When you think of leaders for Orlando City, your first thoughts likely go to the team’s captain, Kaká. Although he is a very influential player in the organization, a lot of the younger players on the Lions squad instead look to midfielder Antonio Nocerino as a mentor and a leader. Don’t call him a leader, though. He doesn’t consider himself one. At least, not the typical leader that most would think of.
“For me, I prefer to be a leader by example,” Nocerino said on Media Day, “I don’t like to be called a leader, no.