ORLANDO, Fla. (July 11, 2019) - Orlando City SC has announced the acquisition of Brazilian 24-year-old midfielder Francisco Wellington Barbosa de Lisboa, “Robinho” (pronounced: roh-BEAN-yo), from Columbus Crew SC in exchange for $50,000 in Targeted Allocation Money (TAM).
Robinho has made 19 regular-season appearances, with 13 starts in 2019 MLS regular-season competition with Columbus. Robinho appeared in two Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup matches for Columbus, starting in a win over Pittsburgh, while coming off the bench in the Round of 16 contest against Atlanta United.
“We are extremely excited to welcome Robinho to Orlando City.