Joshua Wynder

Updated September 7, 2026

 JOSH WYNDER AT A GLANCE:

• 21-year-old defender has made 90 professional appearances with eight goals scored between the USL Championship and Liga Portugal 2.
• Transferred to SL Benfica in June 2023 for a USL record $1.2 million fee.
• Began professional career with hometown Louisville City FC, signing an Academy contract in February 2021 before inking a professional contract in June of that year.
• A U.S. youth international, appeared in the last two FIFA U-20 World Cup tournaments for the United States, collecting nine appearances.
• Earned first senior national team call-up in April 2023 for a friendly against Mexico.

MLS CAREER: Acquired on a year-long loan from SL Benfica through the 2027 MLS Sprint Season on Sept. 2, 2026…The Revolution acquired Wynder's Discovery Priority from Nashville SC for $50,000 in 2026 GAM.

2026: Acquired on a year-long loan from SL Benfica through the 2027 MLS Sprint Season on Sept. 2, 2026…Awaiting MLS debut.

CLUB CAREER OUTSIDE MLS: Began professional career with Louisville City FC in 2021…In parts of three seasons with Louisville, appeared in 45 matches across all competitions, scoring two goals…Transferred to SL Benfica in June 2023 for reported $1.2M, a record for a USL Championship player…Initially assigned to the B team in Liga Portugal 2…Owns 44 youth appearances for Benfica across various level and all competitions…Made one senior appearance for Benfica in the 2024-25 Portuguese Cup semifinals.

SL Benfica (POR): Transferred to SL Benfica in June 2023 for reported $1.2M, a record for a USL Championship player…Initially assigned to the B team in Liga Portugal 2 after successful trial period…In first season with the club in 2023-24, made six appearances, mainly with the U-23 side…Earned club debut on September 3, 2023 for the B Team against Leixões, seeing 21 minutes off the bench…Made U-23 team debut on September 16, 2023 against SC Farense U-23s…Missed extended time recovering from a sports hernia…Logged 33 total appearances in 2024-25, including 31 league appearances and four goals with SL Benfica B…Scored first goal for the club on August 10, 2024 vs. Leixões…Made senior team debut in Portuguese Cup semifinal action against Tirense on April 9, 2025…Named to first team roster for 2025 FIFA Club World Cup tournament, but did not make an appearance…In 2025-26, saw action in five league games, scoring twice…Earned final appearance for the club on Feb. 14, 2026 vs. Felgueiras, starting and playing 76 minutes.

Louisville City FC: Began professional career with Louisville City FC in 2021…In parts of three seasons with Louisville, appeared in 45 matches across all competitions, scoring two goals…Signed a USL Academy deal with his hometown club in February 2021…Signed first professional contract in June 2021…In 2021, appeared in 11 league matches…Made senior debut on July 14, 2021 off the bench against OKC Energy…Notched first professional start on July 17, 2021 vs. Atlanta United FC 2…In 2022, made 21 league appearances scoring two goals…Added three appearances in the 2022 U.S. Open Cup…Also featured in all three USL Cup Playoff matches…Named 2022 midseason USL Championship Young Player of the Year as voted by the fans…Started and played 90 minutes in season opener vs. Atlanta United FC 2 on March 12, 2022…Made U.S. Open Cup debut logging 120 minutes against St. Louis CITY SC 2 on April 20, 2022…Scored first professional goal on July 2, 2022…Tallied second goal of the season on October 5, 2022 vs. Detroit City FC, a game-winner…Made postseason debut vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC on October 29, 2022…In 2023, made six league appearances and one U.S. Open Cup outing before transferring to Europe…Made final appearance for the club on April 29, 2023, a 90-minute outing at Memphis 901 FC.

INTERNATIONAL (UNITED STATES): Earned first senior international call-up in April 2023 for a friendly against Mexico, but did not make an appearance…Still awaiting senior international debut…Owns 20 youth international caps for the United States at both the Under-19 and Under-20 levels…Made youth international debut in 2022 for the U.S. U-17 side…Earned first U-19 appearance in April 2022 at age 17, donning the captain’s armband in a friendly victory over England…Elevated to the U-20 side for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina…Appeared in four matches en route to a quarterfinals berth…Called back into U-20 side in 2025 during preparations for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup…Captain U-20 side in a 4-1 friendly victory over Morocco U-20s on September 5, 2025…Selected to the U-20 World Cup roster by Marko Mitrović…Played all 450 tournament minutes for the United States, helping collect clean sheets against France and Italy.

PERSONAL: Full name is Joshua Liam Wynder…Fluent in English and Portuguese…Older brother, Elijah, plays for the LA Galaxy…Described as a two-footed, attack-minded defender.