FC Dallas & North Texas SC Roster Rankings – March 2025

Welcome back to the first in-season rankings of season eight of our little roster power bit. If you’re new to this, the premise is simple – power rankings are fun. So we look at all…. *checks notes* – 53, wow – contracted professionals for FC Dallas and North Texas SC. (That’s up 5 from the preseason)

In our rankings, we look at who is playing well, who is playing at all, and the name on the lips of our colleagues in the media and the fans. With all that in mind, let’s check in roughly one month into the 2025 MLS campaign.

Starting XI

Rank	Player	High	Low	Change	Comments
1	Musa, Petar	High: 1	Low: 2	▲ 1	Two goals and two assists for the Moose is enough to lead both categories through four games. – Dan
2	Acosta, Luciano	High: 1	Low: 2	▼ 1	FCD will likely live or die by Acosta’s play. He’s an amazing talent, but so far just 1 goal and no assists. His 7 key passes lead FCD, but that is half the league leader and isn’t in the MLS Top 20. – Buzz
3	Julio, Anderson	High: 3	Low: 5	▲ 2	Carried on from a strong preseason with a goal and an assist to back up some solid wing play. He missed the Vancouver loss to get his green card, making him a domestic player by MLS standards. – Dan
4	Paes, Maarten	High: 3	Low: 4	▼ 1	Same ole’ steady play, amazing shot-stopping, not so great at crosses and passing. – Buzz
5	Farrington, Logan	High: 5	Low: 7	▲ 2	Big Dawg has forced his way into a starting spot on the wing. Scored Dallas’ lone goal against Chicago, and what should have been the winner in Colorado but for a bad offside call. – Dan
6	Lletget, Sebastian	High: 4	Low: 6	▼ 2	Solid performances except against Vancouver. But the FCD is midfield is being bypassed and he’s probably not doing enough. What does it say about FCD that he’s still this high? – Buzz
7	Urhoghide, Osaze	High: 7	Low: 19	▲ 12	Urhoghide is the only thing holding the back four together. He’s been surprisingly good in advancing possession, only Lucho has more progressive yards dribbling the ball, and he leads the team in passes between 15 and 30 yards. – Dan
8	Moore, Shaq	High: 6	Low: 8	▼ 2	2nd best of the FCD defenders. But is he an upgrade on Ruan at this point? – Buzz
9	Pedrinho	High: 9	Low: 12	▲ 3	Beto’s lad has featured more than your average MLS NEXT Pro signing. A goal with his only shot on target, and a nice compliment to Acosta’s freedom to roam where he can tuck inside as a false wing. – Dan
10	Farfan, Marco	High: 9	Low: 10	▼ 1	4 games and 4 starts but he’s been less than his usual self. He looks tired already and there’s no left back behind him. – Buzz
11	Ibeagha, Sebastien	High: 8	Low: 11	▼ 3	Ibeagha is very firmly your number two CB. The gap between him, Ramiro, and Shaq Moore has been a happy hunting ground for opposition wingers. He is doing well as the conduit for the majority of build-out play. – Dan

In the Mix

Rank	Player	High	Low	Change	Comments
12	Ramiro	High: 10	Low: 12	▼ 2	His defense has been solid, if a bit limited in range. But the offense isn’t there, everything is a back pass. This team needs progression in the middle. – Buzz
13	Ntsabeleng, Tsiki	High: 13	Low: 14	▲ 1	Remarkable job keeping the play alive twice to assist Musa in Colorado. That’s really it. – Dan
14	Collodi, Michael	High: 14	Low: 18	▲ 4	He’s the clear #2, getting starts at North Texas SC to prep for Maatren Paes’ callup. – Buzz
15	Kamungo, Bernard	High: 11	Low: 15	▼ 4	There was a hope that Bernie would come alive under Eric Quill. That has not happened. – Dan
16	Delgado, Patrickson	High: 16	Low: 20	▲ 4	At times he can add something quality. Other times, like against the Fire, it’s a nightmare. 3 subs, 45 minutes total. – Buzz
17	Abubakar, Lalas	High: 13	Low: 17	▼ 4	The ‘break in case of emergency’ option at center back currently. His nine minutes so far have been just to move to a back three against Vancouver. – Dan
18	Newman, Enzo	High: 15	Low: 18	▼ 3	Just one North Texas SC start for Newman. He’s not yet getting into FCD games. – Buzz
19	Norris, Nolan	High: 19	Low: 21	▲ 2	Currently in Spain with the US U-20 team. Ever-present on the bench, but no minutes yet in 2025. – Dan
20	Cafumana, Show	High: 17	Low: 20	▼ 3	First, he missed camp cause he was sick. Then he missed the start of the season cause he was injured. Now he’s finally back in training. – Buzz
21	Kaick	High: 21	Low: 29	New	There’s a lot of team hype for the Brazilian now that he’s in town. Coming off a rough outing for the midfield duo, Kaick’s first minutes may come soon. – Dan
22	Chu, Leo	High: 16	Low: 22	▼ 6	Deeply entrenched in the coach’s dog house, he can’t even get in a game. Came into the season out of shape and then got hurt. – Buzz

