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FC Dallas signs Kellyn Acosta as seventh Homegrown player
comments ()Earlier today, we tweeted that something was going down with FC Dallas today. Looks like that thing was the signing of a 7th home grown player US youth international defender Kellyn Acosta....
View ArticleKellyn Acosta called into U.S. U-18 National Team Camp
comments ()FC Dallas’ seventh Homegrown player, midfielder Kellyn Acosta was one of 20 players chosen to represent the U.S. Under-18 Men’s National Team by head coach Javier Perez, U.S. Soccer...
View ArticleFernando Clavijo Expects Kellyn Acosta and Richard Sanchez to Play in 2013
comments ()Like FC Dallas head coach Schellas Hyndman, club technical director Fernando Clavijo never hesitates in giving an honest opinion when it comes to the current state of affairs with the...
View ArticleSchellas Hyndman Talks Homegrown Players
My apologies as these quotes are left over from last week, when FC Dallas was back in Frisco for only a few days after their trip to Cancun and just before heading to Portland. But here’s what FCD...
View ArticlePerez, Watson, Fernandez, and Acosta All Out on National Team Duty
FCD will be missing some key pieces for the Real Salt Lake game this weekend. Blas Perez (Panama), Je-Vaughn Watson (Jamaica) and Raul Fernandez (Peru) have left to join their national teams for...
View ArticleSchellas Hyndman feels FC Dallas is fairly set on flanks
When FC Dallas acquired Je-Vaughn Watson from a trade with Houston back in February, the initial thought was that Watson, who had seen regular minutes with the Dynamo over the past few seasons, was...
View ArticleDFW players in MLS
A list of DFW connected players in MLS. EASTERN CONFERENCE Chicago Fire Corben Bone M Plano Season: 1 GP; 3 minutes vs. New York on April 7; Unused substitute in Chicago’s last four games Hunter...
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According to Dan Hunt, FCD will seek versatility in July window
According to Dan Hunt, Vice President of Hunt Sports Group, who is currently acting as FC Dallas President, the club will indeed be active in the upcoming summer transfer window. FCD technical...
View ArticleSchellas Hyndman: National Team call-ups can have definite benefit for clubs
Like a number of teams in Major League Soccer, FC Dallas currently has several players away with their respective national teams, many for key World Cup qualifying matches. FCD is currently short...
View ArticleKellyn Acosta named to US U-20 World Cup roster
FC Dallas home grown midfielder/defender Kellyn Acosta has been named to the 21-player roster that will represent the USA at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey from June 21 to July 13. At 17 years...
View ArticleKellyn Acosta named Development Academy Central Conference U-17/18 Player of...
FC Dallas home grown player Kellyn Acosta has been named Development Academy Central Conference U-17/18 Players of the Year. Jordan Morris of the Seattle Sounders won the National Player of the Year...
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Acosta Will Be Good Player Down the Road
When FC Dallas head coach Schellas Hyndman said after Saturday’s 3-0 loss to Real Salt Lake that he wanted to give some new players a chance, speculation started immediately as to who these “new”...
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What a Week It’s Been for Kellyn Acosta
It was just one week ago Wednesday that Kellyn Acosta turned 18. And in the days since, he made his FC Dallas first-team debut, starting and going the full 90 in a 1-0 loss to Stoke City FC of the...
View ArticleQuote Sheet: LA Galaxy at FC Dallas
FC Dallas head coach Schellas Hyndman Overall thoughts on the game… It was an exciting game by two teams that played really hard. The heat took a lot out of both teams. We scored early, and I’m...
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London Woodberry pushing through proverbial rookie wall
In every sport, there is the theory that in some point during someone’s rookie season that they will hit a wall, that point where the transition from a lower level of competition catches up with them....
View ArticleQuote Sheet: FC Dallas at Portland Timbers
FC Dallas head coach Schellas Hyndman Thoughts on the match: “I thought it was a good match. We felt good about playing here and did some nice things. It’s always such a difficult place to play, with...
