2026 Sarasota Paradise season

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OwnerMarco Assis and Marcus Walfridson
Head CoachMika Elovaara
StadiumPremier Sports Campus Lakewood Ranch, Florida
Top goalscorerLeague: Jonathan Bolanos
Norway Sander Roed (2 Goals)
All: Jonathan Bolanos (2 Goals)
Sarasota Paradise
2026
OwnerMarco Assis and Marcus Walfridson
Head CoachMika Elovaara
StadiumPremier Sports Campus Lakewood Ranch, Florida
Top goalscorerLeague: Jonathan Bolanos
Norway Sander Roed (2 Goals)
All: Jonathan Bolanos (2 Goals)
Highest home attendance2,791 vs Athletic Club Boise March 7
Lowest home attendance1,406 vs Corpus Christi FC
Average home league attendance1,939
Biggest winSarasota Paradise 1–0 Portland Hearts of Pine March 28
Sarasota Paradise 2–1 Corpus Christi FC April 22
Biggest defeatSarasota Paradise 0–1 Athletic Club Boise March 7,
Sarasota Paradise 1–2 One Knoxville SC April 4
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The 2026 Sarasota Paradise season is the fourth season in the club's existence. It is their inaugural season in USL League One, the third-tier of American soccer. Despite playing in last year's US Open Cup, due to rule changes, Sarasota cannot compete in the U.S. Open Cup because expansion teams are not allowed to compete.[1]

Current roster

Transfers

In

Date Position Number Name Previous club Type Fee Ref.
November 12, 2025FW19United States Garrett McLaughlinUnited States Forward Madison FCSigningNA[3]
November 19, 2025MF20Finland Maximus TainioFinland JippoSigningNA[4]
November 26, 2025DF3United States Roberto BurlewUnited States Sarasota ParadiseRe-signingNA[5]
December 3, 2025MF14Norway Jørgen PettersenIceland ÍBVSigningNA[6]
December 10, 2025MF46Norway Sander RoedNorway HønefossSigningNA[7]
December 15, 2025MF27England Chandler O'DwyerUnited States Richmond KickersSigningNA[8]
December 18, 2025DF36Brazil Anderson RosaUnited States Colorado Rapids 2SigningNA[9]
December 23, 2025MF16United States Andres RodriguezUnited States VCU RamsSigningNA[10]
December 29, 2025DF6Puerto Rico Callum StretchUnited States South Georgia Tormenta FCSigningNA[11]
January 9, 2026DF4Republic of Ireland Declan WattersUnited States Chattanooga Red Wolves SCSigningNA[12]
January 16, 2026GK1United States Alex SuttonUnited States Carolina Core FCSigningNA[13]
January 20, 2026DF2United States Reid ValentineUnited States Texoma FCSigningNA[14]
January 23, 2026MF18United States Brendan KruegerUnited States High Point PanthersSigningNA[15]
January 28, 2026MF17United States Jonathan BolanosUnited States Westchester SCSigningNA[16]
February 4, 2026FW11United States Sean KaraniUnited States LA GalaxySigningNA[17]
February 10, 2026MF8United States Aaron WalkerUnited States South Georgia Tormenta FCSigningNA[18]
February 12, 2026MF10United States Matt CenceUnited States UMass MinutemenSigningNA[19]
February 27, 2026MF7United States Ethan BryantUnited States Monterey Bay FCSigningNA[20]
March 13, 2026GK23Ghana Rockson AmedekaGhana Right to Dream AcademySigningNA[21]
March 24, 2026DF51United States Adam KendSpain SD HuescaAcademy ContractNA[22]
March 24, 2026FW50United States Dominik BrulinskiUnited States Two Bridges FCAcademy ContractNA[23]
March 24, 2026MF52United States Kevin SanchezUnited States Richmond Kickers U20sAcademy ContractNA[24]
March 26, 2026MF9United States Jordan BenderSweden AFC EskilstunasigningNA[25]
March 27, 2026DF22Sweden Hugo BäckstrandSweden Malmö FFsigningNA[26]
April 2, 2026DFSweden Amadeus SögaardSweden IFK NorrköpingsigningNA[27]

Loan in

Date Position Number Name Previous club From To Ref.
March 4, 2026 GK 13 Belarus Stanislav Lapkes United States Columbus Crew 2 March 4, 2026 December 31, 2026 [28]


Non-competitive fixtures

Pre-season

January 17 Sarasota Paradise 0–6 New England Revolution Bradenton, Florida
12:00 PM ET
Stadium: IMG Academy
February 13 Sarasota Paradise 2–1 New York City FC II Lakewood Ranch, Florida
11:am ET
  • 85'
 Stadium: Premier Sports Campus

Competitive fixtures

Honors and awards

References

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