Lalas Abubakar
Defender - Centre-Back
at FC Dallas
at FC Dallas
522 days · joined 2024-12-19
👕200+ Apps
Market value
€500k
Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
5
clubs played for
2017
debut season
0.05
goals / match
Colorado Rapids
top club · 153 apps
Career highs
€1.50m
peak value · 2022
€364k
top transfer fee · 19/20
4
best season · 2022
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int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 1994-12-25 · 3 players total
223Appearances
12Goals
4Assists
47Yellow cards
1Red cards
83Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Lalas Abubakar |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Alhassan Abubakar |
| Date of birth | 1994-12-25 (31 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Kumasi, Ghana |
| Citizenship | Ghana United States |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | |
| Height | 185.00 m |
| Current club | FC Dallas |
| Joined | 2024-12-19 |
| Contract expires | 2026-12-31 |
| Agent | Mega Sports |
Jul 2025
2025 — FC Dallas
25 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Dec 2024
Transfer: Colorado → Dallas
24/25 · Transfer
Sep 2024
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2024
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2024
2024 — Colorado Rapids, Colorado Rapids 2
27 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Apr 2024
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2023
2023 — Colorado Rapids
28 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2022
2022 — Colorado Rapids, Colorado Rapids 2
34 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
2021 — Colorado Rapids
25 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Colorado Rapids
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Apr 2021
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2020
2020 — Colorado Rapids
18 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Nov 2019
Transfer: Columbus Crew → Colorado
19/20 · Transfer · €364k
Nov 2019
Transfer: Colorado → Columbus Crew
19/20 · Return from loan
Jul 2019
2019 — Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew SC
24 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
May 2019
Transfer: Columbus Crew → Colorado
18/19 · Loan
Jul 2018
2018 — Columbus Crew SC
25 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Nov 2017
Transfer: Pittsburgh → Columbus Crew
17/18 · Return from loan
Jul 2017
2017 — Columbus Crew SC, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
15 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Apr 2017
Transfer: Columbus Crew → Pittsburgh
16/17 · Loan
Jan 2017
Transfer: Dayton Flyers → Columbus Crew
16/17 · Draft
Aug 2016
Transfer: Michigan Bucks → Dayton Flyers
16/17 · Return from loan
May 2016
Transfer: Dayton Flyers → Michigan Bucks
15/16 · Loan
Aug 2015
Transfer: Charlotte → Dayton Flyers
15/16 · Return from loan
May 2015
Transfer: Dayton Flyers → Charlotte
14/15 · Loan
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
Colorado Rapids
50.8%
FC Dallas
18.4%
Colorado Rapids 2
0.0%
Columbus Crew SC
30.8%
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Rapids | 7 | 2019 | 21/22 | 153 | 9 | 3 | 3,801 |
| FC Dallas | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1,374 |
| Colorado Rapids 2 | 2 | 2022 | 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Columbus Crew SC | 3 | 2017 | 2019 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 2,300 |
| Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 1 | 2017 | 2017 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | CONCACAF CL | Colorado Rapids | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | MLS | FC Dallas | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1,374 |
| 2025 | US Open Cup | FC Dallas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Leagues Cup | Colorado Rapids | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | MLS | Colorado Rapids | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | MLS Cup Playoffs | Colorado Rapids | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | MLS Next Pro | Colorado Rapids 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Leagues Cup | Colorado Rapids | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | MLS | Colorado Rapids | 26 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 962 |
| 2023 | US Open Cup | Colorado Rapids | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | MLS | Colorado Rapids | 32 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 631 |
| 2022 | MLS Next Pro | Colorado Rapids 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | MLS | Colorado Rapids | 24 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 963 |
| 2021 | MLS Cup Playoffs | Colorado Rapids | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | MLS | Colorado Rapids | 14 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1,245 |
| 2020 | MLS Cup Playoffs | Colorado Rapids | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | MLS is Back | Colorado Rapids | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | MLS | Colorado Rapids | 22 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | MLS | Columbus Crew SC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | US Open Cup | Colorado Rapids | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | MLS | Columbus Crew SC | 23 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1,772 |
