JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — There are only a handful of players left on Orlando City’s roster that were on the field for the club’s inaugural MLS match on March 8, 2015. Josh Saunders is one of those guys. Except here’s the thing: He was starting in goal for the opposing side, New York City FC.
Now, two years later, Saunders is a member of Orlando City and will be suiting up for the Lions in their season opener, again, against NYCFC at the club’s brand new downtown stadium.
The Lions quickly jumped on the opportunity to bring in Saunders a day after sending goalkeeper Patrick McLain, along with Kevin Molino, to Minnesota United FC last week in exchange for a record-setting amount of allocation money.