📚 Unique milestones to watch out for this weekend in MLS | OneFootball

MLS continues to go from strength to strength in 2025 as the top-flight competition across the United States and Canada builds on a growing reputation.

Matchday 11 should prove to be no different compared to what we have seen thus far since the opening weekend on the 1st of March, with a cadre of tasty fixtures on the docket.

With that in mind, here are some of the unique milestones to watch out for this weekend from coast to coast.

FC Dallas; Eric Quill's road-warriors

First-year FC Dallas head coach Eric Quill is getting a tune out of his trombone at Toyota Stadium as Los Toros currently sit in an MLS Cup position at the time of writing.

Across four home fixtures in Frisco, Dallas has managed just a single win while suffering defeat on three occasions, but it's been their form away from home that has them in the post-season conversation.

In six clashes in hostile territory, Dallas has posted a 3-0-3 undefeated record, including a recent 4-3 win at Inter Miami last weekend.

While their home return must certainly improve, their rate of return on their travels could be a key sticking point should they extend their campaign beyond the regular season. They put their run to the test again this weekend when they travel to San Diego FC, and should they come away with at least a share of the points, they'll pull level with the 2009 Chicago Fire's unbeaten run of seven.

📸 via MLS Communications

Orlando's Pedro Gallese proving unbeatable

Ask most fans across the global game, and a prized player between the posts comes across like gold dust, and it is no different for Orlando City and key man Pedro Gallese.

The 35-year-old veteran Peruvian international has once again proved critical to any success The Lions hope to achieve under Óscar Pareja, and they currently sit in the top seven on the back of a string of impressive displays from the 115-time capped man.

Gallese is currently in the midst of a four-match shutout streak that has helped Orlando reach their current position in the Eastern Conference, and he has a chance to extend that to five at the weekend when they lock horns with an in-form Chicago Fire in the Windy City.

Another clean sheet would see him pull level on five with a pair of iconic names in Hugo Lloris and Kristijan Kahlina, though Hugo Cuypers and company will no doubt want to have a say on the matter.

📸 via MLS Communications

Kévin Denkey proving to be worth the money

Togolese striker sensation Kévin Denkey is proving to be just what the doctor ordered for Eastern Conference hot-shots FC Cincinnati thus far in 2025, and his timely goals have become a feature for Patrick Noonan's outfit seemingly every week.

After officially arriving from Belgian side Cercle Brugge on the first of the new year after the 24-year-old traded the Venice of the north for the Ohio River valley in an MLS-record $16.2 million deal, Denkey is in the thick of the fight for the MLS Golden Boot with six goals to his name.

More impressively, four of Denkey's six strikes, which included a brace last weekend, have registered as match-winning goals, pulling him level with the likes of Jozy Altidore, Jermain Defoe, Joe-Max Moore, and Álex Pineda Chacón for the most goals of that type in their first ten MLS season matches.

With Denkey hitting the same mark in one fewer appearance, a chance to add a fifth to his growing CV when Cincy travel to NYCFC on Sunday could rubber-stamp his influence on the club in a way few could have anticipated.

📸 via MLS Communications

Stefan Frei building on his MLS legacy

Still hitting the full length of his stride despite it being year 17 in the MLS, Seattle Sounders shot-stopper Stefan Frei will undoubtedly go down as a club legend. But he has a chance to do the same on a league-wide plain, too.

Frei, who is one of 10 goalkeepers to have recorded at least 20 saves and allowed 10, or fewer goals, across the 2025 season to date, has a chance to climb into the top five for regular season minutes played in MLS history.

The Sounders are set to play host to an offensively-struggling St. Louis City, who have managed a league-worst seven goals in ten matches, with Frei potentially able to add to his impressive stats this season.

Should he complete 90 minutes at Lumen Field, Frei will bypass Kevin Hartman and bring cult hero midfielder Dax McCarty well into view.

He is still a long way off Nick Rimando and Kyle Beckerman, but Frei's MLS legacy is beyond dispute.

📸 via MLS Communications

Anders Dreyer leading the newcomer pack

To close out some key milestone talking points this weekend, no list would be complete without a justifiable shout for MLS newcomers San Diego FC and star winger Anders Dreyer.

Mikey Varas's troops may have hit a bit of a wall at Snapdragon Stadium since their impressive start to live in the league, but the club remains on course for a post-season appearance, and much of their success thus far can fall at the feet of the diminutive Danish forward.

Dreyer has arguably been the best debutant in the league, and certainly from a creative standpoint, with the former RSC Anderlecht standout logging 26 key passes to lead the newcomer pack, while trailing only Cristian Espinoza (41), Djordje Mihailovic (36), and Martín Ojeda (28).

Impressively, the Bramming-born attacker has 6 goal contributions (three goals, three assists) as well, with Philip Zinckernagel the only newcomer with a better rate of overall return.

With post-season dreams hardly out of the realm of possibility, Dreyer is proving capable of leading the charge in Southern California.

📸 via MLS Communications

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