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The 19 Best FC Dallas Players of All Time

By YPB Team

Burn-era originals line up next to academy graduates and imported strikers, a mix that covers three decades of Dallas soccer.

  1. Maxi Urruti — ranked #11
    Maxi Urruti
    Argentine forward who joined FC Dallas in 2016 and was part of that season's Supporters' Shield and US Open Cup double.
    1000pts
  2. Blas Pérez — ranked #22
    Blas Pérez
    Panamanian striker who led FC Dallas in league scoring in 2012, 2013 and 2014 with 31 goals across those three seasons.
    999pts
  3. Jesús Ferreira — ranked #33
    Jesús Ferreira
    Colombian-born US forward who signed with FC Dallas as a homegrown player in 2016, scored 18 goals in 2022 and made that season's MLS Best XI.
    800pts
  4. Ricardo Pepi — ranked #44
    Ricardo Pepi
    Texas-born homegrown striker who scored 13 MLS goals for FC Dallas in 2021 at 18 before his January 2022 transfer to Augsburg.
    800pts
  5. Jason Kreis — ranked #55
    Jason Kreis
    Forward who scored a club-record 91 goals for the Dallas Burn from 1996 to 2004 and won the 1999 MLS MVP award.
    800pts
  6. Óscar Pareja — ranked #66
    Óscar Pareja
    Colombian midfielder who played for the Dallas Burn and FC Dallas from 1998 to 2005 and later coached the club to the 2016 Supporters' Shield and US Open Cup double.
    709pts
  7. Brek Shea — ranked #77
    Brek Shea
    US winger taken second overall by FC Dallas in the 2008 SuperDraft who scored 11 league goals and made the MLS Best XI in 2011.
    600pts
  8. Carlos Ruiz — ranked #88
    Carlos Ruiz
    Guatemalan striker who scored 31 regular-season goals for FC Dallas from 2005 to 2007, including a bicycle kick against D.C. United that fans voted MLS Goal of the Decade.
    600pts
  9. Victor Ulloa — ranked #99
    Victor Ulloa
    Homegrown midfielder from the FC Dallas academy who played for the first team from 2011 to 2018, including the 2016 double season.
    600pts
  10. Fabián Castillo — ranked #1010
    Fabián Castillo
    Colombian winger who scored 34 goals in 159 MLS matches for FC Dallas between 2011 and 2016, with 10 league goals in 2014.
    466pts
  11. Kevin Hartman — ranked #1111
    Kevin Hartman
    US goalkeeper who joined FC Dallas in 2010 and started that year's MLS Cup final against Colorado.
    466pts
  12. Petar Musa — ranked #1212
    Petar Musa
    Croatian striker who scored 16 league goals in his debut FC Dallas season in 2024 and was added to that year's MLS All-Star roster.
    466pts
  13. Kellyn Acosta — ranked #1313
    Kellyn Acosta
    Texas-born homegrown midfielder who came through the FC Dallas academy and won the 2016 Supporters' Shield and US Open Cup with the club.
    466pts
  14. Matt Hedges — ranked #1414
    Matt Hedges
    Center back drafted by FC Dallas in 2012 who captained the club, won the 2016 MLS Defender of the Year award and made a club-record 310 MLS appearances through 2022.
    466pts
  15. Kenny Cooper — ranked #1515
    Kenny Cooper
    US striker who scored 18 goals for FC Dallas in 2008, two behind the league leader, and made the MLS Best XI that year.
    0pts
  16. David Ferreira — ranked #1616
    David Ferreira
    Colombian playmaker who won the 2010 MLS MVP award and led FC Dallas to the 2010 MLS Cup final.
    0pts
  17. Tesho Akindele — ranked #1717
    Tesho Akindele
    Canadian-born forward drafted by FC Dallas who won the 2014 MLS Rookie of the Year award with the club.
    0pts
  18. Mark Dodd — ranked #1818
    Mark Dodd
    US goalkeeper who was the Dallas Burn's starter from 1996 and was named MVP of the 1997 US Open Cup final the club won.
    0pts
  19. Bobby Rhine — ranked #1919
    Bobby Rhine
    Burn draft pick who spent his entire MLS career with Dallas from 1999 to 2008, playing 212 games with 23 goals before becoming a club broadcaster.
    0pts

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