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Orlando City SC

Orlando City SC, the Lions, is an MLS Eastern Conference club in Orlando, Florida, joined MLS in 2015 as its 21st franchise, plays at Inter&Co Stadium (opened 2017, 25,500), and won the 2022 U.S. Open Cup.

Orlando Gill

Orlando Gill (Orlando Daniel Gill Noldín, born 2000, San Lorenzo, Paraguay) is a Paraguayan goalkeeper who starred at the 2026 World Cup, saved two penalties against Germany, and moved from San Lorenzo to Lille.

Orlando Pirates F.C.

Orlando Pirates F.C. (the Buccaneers), founded 1937 in Orlando, Soweto, is a leading South African football club, 1995 African champions, Soweto derby rival of Kaizer Chiefs, and 2025/26 Betway Premiership champion.

Orlando Pride

Orlando Pride, NWSL professional women's soccer club in Orlando, Florida, founded 2015 as the league's 10th team; won the 2024 NWSL Shield and Championship double, the first major-league trophy for an Orlando team.

Oscar (footballer, born 1991)

Oscar, full name Oscar dos Santos Emboaba Júnior, is a Brazilian retired attacking midfielder who played for Chelsea and Shanghai Port and won 48 caps for Brazil.

Oscar Bobb

Oscar Bobb (born 2003, Oslo) is a Norwegian left-footed right winger for Fulham and Norway, formerly Manchester City (2019-2026), a Premier League 2023-24 winner sold for £27m in January 2026.

Óscar Cardozo

Óscar 'Tacuara' Cardozo, Paraguayan centre-forward (born 1983), Benfica's all-time leading foreign scorer with 172 goals in 293 games, later Trabzonspor, Olympiacos, and Libertad; retired April 2026 with 410 career goals.

Óscar García (footballer, born 2003)

Óscar García (Óscar Damián García Herrera, born 2003, León, Guanajuato) is a Mexican goalkeeper for Club León, a former youth fan of the club, and a September 2026 Mexico national team debutant against Peru. Not the 1973-born Spanish coach.

Òscar Gistau

Òscar Gistau Ferreño (born 2008) is a Spanish centre-forward for FC Barcelona Atlètic, number 29, a La Masia graduate from Reus Deportiu, Spain U17 international, contracted to 2028.

Óscar Mingueza

Óscar Mingueza (Óscar Mingueza García) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a right-back or center-back for Crystal Palace, formed at Barcelona's La Masia academy.

Oscar Naasei

Oscar Naasei (Oscar Naasei Oppong), Ghanaian defender born 2005 in Accra; Granada CF youth product, Segunda debut 2024, signed by Real Madrid Castilla in August 2026 for about €2 million.

Óscar Tabárez

Óscar Tabárez, in full Oscar Washington Tabárez Sclavo, is a Uruguayan football manager, nicknamed El Maestro, who coached Uruguay in four World Cups and won the 2011 Copa América.

Oscar Verbeeck

Oscar André Verbeeck (1891–1971), Belgian football defender; 27 caps 1914–24, gold medal at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics, first-round exit 8-1 to Sweden in 1924; Club Brugge then Union Saint-Gilloise.

Oskar Pietuszewski

Oskar Pietuszewski, Polish winger (born 2008, Białystok), Jagiellonia Białystok academy product; record Ekstraklasa sale to FC Porto January 2026 (€8m+€2m), renewed to 2031, €60m clause; Poland youth-to-senior international.

Oso (footballer)

Oso (Joaquín Martínez Gauna, born 2003, Torrevieja) is a Spanish left-footed full-back who broke through at Sevilla in 2025-26 and transferred to RC Strasbourg in August 2026 for €10 million, preferring Argentina internationally.

Östers IF

Östers IF, founded 20 April 1930 in Växjö as Östers FF, is a Swedish football club with four Allsvenskan titles (1968, 1978, 1980, 1981), the 1977 cup, and home at Visma Arena; relegated from Allsvenskan in 2025.

Östersunds FK

Östersunds FK (ÖFK), Swedish football club founded 1996 in Östersund; rose from the fourth tier to the 2017/18 Europa League round of 32 under Graham Potter, won the 2017 Swedish Cup, then declined financially and now plays in Superettan.

Osvaldo Ardiles

Osvaldo César "Ossie" Ardiles, Argentine midfielder born 1952 in Córdoba, 1978 World Cup winner and Tottenham Hotspur legend (1978-88), later manager of Spurs 1993-94 and clubs worldwide.

Ota Yamamoto

Ota Yamamoto (山本 桜大), born 2004 in Hiroshima, Japanese attacking midfielder; Kashiwa Reysol academy product, 10-goal J2 loans at Renofa Yamaguchi and RB Omiya Ardija, signed by RB Leipzig in 2026 on a deal to 2031.

Otávio (defender, born 2005)

Otávio (Otávio Manoel Galdino Fernandes, born 2005) is a Brazilian central defender from Camboriú who played for Estrela Amadora and joined Eintracht Frankfurt for a reported 5 million euros. Not the Cruzeiro goalkeeper or Fluminense midfielder of the same name.

Otávio (footballer, born 1995)

Otávio (Otávio Edmilson da Silva Monteiro), born 1995 in João Pessoa, Brazil, is a Portuguese international midfielder; three-time Portuguese champion with FC Porto, later Al Nassr, Al Qadsiah, and a 2026 move to Qatar.

Otávio (goalkeeper, born 2005)

Otávio (Otávio Eleodoro Rezende Costa), born 2005 in Perdigão, Minas Gerais, is a Cruzeiro goalkeeper who became a Brazil senior international in September 2026, debuting against Australia.

Othmane Maamma

Othmane Maamma (born 2005) is a Moroccan winger at Watford, signed from Montpellier in 2025 for €1.3m; captain and Golden Ball winner of Morocco's 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup-winning team.

Otis Khan

Otis Khan (Otis Jan Mohammed Khan, born 1995, Ashton-under-Lyne) is an English-born winger and attacking midfielder who came through Manchester United's academy, played for EFL clubs including Yeovil Town, Tranmere Rovers, and Grimsby Town, and represents Pakistan, debuting in June 2023 amid a FIFA eligibility dispute.

Ottawa Rapid FC

Ottawa Rapid FC, Ottawa's professional women's soccer club and a founding member of the Northern Super League (2025), plays at TD Place Stadium; playoff qualifier in its first two seasons.

Ottmar Hitzfeld

Ottmar Hitzfeld is a German retired football manager, nicknamed Der General, who won the European Cup with Borussia Dortmund in 1997 and Bayern Munich in 2001.

Otto Christman

Otto Christman (Otto Lorne Christman, 1880-1963), Canadian midfielder with Galt FC who won gold in men's football at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics; later a Sherwin-Williams salesman in Orillia, Ontario.

Otto Rehhagel

Otto Rehhagel (born 9 August 1938) is a German football manager, "King Otto", who coached Greece to the Euro 2004 title as 150-1 outsiders and holds the Bundesliga record of 832 matches as a head coach.

Otto Stange

Otto Stange (Otto Emerson Stange, born 2007, Hamburg) is a German striker for Hamburger SV; HSV academy product, third-youngest goalscorer in club history, Germany U19 international, loaned to SV Elversberg in 2025/26.

Oud-Heverlee Leuven

Oud-Heverlee Leuven (OH Leuven, OHL), Belgian Pro League club founded 16 April 2002 from merger of Stade Leuven, Daring Club Leuven, and Zwarte Duivels Oud-Heverlee; owned by Thailand's King Power since 2017, plays at King Power at Den Dreef, Heverlee.