View ArticleKellyn Acosta talks about his emergence
Kellyn Acosta’s recent emergence at right back for FC Dallas might have come too late for the 18-year-old Plano native to figure into the race for MLS Rookie of the Year honors but there’s no...
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Acosta to work on “better services”
The early returns on Kellyn Acosta as an MLS player are quite good as the 18-year-old Plano native has definitely shown well for himself as FC Dallas’ starting left back and more recently as their man...
View ArticleAcosta out for 6-12 weeks with kneecap fracture
Oscar Pareja today revealed Kellyn Acosta will miss 6-12 weeks with an avulsion fracture of the left kneecap. An avulsion fracture is where a tendon or ligament is pulled away from where it connects...
View ArticlePareja quotes on Acosta & Diaz injuries
As promised earlier – when we reported the news of Acosta’s knee injury keeping him out for up to the next 12 weeks – here is the transcript of Steve Hunt’s interview with Pareja. ACOSTA Does Acosta...
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Acosta does have knee surgery afterall
In a bit of a surprise Monday night, Kellyn Acosta tweeted out the following: Initially Pareja was quoted that Acosta would not need surgery for an avulsion fracture to the kneecap and would be out...
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Catching up with Kellyn Acosta
It’s been a while since Kellyn Acosta played for FC Dallas, since April 19 against Toronto FC. But the young Plano native has been progressing nicely in his recovery from a left knee avulsion fracture...
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FC Dallas Friday Flipside – Oct 24, 2014
Here are a few FC Dallas quick hits for Friday, Oct. 24, 2014: ULLOA JOINS THE POLAR BEAR CLUB The emergence of young holding midfielder Victor Ulloa has been one of the best and most inspiring...
View ArticleA pre-preseason chat with Oscar Pareja
With FC Dallas starting preseason training on Friday, I caught up with second-year FCD head coach Oscar Pareja by phone on Thursday. Here’s what the affable Colombian gaffer had to say about a wide...
View ArticleAcosta announces he’ll be “out there soon”
Plano native Kellyn Acosta is not training with his FC Dallas teammates quite yet. After taking an injury during the CONCACAF Under-20 Qualifying Tournament in Jamaica, he returned home early and...
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Can Acosta patch up FC Dallas’ midfield pothole?
For those who have been clamoring to see Kellyn Acosta in a central midfield role for FC Dallas, it appears you could get your wish as soon as this weekend against Toronto FC. The young Plano native...
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Acosta Understandably Excited About Playing in U-20 World Cup
Kellyn Acosta will be heading to New Zealand later this month. Of course, it will be a business trip with the U.S. Under-20 national team for the 2015 FIFA Under-20 World Cup, which begins on May 30....
View ArticleSome FC Dallas Positives to Counter This Week’s FIFA Mess
Tired of all this FIFA corruption madness yet? Me too. It’s just about enough to turn one into an MLS snob. The American soccer-specific media seemed downright giddy about U.S. feds busting FIFA...
View ArticleBack to the Future with the U.S. Men’s National Team
What a couple weeks it has been for the U.S. Men’s National Team program. The U-20 World Cup team won two of their three group games to advance to the Round of 16 where Tuesday night or Wednesday...
View ArticleStill Jet Lagged, Acosta Ready to Return to League Play
On Tuesday night as FC Dallas beat OKC Energy FC 4-1 in a fourth-round match in the US Open Cup, Kellyn Acosta made his first appearance with FCD since rejoining the team after the Under-20 World Cup....
View ArticlePost-practice Oscar Pareja: June 22 edition
FC Dallas held its first training session of the week on Monday evening in Frisco and here’s what second-year head coach Oscar Pareja had to say about various things: How good does it feel to be back...
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FC Dallas' midfield story more interesting than any MLS big name addition
With all the noise of Major League Soccer recent star signings maybe it’s easy to miss there is also a great story being written by FC Dallas, just minus the big names. While Major League Soccer is...
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