Roster Dance | FCD & NTXSC

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.

FC Dallas Roster Dance 2023

MLS rosters hold up to 30* 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 2023

* MLS teams can actually carry a 31st player on their roster but this player has to be moved up and “activated” to play. I don’t think this will come up much with FCD.

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. (Teams get a cap charge for having fewer than 18.)

NameStatusNotes
1Paul ArriolaDP 3USMNT, RW. 28 yo (29 in Feb ’24). Contract through ’25 w/ ’26 option. $1,550,000 / $1,729,400
2Marco FarfanxHGLB. Contract through ’25 with ’26 option. Former US U23. 24 yo (25 in Nov ’23) $425,000 / $457,813
3Jesus FerreiraDP 1, xHGF/W/AM. USMNT. Contract through ’25 w/ option for ’26. 22 yo (23 in Dec ’23) $1,650,000 / $1,852,000
4Sebastien IbeaghaContract through ’24 with ’25 & ’26 options. CB, 31 yo (32 in Jan ’24). Born in Nigeria but US citizenship. $520,000 / $583,625
5Geovane JesusU-22.
Int 1
RB from Cruzeiro. Reported $1.5 mil buy. Signed through ’26 with ’27 option. 22 yo (23 in July ’24). $250,000 / $297,000
6Sebastian LletgetUS pool. CM. Contract through ’25 w/ ’26 option. 31 yo (32 in Sept ’24). $975,000 / $1,066,250
7José Antonio MartínezInt 230 yo (31 in Feb ’24), Spanish, LCB. Contract through ’23 w/ options for ’24 & ’25.
$700,000 / $773,000
8Jimmy MaurerUS GK, 35 yo (36 in Oct ’23). Contract through ’23 w/ option for ’24. $300,000 / $317,938
9Jáder ObrianInt 3Colombian RW. Contract through ’23, options ’24 & ’25. 28 yo (29 in May ’24). $382,500 / $467,100
10Maarten PaesInt 4Dutch GK. Contract through ’25 w/ ’26 & ’27 options. 25 yo (26 in May ’24) $300,000 / $337,500
11Paxton PomykalxHGUSMNT Pool, linking 8. Contract through ’26 w/ ’27 option. 23 yo (24 in Dec ’23) $800,000 / $908,000
12Facundo QuignonGreen cardArgentine Holding mid. Contract through ’23 & is believed to have an option. 30 yo (31 in May ’24) $836,000 / $890,627
13Jesús JiménezInt 5Spanish striker. Contract through 2024 according to Google. 29 yo (30 in Nov ’23) $1,100,000 / $1,219,927
14Nkosi TafariCB. Contract through ’24 w/ options for ’25 & ’26. 26 yo (27 in March ’24) $240,750 / $240,750
15Ema TwumasiGreen CardRB. Contract thru ’24 options for ’25 & ’26. 26 yo (27 in May ’24). $320,000 / $339,300
16Alan VelascoYDP 2.
Int 6.
LW Arg, 19 yo from Independiente. Contract through 25 with ’26 option. 21 yo (22 in July ’24) $1,200,000 / $1,401,000
17Dante SealyxHGLoan ending. US F/W. FCD contract through ’24 w/ options for ’25 & ’26. 20 yo (21 in April ’24) His salary forces FCD to place him on the senior roster. $250,000 / $277,301
18Eugene AnsahInt 7Ghanaian free agent. W/9. 28 years old (29 in Dec ’23). 1.5-year deal with club option for 2025.
19Asier IllarramendiInt 8Spanish DM, formally from Real Sociedad and Real Madrid. 33 yo (34 in March of ’24). Signed for ’23 with a ’24 option.
20José MulatoInt 9F/9. Contract through ’25 w/ ’26 & “27 options. 20 yo (21 in Jan ’24). $85,444 / $123,627
21Sam JunquaLB. Signed through ’23 with options for ’24 & ’25. 26 yo (27 in Nov of ’23) $85,444 / $93,777

xHG = original Homegrown no longer on their initial Homegrown deal.

Off-Budget Roster (10 players) – No salary cap hit.

The OBR 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
$85,444 salary minimum in 2021. Includes Generation adidas. No age restriction.

NameStatusNotes
21Liam FraserxHGCanadian DM, former Toronto FC Homegrown so counts as a domestic player. Signed through ’23 with ’24 & ’25 options. 25 yo (26 in Feb of ’24).
22Tsiki NtsabelengInt 10South African 8. Option for ’23 picked up. 25 yo (26 in Feb ’24) $85,444 / $85,444
23Collin SmithHGGot recalled a few times. Loan for 2023 with right of recall. RB or RW. Contract through ’23 w/ ’24 & ’25 options. 19 yo (20 in Dec ’23). $130,000 / $135,000
24Amet KorçaUS CB from Arlington. 1-year contract with ’24 & ’25 options. 23 yo (24 in Sept ’24) $85,444 / $85,444

Reserve – roster spots 25 to 28
$63,547 minimum salary in 2021, age 24 and under only. No Generation adidas.

