Sports stats



MLS FC Dallas

FC Dallas Acquires Goalkeeper Maarten Paes on Loan from FC Utrecht

January 20, 2022 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
FC Dallas News Release


FRISCO, Texas - FC Dallas has signed goalkeeper Maarten Paes on a short-term loan until July 2022 from Eredivisie's FC Utrecht. Paes will occupy an international roster slot and will be added to the roster pending receipt of his P-1 Visa and International Transfer Certificate (ITC).

FC Dallas has an option to exercise a permanent transfer on Paes contract following the duration of the loan in July 2022.

Haga clic aquí para obtener una versión de este comunicado en español.

Paes, 23, joins FC Dallas after four seasons with FC Utrecht. He's appeared in 48 matches for the first team and 18 matches for the U-21 side. Paes made his Eredivisie debut in the 2-0 shutout win against PEC Zwolle on August 19, 2018. He started his soccer career at VV Union before rising through the ranks of NEC Nijmegen.'s academy between 2012-16 and served as the backup goalkeeper for NEC's first team on April 28, 2018.

Paes has been called up to the Netherlands youth national teams. He was a member of the Netherlands U-19 National teams that participated in the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship and 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship but did not make any appearances. He last appeared in a UEFA European U-21 Championship Qualifier against Belarus U-21 on Nov. 15, 2020.

Name: Maarten Paes

Connect with Maarten: Instagram

Position: Goalkeeper

Height: 6-4

Weight: 165 lbs.

Date of Birth: May 14, 1998 (23)

Birthplace: Nijmegen, Netherlands

Hometown: Nijmegen, Netherlands

Nationality: Netherlands

Transaction: FC Dallas signs goalkeeper Maarten Paes on an six-month loan from FC Utrecht.

Check out the FC Dallas Statistics



Major League Soccer Stories from January 20, 2022


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central