Orlando City announced the short-term signing this afternoon of academy product and Orlando City B starting goalkeeper Javier Otero. The signing makes Otero available for selection tonight in New England where the 19-year-old will likely back up Adam Grinwis.
Orlando City is without its top two goalkeepers for this game after Pedro Gallese played in Qatar in Peru’s World Cup Qualifying playoff against Australia on Monday and Mason Stajduhar had jaw surgery last week. The latter will miss six to eight weeks following the procedure. As a result, the team is left with the only other goalkeeper on the roster in Grinwis, resulting in the need for an additional shot stopper.