NameStatusNotes
25Bernard KamungoWing or 9. US Citizen, Tanzania refugee. Contract through ’25 w/ options for ’26 & ’27. 21 yo (22 in Jan ’24) $85,444.
26Herbert Endeley24th overall pick, 3rd round. US winger from IU. Might be converted to RB. 22 yo (23 in Oct 24). 1-year contract for ’23 w/ 3 options through ’26. $67,360 / $67,360
27Isaiah ParkerGALW/LB. Contract probably through ’24 with options for ’25 and ’26. 21 yo (22 in Sept ’24) $67,360 / $77,360
28Antonio CarreraHG3rd GK. 19 yo (20 in March ’24). Contract through ’24 w/ options for ’25 & ’26. $85,444 / $104,963

Homegrown Reserves – roster spots 29 and 30
Same as Reserve Roster but homegrown only.

NameStatusNotes
29Nolan NorrisHG35th Homegrown. LB, CB. Contract through ’25 w/ ’26 & ’27 options. 18 yo (19 in Feb of ’24). $67,360 / $86,002
30Tarik ScottHG34th Homegrown. F/W. Contract through ’25 w/ ’26 & ’27 options. 18 yo (19 in April of ’24). $67,360 / $83,302

FC Dallas Outbound Loans

Players who are under contract to FCD but are on loan. The club gets roster relief but not salary cap relief.

NameClubNotes
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North Texas SC Roster Dance 2022

New for 2022, MLS Next Pro roster rules give North Texas 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

NameNotes
1Carl Sainté Bought, contract through ’24 w/ option for ’25. Haitian 6. 21 yo (22 in Aug ’24)
2Diego Garcia17 yo in Oct ’23. signed from El Paso Locomotive Academy for ’24 with ’25 option. US U17.
3Alejandro Urzua17 yo (18 in April ’24) CM 8/6. Under contract for ’24, maybe longer.
4Tomas Pondeca22 yo in Oct ’23. Wing. Marcus HS. USA ’21 Fustal World Cup team. Tore ACL & meniscus in late 2021. ‘24 Option picked up.
5Tyshawn RoseBoston College LB. ‘24 Option picked up. 23 yo (24 in August ’24)
6Dylan Lacy2005. Class of ’23, CM 6/8. Signed through ’24 with ’25 option.
7Malachi MolinaAcademy RB (2006) signed through 2024. Jamaica U17. High school class of ’25. 17 yo in Oct of 23.
8Lautaro TaboadaArgentine forward signed through ’24 with a ’25 option. 19 yo (20 in Jan).
9Diego PepiSigned through ’24. 18 yo (19 in Dec ’23). Forward from El Paso, the younger brother of El Tren.
10Victor DarubAmerican/Brzilian GK out of Flamengo. 17 yo (18 in Nov ’23) Signed through ’25 with ’26 option.
11Leonardo OrejarenaSigned from Barca USA. 15 yo 10/W. US U17. Contract through ’25 with ’26 option. FCD traded for MLS Homegrown rights.

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.

NameNotes
1Anthony RamirezWinger or 8/10. 2005. US U19, Mexico U18/U17. Class of ’24.
2Luke Shreiner2006. CB/RB. Northwestern commit. Class of ’24.
3Mason Grimm2005. CB/DM committed to SMU, class of ’24.
4Caleb Swann2007, CM. Class of ’25.
5Jared Salazar2006, lefty. 10/W. Portland commit.
6Landon Hickam2007, DM. Class of ’25?
7Niko Montoya2007. GK Class of ’25? Trained with FCD bulk of this summer.
8Daniel Baran2006. W/8 Joined FCD Acadm from Chicago Sockers for 23-24 season.
9Gabriel Mendonca2007. 8. Joined FCD Acad from Flamengo for 23-24. US born, Brazil raised.
10Michael Cortellessa2007. Left back. Often USYNT.
11Ren Sylvester2007. 9/W. Joined FOR Acad from Michigan Jaguars.

Pending a status change (contract) Aguilar, Pepi, Hernandez, Ferreira, Baker, and perhaps Lacy will be departing soon for college campuses.

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.

  • 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.
  • Enes Sali – Romanian 17 yo left wing. Possible FCD buy?
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