, 1992 (age 32)	Atlético Madrid	–
4		Rafaelle Souza	DF	(1991-06-18) June 18, 1991 (age 33)	Arsenal	–
5		Megan Montefusco	DF	(1992-09-03) September 3, 1992 (age 32)	Houston Dash	SEI
6		Emily Sams	DF	(1999-07-01) July 1, 1999 (age 25)	BK Häcken	–
12		Carrie Lawrence	DF	(1997-07-15) July 15, 1997 (age 27)	UCF Knights	–
13		Celia	DF	(1995-06-20) June 20, 1995 (age 29)	Seattle Reign FC	–
19		Carson Pickett	DF	(1993-09-15) September 15, 1993 (age 31)	Racing Louisville	–
25		Kerry Abello	DF	(1999-09-17) September 17, 1999 (age 25)	Penn State Nittany Lions	–
31		Cori Dyke	DF	(2000-09-20) September 20, 2000 (age 24)	Penn State Nittany Lions	–
32		Brianna Martínez	DF	(2000-04-22) April 22, 2000 (age 24)	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	–
Midfielders
8		Luana	MF	(1993-05-02) May 2, 1993 (age 31)	Corinthians	INT, SEI
14		Viviana Villacorta	MF	(1999-02-02) February 2, 1999 (age 25)	UCLA Bruins	–
15		Angelina	MF	(2000-01-26) January 26, 2000 (age 24)	Seattle Reign FC	–
16		Morgan Gautrat	MF	(1993-02-26) February 26, 1993 (age 31)	Kansas City Current	–
17		Evelina Duljan	MF	(2003-05-12) May 12, 2003 (age 21)	Juventus	INT
23		Grace Chanda	MF	(1997-06-11) June 11, 1997 (age 27)	Madrid CFF	INT, SEI
28		Summer Yates	MF	(2000-06-17) June 17, 2000 (age 24)	Washington Huskies	–
30		Ally Lemos	MF	(2004-03-04) March 4, 2004 (age 20)	UCLA Bruins	–
Forwards
7		Mariana Larroquette	FW	(1992-10-24) October 24, 1992 (age 32)	Club León	–
9		Adriana	FW	(1996-11-17) November 17, 1996 (age 28)	Corinthians	–
10		Marta	FW	(1986-02-19) February 19, 1986 (age 38)	FC Rosengård	–
11		Ally Watt	FW	(1997-03-12) March 12, 1997 (age 27)	Seattle Reign FC	–
18		Simone Charley	FW	(1995-02-04) February 4, 1995 (age 29)	Angel City FC	SEI
20		Julie Doyle	FW	(1998-08-30) August 30, 1998 (age 26)	Santa Clara Broncos	–
22		Barbra Banda	FW	(2000-03-20) March 20, 2000 (age 24)	Shanghai Shengli	INT

Staff

As of March 3, 2023.

Executive
Majority owner and chairman	Mark Wilf
Majority owner and vice-chair	Zygi Wilf
Majority owner and vice-chair	Leonard Wilf
President of business operations	Jarrod Dillon
General manager	Haley Carter
Coaching staff
Head coach	Seb Hines
Assistant coach	Giles Barnes
Assistant coach	Yolanda Thomas
Goalkeeper coach	Paul Crichton
Director of medical & performance	Cory Price
Strength and conditioning coach	Christi Edson

Match results

Friendlies

Orlando Pride opened preseason camp on January 23. Six friendly matches were scheduled with all played behind closed doors.

National Women's Soccer League

The NWSL regular season was played on a balanced schedule i.e. each team will play every other team twice; once at home and once away. The top eight teams qualified for the playoffs, an increase of two from the previous year.

Results summary

Last updated: November 2, 2024.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by round

1. ORL's position at the end of the matchweek, not their match.

Results

League standings

Playoffs

The top eight teams qualified for the playoffs. All rounds were single elimination. Orlando qualified for the first time since 2017 and entered as the #1 seed, matching them at home to the #8 seed in the quarterfinals.

NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup

In 2024, NWSL and Liga MX Femenil combined for a new tournament, the Summer Cup. All 14 NWSL clubs and six Liga MX clubs competed in a group stage before a knockout round.

