ORLANDO, Fla (April 29, 2016) – Orlando City SC announced the trade of defender Aurélien Collin to the New York Red Bulls in exchange for their conditional fourth-round pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft today. The trade will open an international roster spot for the Lions.
“I’d like to thank Aurélien for everything he’s done. He’s been a fantastic professional, coming every day and doing everything that you expect of a really good professional like him,” Head Coach Adrian Heath said. “It’s one of them things that happens in sport. They’re looking for a center back and we felt as though this will give us an opportunity to get some salary relief and open another overseas slot for us.