FC Dallas & North Texas SC Roster Rankings – July 2025

What a volatile month in FC Dallas-land with some off-field actions leading to big rumbles, tactical changes, and maybe even some roster moves as a consequence. Leading to this perhaps being one of the most volatile months in Roster Rank history.

Two more players have departed the club – Victor Darub and Leo Chu – with three players arriving – Christian Cappis, Louicius Deedson, and (surprise!) Jacob Jackson.

We’re expecting the official announcement of Marco Farfan‘s sale to Tigres any day, but it has not happened as of today, so he stays on the ranking.

As always, these rankings are about chatter, fans, media, the eye test, hype, and on-field play.

No wagering, please.

Starting XI

Rank	Player	High	Low	+/-	Notes
1	Musa, Petar	High: 1	Low: 5	▲ 1	Playing some elite soccer right now. It has to be concerning for the club that he’s better without Acosta. – Dan
2	Urhoghide, Osaze	High: 1	Low: 19	▲ 2	One start and 2 subs since return from injury, and immediately showed how vital he is.- Buzz
3	Julio, Anderson	High: 1	Low: 5	▼ 2	Finally off the injured list. His presence this high on the ranking says a lot about this team. – Dan
4	Paes, Maarten	High: 3	Low: 5	▲ 1	He’s the guy, but he’s making some mistakes. Is he too comfortable? – Buzz
5	Farrington, Logan	High: 5	Low: 9	▲ 4	Starting and contributing, will he keep his spot with Julio healthy? – Dan
6	Lletget, Sebastian	High: 4	Low: 12	—	Still a very good player, but he’s getting older and looking slower. Recovery takes longer. – Buzz
7	Delgado, Patrickson	High: 7	Low: 21	▲ 9	The new 1st choice 10 with Acosta and Pedrinho in trouble? – Dan
8	Moore, Shaq	High: 6	Low: 14	—	FCD finally got him a game off, and wingback probably suits him better. – Buzz
9	Kaick	High: 9	Low: 29	▲ 2	He can cover so much ground, but the decisions can be off, and the reads a bit slow. – Dan
10	Ramiro	High: 7	Low: 12	▲ 2	He’s a lock starter, which is a shame, as he’s so immobile. The soccer smarts are there. – Buzz
11	Farfan, Marco	High: 9	Low: 18	▲ 2	Looks like the Tigres sale is happening. Was he dropped to protect the move? – Dan

In the Mix

Rank	Player	High	Low	+/-	Notes
12	Ibeagha, Sebastien	High: 7	Low: 12	▼ 2	Mostly ok. Seems the age is starting to show a little in the athleticism and pace. – Buzz
13	Abubakar, Lalas	High: 13	Low: 17	▲ 2	He sometimes looks better than Ibeagha, sometimes not. – Dan
14	Acosta, Luciano	High: 1	Low: 14	▼ 11	Off-field issues got him dropped, and he lost the captaincy. Got back into a game, and the team immediately regressed. Would we see him at all if not for his salary? – Buzz
15	Torquato, Josh	High: 15	Low: 32	▲ 10	A starter already? He just turned 18 a week ago. – Dan
16	Alvaro	High: 16	Low: 32	▲ 1	The young Brazilian has looked good in forced action, might as well start him in the final 10 games. – Buzz
17	Sarver, Samuel	High: 17	Low: 31	▲ 1	Leading Next Pro in scoring, getting PT at FCD. Has he passed Kamungo? – Dan
18	Kamungo, Bernard	High: 11	Low: 20	▲ 1	In and out of the XI. He just can’t find his game. Starting to worry about his future. – Buzz
19	Norris, Nolan	High: 11	Low: 21	▼ 5	Just back from injury, is he the left center back in the new 3 CB system? Wingback? Holding mid? – Dan
20	Collodi, Michael	High: 14	Low: 22	▲ 1	Firmly #2, so much he made Carrera expendable. Can he challenge Paes? – Buzz
21	Sainte, Carl	High: 21	Low: 25	▲ 2	In July, started both league games, on the bench for Cup. – Dan
22	Ntsabeleng, Tsiki	High: 13	Low: 22	▼ 2	Not in Quill’s rotation. Sending him to play at NTSC is almost a slap in the face. – Buzz
23	Cappis, Christian	—	—	NA	Show’s replacement? Played half a game. Quill is clearly happy he’s hear. – Dan
24	Pedrinho	High: 7	Low: 24	▼ 17	Benched for off-field stuff with Acosta. Off the game roster. Doesn’t seem interested in winning back his place. – Buzz
25	Deedson, Louicius	—	—	NA	Got signed, got the worrisome visa. His first session in front of fans was poor. – Dan
26	Scott, Tarik	High: 23	Low: 29	▲ 3	Three MLS appearances in July, four NTSC games (3 goals). But clearly passed up by Sarver. – Buzz

