ORLANDO – Seven young players have joined Orlando Pride for the NWSL Fall Series on short-term contracts. Carrie Lawrence, Ally Haran, Zandy Soree, Deneisha Blackwood, Jordyn Listro, Savanah Uveges and Kate Howarth all signed for the club on Tuesday.
This will be Lawrence’s second stint at the Pride having been waived before the NWSL Challenge Cup. The defender is steeped in Orlando soccer, having played her college soccer at UCF where she played 49 times.
Haran comes after leaving Houston Dash. Since graduating Wake Forest the 24-year-old went to Iceland, playing for UMF Selfoss starting 19 times, scoring two goals, and being named to the team of the year.
Soree signed her first professional contract on Tuesday also coming from the Knights where she played 67 matches, 55 of them starts. She has national team experience having worked her way through the Belgian youth set up and managing three appearances for the senior national team.
Blackwood also brings national team experience having played for Jamaica. Her most recent experience was in Czechia with Slavia Prague.
Listro joins from Spain’s Granadilla Tenerife but is no stranger to playing her soccer in Florida having played for South Florida. She set a record for the Bulls with 82 appearances, managing five assists.
Uveges also returns to the club, having trialled in Orlando in the preseason. She joins from the University of Nebraska where she made 44 appearances and scored 11 goals.
Howarth is the only signee having prior NWSL experience. She joined the Boston Breakers in 2013 where she played four matches. Since then she’s played 69 matches for the New England Mutiny in the Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL). The Pride kick off their Fall Season on the 19th of September against the North Carolina Courage aired nationally on CBS.
(Photo: Belgian Women’s Football Team)
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