FRISCO - It’s the annual MLS 24 Under 24 season and FC Dallas goalkeeper Jesse Gonzalez has been named among the league’s best young players for a second straight year.
Already with a career-best seven shutouts, 61 saves and eclipsing the 2,000 minute mark for the first time in his pro career, the Homegrown has taken the reins of the starting job in net for Oscar Pareja and after signing a long-term contract extension in June, he’s the man of the future in net in Frisco.
In 2017, Gonzalez made the switch to represent the U.S. Men’s National Team and earned his first senior team call-up for the knockout round of this summer’s Gold Cup, taking home the title with teammates Kellyn Acosta and Matt Hedges.
MLSSoccer.com is releasing players 16-24 Monday, 11-15 on Tuesday and the Top 10 24 Under 24 players on Wednesday this week. FC Dallas had four players named to the 50-man short list for this year's honors: Gonzalez, Acosta, Carlos Gruezo and Paxton Pomykal.
- Kellyn Acosta (FC Dallas)
- Luciano Acosta (D.C. United)
- Tyler Adams (New York Red Bulls)
- Miguel Almiron (Atlanta United)
- Artur (Columbus Crew SC)
- Yamil Asad (Atlanta United)
- Latif Blessing (Sporting Kansas City)
- Emmanuel Boateng (LA Galaxy)
- Alex Bono (Toronto FC)
- Andrew Carleton (Atlanta United)
- Alphonso Davies (Vancouver Whitecaps FC)
- Marky Delgado (Toronto FC)
- Raheem Edwards (Toronto FC)
- Alberth Elis (Houston Dynamo)
- Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union)
- Diego Fagundez (New England Revolution)
- Marco Farfan (Portland Timbers)
- Kortne Ford (Colorado Rapids)
- Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake)
- Jesse Gonzalez (FC Dallas)
- Julian Gressel (Atlanta United)
- Carlos Gruezo (FC Dallas)
- Marlon Hairston (Colorado Rapids)
- Ian Harkes (D.C. United)
- Jack Harrison (New York City FC)
- Yangel Herrera (New York City FC)
- Cristian Higuita (Orlando City SC)
- Derrick Jones (Philadelphia Union)
- Cyle Larin (Orlando City SC)
- Brooks Lennon (Real Salt Lake)
- Nick Lima (San Jose Earthquakes)
- Kekuta Manneh (Columbus Crew SC)
- Mauro Manotas (Houston Dynamo)
- Ronald Matarrita (New York City FC)
- Jimmy Medranda (Sporting Kansas City)
- Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC)
- Erik Palmer-Brown (Sporting Kansas City)
- Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas)
- Alvas Powell (Portland Timbers)
- Tommy Redding (Orlando City SC)
- Carlos Rivas (Orlando City SC)
- Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC)
- Albert Rusnak (Real Salt Lake)
- Jefferson Savarino (Real Salt Lake)
- Zack Steffen (Columbus Crew SC)
- Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla (Montreal Impact)
- Tommy Thompson (San Jose Earthquakes)
- Hector Villalba (Atlanta United)
- Brandon Vincent (Chicago Fire)
- Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes)