Second Team

27	Essel, Aaron	High: 27	Low: 41	▲ 1	Seems a lock starter for Gall. Observers seem to like him better at CB than mid. – Dan
28	Garcia, Diego	High: 22	Low: 28	▼ 4	Hasn’t played since July 13 for either team. Is he hurt? FCD can get around him not being on the injury reports but assigning him to NTSC. – Buzz
29	Jackson, Jacob	—	—	NA	The new #3 keeper. Traded from San Diego in the final days of July. – Dan
30	Ramirez, Anthony	High: 27	Low: 30	▼ 3	He hasn’t played since July 18 for either team. See Garcia, Diego. – Buzz
31	Pomykal, Paxton	High: 16	Low: 47	▼ 9	Out for almost 2 months after 55 minutes in the Cup. Buzz says it’s buyout time. – Dan
32	Swann, Caleb	High: 31	Low: 37	▲ 1	In and out of the XI, Gall doesn’t seem to trust him despite Swann playing the 6th most minutes at NTSC. – Buzz
33	Urzua, Alejandro	High: 33	Low: 46	▲ 2	Getting some starts, playing the best soccer of his time at NTSC. – Dan
34	Cisset, Momo	High: 32	Low: 49	▼ 2	He’s a lock starter, but makes mental mistakes. Not seeing as much progression as we’d like. – Buzz
35	Sali, Enes	High: 26	Low: 37	▼ 5	Loan ending, league off since May. Now he says he’s coming back to the USA. – Dan
36	Molina, Malachi	High: 33	Low: 44	▲ 8	Mal has started 5 straight since return from injury, needs lots of PT, and to stay healthy. – Buzz
37	Pondeca, Tomas	High: 33	Low: 39	—	Seems to be a common sub, entering July’s league and Cup games. – Dan

In Reserve

38	Montoya, Nico	High: 34	Low: 44	▼ 4	Sort of #1. Is he splitting time with Harms, or does it just seem that way? – Buzz
39	Bulkeley, James	High: 36	Low: 46	▼ 3	Got 2 starts in July, was just average. – Dan
40	Pepi, Diego	High: 40	Low: 55	▲ 2	Since his return from injury, with Texoma: 5 games, 2 starts. 0 goals. – Buzz
41	Contreras, Jaidyn	High: 31	Low: 42	▼ 10	Made one July start. Can’t hold a spot in the lineup. Lots of sub runouts. – Dan
42	Gall, Gavin	High: 35	Low: 43	▲ 1	Nothing anyone can say to me will convince me he should be playing over Torquato or Molomo. Yet he does. – Buzz
43	Kaakoush, Isaiah	High: 34	Low: 44	▼ 2	Captain MLS Next All-Star side gets him a bump, but not playing for NTSC. – Dan
44	Aroyameh, Favour	High: 44	Low: 52	▲ 2	Played a bit since arriving. Looks interesting at times, makes some mistakes. – Buzz
45	Baran, Daniel	High: 29	Low: 45	▼ 5	Two starts in early July, two sub appearances since. Want to see him playing. – Dan
46	Harms, JT	High: 39	Low: 49	▼ 7	Made two starts in early July. Rotation or drop? – Buzz
47	Sangare, Faisu	High: 36	Low: 49	▼ 9	Subbed out at halftime against Austin in June. Hasn’t been seen since. Injured? – Dan
48	Molomo, Zach	High: 36	Low: 48	▼ 1	Finally! NP debut in July, 8 minutes played. Now making the benches. – Buzz
49	Luccin, Marlon	High: 41	Low: 51	—	Made his North Texas debut on July 13th, playing 12 minutes. – Dan
50	Orejarena, Leonardo	High: 37	Low: 50	▼ 5	We weren’t expecting 1 start and 86 total minutes this year for a guy who is a US U17 staple. 0 minutes in July. – Buzz
51	Sedeh, Sam	High: 48	Low: 51	▼ 3	0 minutes. The hope is, we see him sometime this season. – Dan
52	Jesus, Geovane	High: 48	Low: 53	▼ 1	On track for a 2026 return, can he still play at a high level? – Buzz
53	Newman, Enzo	High: 15	Low: 56	—	No change. See you next year. – Dan
54	Scabin, Kaka	High: 44	Low: 54	▼ 2	The Instagram vacation photo game is strong. – Buzz
55	Endeley, Herbert	High: 24	Low: 55	▼ 1	Out for the season. – Dan
56	Cangiano, Gianluca	High: 37	Low: 57	▼ 1	His 105-minute game back in March, out for the year. – Buzz

Notes and Comments

Petar Musa reclaims the top spot with 5 goals in the last 3 games.

Josh Torquato is the big winner, moving up 10 spots as he went from North Texas SC player, to emergency signing, to homegrown contract, to possible starter after the Farfan sale. One of the most meteoric rises we’ve seen in club (and ranking) history.

Honorable mention to Malachi Molina, who climbs 8 spots after getting 5 straight starts at NTSC since his return from injury.

Having buried the headline… The big fallers, and this will come as no surprise, are two guys getting in trouble out in California, Lucho Acosta (11 spots) and Pedrinho (19 spots). Little Pedro, lacking Acosta’s juice (salary protection) is worse off and hasn’t seen the bench, unlike Acosta, who got back in… but stank.

Another player taking a big hit and falling 10 spots is Jaidyn Contreras, who seemed on the verge of making his breakthrough, only to fall hard in PT.

Thanks to Dan Crooke for the help on this piece, as usual. We’ll be back near the end of August with the next ranking.