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 2024. Like usual they can acquire more if needed.
FC Dallas Roster Dance 2024
MLS rosters hold up to 30 (see below *) players. Players 1 to 20 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 ’23 salaries, I’ve added base salary and guaranteed comp to each player at the end of their notes.
Important Rule Changes from 2023
* Andre Zanotta told me – and I verified it with someone else to – that MLS teams can carry a 21st senior roster player but this player has to be moved up and “activated” to play. (That won’t be at all confusing.)
There’s also been a change to the Homegrown rule, 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.
Senior Roster
18 to 20 players (or 21…). (Teams get a cap charge for having fewer than 18 players.)
| Name | Status | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eugene Ansah | Int 1 | Ghanaian free agent. W/9. 29 years old (30 in Dec ’24). Contract thru ’24 with club option for ’25. $600k / $702,833 |
| 2 | Paul Arriola | TAM | USMNT, RW. 29 yo (30 in Feb ’25). Contract through ’25 w/ ’26 option. $1,550,000 / $1,729,400 |
| 3 | Geovane de Jesus | U-22. Int 2 | RB from Cruzeiro. Reported $1.5 mil buy. Signed through ’26 with ’27 option. 22 yo (23 in July ’24). $300,000 / $347,000 |
| 4 | Patrickson Delgado | Int 3 | 20 yo (21 in Oct ’24) Ecuador 6. Contract for ’24 with buy option. Then listed as option years in ’27 & ’28? So contract agreed through ’26 if the buy takes place? $150k / $176,280 |
| 5 | Marco Farfan | xHG | LB. Contract through ’25 with ’26 option. Former US U23. 25 yo (26 in Nov ’24) $512,000 / $544,813 |
| 6 | 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 |
| 7 | Liam Fraser | xHG | 2024 option picked up. Canadian DM, former Toronto FC HG so counts as a domestic. Club ’25 option. 26 yo (27 in Feb of ’25). $200,000 / $2277,750 |
| 8 | Sebastien Ibeagha | Contract through ’24 with ’25 & ’26 options. CB, 32 yo (33 in Jan ’25). Born in Nigeria but US citizenship. $620,000 / $683,625 | |
| 9 | Asier Illarramendi | Int 4 | Spanish DM, formally from Real Sociedad and Real Madrid. 33 yo (34 in March of ’24). 2024 option picked up. $500k / $549,750 |
| 10 | Sam Junqua | 2024 option picked up. LB. Club option for ’25. 27 yo (28 in Nov of ’24) $200k / $212,368 | |
| 11 | 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 | |
| 12 | Sebastian Lletget | TAM | US pool. CM. Contract through ’25 w/ ’26 option. 31 yo (32 in Sept ’24). $750,000 / $841,250 |
| 13 | Petar Musa | Int 5 DP 2 | Contract thru ’27 with ’28 option. 26 yo (27 in March ’25) Croatian striker at Benfica. $1.8 mil / $2.23 mil |
| 14 | Maarten Paes | Green Card | Dutch GK. Contract through ’26 w/ ’27 & ’28 options. 25 yo (26 in May ’24) $325,000 / $397,000 |
| 15 | Enes Sali | U-22, Int 6 | 18 yo (19 in Feb ’25) Romanian int winger. Signed through ’27 with ’28 option using the U22 Initiative. $300k / $345k |
| 16 | Dante Sealy | xHG | US F/W. Contract through ’24 w/ options for ’25 & ’26. 21 yo (22 in April ’25) $275,000 / $297,787 |
| 17 | Nkosi Tafari | CB. Contract through ’24 w/ options for ’25 & ’26. 27 yo (28 in March ’25) $347,750 / $347,750 | |
| 18 | Ema Twumasi | Green Card | RB. Contract thru ’24 options for ’25 & ’26. 26 yo (27 in May ’24). $370,000 / $389,300 |
| 19 | Alan Velasco | YDP 3. Green card. | LW Arg, from Independiente. Contract through 25 with ’26 option. 21 yo (22 in July ’24) $1,250,000 / $1,451,000 |
| 20 | “Show” Cafumana | Int 8 | 25 yo (26 in March 2025) Angolan DM. 1-year loan (till summer 2025?) with a buy option. |
xHG = original Homegrown no longer on their initial Homegrown deal.
Supplemental Roster (10 players) – No salary cap hit
This roster will be in greater flux this year than in previous years.
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. Includes Generation adidas. No age restriction.
| Name | Status | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Jimmy Maurer | Re-signed for 2024 with a mixed front office role. 35 yo (36 in Oct ’24). Estevez confirmed a “Supplemental roster contract.” $89,716 / $113, 716 | |
| 22 | Tsiki Ntsabeleng | Green card | 2024 option picked up, ’25 option. South African 8. 26 yo (27 in Feb ’25) $89,716 / $89,716 |
| 23 | Omar Gonzalez | 35 yo (36 in Oct ’24) US CB. Signed for ’24 with ’25 option. Estevez confirmed a “Supplemental roster contract.” $89,716 / $114, 716 | |
| 24 | Amet Korca | Estevez confirmed a “Supplemental roster contract.” 23 yo (24 in Spet ’24) Contract for ’24 with options for ’25 & ’26. $71,401 / $71,401 |
Reserve – roster spots 25 to 30
$71,401 minimum salary in 2021, age 24 and under during the season only.