| 2018 | MLS Cup Playoffs | Columbus Crew SC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | US Open Cup | Columbus Crew SC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | MLS | Columbus Crew SC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 528 |
| 2017 | MLS Cup Playoffs | Columbus Crew SC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | US Open Cup | Columbus Crew SC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | USL | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | 2015-05-01 | Dayton Flyers | Charlotte | Loan | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-08-01 | Charlotte | Dayton Flyers | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-05-01 | Dayton Flyers | Michigan Bucks | Loan | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-08-01 | Michigan Bucks | Dayton Flyers | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-13 | Dayton Flyers | Columbus Crew | Draft | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-04-06 | Columbus Crew | Pittsburgh | Loan | 100000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-11-30 | Pittsburgh | Columbus Crew | Return from loan | 100000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-05-08 | Columbus Crew | Colorado | Loan | 650000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-11-19 | Colorado | Columbus Crew | Return from loan | 600000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-11-20 | Columbus Crew | Colorado | Transfer | 600000 | €364k |
| 24/25 | 2024-12-19 | Colorado | Dallas | Transfer | 600000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | unknown injury | 2021-04-01 | 2021-04-30 | 30 | 2 |
| 23/24 | Muscle injury | 2024-04-23 | 2024-05-14 | 22 | 3 |
| 24/25 | muscular problems | 2024-07-06 | 2024-07-12 | 7 | 1 |
| 24/25 | concussion | 2024-09-16 | 2024-09-20 | 5 | 1 |
Current€500k
Peak€1.50m
Low€100k
Δ since start+€400k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €900k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €650k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €650k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andreas Maxsø | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Alves | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Esteves | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Acosta | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Darren Yapi | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Braian Galván | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Auston Trusty | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kellyn Acosta | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Ronan | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Gyasi Zardes | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Nicholson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Keegan Rosenberry | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Steffen | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Vines | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nicolás Mezquida | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| André Shinyashiki | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Barrios | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Price | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Cole Bassett | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Diego Rubio | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | MLS | Colorado Rapids | 4 | 32 |
| 2023 | MLS | Colorado Rapids | 2 | 26 |
| 2021 | MLS | Colorado Rapids | 2 | 24 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | MLS | Colorado Rapids | 1 | 32 |
| 2019 | US Open Cup | Colorado Rapids | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | MLS | Columbus Crew SC | 1 | 23 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | 2019-11-19 | Colorado | Columbus Crew | Return from loan | — | €600k |
| 18/19 | 2019-05-08 | Columbus Crew | Colorado | Loan | — | €650k |
| 17/18 | 2017-11-30 | Pittsburgh | Columbus Crew | Return from loan | — | €100k |
| 16/17 | 2017-04-06 | Columbus Crew | Pittsburgh | Loan | — | €100k |
| 16/17 | 2016-08-01 | Michigan Bucks | Dayton Flyers | Return from loan | — | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-05-01 | Dayton Flyers | Michigan Bucks | Loan | — | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-08-01 | Charlotte | Dayton Flyers | Return from loan | — | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-05-01 | Dayton Flyers | Charlotte | Loan | — | — |
Last 50 matches for FC Dallas The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-28 | MLS1 |
FC Dallas | – | San Diego FC | TIMED |
| 2026-06-25 | MLS1 |
FC Dallas | – | San Jose Earthquakes | TIMED |
| 2026-06-14 | MLS1 |
Sporting Kansas City | – | FC Dallas | TIMED |
| 2026-05-31 | MLS1 |
FC Dallas | – | Philadelphia Union | TIMED |
| 2026-05-28 | MLS1 |
FC Cincinnati | – | FC Dallas | TIMED |
| 2026-05-24 | MLS1 |
Seattle Sounders | – | FC Dallas | TIMED |
| 2026-05-17 | MLS1 |
FC Dallas | – | Houston Dynamo | TIMED |
| 2026-05-10 | MLS1 |
FC Dallas | – | Real Salt Lake | TIMED |
| 2026-05-03 | MLS1 |
San Diego FC | 5–0 | FC Dallas | Available |
| 2026-04-27 | MLS1 |
Inter Miami CF | 3–4 | FC Dallas | Available |
| 2026-04-19 | MLS1 |
Minnesota United FC | 0–0 | FC Dallas | Available |
