Paxton Pomykal
| 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) | ||
| 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 | 69 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 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) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 25, 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of September 10, 2019 | |||
Paxton Jones Pomykal (born December 17, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays 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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
In the first game of the 2020 season, Pomykal scored the insurance goal in a 2–0 win over the Philadelphia Union.[5]
International career[]
He played for the United States U-18 team at the 2016 Vaclav Jezek Tournament.[6] 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.[7]
Statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 22 August 2020[8]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Dallas | 2016 | MLS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | |||
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 3 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
Honours[]
United States U20
- CONCACAF U-20 Championship: 2018
Individual
References[]
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2019 MLS All-Star Roster". Major League Soccer. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
External links[]
  | This biographical article related to an American soccer midfielder is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
- 1999 births
- Living people
- American soccer players
- Association football midfielders
- Homegrown Players (MLS)
- FC Dallas players
- Major League Soccer players
- People from Lewisville, Texas
- Soccer players from Texas
- Sportspeople from the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
- United States men's youth international soccer players
- United States men's under-20 international soccer players
- United States men's international soccer players
- American soccer midfielder stubs