Group stage

July 27 Group stage	Orlando Pride	2–2 (5–4 p)	Monterrey	Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm	Kerr 50' Doyle 83'	Report	Burkenroad 43' R. Bernal 61',  89'	Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium Referee: Shawn Tehini
	Penalties
	Doyle Lemos Yates Dyke Kerr		R. Bernal García van Dongen K. Martínez Evangelista

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		NC	LOU	ORL	MON
1	North Carolina Courage	3	1	2	0	0	5	2	+3	7	Advances to knockout stage		—	1–1	1–1	3–0
2	Racing Louisville FC	3	1	1	1	0	5	3	+2	6			1–1	—	1–1	3–1
3	Orlando Pride	3	0	1	2	0	4	4	0	4			1–1	1–1	—	2–2
4	Monterrey	3	0	0	1	2	3	8	−5	1			0–3	1–3	2–2	—

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of match played November 23, 2024

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		NWSL		Playoffs		Summer Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ENG	Anna Moorhouse	30	0	26	0	3	0	1	0
21	GK	FIN	Sofia Manner	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
40	GK	USA	McKinley Crone	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Defenders
2	DF	USA	Haley McCutcheon	27	2	18+4	0	3	2	2	0
3	DF	USA	Kylie Strom	31	0	24+1	0	3	0	3	0
4	DF	BRA	Rafaelle Souza	9	0	6+3	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	USA	Megan Montefusco	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	USA	Emily Sams	28	1	24+1	1	3	0	0	0
12	DF	USA	Carrie Lawrence	11	0	3+6	0	0	0	2	0
13	DF	ESP	Celia	7	1	1+2	0	0+1	0	3	1
19	DF	USA	Carson Pickett	10	1	4+3	1	0+3	0	0	0
25	DF	USA	Kerry Abello	31	1	25+1	1	3	0	1+1	0
31	DF	USA	Cori Dyke	26	0	11+10	0	3	0	2	0
32	DF	USA	Brianna Martínez	14	0	8+5	0	0	0	1	0
Midfielders
8	MF	BRA	Luana	3	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	USA	Viviana Villacorta	4	0	1+2	0	0+1	0	0	0
15	MF	BRA	Angelina	24	2	16+5	2	3	0	0	0
16	MF	USA	Morgan Gautrat	22	0	11+6	0	0+2	0	2+1	0
17	MF	SWE	Evelina Duljan	11	1	1+7	0	0	0	2+1	1
23	MF	ZAM	Grace Chanda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	USA	Summer Yates	31	5	17+8	5	1+2	0	2+1	0
30	MF	USA	Ally Lemos	16	0	2+11	0	0	0	2+1	0
Forwards
7	FW	ARG	Mariana Larroquette	7	0	0+4	0	0	0	1+2	0
9	FW	BRA	Adriana	26	6	19+4	6	2+1	0	0	0
10	FW	BRA	Marta	26	11	19+4	9	3	2	0	0
11	FW	USA	Ally Watt	28	3	9+13	3	3	0	2+1	0
18	FW	USA	Simone Charley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	FW	USA	Julie Doyle	30	3	19+5	2	0+3	0	2+1	1
22	FW	ZAM	Barbra Banda	25	17	20+2	13	3	4	0	0
Players away from the club on loan:
29	FW	CAN	Amanda Allen	11	0	0+8	0	0	0	1+2	0
Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:
33	FW	USA	Alex Kerr	4	1	0+1	0	0	0	2+1	1
36	MF	USA	Claire Winter	2	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0

Goalscorers

As of match played November 23, 2024

Rank	No.	Pos.	Name	NWSL	Playoffs	Summer Cup	Total
1	22	FW	Barbra Banda	13	4	0	17
2	10	FW	Marta	9	2	0	11
3	9	FW	Adriana	6	0	0	6
4	28	MF	Summer Yates	5	0	0	5
5	11	FW	Ally Watt	3	0	0	3
	20	FW	Julie Doyle	2	0	1	3
7	2	DF	Haley McCutcheon	0	2	0	2
	15	MF	Angelina	2	0	0	2
9	6	DF	Emily Sams	1	0	0	1
	13	DF	Celia	0	0	1	1
	17	MF	Evelina Duljan	0	0	1	1
	19	DF	Carson Pickett	1	0	0	1
	25	DF	Kerry Abello	1	0	0	1
	33	FW	Alex Kerr	0	0	1	1
Own goals				3	0	0	3
Total				46	8	4	58

Shutouts

As of match played November 23, 2024

Rank	No.	Pos.	Name	NWSL	Playoffs	Summer Cup	Total
1	1	GK	Anna Moorhouse	13	1	0	14
Total				13	1	0	14

