2025 Houston Dynamo FC season

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Houston Dynamo
2025 season
Houston Dynamo FC 2021 wordmark black.svg
OwnerTed Segal
General manager Pat Onstad
Head coach Ben Olsen
Stadium Shell Energy Stadium
MLS Conference: TBD
Overall: TBD
MLS Cup Playoffs TBD
U.S. Open Cup TBD
Leagues Cup TBD
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The 2025 Houston Dynamo season is the 20th season of the team's existence since joining Major League Soccer (MLS) prior to the 2006 season. 2025 is the third season under head coach Ben Olsen and the fourth season under GM Pat Onstad and technical director Asher Mendelsohn. It is the fifth season (fourth full season) under majority owner Ted Segal.

Contents

Current squad

As of February 22, 2025 [1]

Appearances and goals are totals for MLS regular season only.

No.NameNationalityPositionDate of birth (Age)Signed fromSigned inApps.Goals
Goalkeepers
13 Andrew Tarbell Flag of the United States.svg GK October 7, 1993 (age 31) Austin FC 202350
Defenders
2 Franco Escobar Flag of Argentina.svg DF February 21, 1995 (age 29) Los Angeles FC 2023444
4 Ethan Bartlow (GA) Flag of the United States.svg DF February 2, 2000 (age 24) University of Washington 2021550
5 Daniel Steres Flag of the United States.svg DF November 11, 1990 (age 34) LA Galaxy 2022595
22 Tate Schmitt Flag of the United States.svg DF May 28, 1997 (age 27) Real Salt Lake 2023191
25 Griffin Dorsey Flag of the United States.svg DF March 5, 1999 (age 25) Toronto FC 2021898
28 Erik Sviatchenko Flag of Denmark.svg DF October 4, 1991 (age 33) Midtjylland 2023380
31 Micael Flag of Brazil.svg DF August 12, 2000 (age 24) Atlético Mineiro 2022481
Midfielders
6 Artur Flag of Brazil.svg MF March 11, 1996 (age 28) Columbus Crew 2023582
8 Amine Bassi Flag of Morocco.svg MF November 27, 1997 (age 27) FC Metz 20235012
15 Latif Blessing Flag of Ghana.svg MF December 30, 1996 (age 28) Toronto FC 2025195
27 Sebastian Kowalczyk Flag of Poland.svg MF August 22, 1998 (age 26) Pogoń Szczecin 2023313
35 Brooklyn Raines (HGP) Flag of the United States.svg MF March 11, 2005 (age 19)Barça Residency Academy2022180
Forwards
7 Nelson Quiñónes (U22) Flag of Colombia.svg FW August 20, 2002 (age 22) Once Caldas 2022364
10 Ezequiel Ponce (DP) Flag of Argentina.svg FW March 29, 1997 (age 27) AEK Athens 202510
17 Gabriel Segal Flag of the United States.svg FW May 17, 2001 (age 23) New York City FC 2025122
18 Ibrahim Aliyu (U22) Flag of Nigeria.svg FW January 16, 2002 (age 23) NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 2023489
19Stephen Annor Gyamfi (GA) Flag of Ghana.svg FW May 19, 2003 (age 21) University of Virginia 202500
37 Lawrence Ennali (U22) Flag of Germany.svg FW March 7, 2002 (age 22) Górnik Zabrze 202500

Player movement

In

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

DatePlayerPositionAgePrevious ClubNotesRef
January 15, 2024 Flag of the United States.svg Sebastian RodriguezMF16 Flag of the United States.svg Houston Dynamo AcademySigned as a Homegrown Player, effective January 1, 2021 [2]
December 17, 2024 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Maurer GK36 Flag of the United States.svg FC Dallas Signed on a free transfer. [3]
January 14, 2025 Flag of the United States.svg Erik Dueñas MF20 Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC Signed on a free transfer after claiming him off waivers. [4]
January 17, 2025 Flag of the United States.svg Obafemi AwodesuDF23 Flag of the United States.svg Houston Dynamo 2 Promoted to first team contract. [5]

