After stand-out seasons for the Houston Dynamo, Giles Barnes found little playing time in Vancouver and was traded to Orlando City for Brek Shea prior to the 2017 season. Barnes arrived in Orlando with a sense of hope in reviving his career here in the Sunshine State.
He arrived in Orlando on a Designated Player contract and was bought down with Targeted Allocated Money during the summer transfer window when the club signed Yoshimar Yotun, only to have the option on his contract declined at season’s end by the Lions.