Tomas Pondeca

Tomas Pondeca (born October 10, 2001) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for New Mexico United in the USL Championship on loan from Major League Soccer club FC Dallas.

Tomas Pondeca

Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-10-10) October 10, 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Tucson, Arizona, United States
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	New Mexico United
Number	27
Youth career
2016–2020	Marcus Marauders
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023	North Texas SC	23	(4)
2024–	FC Dallas	3	(0)
2024	→ North Texas SC	20	(5)
2025–	→ New Mexico United (loan)	8	(0)
International career‡
2020–	United States futsal	17	(6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of June 16, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of January 14, 2025

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 vs. 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] He made his debut for New Mexico on March 9th, 2025 vs. Sacramento FC.

International

Pondeca made his debut for the United States men's national futsal team on March 3, 2020, against Slovakia.^[8]

At the 2021 CONCACAF Futsal Championship, he tallied two goals and was awarded the tournament Young Player Award.^[9]

Honors

Individual

• Young Player Award: 2021 CONCACAF Futsal Championship

North Texas SC

• MLS Next Pro Champions: 2024