Inter Miami CF don announce say dem sign midfielder Preston Plambeck and defender Daniel Sumalla on short-term agreement from di club’s MLS NEXT Pro side, Inter Miami CF II. Di two academy products go dey available for selection for tonight’s match against Orlando City SC at Nu Stadium.
Dis call up na di second for Plambeck, after e don feature for matchday squad and make im MLS debut last Saturday against New England Revolution. Sumalla, meanwhile, go feature for a First Team matchday squad for di third time.
Plambeck make im professional debut with Inter Miami during di 2025 MLS NEXT Pro regular season after developing for di Inter Miami CF Academy. E make instant impact for im first appearance on April 7, 2025, featuring for di starting XI and scoring im first goal for di match on di road against Atlanta United 2. Plambeck go on to make 19 appearances for 2025, contributing one goal and an assist.
For 2026, di Academy product don become mainstay for Inter Miami II’s lineups. E don make seven appearances so far for dis 2026 MLS NEXT Pro regular season, all of dem starts, tallying two goals and two assists.
Sumalla make im professional debut for May 2025, earning spot for di starting XI for Inter Miami II’s MLS NEXT Pro regular season matchup against Philadelphia Union II. E go on to feature for all 17 matches for di side dat season, establishing imself as consistent presence for defense. For 2026, di young center back don record three more appearances, featuring as part of di XI for all three matches.
Born for Miami, Sumalla relocate to Catalonia, Spain, at just one year old before returning to di United States for 2018. E develop through local clubs prior to joining di Inter Miami CF Academy’s U-17 squad for 2024. After progressing to di U-19s di following year, Sumalla quickly earn promotion to Inter Miami CF II, continuing im rapid rise within di Club’s pathway.
Meanwhile, Inter Miami bounce back from shock defeat to Orlando by putting four past Toronto on Saturday, with Lionel Messi masterminding di MLS win. Messi line up two assists before adding Miami’s final goal for a 4-2 win, where di only blemish na two late goals by Emilio Aristizábal for di hosts. Rodrigo De Paul open di scoring on di stroke of halftime before Luis Suárez, Sergio Reguilón and Messi strike for an impressive second-half display.
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