Out

DatePlayerPositionAgeDestination ClubNotesRef
November 6, 2024 Flag of Slovakia.svg Ján Greguš MF33Contract option declined. [6]
November 6, 2024 Flag of Mexico.svg Héctor Herrera MF34 Flag of Mexico.svg Toluca Contract option declined. [6]
November 6, 2024 Flag of Venezuela.svg Júnior Moreno MF31Contract option declined. [6]
November 6, 2024 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Smith DF30Contract option declined. [6]
November 6, 2024 Flag of Senegal.svg Ousmane Sylla MF23 Flag of the United States.svg Orange County SC Contract option declined. [6]
November 6, 2024 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Xavier Valdez GK21 Flag of the United States.svg Nashville SC Contract option declined. [6]
November 6, 2024 Flag of the United States.svg McKinze Gaines FW26 Flag of the United States.svg New Mexico United Contract expired. [6]
November 27, 2024 Flag of Ghana.svg Latif Blessing MF28Contract option declined. [7]
November 27, 2024 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Clark GK38Contract option declined.
November 27, 2024 Flag of the United States.svg Tate Schmitt DF27Contract option declined.
January 16, 2025 Flag of Panama.svg Adalberto Carrasquilla MF26 Flag of Mexico.svg Pumas UNAM Sold for an undisclosed fee. [8]
January 18, 2025 Flag of Paraguay.svg Sebastián Ferreira FW26 Flag of Argentina.svg Rosario Central Released by Houston [9]

Loans out

DatePlayerPositionAgeDestination ClubNotesRef
January 23, 2025 Flag of the United States.svg Kieran SargeantDF21 Flag of the United States.svg Lexington SC Loaned for remainder of 2025. [10]
January 24, 2025 Flag of Ecuador.svg Jefferson Valverde MF25 Flag of Ecuador.svg Orense S.C. Loaned for remainder of 2025. [11]


MLS SuperDraft

RoundPickPlayerPositionAgeCollegeNotesRef
248 Bo Cummins DF21 Wake Forest

Staff

As of December 20,2024 [12] [13]
Executive
Majority owner Flag of the United States.svg Ted Segal
Minority owners Flag of the United States.svg Lyle Ayes
Flag of the United States.svg James Harden
Flag of the United States.svg Tim Howard
General manager/vice president Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pat Onstad
Technical director Flag of the United States.svg Asher Mendelsohn
Assistant general manager Flag of the United States.svg Nick Kowba
Director of soccer operations Flag of the United States.svg Francisco Tobar
Coaching staff
Head coach Flag of the United States.svg Ben Olsen
Assistant coach Flag of France.svg Aurélien Collin
Assistant coach Flag of Venezuela.svg Juan Guerra
Assistant coach Flag of Germany.svg Adin Osmanbašić
Goalkeeper coach Flag of the United States.svg Tim Hanley
Head of performance Flag of Ireland.svg Paul Caffrey
Head video analyst Flag of the United States.svg Carlon Carpenter
Head of sports science Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Calder
Strength & conditioning coach Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Narcisi
Director of sports medicine Flag of the United States.svg Craig Devine
Head athletic trainer Flag of the United States.svg Matt Murphy
Assistant athletic trainer Flag of the United States.svg Juan Castano
Physical therapist Flag of the United States.svg Micah Kust
Massage therapist Flag of the United States.svg Ivan Diaz
Scouting coordinator & analyst Flag of Uruguay.svg Sebastian Romero
Director of methodology Flag of England.svg Ben Bartlett
Player care manager Flag of the United States.svg Martha Carvajal
Head equipment manager Flag of the United States.svg Jaime Gonzalez

Friendlies

Preseason

January 25 Houston Dynamo 2–2 San Antonio FC Houston, Texas
11:00 AM CST Dorsey Soccerball shade.svg
Dueñas Soccerball shade.svg		 Crognale Soccerball shade.svg
unnamed trialist Soccerball shade.svg		Stadium: Houston Sports Park
January 30 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Houston Dynamo Clearwater, Florida
11:00 AM CST Bucha Soccerball shade.svg40' Segal Soccerball shade.svg85'Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex
February 3 New England Revolution v Houston Dynamo Bradenton, Florida
10:00 AM CST Stadium: IMG Academy
February 7 FC Dallas v Houston Dynamo Frisco, Texas
11:00 AM CST Stadium: Toyota Soccer Center
February 12 Columbus Crew v Houston Dynamo Fort Lauderdale, Florida
TBD CST
February 15 D.C. United v Houston Dynamo Fort Lauderdale, Florida
TBD CST

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Standings

Western Conference

MLS Western Conference table (2025)
PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
2 Colorado Rapids 00000000Qualification for round one
3 FC Dallas 00000000
4 Houston Dynamo FC 00000000
5 LA Galaxy 00000000
6 Los Angeles FC 00000000
First match(es) will be played: February 22, 2025. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Overall
Overall MLS standings table
PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPts
8 FC Dallas 00000000
9 D.C. United 00000000
10 Houston Dynamo FC 00000000
11 LA Galaxy 00000000
12 Los Angeles FC 00000000
First match(es) will be played: February 22, 2025. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
000000 0000000 000000 0

