Orlando City announced this afternoon that it has acquired Uruguayan defender José Aja on a six-month loan from Uruguayan Primera Division side Nacional. The deal gives the MLS club an option to buy, pending approval of his P-1 visa and ITC.
Aja has been with Nacional, the most popular club in Uruguay, since 2014, and played the most recent Clausura season with Racing Club de Montevideo. The 23-year-old made 12 appearances in 15 games for Racing, scoring twice and assisting once in 1,278 minutes of play.
The defender had returned to his parent club, Nacional, following his loan, where he began to train.