* Club domestic league appearances and goalsas of April 12, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of October 12, 2024
Brooklyn Sigel Randolph Raines (born March 11, 2005) is a professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo. Born in Liberia, he represents the United States at youth level.
Raines was raised in Chicago after being adopted from Liberia at 15 months old. He moved with his family to Arizona at the age of 13 in order to join the Barca Residency Academy in Casa Grande. [2] One of 5 adopted siblings, Raines has spoken in support of M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, where is mother was treated for cancer in 2020.[3]
Club career
Raines started his soccer career at the age of three and joined Inter FC Chicago at age five. He left for the Barça Residency Academy at the age of thirteen, where he remained until age sixteen.[4]
El Paso Locomotive
In September 2021, Raines signed an amateur academy contract with USL Championship club El Paso Locomotive.[5] He made his debut for El Paso on October 17, coming on as a sub in a 5–0 loss to LA Galaxy II.[6] Raines ended the season with 3 appearances. El Paso finished the season 2nd in the Western Conference, but Raines did not appear in the playoffs.[6]
Houston Dynamo
On February 4, 2022, Raines signed with MLS club Houston Dynamo.[7] The Dynamo acquired his homegrown territory rights from Real Salt Lake in exchange for $50,000 of GAM.[7] Raines made his senior Dynamo debut on April 19, getting the start and playing 74 minutes in a 2–1 win over Rio Grande Valley FC in a U.S. Open Cup game.[8] The match saw Raines become the youngest player in Dynamo history at 17 years and 36 days.[9] On September 4 he made his MLS debut, coming off the bench in a 2–1 loss to Seattle Sounders FC.[8] He ended the season with 4 first team appearances, 3 in the cup and 1 in the league.[8] Raines primarily played for Houston Dynamo 2 in MLS Next Pro during the 2022 season.[8] After a role mostly as a defensive substitute in the MLS in 2023 and 2024, he established himself as a starter for Dynamo in the 2025 season with 20 starts in all competition.[6]
International career
Born in Monrovia, Liberia, Raines has represented the United States at youth international level.[10] Raines looked up to Liberian-American midfielder Darlington Nagbe growing up.[11] Raines represented the United States at the 2023 Pan American Games, starting all 5 matches in a 4th-place finish.[12]In the 2024 U-20 Concacaf Championship, he started 5 of 6 matches in a 2nd-place finish. He scored a dramatic 86th minute winner from 30 yards out in the semi-finals against Panama[13]
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