OKLAHOMA CITY – Energy FC has signed defender Joe Amico, pending league and federation approval, Head Coach John Pascarella announced today. Amico joins the Greens after spending the 2018 and 2019 seasons with Orange County SC of the USL Championship.

“Joe is a quick, athletic player that offers great flexibility, both technically and tactically, across the backline,” said Pascarella. “I’ve known Joe since a young age with him having come through the Sporting Academy. He’s very grounded, always has a smile on his face, is always upbeat and is a great locker room guy. As a USL Championship player, he has played most of his minutes at right and left back, and having that kind of versatility is a great asset for us.”

Amico, a 24-year-old from Indianapolis, Ind., made 28 appearances for Orange County in 2019, recording a team-leading 48 tackles, scoring one goal and adding one assist.

A graduate of Jacksonville University, Amico had short stints with the Des Moines Menace of USL League Two and Sporting Kansas City II of the USL Championship before moving to Orange County.

Amico is the 15th player under contract for the 2020 season. He joins:

Goalkeepers: Cody Laurendi, CJ Cochran

Defenders: Zachary Ellis-Hayden, Atiba Harris, Kyle Hyland, Nicolas Taravel

Midfielders: Arun Basuljevic, Jonathan Brown, Rafael Garcia, Jose Hernandez, Kodai Iida

Forwards: Cordell Cato, Jaime Chavez, Omar Gordon                                

Energy FC begins the 2020 season at Taft Stadium March 7 at 7 p.m. against Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC. Season seats for the 2020 season are on sale now. Visit https://www.energyfc.com/2020-memberships or call 235-KICK for more information.