FC Dallas Announces 2025 End-of-Season Awards Presented by Toyota

FRISCO, Texas (Nov. 18, 2025) – FC Dallas today announced the recipients of the club’s 2025 End-of-Season Awards presented by Toyota, as determined by front office leadership:

• Most Valuable Player: Petar Musa
• Defensive Player of the Year: Osaze Urhoghide
• Offensive Player of the Year: Petar Musa
• Pathway Player of the Year: Michael Collodi
• Leader of the Year: Ramiro Benetti

Fan-Voted:

• Goal of the Year: Petar Musa, Sept. 13, 2025 vs. Austin FC
• Save of the Year: Michael Collodi, Oct. 19, 2025 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Musa, currently on international duty with the Croatian national team, earned FC Dallas’ 2025 Most Valuable Player honor after cementing his place in the club’s history books as one of its top goal scorers. Musa scored 19 goals across all competitions, tying Jason Kreis for the most goals by an FC Dallas player in a single season. Since arriving in Dallas, Musa has scored 35 goals over two seasons, the most in club history during that span. He also scored his first playoff goal in Dallas’ final match of the season against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Nov. 1, 2025. Dallas acquired Musa during the 2024 offseason in a transfer that represents the largest acquisition fee in franchise history. The Croatian forward was named to the MLS Team of the Matchday for Weeks 1, 2, 7, 25, 26 and 37. Musa also earned the Offensive Player of the Year award for the second consecutive season.

Urhoghide lands Defensive Player of the Year honors in his first year with FC Dallas. The Dutchman reinforced the defensive unit to help Dallas reach the postseason for the first time since 2023. In 31 matches for Dallas this year, Urhoghide scored twice in road wins at Inter Miami on April 27 and at Vancouver on Decision Day 2025. In MLS regular season action, Urhoghide finished with the fifth-most minutes played on the FC Dallas roster with 2,437 minutes, ranked second in clearances (42), tied for the team lead in goals from set pieces (2) alongside Musa and led the team in successful passes percentage (88.1%). Urhoghide was named to the MLS Team of the Matchday for Week 39.

The 2025 Pathway Player of the Year award belongs to FC Dallas Homegrown goalkeeper Michael Collodi. The Pathway Player of the Year award recognizes a player who developed in the FC Dallas Academy or North Texas SC, the club's MLS NEXT Pro affiliate, before going on to make an impact with FC Dallas.

The Frisco native recorded 12 appearances across all competitions and made his MLS playoff debut in Game 1 of the Audi 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs Round One Best-of-3 series. Collodi recorded 29 saves and was named to the MLS Team of the Matchday for Weeks 30 and 39.

The Leader of the Year award recognizes Ramiro Benetti for his leadership on and off the field. Since joining FC Dallas ahead of the 2025 season, Ramiro has embraced the responsibility of guiding the next generation of players in the Metroplex. He helped shape Dallas’ refined midfield and wore the captain’s armband for the first time against the Portland Timbers on Aug. 9, 2025. Ramiro finished the regular season with four assists, ranking third on the team.

As voted on by the FC Dallas faithful, the club’s 2025 Goal of the Year was scored by Petar Musa on Sept. 13, 2025, at home in the second minute of Dallas’ match against Austin FC. The goal marked the sixth-fastest in FC Dallas history. Logan Farrington provided the assist, delivering a backheel pass that put Musa in a one-on-one situation, where he ultimately fooled Austin goalkeeper Brad Stuver.

Earning the fan-voted 2025 Save of the Year is Homegrown goalkeeper Michael Collodi for his 75th-minute stop on Decision Day 2025 against Whitecaps FC. Collodi denied a low, left-footed effort from Whitecaps Homegrown Jeevan Badwal, stretching to push the shot wide for a corner. His six-save performance helped propel Dallas into the Audi 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs.