{{short description|American soccer player}} {{BLP primary sources|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Tomas Pondeca | image = Tomas Pondeca.jpg | fullname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|10|10}} | birth_place = Tucson, Arizona, US | height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tomas Pondeca - FC Dallas Forward |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/378655/tomas-pondeca |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref> | position = Midfielder | youthyears1 = 2016–2020 | youthclubs1 = Marcus Marauders | years1 = 2023 | clubs1 = North Texas SC | caps1 = 23 | goals1 = 4 | years2 = 2024–2025 | clubs2 = FC Dallas | caps2 = 3 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2024 | clubs3 = → North Texas SC | caps3 = 20 | goals3 = 5 | years4 = 2025 | clubs4 = → New Mexico United (loan) | caps4 = 15 | goals4 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2020– | nationalteam1 = United States futsal | nationalcaps1 = 17 | nationalgoals1 = 6 | club-update = 22:50, January 1, 2026 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = January 14, 2025 | clubs5 = Corpus Christi | years5 = 2026– | caps5 = 0 | goals5 = 0 | currentclub = Corpus Christi | clubnumber = 27 }}
'''Tomas Pondeca''' (born October 10, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Corpus Christi in USL League One.
==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.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Staff Report |date=2019-05-07 |title=Allstate reveals remaining 100 elite high school soccer players officially named as Allstate All-Americans |url=https://www.maxpreps.com/news/aIyoBLknOEWzV025j2bk2A/allstate-reveals-remaining-100-elite-high-school-soccer-players-officially-named-as-allstate-all-americans.htm |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=MaxPreps.com |language=en}}</ref>
He joined French futsal side Paris ACASA futsal in 2020, scoring once in 5 appearances.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Get to Know the U.S. Futsal National Team |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2021/04/get-to-know-the-us-futsal-national-team |access-date=January 14, 2025 |website=www.ussoccer.com |language=en}}</ref>
===Professional===
Following an open trial with North Texas SC, Pondeca signed a contract for the MLS Next Pro season on March 10, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=SC |first=North Texas |title=North Texas SC Signs Tomas Pondeca to an MLS NEXT Pro Professional Contract |url=https://www.fcdallas.com/northtexassc/news/north-texas-sc-signs-tomas-pondeca-to-an-mls-next-pro-professional-contract |access-date=January 14, 2025 |website=North Texas SC |language=en}}</ref>
Pondeca signed a 2-year contract with FC Dallas of Major League Soccer on December 15, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dallas |first=F. C. |title=FC Dallas Signs Attacking Midfielder Tomas Pondeca |url=https://www.fcdallas.com/news/fc-dallas-signs-attacking-midfielder-tomas-pondeca |access-date=January 14, 2025 |website=FC Dallas |language=en}}</ref> He made his league debut with the club on June 29, 2024, in a match against. FC Cincinnati.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dallas |first=F. C. |title=FC Dallas Loans Midfielder Tomas Pondeca to New Mexico United |url=https://www.fcdallas.com/news/fc-dallas-loans-midfielder-tomas-pondeca-to-new-mexico-united |access-date=January 14, 2025 |website=FC Dallas |language=en}}</ref>
On January 13, 2025, New Mexico United announced they had acquired Pondeca on loan from FC Dallas for the 2025 USL Championship season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NEW MEXICO UNITED ANNOUNCES SEASON-LONG LOAN ADDITION OF TOMAS PONDECA |url=https://www.newmexicoutd.com/news/2025/01/13/new-mexico-united-announces-season-long-loan-addition-of-tomas-pondeca/ |access-date=January 14, 2025 |website=New Mexico United |language=en-US}}</ref> Pondeca returned to FC Dallas at the end of the season and his contract option was declined.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 20, 2025 |title=FC Dallas Announces Year-End Roster Moves Ahead of 2026 |url=https://www.fcdallas.com/news/fc-dallas-announces-year-end-roster-moves-ahead-of-2026 |access-date=January 1, 2026 |website=FC Dallas}}</ref>
===International=== Pondeca made his debut for the United States men's national futsal team on March 3, 2020, against Slovakia.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dallas |first=F. C. |title=FC Dallas Loans Midfielder Tomas Pondeca to New Mexico United |url=https://www.fcdallas.com/news/fc-dallas-loans-midfielder-tomas-pondeca-to-new-mexico-united |access-date=January 14, 2025 |website=FC Dallas |language=en}}</ref>
At the 2021 CONCACAF Futsal Championship, he tallied two goals and was awarded the tournament Young Player Award.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 10, 2021 |title=Tijerino, Perez among award winners at CFC |url=https://www.concacaf.com/futsal/article/tijerino-perez-among-award-winners-at-cfc/ |access-date=January 14, 2025 |website=Concacaf |language=en}}</ref>
==Honors== '''Individual''' *Young Player Award: 2021 CONCACAF Futsal Championship
'''North Texas SC''' *MLS Next Pro Champions: 2024
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Soccerway|tomas-pondeca/898066}}
{{Corpus Christi FC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pondeca, Tomas}} Category:2001 births Category:Living people Category:Soccer players from Arizona Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:American men's soccer players Category:USL Championship players Category:MLS Next Pro players Category:21st-century American sportsmen Category:North Texas SC players Category:FC Dallas players Category:New Mexico United players Category:Major League Soccer players Category:Corpus Christi FC players Category:USL League One players