Orlando City signed midfielder David Loera to a Homegrown Player contract just over a year ago. He became the club’s sixth Homegrown Player signing on Dec. 9, 2019 — just three days before OCSC announced the signing of Jordan Bender.
The North Carolina State University product had previously signed an academy contract to play with Orlando City B for the 2016 and 2017 seasons. In 2016, he played in three games, recording an assist. The following year, he played in five games and started one and was ranked 59th in the Boys’ IMG Academy Top 150.