Orlando Pride and Brazilian international defender Mônica took to Instagram today to announce her departure from the club prior to the start of the 2019 season. The 31-year-old, who has been with the Pride for all three seasons and made 53 appearances in purple (52 regular season and one playoff match), was one of seven players offered a contract option at the end of last season. The remaining 13 players of the 20-strong squad had either already seen their contract picked up or were federation allocated players.