Second Team

Rank	Player	High	Low	Change	Comments
23	Garcia, Diego	High: 22	Low: 23	▼ 1	Played all 180 minutes for North Texas SC so far. – Dan
24	Sainte, Carl	High: 24	Low: 25	▲ 1	On loan to Pheonix Rising where he seems to be doing well. Two games, two starts, 7/12 on duels. – Buzz
25	Augusto, Alvaro	High: 25	Low: 30	▲ 5	A lengthy visa process cost Alvaro the latter part of preseason, but he immediately started for NTX and recorded an assist. – Dan
26	Sarver, Samuel	High: 26	Low: 31	▲ 5	NTSC’s captain, 2 starts, 2 goals. High energy, intense, combative, and a dawg. Looking like Los Toritos’ best player at this point. – Buzz
27	Ramirez, Anthony	High: 27	Low: 27	— 0	Two starts and a goal for North Texas, plus a bench for FC Dallas. – Dan
28	Scott, Tarik	High: 28	Low: 28	— 0	1 NTSC start,1 FCD bench. He needs to be playing. – Buzz
29	Carrera, Antonio	High: 23	Low: 29	▼ 6	Toño hasn’t made an MLS bench or featured for North Texas so far. He needs some kind of playing time, so what happens with Paes away this FIFA window will be interesting. – Dan
30	Endeley, Herbert	High: 24	Low: 30	▼ 6	Not making FCD benches, not playing for North Texas, stuck in the middle. – Buzz
31	Contreras, Jaidyn	High: 31	Low: 42	▲ 11	Currently in Spain with the US U-18s, Contreras turned a sub appearance in the opening NTSC game into a 70-minute start a week later. – Dan
32	Torquato, Josh	High: 32	Low: 32	New	One of the newest North Texas SC signings has started both games at left back. Looks very composed. He was playing with NTSC as an amateur in the spring. – Buzz
33	Pondeca, Tomas	High: 33	Low: 35	▲ 2	An opening day start for New Mexico cut short by a red card in the team. The positional switch to center mid from wing seems to be sticking. – Dan

In Reserve

Rank	Player	High	Low	Change	Comments
34	Swann, Caleb	High: 32	Low: 34	▼ 2	One start and one sub for North Texas SC. Solid start. – Buzz
35	Sali, Enes	High: 26	Low: 35	▼ 9	Three sub appearances from Al-Riyadh’s first six games. – Dan
36	Molina, Malachi	High: 34	Low: 36	▼ 2	Finally getting the PT he needs at NTSC with 1 start, 1 sub, and 1 assist. – Buzz
37	Cangiano, Gianluca	High: 37	Low: 38	▲ 1	Two starts without yet making a significant impact. – Dan
38	Cisset, Momo	High: 38	Low: 49	New	Signed with the Junior side and made 2 starts at left center back but looks a bit rough and remains a project. Needs a lot of PT. – Buzz
39	Baran, Daniel	High: 29	Low: 39	▼ 10	Replaced Cangiano in both games. The homegrown could be pushing for the start. – Dan
40	Molomo, Zach	High: 36	Low: 40	▼ 4	The preseason starter has 0 minutes since Cisset signed. Just got a US U17 callup. One for the future. – Buzz
41	Orejarena, Leonardo	High: 37	Low: 41	▼ 4	No playing time yet this season. – Dan
42	Urzua, Alejandro	High: 33	Low: 42	▼ 9	Was the starter, probably at the 6. Injured just days before the season. The injuries are killing his career. – Buzz
43	Gall, Gavin	High: 43	Low: 43	New	A pair of late-game sub appearances. – Dan
44	Kaakoush, Isaiah	High: 40	Low: 44	▼ 4	2 subs appearances for Los Torito, now a US U17 callup. – Buzz
45	Bulkeley, James	High: 39	Low: 45	▼ 6	The rare sub-who-got-subbed appearance against Vancouver. Came on, got injured, and went off. – Dan
46	Pomykal, Paxton	High: 46	Low: 47	▲ 1	Not yet ready for training but he’s running, we hear, so we’re starting to get excited. – Buzz
47	Harms, JT	High: 47	Low: 47	New	Made the bench last week, but will he get minutes for NTSC as a result of Maarten Paes Indonesia call-up? – Dan
48	Pepi, Diego	High: 43	Low: 48	▼ 5	On loan to Texoma FC, started the Open Cup game. Had some chances. – Buzz
49	Luccin, Marlon	High: 41	Low: 49	▼ 8	Luccin has yet to make the bench. – Dan
50	Scabin, Kaka	High: 44	Low: 50	▼ 6	Tore his ACL last fall. I don’t think he is even in town at this point. – Buzz
51	Darub, Victor	High: 45	Low: 51	▼ 6	Three keepers have featured in match day squads ahead of Darub so far. – Dan
52	Aroyameh, Favour	High: 46	Low: 52	▼ 6	An 18 yo 6 and signed just before the season, I don’t think he’s in town yet. – Buzz
53	Jesus, Geovane	High: 48	Low: 53	▼ 5	After some will he-won’t he last year when Geovane returned to Brazil, he’s in town doing his rehab on the season-ending injury list. – Dan

Rise and Fall

Five new signings entered the ranks at positions we deemed appropriate. We’ll see how they do.

It was a tight race for the biggest climber between Oszae Urhoghide and Jaidyn Contreras. We had questions as to when Oz would integrate into the team and how good he going to be. The answers turned out to be “right away” and “amazing.”

Contreras climbs after a big jump in PT and impact from the spring moving into the season.

It was a tight race for the biggest fall too. Daniel Baran wins the drop as an FCD homegrown we expect to be starting for North Texas SC and he’s coming off the bench.

He’s followed closely by FCD U22 signing Enes Sali who is hardly playing while on loan and Ale Urzua who would be a starting CM for NTSC if not for, yet another, injury knocking him out. Marlon Luccin is just one space off the pace after not making even a bench for Los Toritos.

And there we have it. We’ll check back in the second half of April for our next round of rankings.