Victor ‘PC’ Giro was one of the last players to join Orlando City SC’s 2017 preseason. Handling visa issues, the Brazilian was only able to meet his new teammates on the last day of January in Jacksonville. Apparently, the 22-year-old left back has been making the most of his limited time with the club, as he has been spotted as part of the Lions’ starting XI in recent scrimmages and friendlies over Donny Toia.
Considering that Orlando City gave up its 2017 first-round SuperDraft pick to bring Toia, and that the former Montreal Impact, Chivas USA, and Real Salt Lake fullback has 79 MLS appearances more than PC — who never competed in the league — the fact that the Brazilian seems to be Head Coach Jason Kreis’ primary option for the left back position is kind of a shock.