We’re back with a new look! Tables are rather visual, and the last eight years of these roster rankings probably could do with jazzing up. Hopefully, the improvements to add player photos and jersey numbers will help if you’re not familiar with a name or two lower down the roster.
As always, it’s a power ranking and NOT a scientific formula. We look at who did what in the last month, how well they did it, and who was talking about it.
Starting XI
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Petar Musa#9 | F | FCD
HIGH: 1 | LOW: 1
What more can you say. MLS Player of the Matchday after scoring a hat-trick against San Diego. Hit the woodwork twice in the second half of Croatia's win over Colombia, and started the move that led to Croatia's only goal against Brazil in a 30-minute run out. - Dan
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Logan Farrington#23 | F | FCD
HIGH: 2 | LOW: 3
The Beaverine is so hot right now! Team of the week. Three goals, two assists in five games. Does Quill need to go 5-3-2 again? - Buzz
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Osaze Urhoghide#3 | D | FCD
HIGH: 2 | LOW: 3
Making the team of the week without scoring is quite an achievement. His absence may have been the difference between drawing with San Diego and a win. - Dan
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Christian Cappis#12 | M | FCD
HIGH: 4 | LOW: 5
Cappis is the midfield MVP and is tied for key passes on 8 (as a linking mid). In some ways he's the "real" captain as he's Quill's guy to the bone. - Buzz
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Joaquín Valiente#21 | M | FCD
HIGH: 5 | LOW: 8
Won his way into the starting lineup and created the winner against Houston. - Dan
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Michael Collodi#30 | GK | FCD
HIGH: 4 | LOW: 6
A massive gaff vs Houston opened the floodgates on a a horror 5 minutes, but that aside he's been elite. - Buzz
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Shaq Moore#18 | D | FCD
HIGH: 7 | LOW: 7
Shaq has been the team's second-best defender and played every minute. - Dan
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Kaick#55 | M | FCD
HIGH: 8 | LOW: 10
We joked on the podcast that Quill invited a new position, the "high press 6." He didn't really invent it, but that's what Kaick has been playing to great effect. - Buzz
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Ramiro#17 | M | FCD
HIGH: 6 | LOW: 9
Leads the team in accurate passes and interceptions per 90 minutes. In 80s/90s English that's the 'Steady Eddie' in your team. - Dan
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Herman Johansson#14 | D | FCD
HIGH: 9 | LOW: 10
Tied for key passes on 8. Leading FCD in chances created. Full 90 for Sweden in their playoff semi win. Needs to level out his play a bit, strong in attack but can be exposed on D (see Houston). - Buzz
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Sebastien Ibeagha#25 | D | FCD
HIGH: 11 | LOW: 12
Ibeagha holds the dubious honor of highest xG without scoring. His 88% duel win-rate and 100% aerial duel wins is impressive. - Dan
In the Mix
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Nolan Norris#32 | D | FCD
HIGH: 12 | LOW: 17
His passing got him a 2nd game in the XI, can he hold the starting spot? Got a callup for US U21 camp in South Korea. - Buzz
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Bernard Kamungo#77 | D | FCD
HIGH: 11 | LOW: 13
Oh Bernie. Absolute magic to set up the stoppage time equalizer against San Diego, and won the penalty earlier in the game, but too many odd choices of lateral pass and some defensive mishaps. - Dan
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Patrickson Delgado#8 | M | FCD
HIGH: 14 | LOW: 16
The Bojangles King has been getting late minutes off bench with 4 subs, did get 1 start. Not excelling like late last year. Might need more chicken. - Buzz
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Deedson#7 | M | FCD
HIGH: 15 | LOW: 18
Just 14 minutes in the month and they weren't the most impressive, but he's a likely World Cup-bound player and in the Haiti roster for this international window. - Dan
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Ran Binyamin#6 | M | FCD
HIGH: 14 | LOW: 16
Love the energy, but has has a ways to go. (4 games, 23 minutes). Scored for Israel in a U21 friendly. - Buzz
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Ricky Louis#15 | M | FCD
HIGH: 15 | LOW: 17
I was excited to see Louis' preseason run at wing back continue but his MLS debut at LAFC had other plans. He did get 90 minutes on the wing for NTSC last week. - Dan
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Sam Sarver#28 | M | FCD
HIGH: 18 | LOW: 19
The Instagram hero isn't getting much FCD PT (19 minutes) and he's also not playing for NTSC. Has Rickey Louis passed him? - Buzz
