Orlando City Selects Forward Daryl Dike in 2020 MLS SuperDraft

ORLANDO, Fla. (Jan. 9, 2019) - Orlando City SC selected forward Daryl Dike with the fifth overall pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft presented by adidas. The Lions made three additional selections in round two, taking midfielder Joey DeZart with the No. 31 pick, Jonathan Dean with the No. 39 pick and Austin Aviza No. 44 overall on Thursday afternoon.

“I think we had a great draft and [got] the guys that we wanted,” Orlando City SC EVP of Soccer Operations Luiz Muzzi said. “Dike is a very exciting, young player. One of the youngest players in the draft...Extremely excited that we were able to get him. And with the later picks we were able to get the guys that we wanted at that position and we…