Major League Soccer’s secondary transfer window didn’t open until Tuesday, but, as several other franchises, Orlando City SC had already made its first move way before that as the Lions announced the signing of center back Shane O’Neill a couple of weeks ago.
Central defense shouldn’t be a spot of clear need within Orlando’s roster as the club already had Jonathan Spector, Lamine Sané, Amro Tarek, and Chris Schuler for the position, but a series of injuries and international call-ups left the team short-handed and forced midfielder Tony Rocha and fullback RJ Allen to see time as center backs some weeks ago, so the Lions decided to add an extra body there.