FRISCO, Texas (Feb. 19, 2026) \u2013\u00a0FC Dallas announced today that the club has exercised a buyout on the guaranteed contract of Homegrown midfielder Paxton Pomykal. With the move, Pomykal will no longer occupy a Senior roster spot.<\/p>\n
“From the moment he stepped into our Academy, Paxton carried himself with a maturity beyond his years, a fierce competitiveness and real pride in representing this badge.\u201d FC Dallas President Dan Hunt said. \u201cPaxton will always be part of FC Dallas history, and we\u2019re grateful for the impact he made on and off the field. We wish him nothing but success in the next chapter of his career.”<\/p>\n
Pomykal underwent multiple procedures in recent years and returned to action on May 10, 2025, appearing in Dallas\u2019 1-1 draw against Real Salt Lake after a 434-day recovery from a knee injury suffered in March 2024. He made five appearances during the 2025 season and played his final match on Oct. 18, 2025, in Dallas\u2019 2-1 road victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps.<\/p>\n
One of the most decorated Homegrowns in club history, Pomykal led the team in appearances in 2022 and was selected as a Commissioner\u2019s Pick for the 2019 MLS All-Star Game. He became the youngest player ever to start a match for FC Dallas at 17 years and 84 days. Among Homegrowns, he ranks third all-time in appearances (131) and starts (91), fifth in minutes played (7,910) and second in assists (15).<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been a long ride, and it\u2019s sad to see it come to an end, but I\u2019m genuinely grateful for every moment I\u2019ve spent here,\u201d Paxton Pomykal said. \u201cThese past few years haven\u2019t gone the way I hoped or the way anyone hoped, but the club stood by me through every step of my rehab and everything that came with it. I\u2019m going to miss it, but I\u2019m also thankful for the journey. This is my home. Dallas will always be my family. I have so much love for the fans, the club and my teammates, and I know they\u2019re going to do great things. I\u2019m really proud of the group we have, and that locker room is something I\u2019ll miss deeply.\u201d<\/p>\n
A Lewisville native, Pomykal wore No. 19 in honor of FC Dallas legend Bobby Rhine and signed as the club\u2019s 15th Homegrown on September 8, 2016. He made his Major League Soccer debut in a scoreless draw against Sporting Kansas City on March 11, 2017.<\/p>\n
Internationally, Pomykal captained the United States U-20 men’s national soccer team to the quarterfinals of the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland. He earned his first senior call-up later that year and made his debut for the national team in the 85th minute against Uruguay on Sept. 11, 2019. He added two more senior appearances in 2023.<\/p>\n
At the Academy level, Pomykal helped the FC Dallas Academy win the Dr Pepper Dallas Cup\u2019s Gordon Jago Super Group in 2017. He was also selected to the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Central Conference Starting XI after contributing to both the U-16 and U-18 national championships.<\/p>\n