This is the complete list of every player on the FC Dallas and North Texas Soccer Club rosters, as well as every name connected or linked to the two teams.
Origin of the “Roster Dance” name – The Hamster Dance.
Notes
FCD resets back to 8 international slots for 2025. Like usual they can acquire more if needed.
FC Dallas Roster Dance 2025
MLS rosters hold up to 30 active players. Players 1 to 20 (and a 21st inactive player) are on the Senior Roster and have to fit in the salary cap. MLS teams may carry as few as 18 players on this senior roster if they wish.
With the release of the ’24 salaries, I’ve added base salary and guaranteed comp to each player at the end of their notes.
Senior Roster
18 to 20 players active (plus 1 inactive). Teams get a cap charge for having fewer than 18 players.
| Name | Status | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Arriola | TAM | USMNT, RW. 29 yo (30 in Feb ’25). Contract through ’25 w/ ’26 option. $1,550,000 / $1,729,400 |
| 2 | Geovane Jesus | U-22. Int 1 | RB from Cruzeiro. Reported $1.5 mil buy. Signed through ’26 with ’27 option. 23 yo (24 in July ’25). $300,000 / $347,000 |
| 3 | Marco Farfan | xHG | LB. Contract through ’25 with ’26 option. Former US U23. 26 yo (27 in Nov ’25) $512,000 / $544,813 |
| 4 | Jesus Ferreira | DP 1, xHG | F/W/AM. USMNT. Contract through ’25 w/ option for ’26. 23 yo (24 in Dec ’24) $2,000,000 / $2,204,000 |
| 5 | Sebastien Ibeagha | ’25 option picked up. ’26 option. CB, 32 yo (33 in Jan ’25). Born in Nigeria but US citizenship. $620,000 / $683,625 | |
| 6 | Sam Junqua | LB. ’25 option picked up. 28 yo (29 in Nov of ’25) $200k / $212,368 | |
| 7 | Bernard Kamungo | Wing or 9. US Citizen, Tanzania refugee. Contract through ’25 w/ options for ’26 & ’27. 22 yo (23 in Jan ’25) $89,716 / $89,716 | |
| 8 | Sebastian Lletget | TAM | US pool. CM. Contract through ’25 w/ ’26 option. 32 yo (33 in Sept ’25). $750,000 / $841,250 |
| 9 | Petar Musa | Int 3 DP 2 | Contract thru ’27 with ’28 option. 26 yo (27 in March ’25) Croatian striker at Benfica. $1.8 mil / $2.23 mil |
| 10 | Maarten Paes | Green Card | Dutch GK. Contract through ’26 w/ ’27 & ’28 options. 26 yo (27 in May ’25) $325,000 / $397,000 |
| 11 | Enes Sali | U-22, Int 4 | 18 yo (19 in Feb ’25) Romanian int winger. Canadian. Signed through ’27 with ’28 option using the U22 Initiative. $300k / $345k |
| 12 | Nkosi Tafari | CB. ’25 option picked up. ’26 option. 27 yo (28 in March ’25) $347,750 / $347,750 | |
| 13 | Alan Velasco | YDP 3. Green card | LW Arg, from Independiente. Contract through 25 with ’26 option. 22 yo (23 in July ’25) $1,250,000 / $1,451,000 |
| 14 | “Show” Cafumana | Int 5 | 25 yo (26 in March ’25) Angolan DM. 1-year loan (till June 2025) with a buy option. |
| 15 | Paxton Pomykal | xHG, TAM | Contract through ’26 w/ ’27 option. 24 yo (25 in Dec ’24) $950,000 / $1,058,000 |
| 16 | CB Target? | Int 6 TAM? | FCD tried to add a CB last summer window, we expect them to do the same this winter. |
| 17 | Pedrinho | Int. | Reportedly signed to the first team. 21-year-old (22 in April ’25) Wing/10. |
| 18 | CB Depth? | ||
| 19 | |||
| 20 | A 3rd Keeper | Maurer again? | |
| — | Patrickson Delgado | Int. | Loan ending, FCD is talking. Looking to renew loan? decrease buy? 21 yo (22 in Oct ’25) Ecuador 6. Contract originally for ’24 with buy option. Then listed by MLS as option years in ’27 & ’28? So contract agreed through ’26 if the buy takes place? $150k / $176,280 |
| — | Asier Illarramendi | Int. | Spanish DM, formally from Real Sociedad and Real Madrid. 34 yo (35 in March of ’25). $500k / $549,750. Out of contract. |
| — | Ruan | Green card | 29 yo (30 in May ’25) Brazilian right back or wingback. $440k, $440k. Out of contract. |
| — | Jimmy Maurer | 36 yo (37 in Oct ’25). $89,716 / $113, 716. Out of contract. | |
| — | Diego Garcia | For us, the most likely North Texas SC player to be signed. 18 yo (19 in Oct ’25). signed from El Paso Locomotive Academy for ’24 with ’25 NTX option. US U17. |
Supplemental Roster – No salary cap hit
10 active players plus as many extra homegrowns as you want. This this roster will be in greater flux than it used to be.
