Paxton Pomykal

Paxton Pomykal

Pomykal with FC Dallas in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Paxton Jones Pomykal [1]
Date of birth	(1999-12-17) December 17, 1999 (age 23)
Place of birth	Lewisville, Texas, United States
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	FC Dallas
Number	19
Youth career
2010–2014	Dallas Texans
2014–2016	FC Dallas
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–	FC Dallas	126	(4)
International career‡
2016–2017	United States U18	13	(3)
2016	United States U19	1	(0)
2018–2019	United States U20	12	(3)
2019–	United States	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 14, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 19, 2023

Paxton Jones Pomykal (born December 17, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club FC Dallas.

Early life

Pomykal was born in Lewisville, Texas, on December 17, 1999. He attended iUniversity Prep, a Grapevine Colleyville ISD Virtual Academy in Grapevine, TX. He also attended Marcus High School.

Club career

Youth

Pomykal began his career with FC Dallas' youth academy, where he played with the team in the U.S. Development Academy. He was part of the FC Dallas' U-16 and U-18 teams that won National Youth Championships.

Professional

Pomykal signed a homegrown contract with FC Dallas on September 8, 2016. ^[3] He made his professional debut on March 1, 2017, in a 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal match against Árabe Unido. Pomykal came on in the 63rd minute for Kellyn Acosta. ^[4] On Saturday, March 30 Pomykal scored his 1st and 2nd MLS goals against Salt Lake City. For his good form throughout the early part of the season, Pomykal was named to the 2019 MLS All Star game alongside club teammate Matt Hedges. ^[5]

In the first game of the 2020 season, Pomykal scored the insurance goal in a 2–0 win over the Philadelphia Union. ^[6] Injuries would take hold and Pomykal would only play in 5 games across 2020. Pomykal had a return to form in 2021, appearing in 31 games, starting 18. Pomykal scored one goal and assisted on two, he was named to the MLS team of the week for week 16. ^[7] Pomykal built off his 2021 success with 35 appearances in 2022, starting in 31 games.

International career

He played for the United States U-18 team at the 2016 Vaclav Jezek Tournament. ^[8] He consistently started for the US U20s at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland.

Pomykal earned much praise through the 2019 MLS season that led to his first senior team call up in September. He made his first appearance for the USMNT on September 10, 2019 in an international friendly against Uruguay as a late substitute. ^[9] Pomykal would also be called up and started for a friendly match against Serbia in 2023 which the United States lost 2–1. In April 2023, Pomykal was called up for the USMNT, replacing Paul Arriola who was injured. Pomykal received his third cap on April 19, 2023 in an international friendly against Mexico as a late substitute.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played November 10, 2023 ^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Playoffs		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Dallas	2016	MLS	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	2017		2	0	2	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	5	0
	2018		6	0	1	0	—		—		7	0
	2019		25	2	1	0	1	0	—		27	2
	2020		5	1	—		—		—		5	1
	2021		31	1	—		—		—		31	1
	2022		33	0	—		2	0	—		35	0
	2023		24	0	1	0	3	0	3 [lower-alpha 2]	0	31	0
	Total		126	4	5	0	6	0	4	0	141	4
Career total			126	4	5	0	6	0	4	0	141	4

1. Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
2. Appearances in Leagues Cup

International

As of match played April 19, 2023 ^[11]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
United States	2019	1	0
	2023	2	0
Total		3	0

Honors

United States U20

• CONCACAF Under-20 Championship: 2018

Individual

• MLS All-Star: 2019 ^[12]

References

1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. June 13, 2019. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 6, 2020.
2. "Paxton Pomykal". FC Dallas. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
3. Gosselin, Rick (September 8, 2016). "In record signing of Paxton Pomykal, FC Dallas benefits from homegrown rule that Cowboys, Rangers, Mavericks should all envy". The Dallas Morning News . A. H. Belo . Retrieved March 2, 2017.
4. Rodriguez, Alicia (March 2, 2017). "Arabe Unido 2, FC Dallas 1: 2016–17 CCL Quarterfinal Recap". Major League Soccer . MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
5. "Paxton Pomykal and Matt Hedges Named to 2019 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target | FC Dallas".
6. "Match Recap: FC Dallas 2, Philadelphia Union 0 | 2.29.20 | FC Dallas".
7. Dallas, F. C. "Paxton Pomykal". FC Dallas. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
8. "News & Stories | U.S. Soccer Official Website".
9. "USA vs. Uruguay – Match Report & Stats". www.ussoccer.com.
10. Paxton Pomykal at Soccerway. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
11. Paxton Pomykal at National-Football-Teams.com
12. "2019 MLS All-Star Roster". Major League Soccer . Retrieved July 14, 2019.

External links

• FC Dallas Profile