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Caleb Swann#27 | M | FCD
HIGH: 19 | LOW: 23
Making benches and I know FC Dallas is itching to put out the story of the siblings making their top flight debuts in the same season. - Dan
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Lalas Abubakar#5 | D | FCD
HIGH: 20 | LOW: 20
So far in 2026, Abubakar has no PT, no games, and (as far as we know) no injury. He's clearly out of the rotation. Is this it? - Buzz
Development Team
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Nick Simmonds#16 | F | FCD
HIGH: 21 | LOW: 25
When Musa was questionable last week, FCD held him in town. Otherwise, solid minutes for North Texas SC. - Dan
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Jonathan Sirois#40 | GK | FCD
HIGH: 21 | LOW: 22
He's 2nd keeper and working banged up. Collodi has been so strong, Sirois may not see much of the field. - Buzz
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Anderson Julio#11 | F | FCD
HIGH: 13 | LOW: 23
There are some rumblings that maybe we shouldn't expect to see Julio back before the World Cup, and FC Dallas moved quickly to bring in Moreno after the injury. - Dan
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Slade Starnes#26 | D | FCD
HIGH: 24 | LOW: 28
NTSC's captain who has produced multiple man of the match games in his four 90 minute games. For our money, he's already better than Alvaro. How long before he gets a taste at FCD? - Buzz
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Edu Nys#10 | M | NTSC
HIGH: 25 | LOW: 33
North Texas SC's MVP thus far, with a hat-trick against Colorado, but his last two games have cooled off. - Dan
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Natty James#11 | F | NTSC
HIGH: 26 | LOW: 31
4 starts in 4, the last 1 unexpectedly at wing back. No goals, but got an assist. A T&T call up came this week. - Buzz
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Diego García#50 | M | FCD
HIGH: 27 | LOW: 30
Three starts and a sub appearance for North Texas as Garcia seems to be well out of Eric Quill's first team plans. A replacement for a US U-20 camp. - Dan
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Álvaro#22 | D | FCD
HIGH: 22 | LOW: 28
Not playing for FCD so he went down to North Texas... and stank, just like he always does at NTSC. Rumor has him way out of the picture. - Buzz
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Josh Torquato#24 | D | FCD
HIGH: 24 | LOW: 29
A second yellow card against Austin FC II put an end to a run of three starts for NTSC, but not in the frame for the big club. Called up for a U-19 camp in Spain, but we don't know if he played in the 4-0 win over Wales. - Dan
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Brooks Thompson#31 | GK | FCD
HIGH: 29 | LOW: 30
FCD's 3rd keeper. Will they give him some NTSC minutes at some point? Cause otherwise he might have a year of boredom ahead. - Buzz
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Jaidyn Contreras#20 | M | FCD
HIGH: 31 | LOW: 37
Four appearances including a two-assist game, but Enzo Newman's return might restrict Contreras' minutes if his transition to right wingback sticks. - Dan
In Reserve
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Jonah Biggar#12 | D | NTSC
HIGH: 32 | LOW: 41
To everyone's surprise, except maybe John Gall, the college free agent (DC picked him last year) has started four straight 90 minute games at left center back. - Buzz
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Timothy Ospina#18 | D | NTSC
HIGH: 33 | LOW: 50
Starting all four games in the month is a positive, being subbed off at half time in three of those is a concern. - Dan
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Malachi Molina#35 | D | FCD
HIGH: 34 | LOW: 44
Molina is on loan to Nashville SC, who loaned him to their Next Pro side Huntsville... where he has four straight 90 minutes performances. Loan working as intended. - Buzz
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Samuel Sedeh#23 | F | NTSC
HIGH: 35 | LOW: 36
Rolled an hour-long start against Dynamo Dos into a goalscoring return to the Dallas Cup in Sunday's draw with Fulham. - Dan
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Enzo Newman#29 | D | FCD
HIGH: 36 | LOW: 38
He's back in the NTSC team, building his fitness and game. 3 games now a start, building those minutes. His need for PT is probably the reason Molina was loaned. - Buzz
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Jonah Gibson#25 | D | NTSC
HIGH: 37 | LOW: 37
Signed out of the academy at the end of February, Gibson has made three starts and one sub appearance in the month. - Dan
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Tsiki Ntsabeleng#16 | M | FCD
HIGH: 26 | LOW: 38
