Marcelo Nicolás Lodeiro Benítez, commonly known as Nicolás Lodeiro, is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club Orlando City SC.
Lodeiro with Uruguay in 2015
Lodeiro with Ajax in 2011
Lodeiro with Boca Juniors in 2016
Lodeiro playing for Seattle Sounders in 2017
Orlando City Soccer Club, known as Orlando City SC or simply Orlando City, is an American professional soccer club based in Orlando, Florida. The club competes as a member of the Eastern Conference in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top division in the United States soccer league system. Orlando City SC began play in 2015 as the 21st franchise in MLS, succeeding the USL Pro team of the same name. In doing so they became the first MLS team in Florida since Miami Fusion and Tampa Bay Mutiny both folded following the 2001 season. The team plays in Downtown Orlando at Inter&Co Stadium, which it owns and operates.
Brazilian World Cup-winner Kaká was the team's first Designated Player.
Brek Shea playing against the Houston Dynamo in a game during the 2015 season
Inter&Co Stadium
Camping World Stadium (pictured), Orlando City's home venue for their first two seasons.