FC Dallas & North Texas SC Roster Rankings – October 2025

It’s time for our end-of-October roster rankings, which take into account the start of the MLS and MLS Next Pro playoffs. There will be one more end-of-season ranking for 2025 to come after final roster moves are made.

As always, these rankings are about chatter, fans, media, the eye test, hype, and on-field play. They are a player power ranking, who’s hot, and who’s not.

No wagering, please.

Starting XI

Rank	Player	High	Low	+/-	Commentary
1	Musa, Petar	1	5	—	Started the month by equaling the single-season goals record, and Vancouver showed how much FC Dallas lives and dies by getting the ball to Musa. – Dan
2	Urhoghide, Osaze	1	19	—	He’s made some mistakes that have contributed to goals of late, overreaching? He’s still a better defender than everyone else on the team. – Buzz
3	Cappis, Christian	3	23	▲ 1	Dax McCarty told me two weeks in a row how impressed he is with Cappis. We know how Quill feels about him, playing all but one minute of October’s games. – Dan
4	Farrington, Logan	3	9	▼ 1	He’s such a big part of what’s working for FCD. It’s a mystery why he did not start the playoff opener. – Buzz
5	Ramiro	4	12	▲ 1	Capitão went straight back into the lineup, and Eric Quill turned to him as his hopeful solution to Vancouver bullying Kaick. – Dan
6	Delgado, Patrickson	6	21	▲ 1	It’s amazing how his value has skyrocketed since the departure of Lucho Acosta. – Buzz
7	Moore, Shaq	5	14	▼ 2	Shaq is your second-choice center back, even out of position. – Dan
8	Collodi, Michael	8	22	▲ 8	His feet make him the choice over Paes at the moment. Has he changed the paradigm here? – Buzz
9	Julio, Anderson	1	9	▼ 1	Getting the start over Farrington was a huge endorsement … Terrible game but big show of belief by Quill. – Dan
10	Ibeagha, Sebastien	7	15	—	Holding down the starting job, for now. But the clock is ticking. – Buzz
11	Kaick	9	29	—	A regular starter, but Kaick has been inconsistent and hasn’t completed a full 90 in two months. – Dan

In the Mix

Rank	Player	High	Low	+/-	Commentary
12	Sarver, Samuel	12	31	▲ 6	Broke into the rotation and has earned his PT with energy and clutch play. 2025 MLS Next Pro MVP. – Buzz
13	Paes, Maarten	3	13	▼ 1	Unfortunately, he missed out on the World Cup, and now he’s sat behind Collodi for FCD. – Dan
14	Kamungo, Bernard	9	20	▼ 5	He’s a solid 1v1 defender cause of his pace and power. But remains hit or miss on the offensive end. – Buzz
15	Jackson, Jacob	15	29	—	Injury pushed Jackson back down to third choice, but he should still be riding some momentum into the offseason to earn a contract and playing time somewhere. – Dan
16	Abubakar, Lalas	8	17	▼ 2	In and out of the lineup, he’s made some mistakes that keep Ibeagha ahead of him. – Buzz
17	Pedrinho	7	24	—	Pedrinho played in all four October games, but he’s not putting in the performances where people are screaming for him like they are Sam Sarver. – Dan
18	Sainte, Carl	18	25	▲ 1	22 games, 17 starts this year for Pheonix. He’s pretty much a lock starter for Rising when he’s not playing for Haiti. – Buzz
19	Torquato, Josh	15	32	▲ 6	25 minutes in either Vancouver game. That’s a step up. – Dan
20	Pomykal, Paxton	16	47	▲ 14	Back in the rotation and getting late game minutes but not really up for more than 15 at a time – Buzz
21	Lletget, Sebastian	4	21	▼ 8	A hamstring injury to start the month and two unused sub appearances. The fact that he’s still one of the faces of the club keeps Da Boy as high in the order as it does. – Dan
22	Norris, Nolan	11	22	▼ 2	Norris isn’t getting much PT after his strong US 20 World Cup. – Buzz

Second Team

Rank	Player	High	Low	+/-	Commentary
23	Garcia, Diego	21	28	▼ 2	A goal and an assist in North Texas’ regular season finale, and 10 minutes in FC Dallas’. No place on the bench last week, though. – Dan
24	Scott, Tarik	23	29	▼ 1	9 games, 8 starts, 1 goal with Monterey Bay in his loan. Hope to see him back soon. – Buzz
25	Alvaro	16	32	▼ 1	A regular on the bench for FC Dallas, with a brief runout in LA, but notably absent last week when FCD defensively flailed. – Dan
26	Swann, Caleb	26	37	▲ 1	Played in all 28 games for NTSC, biggest improvement this year for Los Toritos. Moves from Hybrid to HG for 2026. – Buzz
27	Essel, Aaron	27	41	▲ 2	Injury kept Essel out of Ghana contention in the October window and the final four regular-season games before returning for the playoff defeat. Buzz had heard that NTSC will not exercise its purchase option from St. Johnstone. – Dan
28	Sali, Enes	26	38	▲ 10	He moves up the ranks because he made his MLS debut in the playoff game… but it was horrid. – Buzz
29	Deedson	22	29	▼ 7	A goal off the bench for Haiti, but Deedson can’t even get in the FCD game day roster right now. – Dan
30	Urzua, Alejandro	30	46	▲ 2	Started final 7 games of 2025. A homegrown entering an option season. Is it too little too late? – Buzz
31	Ntsabeleng, Tsiki	13	31	▼ 5	Tsiki scored his first goal for Mamelodi Sundowns in the CAF Champions League, but even getting off the bench is rare currently. – Dan
32	Gall, Gavin	32	43	▲ 1	2025 lock starter at NTSC but our sources say option declined. Kept some hot young talents from getting needed PT. – Buzz
33	Contreras, Jaidyn	31	42	▲ 3	Started both games in October on either side of a US U-19 camp. He’s due to move to an MLS Homegrown contract. – Dan