Disciplinary record

As of match played November 23, 2024

No.	Pos.	Name	NWSL			Playoffs			Summer Cup			Total
1	GK	Anna Moorhouse	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2	DF	Haley McCutcheon	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
3	DF	Kylie Strom	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
4	DF	Rafaelle Souza	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
6	DF	Emily Sams	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
8	MF	Luana	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
10	FW	Marta	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
11	FW	Ally Watt	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
12	DF	Carrie Lawrence	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
13	DF	Celia	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0
15	MF	Angelina	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
16	MF	Morgan Gautrat	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
19	DF	Carson Pickett	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
20	FW	Julie Doyle	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
22	FW	Barbra Banda	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
25	DF	Kerry Abello	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
29	FW	Amanda Allen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
30	MF	Ally Lemos	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
31	DF	Cori Dyke	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
32	DF	Brianna Martínez	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
36	MF	Claire Winter	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Total			29	3	0	7	0	0	3	0	0	39	3	0

Transfers and loans

2024 NWSL Draft

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2024 college draft was held on January 12, 2024. Orlando made four selections.

Round	Pick	Player	Pos.	College	Status
1	9	Ally Lemos	MF	University of California, Los Angeles	Signed
2	22	Cori Dyke	DF	Pennsylvania State University	Signed
4	50	Alex Kerr	FW	Texas Tech University	Signed
	56	Talia Gabarra	MF	University of Central Florida	Not signed

Transfers in

Date	Player	Pos.	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref.
December 1, 2023	Sofia Manner	GK	FC Honka	Undisclosed fee.
December 13, 2023	Angelina	MF	Seattle Reign	Free agent signing.
December 14, 2023	Luana	MF	Corinthians
January 2, 2024	Evelina Duljan	MF	Juventus	Free agent signing.
January 11, 2024	Morgan Gautrat	MF	Kansas City Current	Acquired with $50,000 in allocation money in exchange for a 2024 international roster spot.
January 24, 2024	Simone Charley	FW	Angel City FC	Free agent signing.
March 7, 2024	Barbra Banda	FW	Shanghai Shengli	Undisclosed fee. Reportedly $740,000.
May 30, 2024	Grace Chanda	MF	Madrid CFF	Free agent signing.
July 18, 2024	Kenna Caldwell	GK	Texas A&M Aggies	National Team Replacement contract.
	Claire Winter	MF	FC Thy-Thisted Q	National Team Replacement contract.
August 16, 2024	Carson Pickett	DF	Racing Louisville	Acquired in exchange for $75,000 in allocation money.

Transfers out

Date	Player	Pos.	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref.
November 15, 2023	Mikayla Cluff	MF	Utah Royals	Traded with the No. 26 overall selection in the 2024 NWSL Draft in exchange for $90,000 in allocation money and 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft protection.
November 20, 2023	Thais Reiss	MF	Villarreal	Option declined
	Caitlin Cosme	DF	Stjarnan	Out of contract
	Jordyn Listro	MF	Tampa Bay Sun	Out of contract
December 12, 2023	Carly Nelson	GK	Utah Royals	Traded with $65,000 in allocation money in exchange for a 2024 international roster spot
January 16, 2024	Erika Tymrak	MF	Tampa Bay Sun	Mutually terminated contract
January 26, 2024	Messiah Bright	FW	Angel City FC	Traded in exchange for $130,000 in allocation money.
April 16, 2024	Kaylie Collins	GK	Seattle Reign	Waived
	Tori Hansen	DF	Brooklyn FC	Waived
August 28, 2024	Alex Kerr	FW	Como	Waived
August 3, 2024	Kenna Caldwell	GK		End of National Team Replacement contract.
	Claire Winter	MF	Lexington SC	End of National Team Replacement contract.

Loans out

Date	Player	Pos.	Loaned to	Notes	Ref.
September 5, 2024	Amanda Allen	FW	Lexington SC	Until May 2025

Preseason trialists

Orlando Pride began preseason training on January 23, 2024. The squad included four non-roster invitees on trial with the team during preseason. McKinley Crone returned to Orlando having played with the Pride during the previous season before her contract expired while five-year NWSL veteran Simone Charley was a free agent having been with Angel City FC for the last two seasons. Two undrafted rookies were also included: goalkeeper Kenna Caldwell out of Texas A&M University and defender Raegan Cox out of Michigan State University. Emily Moxley also trained with the team in preseason.

2024 Orlando Pride trialists
Player	Position	Previous team
McKinley Crone	GK	Orlando Pride
Simone Charley	FW	Angel City FC
Kenna Caldwell	GK	Texas A&M Aggies
Raegan Cox	DF	Michigan State Spartans
Emily Moxley	DF	North Carolina Tar Heels

1. Signed to first team contract.
2. Signed to National Team Replacement contract.

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External links

• Official website

• 2024 National Women's Soccer League season
• Orlando Pride seasons
• American soccer clubs 2024 season
• 2024 in sports in Florida