FC Dallas has loaned midfielder Enes Sali to Al-Riyadh SC of the Saudi Pro League pending the transfer of Sali’s International Transfer Certificate. The loan will run through July 2025.
Sali will not occupy a U22 Initiative Player roster spot while on loan.
In 2024, Sali was a key player for FC Dallas' MLS NEXT Pro affiliate, North Texas SC, making 25 regular-season appearances, scoring eight goals, and recording six assists. Sali helped North Texas SC win the MLS NEXT Pro Cup on Nov. 9, 2024, defeating Philadelphia Union II at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. He made his FC Dallas senior-team debut in Leagues Cup against LIGA MX side FC Juárez on July 31, 2024.
The Romanian midfielder was recently called into the Romania U20 men’s national team in November 2024. Sali made history as the youngest player to debut for the Romania national team, appearing in a World Cup qualifier against Liechtenstein on Nov. 14, 2021, at the age of 15 years, 8 months, and 22 days.

Quick BDS Take
This is an interesting development to say the least for Sali. The midfielder failed to see any action in the club’s preseason friendlies in Portugal these last two weeks as the club was working to make this move.
We all were speculating that he would be a candidate for a loan. The fact that his loan is through July tells me that they didn’t have plans for him with the first team this year, but if he continues to progress while on loan, he could be a ‘summer addition’ that the club likes to make (similar to how they talked about Alan Velasco last summer when he returned from injury).
For the time being, the opening up of some roster slots (U22 and international) is a good thing as the club has a little over three weeks to wrap up their roster rebuild before the start of the new season in Houston on February 22.
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