Orlando City: 3 underrated players to watch for in 2020

By Luke Phelps | Feb 25, 2020

CARY, NC - DECEMBER 15: Daryl Dike #9 of University of Virginia celebrates his goal with teammates during a game between Georgetown and Virginia at Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park on December 15, 2019 in Cary, North Carolina. (Photo by Andy Mead/ISI Photos/Getty Images) /

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CARY, NC – DECEMBER 15: Daryl Dike #9 of University of Virginia celebrates his goal with teammates during a game between Georgetown and Virginia at Sahlen’s Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park on December 15, 2019 in Cary, North Carolina. (Photo by Andy Mead/ISI Photos/Getty Images) /

1. Daryl Dike

Another offseason arrival for Orlando City — and someone who Oscar Pareja will be looking to for goals — is Daryl Dike. Orlando City struggled for goals last season, relying of Nani (12) to scrape them through a lot of games. But Dike is a proven goalscorer at the college level and could take after the recent successes of Andre Shinyashiki and Mason Toye in MLS.

The 19-year-old was a first-round draft pick last month but was already signed onto a Generation Adidas contract. He has experience with the Virginia Cavaliers and OKC Energy U23s and will now get his first taste of MLS soccer in Orlando.

Like with DeZart, expectations for a SuperDraft pick are always a little subdued, but Orlando City are lacking an out-and-out goal-scorer and Dike could well fill that void should he impress in the early running.

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Orlando City have a roster of well-known MLS players and a few stars. But there are other players to keep an eye on, that, if they come good, could be huge for the Lions throughout the 2020 season.

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