Tomas Pondeca

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Tomas Pondeca
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Personal information
Date of birth (2001-10-10) October 10, 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Tucson, Arizona, US
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Corpus Christi
Youth career
2016–2020 Marcus Marauders
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023 North Texas SC 23 (4)
2024–2025 FC Dallas 3 (0)
2024 → North Texas SC 20 (5)
2025 → New Mexico United (loan) 15 (0)
2026– Corpus Christi 0 (0)
International career‡
2020– United States futsal 17 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:50, January 1, 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of January 14, 2025

Tomas Pondeca (born October 10, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Corpus Christi in USL League One.

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Career

Youth and amateur

Pondeca played for the Marauders varsity soccer program at Marcus High School in Flower Mound, Texas from 2016 to 2020. He was recognized as an Allstate All-American in 2019. [2]

He joined French futsal side Paris ACASA futsal in 2020, scoring once in 5 appearances. [3]

Professional

Following an open trial with North Texas SC, Pondeca signed a contract for the MLS Next Pro season on March 10, 2023. [4]

Pondeca signed a 2-year contract with FC Dallas of Major League Soccer on December 15, 2023. [5] He made his league debut with the club on June 29, 2024, in a match against. FC Cincinnati. [6]

On January 13, 2025, New Mexico United announced they had acquired Pondeca on loan from FC Dallas for the 2025 USL Championship season. [7] Pondeca returned to FC Dallas at the end of the season and his contract option was declined. [8]

International

Pondeca made his debut for the United States men's national futsal team on March 3, 2020, against Slovakia. [9]

At the 2021 CONCACAF Futsal Championship, he tallied two goals and was awarded the tournament Young Player Award. [10]

Honors

Individual

North Texas SC

References

  1. ↑ "Tomas Pondeca - FC Dallas Forward". ESPN. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  2. ↑ Staff Report (2019-05-07). "Allstate reveals remaining 100 elite high school soccer players officially named as Allstate All-Americans". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  3. ↑ "Get to Know the U.S. Futsal National Team". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  4. ↑ SC, North Texas. "North Texas SC Signs Tomas Pondeca to an MLS NEXT Pro Professional Contract". North Texas SC. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  5. ↑ Dallas, F. C. "FC Dallas Signs Attacking Midfielder Tomas Pondeca". FC Dallas. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  6. ↑ Dallas, F. C. "FC Dallas Loans Midfielder Tomas Pondeca to New Mexico United". FC Dallas. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  7. ↑ "NEW MEXICO UNITED ANNOUNCES SEASON-LONG LOAN ADDITION OF TOMAS PONDECA". New Mexico United. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  8. ↑ "FC Dallas Announces Year-End Roster Moves Ahead of 2026". FC Dallas . November 20, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  9. ↑ Dallas, F. C. "FC Dallas Loans Midfielder Tomas Pondeca to New Mexico United". FC Dallas. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Tijerino, Perez among award winners at CFC". Concacaf. May 10, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
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