In Reserve

Rank	Player	High	Low	+/-	Commentary
34	Ramirez, Anthony	27	34	▼ 6	1 sub, 1 playoff start in Oct. Never locked down a starting spot. A homegrown under contract for ’26. – Buzz
35	Bulkeley, James	35	46	— 0	Impressed at the U-20 before injury ruled him out of the final group game. Unfortunately for NTSC, the Kiwi only recovered to be an unused sub in the playoffs. The rumor mill says Bulkeley did not have his option picked up. – Dan
36	Cisset, Momo	30	49	▼ 6	Started when healthy, but we don’t see any progression. Our sources say his option was declined. – Buzz
37	Harms, JT	31	49	▼ 6	An every day starter but another likely on the way out. – Dan
38	Montoya, Nico	32	44	▼ 1	DNP in Sept and Oct as Harms took over in net. Former Academy player under contract for 26. – Buzz
39	Molina, Malachi	33	44	— 0	Didn’t feature in a gameday roster in October. Molina is under HG contract into next year. – Dan
40	Pondeca, Tomas	33	40	— 0	15 games and just 2 starts for New Meixco United probably isn’t going to cut it in terms of an FCD future. – Buzz
41	Baran, Daniel	29	45	— 0	Just one minute between the two games this past month. – Dan
42	DuBois, Jackson	42	42	— 0	1 reg season, 1 playoff start in Oct. Looks like his loan will be allowed to end. – Buzz
43	Pepi, Diego	34	55	— 0	Three sub appearances in the four October games for Texoma FC. The 20-year-old is into the option years of his homegrown deal without yet finding a regular role anywhere. – Dan
44	Aroyameh, Favour	36	52	▲ 2	8 games, 4 starts. Had some visa issues, had some health issues. Under contract for 2026. Need to see a lot more out of him. – Buzz

On the Farm

Rank	Player	High	Low	+/-	Commentary
45	Molomo, Zach	High: 36	Low: 48	▲ 2	Only seven minutes played in October, and plenty of fanbase frustration at what is perceived as being held back. The 17-year-old is under contract to NTSC in 2026. – Dan
46	Sedeh, Sam	High: 44	Low: 51	▼ 2	2 games, 39 minutes in 2025, but fantastic in the Academy. He’s been in FCD 1st team training. Needs to be with NTSC full-time next year. – Buzz
47	Kaakoush, Isaiah	High: 34	Low: 51	▲ 4	Among all of the talk of contract options being declined, Kaakoush’s has been strangely quiet as he rehabs an ACL. – Dan
48	Luccin, Marlon	High: 41	Low: 51	▲ 1	No PT since the last ranking. Signed for ’26. – Buzz
49	Scabin, Kaka	High: 44	Low: 54	▲ 1	He’s due to transition to a Homegrown contract, coming off an ACL tear may complicate that. – Dan
50	Sangare, Faisu	High: 36	Low: 50	▼ 5	Sangare had lost his job to an Academy player late in the year. Sources say his option was declined. – Buzz
51	Orejarena, Leonardo	High: 37	Low: 51	▼ 3	Failed to make the bench in October and is likely heading out of Frisco/Arlington/Mansfield. – Dan
52	Jesus, Geovane	High: 48	Low: 53	— 0	Still waiting for his return, two seasons out and counting. – Buzz
53	Newman, Enzo	High: 15	Low: 56	— 0	Yet another club ACL, but Enzo has appeared in a lot of FC Dallas’ social media clips of late, so hopefully that means rehab is going well. – Dan
54	Endeley, Herbert	High: 24	Low: 55	— 0	And another ACL. It’s kind of crazy, really. – Buzz
55	Cangiano, Gianluca	High: 37	Low: 57	— 0	ACL + option year = bad timing. – Dan

Notes and Comments

It’s a minor miracle Paxton Pomykal got back on the field for FCD in 2025, so he leaps up a massive 14 places.

Honorable mention to Enes Sali made a 10-place leap after his surprise inclusion on the FCD bench and his even more surprising debut in a playoff game of all things, and Michael Collodi, who seems to have grabbed the top keeper job from Maarten Paes.

On the dark side, Sebastian Lletget falls 8 spots for falling out of the rotation. When the team needs some soccer players, he’s not getting picked, even as a sub. Coming in a close second with a 7-place fall is Deedson. He scored for Haiti, or the fall would have been bigger since he’s not even making the bench behind guys like Enes Sali.

Honorable mention to a trio falling 6 spots: Momo Cisset, JT Harms, and Anthony Ramirez.