2022 Orlando Pride season

The 2022 Orlando Pride season will be Orlando Pride's seventh season in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.

Orlando Pride
2022 season
Head coachAmanda Cromwell
StadiumExploria Stadium
Orlando, Florida

Notable events

Following the departure of interim head coach Becky Burleigh at the end of the previous season, Orlando announced the appointment of Amanda Cromwell as the team's permanent head coach on December 7, 2021. Four days earlier she had stood down as head coach of UCLA Bruins women's soccer after nine seasons in charge. Cromwell also had to divest her investment stake in 2022 expansion side Angel City FC in order to take the job.[1]

On December 13, 2021, the United States Soccer Federation announced the end of the allocation system ahead of the 2022 season.[2] At the time Orlando had already traded away Ali Krieger and Ashlyn Harris, and had a deal made in principal to trade away Alex Morgan meaning Canadian goalkeeper Erin McLeod was the only federated player under contract with the Pride.

On December 16, 2021, with the addition of Angel City FC and San Diego Wave FC ahead of the 2022 NWSL season, the NWSL held the 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft. Angel City selected the playing rights of Claire Emslie off Orlando's unprotected list. Emslie had transfered out of the NWSL to English FA WSL team Everton in December 2020.[3] San Diego did not select anyone from Orlando although the trade sending Alex Morgan to San Diego was officially announced immediately after the draft suggesting draft protection had already been agreed as part of the trade.[4] The following day, Orlando traded Brittany Wilson and a third-round 2023 NWSL Draft pick to Angel City in exchange for a fourth-round 2023 NWSL Draft pick. General manager Ian Fleming's comments in the trade press release confirmed expansion draft protection for players currently on the Pride roster had been agreed as part of the deal.[5][6]

Roster
As of December 17, 2021[7]
No. Nationality Name Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Erin McLeod GK (1983-02-26) February 26, 1983 Växjö DFF –
18 Kaylie Collins GK (1998-05-17) May 17, 1998 USC Trojans –
Defenders
3 Toni Pressley DF (1990-02-19) February 19, 1990 Houston Dash –
4 Amy Turner DF (1991-07-04) July 4, 1991 Manchester United INT
7 Ali Riley DF (1987-10-30) October 30, 1987 Bayern Munich –
12 Carrie Lawrence DF (1997-07-15) July 15, 1997 UCF Knights SUP
17 Courtney Petersen DF (1997-10-28) October 28, 1997 Virginia Cavaliers –
21 Phoebe McClernon DF (1997-12-13) December 13, 1997 Växjö DFF –
23 Kylie Strom DF (1992-03-18) March 18, 1992 Atlético Madrid –
Midfielders
6 Jade Moore MF (1990-10-22) October 22, 1990 Reading INT
8 Gunnhildur Jónsdóttir MF (1988-09-28) September 28, 1988 Kansas City NWSL –
14 Marisa Viggiano MF (1997-02-05) February 5, 1997 Northwestern Wildcats –
15 Erika Tymrak MF (1991-08-07) August 7, 1991 Utah Royals –
20 Parker Roberts MF (1997-07-30) July 30, 1997 Florida Gators –
22 Taylor Kornieck MF (1998-11-22) November 22, 1998 Colorado Buffaloes –
27 Chelsee Washington MF (1997-11-17) November 17, 1997 Bowling Green Falcons SUP
28 Meggie Dougherty Howard MF (1995-07-27) July 27, 1995 Washington Spirit –
32 Viviana Villacorta MF (1999-02-02) February 2, 1999 UCLA Bruins –
Angharad James MF (1994-06-01) June 1, 1994 North Carolina Courage INT
Forwards
2 Sydney Leroux FW (1990-05-07) May 7, 1990 FC Kansas City –
10 Marta FW (1986-02-19) February 19, 1986 FC Rosengård –
29 Abi Kim FW (1998-07-19) July 19, 1998 Fiorentina –

Staff
As of December 7, 2021.[8][9]
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 Ian Fleming
Coaching staff
Head coach Amanda Cromwell
Coach Seb Hines
Goalkeeping coach Lloyd Yaxley

Match results

National Women's Soccer League
Main article: 2022 National Women's Soccer League season

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Angel City FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NWSL Shield
2 Chicago Red Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Playoffs – Semi-Finals
3 Houston Dash 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Playoffs – First Round
4 Kansas City Current 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 NJ/NY Gotham FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 North Carolina Courage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 OL Reign 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Orlando Pride 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Portland Thorns FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Racing Louisville FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 San Diego Wave FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Washington Spirit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on TBD, 2022. Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Transfers and loans

2022 NWSL Draft

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2022 college draft will be held on December 18, 2021. Orlando currently has four selections.

Round Pick Player Pos. College Status
1 5
11
3 29
31

Transfers in
Date Player Pos. Previous club Fee/Notes Ref.
December 16, 2021 Angharad James MF San Diego Wave Acquired in a trade with $275,000 in allocation money in exchange for Alex Morgan [4]

Transfers out
Date Player Pos. Destination club Fee/Notes Ref.
November 1, 2021 Ally Haran DF Canberra United Out of contract [10][11]
December 1, 2021 Jodie Taylor FW San Diego Wave Traded in exchange for a second or third-round pick in the 2023 draft or allocation money, pending conditions met. [12]
December 6, 2021 Ashlyn Harris GK Gotham FC Traded in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft, a third-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft and $50,000 in allocation money. [13]
Ali Krieger DF [13]
December 7, 2021 Emily van Egmond MF Newcastle Jets Transfer [14]
December 8, 2021 Konya Plummer DF Option declined [15]
Crystal Thomas FW Out of contract [15]
December 16, 2021 Alex Morgan FW San Diego Wave Traded in exchange for Angharad James, $275,000 in allocation money and 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft protection. [16][4]
December 17, 2021 Brittany Wilson GK Angel City Traded with a third-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft and partial 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft protection. [5]

Loans out
Date Player Pos. Loaned to Notes Ref.
November 1, 2021 Chelsee Washington MF Canberra United Until April 3, 2022 [10]

References
  1. "Orlando Pride Hires Amanda Cromwell as Head Coach". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  2. Ilyas, Adnan (December 13, 2021). "USSF to no longer pay USWNT club salaries". Stars and Stripes FC.
  3. "2022 NWSL Expansion Draft tracker". CBS.
  4. "Pride Acquire NWSL Record $275,000 in Allocation Money, Angharad James from San Diego; Trade Forward Alex Morgan". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  5. "Orlando Pride Acquires 2023 Fourth Round Draft Pick from Angel City FC". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  6. Rollins, Sean (December 17, 2021). "Orlando Pride Trade Brittany Wilson to Angel City FC". The Mane Land.
  7. "Orlando Pride Roster". Orlando City SC. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  8. "Orlando Pride Staff". Orlando Pride.
  9. "Board of Directors". Orlando City SC.
  10. "Orlando Pride Loan Washington, Transfer Haran to Canberra United". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  11. "Canberra United signs two U.S Internationals for 2021/22 - Canberra United". Canberra United.
  12. "Orlando Pride Trades Forward Jodie Taylor to San Diego Wave FC". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  13. "Orlando Pride Acquires 2022 First Round Pick, 2023 Third Round Pick and Allocation Money from NJ/NY Gotham FC". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  14. "Orlando Pride Transfers Emily van Egmond to Newcastle Jets FC". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  15. "Orlando Pride Exercises Options on Nine Players Following 2021 Season". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  16. "San Diego Wave FC Signs American Soccer Icon Alex Morgan Ahead of Inaugural Season". sandiegowavefc.com.
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