AMBUSH SIGN FORWARD OZZY SANTANA

St. Charles, Missouri (February 6, 2026) – The St. Louis Ambush have signed forward Osvaldo “Ozzy” Santana, the team announced today.

Santana is a native of Campo Grande, Brazil who played collegiate soccer at Florida Tech in Melbourne, Florida and at the University of Rio Grande in Rio Grande, Ohio. Among the accolades in his collegiate career were NCAA Super Region 2 Champions (Florida Tech, 2023), NCAA Final Four appearance (Florida Tech, 2023), Three-time River States Conference Champions (NAIA) (Rio Grande) and NAIA National Final Four Appearance (Rio Grande, 2022).

Ambush General Manager Donnie Alberty said, “Ozzy had a stellar college career and we feel he has the tools to develop into a superb indoor player.”

Santana said, “I am looking forward to this opportunity with the St. Louis Ambush. I appreciate the club's confidence in me and am prepared to put in the effort, compete daily, and contribute to the team's success.”

The Ambush host the Tacoma Stars Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 6:05 p.m. CST at The Family Arena. The current Ambush are working to earn a postseason berth and are very much in the mix for a playoff spot. The Ambush come into the weekend in fifth place in the Major Arena Soccer League standings with only four points separating the third, fourth, fifth and sixth place teams in the standings. Saturday’s opponent, the Tacoma Stars, is presently in fourth place, just two points ahead of the Ambush, so Saturday’s contest takes on added importance at the halfway point in the regular season for both teams.

The Ambush will also honor a St. Louis soccer icon on Saturday when the legendary Mark Moser’s number 15 is retired and that number, affixed to a banner, will be hoisted to the rafters of The Family Arena to join the previously-retired numbers of Daryl Doran, Jamie Swanner and Slobo Ilijevski.

Ambush group and single-game tickets for the remainder of the 2025-26 season are on sale. Call the Ambush office at 636-477-6363 for more information. Fans can stay current on all Ambush news by visiting the team’s official website, stlambush.com and on social media outlets.