Paxton Pomykal
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.
| Pomykal with FC Dallas in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paxton Jones Pomykal[1] | ||
| Date of birth | December 17, 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Lewisville, Texas, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club 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 | 102 | (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 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 9, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 10, 2019 | |||
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]
International career
He played for the United States U-18 team at the 2016 Vaclav Jezek Tournament.[7] 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.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played October 23, 2022[9]
| Club | Season | League | League cup | National cup | 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[a] | 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 | ||||
| Career total | 102 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 4 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
International
- As of match played September 10, 2019[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honors
United States U20
Individual
References
- ^ (PDF). FIFA. June 13, 2019. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 6, 2020.
- ^ "Paxton Pomykal". FC Dallas. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Paxton Pomykal and Matt Hedges Named to 2019 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target | FC Dallas".
- ^ "Match Recap: FC Dallas 2, Philadelphia Union 0 | 2.29.20 | FC Dallas".
- ^ "News & Stories | U.S. Soccer Official Website".
- ^ "USA vs. Uruguay - Match Report & Stats". www.ussoccer.com.
- ^ Paxton Pomykal at Soccerway. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
- ^ Paxton Pomykal at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "2019 MLS All-Star Roster". Major League Soccer. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
External links
- FC Dallas Profile