Orlando City acquire Uruguayan M Cesar Araujo

Orlando City SC announced the acquisition Friday of Uruguayan midfielder Cesar Araujo.

Araujo, 20, joins the Lions from Montevideo Wanderers FC as part of the MLS U22 Initiative. He is signing a three-year contract with a club option in 2025.

"We're very excited about bringing Cesar to Orlando and having him suit up in purple," Orlando City executive vice president of soccer operations Luiz Muzzi said in a news release.