Personal information | |||
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Full name | Orrin McKinze Gaines II | ||
Date of birth | March 2, 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Austin, Texas, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Houston Dynamo | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2016 | Lonestar SC | ||
2016–2017 | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | Darmstadt 98 | 2 | (0) |
2019 | → FSV Zwickau (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Sonnenhof Großaspach | 24 | (3) |
2020–2021 | Hannover 96 II | 9 | (1) |
2021 | Hannover 96 | 1 | (0) |
2021 | Austin FC | 9 | (1) |
2022–2023 | Charlotte FC | 43 | (2) |
2023 | Crown Legacy FC | 1 | (0) |
2024 | Nashville SC | 4 | (0) |
2024– | Houston Dynamo | 11 | (0) |
2024– | Houston Dynamo 2 | 1 | (0) |
International career | |||
2014–2015 | United States U17 | 30 | (5) |
2016 | United States U19 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 22, 2024 |
Orrin McKinze Gaines II (born March 2, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo.
Gaines grew up in the Austin area where he played youth soccer for Lonestar Soccer Club. [1] On August 12, 2017, Gaines made his professional debut against Jahn Regensburg in the DFB-Pokal.
On July 8, 2019, Gaines signed with Sonnenhof Großaspach. [2]
Gaines joined Hannover 96 ahead of the 2020–21 season, starting with the team's reserve squad. [3] He made his debut for the first team against SC Paderborn in the 2. Bundesliga. [4] He left the club ahead of the 2021–22 season. [5]
On July 14, 2021, Gaines began trialing with Major League Soccer club Austin FC, coming on as a substitute in the club's friendly against Tigres UANL. [6] A couple weeks later, on July 30, Gaines officially joined Austin FC. [7]
On December 14, 2021, Gaines was selected by Charlotte FC in the 2021 MLS Expansion Draft. [8] He was released by Charlotte following their 2023 season. [9]
On December 14, 2023, Gaines' rights were traded to Nashville SC in exchange for their second round 2024 MLS SuperDraft pick. [10]
Gaines was again traded in 2024, moving to Houston Dynamo on April 23, 2024, in exchange for $75,000 in General Allocation Money. [11]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Darmstadt 98 | 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
FSV Zwickau (loan) | 2018–19 | 3. Liga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
Sonnenhof Großaspach | 2019–20 | 3. Liga | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 3 | |
Hannover 96 II | 2020–21 | Regionalliga | 9 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||
Hannover 96 | 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 4 | ||
Austin FC | 2021 [13] | Major League Soccer | 9 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||
Charlotte FC | 2022 [14] | Major League Soccer | 24 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 27 | 3 | |
Charlotte FC | 2023 [15] | Major League Soccer | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
Total | 40 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 4 | ||
Career total | 85 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 8 |
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