Former OCYS player, Jordon Bender, signs for Orlando City MLS

Former OCYS player, Jordon Bender, signs for Orlando City MLS

 

Orlando City MLS sign former Orlando CIty Youth Soccer midfielder, Jordan Bender. Bender, a native of Lake Mary, was a stand out player at OCYS before moving into the Development Academy. 

“This is a moment we wait for. A journey of a young soccer player who commits and works hard. Soccer seasons have ups and downs and this is an example of a young player who has perserved, committed to his development and now is beginning his professional career. He is an example to all young players.” Orlando City Technical Director Paul Shaw said. 

Bender, played for the Orlando City Development Academy since he was 14, when he started with the U-13/14s, before this time he played at OCYS.  He earned his first U.S. U-16 national team call-up in February 2017. In 2019 he played for OCB