Brooklyn Raines

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Brooklyn Raines
Personal information
Full name Brooklyn Sigel Randolph Raines [1]
Date of birth (2005-03-11) March 11, 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Monrovia, Liberia
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Houston Dynamo
Number 35
Youth career
2010–2018 Inter FC Chicago
2018–2022 Barça Residency Academy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021 El Paso Locomotive 3 (0)
2022– Houston Dynamo 2 30 (1)
2022– Houston Dynamo 12 (0)
International career‡
2022 United States U17 1 (0)
2022 United States U19 2 (0)
2023– United States U23 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 17, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 30, 2022

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 national under-19 team.

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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. [2]

El Paso Locomotive

In September 2021, Raines signed an amateur academy contract with USL Championship club El Paso Locomotive. [3] He made his debut for El Paso on October 17, coming on as a sub in a 5–0 loss to LA Galaxy II. [4] 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. [4]

Houston Dynamo

On February 4, 2022, Raines signed with MLS club Houston Dynamo. [5] The Dynamo acquired his homegrown territory rights from Real Salt Lake in exchange for $50,000 of GAM. [5] 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. [6] The match saw Raines become the youngest player in Dynamo history at 17 years and 36 days. [7] On September 4 he made his MLS debut, coming off the bench in a 2–1 loss to Seattle Sounders FC. [6] He ended the season with 4 first team appearances, 3 in the cup and 1 in the league. [6] Raines primarily played for Houston Dynamo 2 in MLS Next Pro during the 2022 season. [6]

International career

Born in Monrovia, Liberia, Raines has represented the United States at youth international level. [8] Raines looked up to Liberian-American midfielder Darlington Nagbe growing up. [9] Raines represented the United States at the 2023 Pan American Games, starting all 5 matches in a 4th place finish. [10]

Career statistics

Club

As of March 25, 2024 [11]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupPlayoffsContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
El Paso Locomotive 2021 USL Championship 30––––30
Houston Dynamo 2 2022 MLS Next Pro 171––––171
2023 MLS Next Pro130––––130
Total301––––301
Houston Dynamo 2022 MLS 1030–––40
2023 MLS7031–––101
2024 MLS40––2 [lower-alpha 1] 0–60
Total12061002000201
Career total45161002000522

Honors

Houston Dynamo

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References

  1. ↑ "2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup – Club roster: Houston Dynamo (USA)" (PDF). CONCACAF. January 30, 2024. p. 12. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Brooklyn Raines – Year Two at Barça Residency Academy". barcaresidencyacademyusa.com. August 23, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  3. ↑ "El Paso Locomotive Signs Barca Academy Standout Brooklyn Raines on USL Academy Contract". El Paso Locomotive FC. September 27, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Brooklyn Raines 2021 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Houston Dynamo sign midfielder Brooklyn Raines as homegrown player". Major League Soccer. February 4, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "USA - B. Raines - Matches - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Four Houston Dynamo players receive U.S. Youth National Team Call-Ups". Houston Dynamo FC. April 21, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Brooklyn Raines". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  9. ↑ Raines, Susie [@RainesSusie] (February 17, 2023). "When @brooklynraines4 was 11 he wore the jersey of one of his favorite mids, and fellow Liberian, @darlingtonnagbe to a futsal tournament. This week he got to play against him in an MLS preseason game. Huge thanks to Darlington for chatting with him after the game ❤️" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ↑ "Juegos Panamericanos 2023 - Web Results". Juegos Panamericanos - Web Results. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  11. ↑ Brooklyn Raines at Soccerway
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