Gotta say that getting just 1 sub appearances in March and being left on the bench 3 times is not good. Don't think he's ever coming back. - Buzz
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Eryk Dymora#13 | GK | NTSC
HIGH: 39 | LOW: 39
Made an MLS bench, and getting the minutes for NTX, So far Dymora's best result was losing a penalty shootout where Real Monarchs scored all four attempts. - Dan
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Nico Montoya#57 | GK | NTSC
HIGH: 32 | LOW: 40
Injured again. I'm starting to feel like he gets hurt too much. Just 7 games last year and none this year. Not being available can kill a career. - Buzz
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Enes Sali#99 | M | FC Dallas
HIGH: 27 | LOW: 41
With the Saudi Pro League's break, Sali has played 43 minutes in one of Al-Riyadh's two games. - Dan
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Favour Aroyameh#8 | M | NTSC
HIGH: 42 | LOW: 42
He's made three sub appearances, all kinda meh. It won't shock to see him lose PT to Pela eventually. - Buzz
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Marlon Luccin#19 | M | NTSC
HIGH: 43 | LOW: 46
Played 40 minutes in three sub appearances for North Texas. Scored for FC Dallas in the Dallas Cup and supposedly impressed. - Dan
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Daniel Baran#36 | F | FCD
HIGH: 40 | LOW: 44
Just two appearances for 24 minutes. The kid has bags of pace, but he just cant get any PT under Gall. - Buzz
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Umberto Pelà#6 | M | NTSC
HIGH: 34 | LOW: 45
We're yet to see Pela in a matchday roster. Given his late signing, is there an injury we don't know about? - Dan
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Ian Charles#4 | D | NTSC
HIGH: 43 | LOW: 46
Almost ready for his return from injury. Whose spot will he take in the XI? *glances at Gibson* - Buzz
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Geovane Jesus#2 | D | FCD
HIGH: 35 | LOW: 47
From participating in preseason training, we've not really heard anything outside of the loan to create roster room for FC Dallas. - Dan
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Zach Molomo#17 | D | NTSC
HIGH: 45 | LOW: 48
Molomo is one of the biggest talent to PT mysteries at FCD. A huge ceiling, the highest of any 2008. The fact he can't get on the field is a joke, I'm just not sure who is making the joke. - Buzz
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Leandro Gonçalves# | D | NTSC
HIGH: 49 | LOW: 49
The 21-year-old signed with a week left of the month and a lot of questions over scouting the fourth division of Brazilian soccer. - Dan
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Thomas Burchfield#31 | GK | NTSC
HIGH: 47 | LOW: 50
In reality, a paid Acadmey player. He's not ready to help NTSC and may not be for a while. He wasn't rostered for any of the sides in Dallas Cup either. - Buzz
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Isaiah Kaakoush#46 | D | NTSC
HIGH: 48 | LOW: 51
Still rehabbing from a torn ACL sustained in August. - Dan
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Kaka Scabin#34 | D | FCD
HIGH: 49 | LOW: 52
Out for the year... again. You gotta feel for the kid. Since signing in July of 2024 he's played 1 game for 33 minutes. - Buzz
Stock Up
Timothy Ospina (+17)
Malachi Molina (+10)
Jonah Biggar (+9)
Stock Down
Enes Sali (-14)
Geovane Jesus (-12)
Tsiki Ntsabeleng (-12)
Comments and Conclusions
There’s a surprise, Petar Musa is top of the pile yet again!
One of the fun things for this bit in the early part of the season is watching how things settle.
Timothy Ospina didn’t really move 17 places; he wasn’t on last month’s ranking after signing on February 27. Malachi Molina, on the other hand, did jump up ten spots. After some initial skepticism over his bizarre loan to Nashville, who then loaned him down to their MLS NEXT Pro team, Molina has played every minute and recorded an assist. One behind him is Jonah Biggar, who has gone from free agent after college to playing every minute in the North Texas back line.
On the other side of things, Enes Sali. Oof, 14 spots dropped. Circumstance may be part of the reason he’s only played one game, but a team in the Saudi Pro League that has only four wins from 26 games should give a fair expectation of more than 621 out of a possible 2,340 minutes in his two loan spells. Similarly, Tsiki Ntsabeleng dropped 12 after making the bench in all four Mamelodi Sundowns games in March, but only saw 20 minutes in one appearance. At least they’re contending for the league title. Geovane Jesus also slides 12 places after what looked like a promising preseason, where we saw the Brazilian on the grass, has turned back into further silence. April 1st is 942 days since Geovane last played for FC Dallas.
Like the new look? Any hot takes on who should be higher or lower?