| Name | Status | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Logan Farrington | Contract thru ’24 with options for ”25, ’26, & ’27. 3rd overall pick. A 9 from Oregon State. Pre-signed by MLS. 22 yo (23 in Dec ’24) $71,401 / $71,401 | |
| 26 | Carl Sainté | Int 7 | 21 yo (22 in Aug ’24). Signed thru ’25 with ’26 & ’27 options. Haitian, CB/6. $71,401 / $71,401 |
| 27 | Herbert Endeley | 2024 option picked up. US RB/RW 22 yo (23 in Oct 24). Options for ’25 & ’26. $71,401 / $71,401 | |
| 28 | Tomas Pondeca | 22 yo (23 in Oct ’24). A-mid. Marcus HS. USA ’21 Fustal World Cup team. Contract through ’25 with ’26 & ’27 options. $71,401 / $71,401 | |
| 29 | 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 |
| 30 | Antonio Carrera | HG | 2024 loan with right of recall. 20 yo (21 in March ’25). Contract through ’24 w/ options for ’25 & ’26. $125K / $144,519 |
| 31 | Isaiah Parker | GA | FCD lists Parker in the 31st roster position & as on loan to North Texas SC. $100k / $101k |
| — | 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 |
| — | Malik Henry-Scott | HG | 37th Homegrown. F/W From Tulsa U. Contract for ’24 w/ options through ’26. 22 yo (23 in Nov ’24) $71,401 / $71,401 |
| — | Alejandro Urzua | HG | 18 yo (19 in April ’25) Contract through ’25 with options to ‘27. 36th FCD Homegrown. $71,401 / $71,401 |
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.
Season-Ending Injured Reserve
| Paxton Pomykal | xHG, TAM | Contract through ’26 w/ ’27 option. 24 yo (25 in Dec ’24) $950,000 / $1,058,000 |
FC Dallas Outgoing Loans
The one full-time loan outside the organization.
| Team | Name | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Texas SC | Isaiah Parker | GA | LW/LB. Contract through ’24 with options for ’25 and ’26. 21 yo (22 in Sept ’24) $100k / $101k |
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 | 17 yo (18 in Oct ’24). signed from El Paso Locomotive Academy for ’24 with ’25 option. US U17. |
| 2 | Tyshawn Rose | Boston College LB. ‘24 Option picked up. 23 yo (24 in August ’24). Tore ACL in ’23. |
| 3 | Dylan Lacy | 2005. Class of ’23, CM 6/8. Signed through ’24 with ’25 option. |
| 4 | Malachi Molina | Academy RB (2006) signed through 2024. Jamaica U17. High school class of ’25. 17 yo (18 in Oct of 24). |
| 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/Brzilian GK out of Flamengo. 18 yo (19 in Nov ’24) Signed through ’25 with ’26 option. |
| 8 | Leonardo Orejarena | Signed from Barca USA. 16 yo (17 in Nov ’24)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 | 20-year-old (21 in April ’24) signed for ’24 with an option for ’25. Not a loan, apparently. 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. 22 yo (23 in May of ’24) |
| 13 | Nico Gordon | 21 yo CB (22 in April ’24). English and Montserratian. Signed from Birmingham City. Contract for ’24 with ’25 option. |
| 14 | Anthony Ramirez | 18 yo (19 in Dec ’24) Winger or 8/10. US U19, Mexico U18/U17/U20. Class of ’24. Signed one-year deal with NTX, our sources say it’s a hybrid deal. |
| 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. |
| 16 | Turner Humphrey | Oregon State red-shirt Junior. 2nd round pick. CB or RB. Signed to a ’24 contract with a ’25 option. |
| 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. |
| 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 January 2025) HS class of 2025. Hearing hybrid deal. |
| 20? | Jaidyn Contreras | 2007. Left W/B. According to multiple sources, he’s signed the new hybrid deal with NTX. It’s a mystery why he hasn’t been accounted. |
Both the later two draft picks were squeezed out of FCD, unsurprisingly. Will either sign with North Texas SC?
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 | Daniel Baran | 2006. W/8. NTX debut this year. Acad player getting the most minutes. |
| 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. |
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.
- Jose Mulato – Sold to Spartak Subotica
- Duncan Idehen – NTX trialist (1 of 5). 20 yo Britt. CB.
- Jesus Jimenez – Terminated contract to sign with OFI Crete.
- Divock Origi – Striker, offered to Dallas but declined.
- Gabriele Rolando – 28 yo right M/D. Free agent.
- Andrés Llinás – 26 yo Colombian CB from Millonarios linked to an FCD offer.
- Santiago Castro – 19 yo Argentine F from Velez Sarsfield linked to FCD.
- Julian Eyestone – Former Academy GK runs pro. FCD missed on signing him.
- Eduard Atuesta – 26 yo Palmeiras mid linked to Dallas.
- Jader Obrian – Option declined end of 2023. Selected by Austin in Re-Entry Rd 1.
- José Antonio Martínez – Option declined end of 2023.
- Facundo Quignon – Option declined end of 2023.
- Collin Smith – Option declined end of 2023. Signed with Revs II.
- Manuel Caicedo – NTX loan option declined, end of 2023.
- Yeicar Perlaza – NTX loan option declined, end of 2023.
- Henri Santos – NTX option declined, end of 2023.
- Michael Webber – NTX option declined, end of 2023.
- Pablo Torre – NTX option declined, end of 2023.
- Theo Ferreira – NTX option declined, end of 2023.
- Hope Kodzo Avayevu – NTX option declined (surprise!), end of 2023.
- Thabo Nare – NTX option declined, end of 2023.
- Andre Costa – Out of contract with NTX end of 2023.
- Alejandro “Chile” Araneda – Out of contract with NTX end of 2023.