The Supplemental Roster can include HGs with salaries up to $125k more than the Supplemental spots… so $210k total on the high end.
Supplemental – roster spots 21 to 24
$89,716 salary minimum in 2024. Includes Generation adidas. No age restriction.
| Name | Status | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Antonio Carrera | HG | 2024 loan with right of recall. 20 yo (21 in March ’25). ’25 option picked up. Option for ’26. $125K / $144,519 |
| 22 | Tsiki Ntsabeleng | Green card | ’25 option picked up. South African 8. 26 yo (27 in Feb ’25) $89,716 / $89,716 |
| 23 | Tarik Scott | HG | 34th Homegrown. F/W. Contract through ’25 w/ ’26, ’27, & ’28 options. 19 yo (20 in April of ’25). $89,716 / $105,658 |
| 24 | Logan Farrington | ’25 option picked up. Options for ’26, & ’27. 22 yo (23 in Dec ’24) $71,401 / $71,401 |
Reserve – roster spots 25 to 30
$71,401 minimum salary in 2024, age 24 and under during the season only.
There’s also been a change to the Homegrown rule starting in 2023, you can effectively have any many as you can afford but they too have to be “active” and “on the roster” to play in MLS.
| Name | Status | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Carl Sainté | Int 6 | 22 yo (23 in Aug ’25). Signed thru ’25 with ’26 & ’27 options. Haitian, CB/6. $71,401 / $71,401 |
| 26 | Herbert Endeley | ’25 option picked up. US RB/RW 23 yo (24 in Oct 25). Option ’26. $71,401 / $71,401 | |
| 27 | Tomas Pondeca | 23 yo (24 in Oct ’25). A-mid. Marcus HS. USA ’21 Fustal World Cup team. Contract through ’25 with ’26 & ’27 options. $71,401 / $71,401 | |
| 28 | Nolan Norris | HG | 35th Homegrown. LB, CB, 6. Contract through ’25 w/ ’26 & ’27 options. 19 yo (20 in Feb of ’25). $89,716 / $108,358 |
| 29 | Anthony Ramirez | HG | 18 yo (19 in Dec ’24) W/8/10. US & Mexico YNT. Signed one-year deal with NTX, our sources say it’s a hybrid deal. Zanotta confirmed he will be a HG in ’25. |
| 30 | Draft Pick | 1st Round Super Draft Pick | |
| — | Alejandro Urzua | HG | 18 yo (19 in April ’25) Contract through ’25 with options to ’27. 36th FCD Homegrown. $71,401 / $71,401 |
| — | Malachi Molina | HG | Our sources say Hybrid deal. Moving to Homegrown for 2025? |
The distinction that spots 29 and 30 had to be Homegrowns has been removed. Players beyond 30 are the ones who have been with North Texas SC the most.
FCD can move anyone on and off their roster and to NTX and back any time they want as long as the player is back taking up one of the 30 FCD roster spots before the club tries to put them on the FCD game-day 20-man roster. I’m not going to try and keep track of that day-to-day.
FC Dallas Outgoing Loans
Full-time loans outside the organization.
| Team | Name | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Texas SC | Alejandro Urzua | HG | Not official, but I expect Urzua to spend all of 2025 with Los Toritos. |
North Texas SC Roster Dance 2024
Since 2022, MLS Next Pro roster rules give North Texas SC a roster of up to 35 total players: 24 pro and 11 amateurs.
