When Orlando City and LAFC executed a trade in December of 2018 that sent Joao Moutinho to Orlando and Mohamed El-Munir to Los Angeles its fair to say that there were mixed feelings about the deal among Orlando fans. During his lone season with the Lions ElMo had a soft spot in the hearts of many fans, primarily for his blazing fast recovery speed.
During his debut against D.C. United the speedster chased down Darren Mattocks on a breakaway after the attacker had a roughly 15-yard head start, and made a potentially goal-saving block to keep Orlando in the game.