Indy Adds Jamaican Forward Omar Gordon On Loan

Photo credit: Jamaica Observer

Indy Eleven tacked another attacker on to the squad’s roster with Thursday's addition of Jamaican forward Owayne “Omar” Gordon via a loan deal with Jamaican Red Stripe Premier League side Montego Bay United. 

Gordon, 24, becomes the 22nd player on the Indy Eleven roster for the 2016 NASL Spring Season, and he will occupy the sixth of team’s seven available international player roster slots. Gordon will join his new Indy Eleven teammates upon the completion of his visa application process and will be eligible to play pending his international transfer certificate clearance.

“Omar is an explosive player who is a finished product around goal," Indy Eleven coach Tim Hankinson said. "He has the ability to score goals while attacking from either wing position, can help create assists, and works just as hard on the defensive side as he does in attack. Being a former player of mine, Omar is familiar with the system I’ve installed here. That coupled with the fact he’s been in-season with Montego Bay United means he will be able to contribute to the squad as soon as he arrives.”

Gordon has spent the entirety of his five-year professional career with Montego Bay United, during which he has helped the squad to the 2013/14 RSPL championship, a runner-up finish the following season and a spot in this year’s four-team playoff, currently in the semifinal stages. The winger is currently enjoying the best form of his career after leading the Red Stripe Premier League with 18 goals, 12 of which have come in the second half of the campaign since January. Gordon also made two appearances in CONCACAF Champions League play last fall off the bench for Montego Bay United, playing a combined 48 minutes in group stage fixtures against MLS side D.C. United and Arabe Unido of Panama.