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Stadium
Result
Position (conf.)
Position (league)
Updated to match(es) played on February 22, 2025. Source: Match results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Match results

February 221 Texas Derby Houston Dynamo – FC Dallas Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CST Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
March 22 Houston Dynamo – Inter Miami Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CST Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
March 83 Columbus Crew – Houston Dynamo Columbus, Ohio
1:30 PM CST Stadium: Lower.com Field
March 154 Houston Dynamo – Real Salt Lake Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
March 225 Seattle Sounders – Houston Dynamo Seattle, Washington
9:30 PM CDT Stadium: Lumen Field
March 306 Portland Timbers – Houston Dynamo Portland, Oregon
6:00 PM CDT Stadium: Providence Park
April 57 Houston Dynamo – Los Angeles FC Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
April 128 LA Galaxy – Houston Dynamo Carson, California
9:30 PM CDT Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
April 199 Houston Dynamo – Colorado Rapids Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
April 2610 Copa Tejas Houston Dynamo – Austin FC Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
May 311 Los Angeles FC – Houston Dynamo Los Angeles, California
9:30 PM CDT Stadium: BMO Stadium
May 1012 Houston Dynamo – Seattle Sounders Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
May 1413 Houston Dynamo – Minnesota United Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
May 1714 Texas Derby FC Dallas – Houston Dynamo Frisco, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Toyota Stadium
May 2415 San Jose Earthquakes – Houston Dynamo San Jose, California
9:30 PM CDT Stadium: PayPal Park
May 2816 New York City FC – Houston Dynamo New York, New York
6:30 PM CDT Stadium: Yankee Stadium
May 3117 Houston Dynamo – Sporting Kansas City Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
June 1418 Houston Dynamo – CF Montréal Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
June 2519 Minnesota United – Houston Dynamo Saint Paul, Minnesota
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Allianz Field
June 2820 Houston Dynamo – St. Louis City SC Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
July 521 San Diego FC – Houston Dynamo San Diego, California
9:30 PM CDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
July 1222 Real Salt Lake – Houston Dynamo Sandy, Utah
8:30 PM CDT Stadium: America First Field
July 1623 Houston Dynamo – Vancouver Whitecaps Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
July 1924 Houston Dynamo – Philadelphia Union Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
July 2525 Houston Dynamo – LA Galaxy Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
August 926 Copa Tejas Austin FC – Houston Dynamo Austin, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Q2 Stadium
August 1727 Vancouver Whitecaps – Houston Dynamo Vancouver, British Columbia
8:00 PM CDT Stadium: BC Place
August 2328 Houston Dynamo – San Jose Earthquakes Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
August 3029 St. Louis City SC – Houston Dynamo St. Louis, Missouri
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Energizer Park
September 1330 Colorado Rapids – Houston Dynamo Commerce City, Colorado
8:30 PM CDT Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
September 2031 Houston Dynamo – Portland Timbers Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
September 2732 Nashville SC – Houston Dynamo Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Geodis Park
October 433 Houston Dynamo – San Diego FC Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
October 1834 Sporting Kansas City – Houston Dynamo Kansas City, Kansas
8:00 PM CDT Stadium: Children's Mercy Park

MLS Cup playoffs

U.S. Open Cup

Leagues Cup

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  2. ↑ "Houston Dynamo FC sign Porter, TX native Sebastian Rodriguez as Homegrown Player". Houston Dynamo FC. January 15, 2024. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Houston Dynamo FC Sign Veteran Goalkeeper Jimmy Maurer". Houston Dynamo FC. December 17, 2024. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Houston Dynamo FC sign midfielder Erik Dueñas after waiver claim". Houston Dynamo FC. January 14, 2025. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Houston Dynamo sign defender Obafemi Awodesu". Major League Soccer. January 17, 2025. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Houston Dynamo FC announce roster decisions following the 2024 season". Houston Dynamo FC. November 6, 2024. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Houston Dynamo FC confirm roster decisions heading into offseason". Houston Dynamo FC. November 27, 2024. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  8. ↑ Sigal, Jonathan (January 16, 2025). "Houston Dynamo transfer Coco Carrasquilla to Pumas UNAM". Major League Soccer. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Houston Dynamo, Sebastián Ferreira mutually terminate contract". Major League Soccer. January 18, 2025. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Houston Dynamo FC loan defender Kieran Sargeant to Lexington SC". Houston Dynamo FC. January 23, 2025. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Houston Dynamo FC loan midfielder Jefferson Valverde to Orense SC in Ecuador". Houston Dynamo FC. January 24, 2025. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
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