ORLANDO, Fla. (Feb. 23, 2021) - Orlando City SC has acquired 24-year-old forward Silvester van der Water (VAN-der-VAH-ter) via transfer from Heracles Almelo of the Eredivisie, the Netherlands’ top-flight, it was announced today. Van der Water joins the Lions, pending the receipt of his P-1 Visa and ITC, on a three-year deal with an additional one-year option with Targeted Allocation Money used for the signing.
“We are excited to bring Silvester to Orlando and to Major League Soccer,” said Orlando City EVP of Soccer Operations Luiz Muzzi. “Silvester is an exciting, up-and-coming player that we have been targeting for a while.