The Orlando Pride and midfielder Marta have agreed to a new two-year contract, signing the free agent to the Pride through the 2026 season. Marta returns to the Pride after captaining Orlando both the 2024 NWSL Shield and the 2024 NWSL Championship last season.
“Coming off the most successful season in our Club’s history and, personally, one of the best of her professional career, re-signing Marta was a key business priority for us during this offseason,” said Orlando Pride VP of Sporting Operations and Sporting Director, Haley Carter. “The impact she has made on our team, our locker room, and our community is evident, of course through her incredible skill as a player, but even more so through her selfless and exemplary leadership style. We are thrilled to have secured her as a member of the Pride for the next two years and look forward to seeing what more we will accomplish during her tenure.”
Marta’s 2024 season was one of the most successful seasons of her eight-season Pride career. In addition to leading the City of Orlando to its first-ever professional league title, Marta was named a finalist for both NWSL Most Valuable Player and NWSL Midfielder of the Year, along with landing on both the 2024 NWSL Best XI First Team and the 2024 FIFPRO Women’s World XI. She finished the 2024 season with 11 goals across all competitions, which was the fourth most in the NWSL, the most amongst NWSL midfielders and the most goals she has scored in a single season since 2017. Marta scored in both the quarterfinal and semifinal matches for the Pride on their way to becoming 2024 NWSL Champions, with her semifinal goal against Kansas City serving as a game-winner to put the Pride in the title match.
Since joining the Club in 2017, the Brazilian international has made 128 appearances and recorded 42 goals – 14 of those game-winners – to go along with 19 assists while donning the Pride kit, all of which lead the Club all-time.
