ORLANDO, Fla. (July 17, 2020) - Orlando City SC has acquired a natural first round draft pick in the 2021 Major League Soccer SuperDraft from the Philadelphia Union, it was announced today. In exchange, the Lions have traded Homegrown Player rights to defender Nathan Harriel.
A native of Oldsmar, Fla., Harriel played for the Clearwater Chargers early on but ultimately decided to leave for the YSC Academy in Wayne, Penn., before becoming a member of the Union Academy and later signed to the Bethlehem Steel - the Union’s USL Championship side - in 2019.
“We were in a unique situation with Nathan,” Orlando City EVP of Soccer Operations Luiz Muzzi said.