ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Rowdies announced on Friday the addition of defender Isaiah LeFlore on loan from Major League Soccer’s Nashville SC for the remainder of the 2026 USL Championship season. The transaction is pending league and federation approval.
LeFlore joined Nashville ahead of the 2026 MLS season and has since made two appearances for the club’s MLS NEXT Pro reserve affiliate, Huntsville City SC. Prior to Nashville, LeFlore spent two seasons with Philadelphia Union, featuring regularly for Philadelphia Union II in MLSNP.
Last year, the 23-year-old defender gained his first USL Championship experience while on loan to Detroit City FC for the final two months of the season. LeFlore made 11 appearances and tallied one goal during his short stint to help Detroit lock up a playoff spot.
“Isaiah is an athletic and front-footed full back that will instantly make our squad stronger as we enter a busy summer period,” said Rowdies Head Coach Dominic Casciato. “We look forward to welcoming him to the team and working with him and we thank our friends at Nashville for helping make this loan happen.”
A native of Minnesota, LeFlore’s path to professional soccer started at the youth level with Shattuck-St. Mary’s in Minneapolis. Following that, he moved overseas to play for the youth academy of AD Oeiras in Portugal from 2016 to 2019. He returned to U.S. soil in 2020 to sign with Sporting Kansas City II, where he made 26 appearances over two seasons.
LeFlore also played for S.C. Braga’s reserve team, S.C. Braga B, in Portugal’s Liga 3 before eventually landing in Texas with Houston Dynamo 2 for another stint in MLSNP. While in Houston, he notched six goals and six assists over 36 appearances.