Pro Roster Players
Up to 24 players under pro contract for 2023
| Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diego Garcia | Moving up or nah? 18 yo (19 in Oct ’25). signed from El Paso Locomotive Academy for ’24 with ’25 option. US U17. |
| 2 | Tyshawn Rose | Boston College LB. ‘24 Option picked up. 25 yo (26 in August ’25). Tore ACL in ’23. |
| 3 | Dylan Lacy | 2005. Class of ’23, CM 6/8. Signed through ’24 with ’25 option. 19 yo (20 in June ’25). |
| 4 | Malachi Molina | Academy RB (2006) signed through 2024. Jamaica U17. High school class of ’25. 18 yo (19 in Oct of 25). |
| 5 | Lautaro Taboada | Argentine forward signed through ’24 with a ’25 option. 20 yo (21 in Jan ’25). |
| 6 | Diego Pepi | Signed through ’24. 19 yo (20 in Dec ’24). Forward from El Paso, the younger brother of El Tren. |
| 7 | Victor Darub | American/Brazilian GK out of Botafogo but born in Nebraksa. 19 yo (20 in Nov ’25) Signed through ’25 with ’26 option. |
| 8 | Leonardo Orejarena | Signed from Barca USA. 17 yo (18 in Nov ’25)10/W. US U17. Contract through ’25 with ’26 option. FCD traded for MLS Homegrown rights. |
| 9 | Abdoul Zanne | On loan from ASEC Mimosas w/ buy option. LB/LW. Former Loudon & DC United. Ivory Coast. 21 yo (22 in Feb ’25) |
| 10 | Pedrinho | 21-year-old (22 in April ’25) signed for ’24 with an option for ’25. Not a loan. Attacking mid. |
| 11 | Leonard Londe | Open trialist signed for ’24 with ’25 option. 21 yo (22 in Feb ’25). Conglenese. |
| 12 | Michael Collodi | Former FCD Academy keeper out of Columbia U. Signed for 2024 with 2025 option. 23 yo (24 in May of ’25) |
| 13 | Nico Gordon | 22 yo CB (23 in April ’25). English and Montserratian. Signed from Birmingham City. Contract for ’24 with ’25 option. |
| 15 | Nick Mendonca | Midfielder previous with MNUFC. Signed as a free agent to a ’24 contract with a ’25 option. Older brother of FC Dallas U17 Gabriel Mendonca. 23 yo (24 in Feb ’25) |
| 16 | Turner Humphrey | Oregon State red-shirt Junior. 2nd round pick. CB or RB. Signed to a ’24 contract with a ’25 option. 24 yo (25 in Oct ’25), |
| 17 | Mads Westergren | SMU Danish CB. 1st Team All-American, Herman Semifinalist, AAC Defender of the Year. One-year deal for ’24 with ’25 option. 22 yo (23 in June ’25) |
| 18 | Isaiah Kaakoush | 16 yo (17 in Jan ’25) DM, CB from Barca USA. HG rights acquired from RSL. Signed through ’25 with a ’26 option. |
| 19 | Kaka Scabin | 2007. CB or outside back. Contract through 2025. 17 yo (18 in Jan ’25) HS class of 2025. Hearing hybrid deal. |
| 20 | Jaidyn Contreras | 2007. Left W/B. Finally official, contract for 2025. So probably hybrid? 17 yo (18 in Sept ’25) |
| 21 | Daniel Baran | 2006. W/8. NTX debut this year. Signed. 18 yo (19 in Sept ’25) Poland YNT. |
Potential Academy Players for North Texas SC in 2024
With the new MLS Next rules that began in ’22, there can be up to 11 amateur players at any one time, including from Academy. There is a roster freeze date (TBD) so these players could, in theory, be changed/rotated up until that freeze.
This list is my take on who might see PT with North Texas in the spring of 2024 mostly based on names we hear getting training time. I have trimmed it down with the departure of Class of 2024 high school graduates.
| Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niko Montoya | 2007. GK. Class of ’25? NTX bench. |
| 2 | Jonah Gibson | 2008. D, made NTX debut. |
| 3 | Ian Charles | 2007. Recently converted from 6 to CB. Has been on NTX bench. UCLA commit. |
| 4 | Blake Wheeler | 2007. GK. Has been on NTX bench. |
| 5 | Steel Cook | 2009. US U15, attacking mid. Made NTX debut. First ’09. |
| 6 | Zach Molomo | D, 2008. Former F converted to D. Can play inside or out. Made NTX debut. |
| 7 | Landon Hickam | 2007, holding mid. SMU signee. |
The Others List
This list has been reset for ’24.
Waivers, out-of-contract, cuts, trialists, and links. Anyone connected to FCD or North Texas SC for 2024.
- Vince Osuji – 18 yo CB at Kalmar FF, “FCD intereted.”
- Eugene Ansah – FCD Option declined end of 2024.
- Liam Fraser – FCD Option declined end of 2024.
- Omar Gonzalez – FCD Option declined end of 2024.
- Malik Henry-Scott – FCD Option declined end of 2024.
- Amet Korca – FCD Option declined end of 2024.
- Isaiah Parker – FCD Option declined end of 2024.
- Dante Sealy – FCD Option declined end of 2024.
- Ema Twumasi – FCD Option declined end of 2024.