| 2026-04-12 | MLS1 |
FC Dallas | 0–1 | Seattle Sounders | Available |
| 2026-04-05 | MLS1 |
Atlanta United FC | 1–1 | FC Dallas | Available |
| 2026-03-29 | MLS1 |
FC Dallas | 2–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Available |
| 2026-03-22 | MLS1 |
Real Salt Lake | 0–1 | FC Dallas | Available |
| 2026-03-15 | MLS1 |
FC Dallas | 0–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Available |
| 2026-03-08 | MLS1 |
FC Dallas | 1–3 | Chicago Fire | Available |
| 2026-03-01 | MLS1 |
Colorado Rapids | 3–3 | FC Dallas | Available |
| 2025-10-18 | MLS1 |
Vancouver Whitecaps | – | FC Dallas | TIMED |
| 2025-10-04 | MLS1 |
FC Dallas | – | Los Angeles Galaxy | TIMED |
| 2025-09-27 | MLS1 |
Portland Timbers | – | FC Dallas | TIMED |
| 2025-09-20 | MLS1 |
FC Dallas | – | Colorado Rapids | TIMED |
| 2025-09-13 | MLS1 |
FC Dallas | – | Austin FC | TIMED |
| 2025-09-06 | MLS1 |
St. Louis City SC | – | FC Dallas | TIMED |
| 2025-08-30 | MLS1 |
Los Angeles Galaxy | – | FC Dallas | TIMED |
| 2025-08-23 | MLS1 |
FC Dallas | – | Los Angeles FC | TIMED |
| 2025-08-16 | MLS1 |
Austin FC | – | FC Dallas | TIMED |
| 2025-08-09 | MLS1 |
FC Dallas | – | Portland Timbers | TIMED |
| 2025-07-25 | MLS1 |
FC Dallas | – | New York City FC | TIMED |
| 2025-07-19 | MLS1 |
FC Dallas | – | St. Louis City SC | TIMED |
| 2025-07-16 | MLS1 |
San Jose Earthquakes | – | FC Dallas | TIMED |
| 2025-07-12 | MLS1 |
Los Angeles FC | – | FC Dallas | TIMED |
| 2025-07-04 | MLS1 |
FC Dallas | – | Minnesota United FC | TIMED |
| 2025-06-29 | MLS1 |
FC Dallas | 0–1 | FC Cincinnati | Available |
| 2025-06-22 | MLS1 |
Seattle Sounders | 3–2 | FC Dallas | Available |
| 2025-06-19 | MLS1 |
FC Dallas | 5–3 | Minnesota United FC | Available |
| 2025-06-15 | MLS1 |
FC Dallas | 2–0 | St. Louis City SC | Available |
| 2025-06-08 | MLS1 |
Minnesota United FC | 1–1 | FC Dallas | Available |
| 2025-06-01 | MLS1 |
Los Angeles FC | 1–0 | FC Dallas | Available |
| 2025-05-29 | MLS1 |
Los Angeles Galaxy | 3–1 | FC Dallas | Available |
| 2025-05-25 | MLS1 |
FC Dallas | 3–3 | Real Salt Lake | Available |
| 2025-05-18 | MLS1 |
Houston Dynamo | 1–1 | FC Dallas | Available |
| 2025-05-11 | MLS1 |
FC Dallas | 2–1 | Austin FC | Available |
| 2025-05-04 | MLS1 |
Toronto FC | 3–1 | FC Dallas | Available |
| 2025-04-27 | MLS1 |
FC Dallas | 2–0 | Houston Dynamo | Available |
| 2025-04-20 | MLS1 |
Colorado Rapids | 2–1 | FC Dallas | Available |
| 2025-04-13 | MLS1 |
FC Dallas | 0–0 | Seattle Sounders | Available |
| 2025-04-06 | MLS1 |
St. Louis City SC | 0–0 | FC Dallas | Available |
| 2025-03-30 | MLS1 |
Austin FC | 2–1 | FC Dallas | Available |
| 2025-03-16 | MLS1 |
FC Dallas | 1–3 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Available |
Teams faced most often by Lalas Abubakar's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Salt Lake | 112 | 42 | 26 | 44 | 145 | 159 | -14 | 38% |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 104 | 47 | 15 | 42 | 156 | 155 | +1 | 45% |
| Houston Dynamo | 94 | 32 | 34 | 28 | 135 | 130 | +5 | 34% |
| Seattle Sounders | 86 | 19 | 19 | 48 | 85 | 138 | -53 | 22% |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 86 | 21 | 36 | 29 | 98 | 102 | -4 | 24% |
| Portland Timbers | 67 | 22 | 19 | 26 | 97 | 93 | +4 | 33% |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 65 | 25 | 17 | 23 | 83 | 83 | 0 | 38% |
| Sporting Kansas City | 62 | 24 | 15 | 23 | 84 | 96 | -12 | 39% |
| CD Chivas | 56 | 27 | 16 | 13 | 86 | 61 | +25 | 48% |
| Columbus Crew | 51 | 16 | 13 | 22 | 61 | 66 | -5 | 31% |
| New England Revolution | 49 | 20 | 10 | 19 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 41% |
| D.C. United | 49 | 18 | 12 | 19 | 67 | 70 | -3 | 37% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Senior debut season | |
| 2017 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | 1,374 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 2024 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 28 | 962 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 2022 | 34 | 631 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.28 |
| 2021 | 25 | 963 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.56 |
| 2020 | 18 | 1,245 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.43 |
| 2019 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 25 | 1,772 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 |
| 2017 | 15 | 528 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.51 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
MLS
190 apps
12 G
3 A
US Open Cup
6 apps
0 G
1 A
MLS Cup Playoffs
8 apps
0 G
0 A
Leagues Cup
5 apps
0 G
0 A
USL
5 apps
0 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Lalas Abubakar
Who is Lalas Abubakar?
Lalas Abubakar is a Ghana professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC Dallas.
How old is Lalas Abubakar?
Lalas Abubakar is 31 years old. He was born on December 25, 1994 in Kumasi.
What position does Lalas Abubakar play?
Lalas Abubakar plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Lalas Abubakar play for?
Lalas Abubakar currently plays for FC Dallas.
How many career goals has Lalas Abubakar scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Lalas Abubakar has scored 12 goals in 223 appearances.
What is Lalas Abubakar's market value?
Lalas Abubakar's most recent reported market value is €500k.