Orlando City signed academy product Michael Halliday on Wednesday, the eighth Homegrown player to earn a spot on the first team.
At 17 years old, Halliday is one of the youngest players to sign an Orlando City first team contract. He was one of two prospects selected to join the first team in its preseason training camp in Cancún, Mexico.
The young defender grew up in Apopka and started playing for the Lions’ U-13 team in 2016. Since then, he moved upward through the program to the U-19 team.
Halliday was initially signed to the Orlando City B roster.