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Orlando City signs free agent Will Johnson

Orlando City has signed free agent midfielder Will Johnson on a two-year contract with an option for a third, the team announced Wednesday.

Financial details were not disclosed.

“We are pleased to add Will to the team,” Orlando City general manager Niki Budalic said in a statement published on the team’s official website. “He is a proven and accomplished MLS player that knows the league and [head coach Jason Kreis’] system very well from their time at Real Salt Lake. We are confident he will help the Club achieve its goals moving forward.”

A 10-year MLS veteran, Johnson comes to Orlando City after a successful one-year stint with his hometown side Toronto FC, tallying two goals and five assists in 23 league games.