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2025 Houston Dynamo FC season

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Houston Dynamo
2025 season
OwnerTed Segal
General managerPat Onstad
Head coachBen Olsen
StadiumShell Energy Stadium
MLSConference: TBD
Overall: TBD
MLS Cup PlayoffsTBD
U.S. Open CupTBD
Leagues CupTBD
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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.

Current squad

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As of February 1, 2025[1]

Appearances and goals are totals for MLS regular season only.

No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Jimmy Maurer United States GK (1988-10-14) October 14, 1988 (age 36) FC Dallas 2025 0 0
13 Andrew Tarbell United States GK (1993-10-07) October 7, 1993 (age 31) Austin FC 2023 5 0
Defenders
2 Franco Escobar Argentina DF (1995-02-21) February 21, 1995 (age 29) Los Angeles FC 2023 52 4
4 Ethan Bartlow (GA) United States DF (2000-02-02) February 2, 2000 (age 25) University of Washington 2021 58 0
5 Daniel Steres United States DF (1990-11-11) November 11, 1990 (age 34) LA Galaxy 2022 65 6
24 Obafemi Awodesu United States DF (2001-04-05) April 5, 2001 (age 23) Houston Dynamo 2 2025 0 0
25 Griffin Dorsey United States DF (1999-03-05) March 5, 1999 (age 25) Toronto FC 2021 98 9
28 Erik Sviatchenko Denmark DF (1991-10-04) October 4, 1991 (age 33) Midtjylland 2023 48 1
31 Micael Brazil DF (2000-08-12) August 12, 2000 (age 24) Atlético Mineiro 2022 57 1
Midfielders
6 Artur Brazil MF (1996-03-11) March 11, 1996 (age 28) Columbus Crew 2023 68 2
8 Amine Bassi Morocco MF (1997-11-27) November 27, 1997 (age 27) FC Metz 2023 59 13
16 Erik Dueñas United States MF (2004-10-18) October 18, 2004 (age 20) Los Angeles FC 2025 0 0
27 Sebastian Kowalczyk Poland MF (1998-08-22) August 22, 1998 (age 26) Pogoń Szczecin 2023 41 4
35 Brooklyn Raines (HGP) United States MF (2005-03-11) March 11, 2005 (age 19) Barça Residency Academy 2022 23 0
Sebastian Rodriguez United States MF (2007-09-13) September 13, 2007 (age 17) Houston Dynamo Academy 2025 0 0
Forwards
7 Nelson Quiñónes (U22) Colombia FW (2002-08-20) August 20, 2002 (age 22) Once Caldas 2022 36 4
10 Ezequiel Ponce (DP) Argentina FW (1997-03-29) March 29, 1997 (age 27) AEK Athens 2024 10 5
17 Gabriel Segal United States FW (2001-05-17) May 17, 2001 (age 23) New York City FC 2024 13 2
18 Ibrahim Aliyu (U22) Nigeria FW (2002-01-16) January 16, 2002 (age 23) NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 2023 58 9
19 Stephen Annor Gyamfi (GA) Ghana FW (2003-05-19) May 19, 2003 (age 21) University of Virginia 2024 0 0
37 Lawrence Ennali (U22) Germany FW (2002-03-07) March 7, 2002 (age 22) Górnik Zabrze 2024 2 1
33 Exon Arzú Honduras FW (2004-05-19) May 19, 2004 (age 20) Real España 2024 0 0

Player movement

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In

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

Date Player Position Age Previous Club Notes Ref
January 15, 2024 United States Sebastian Rodriguez MF 16 United States Houston Dynamo Academy Signed as a Homegrown Player, effective January 1, 2021 [2]
December 17, 2024 United States Jimmy Maurer GK 36 United States FC Dallas Signed on a free transfer. [3]
January 14, 2025 United States Erik Dueñas MF 20 United States Los Angeles FC Signed on a free transfer after claiming him off waivers. [4]
January 17, 2025 United States Obafemi Awodesu DF 23 United States Houston Dynamo 2 Promoted to first team contract. [5]

Out

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Date Player Position Age Destination Club Notes Ref
November 6, 2024 Slovakia Ján Greguš MF 33 Contract option declined. [6]
November 6, 2024 Mexico Héctor Herrera MF 34 Mexico Toluca Contract option declined. [6]
November 6, 2024 Venezuela Júnior Moreno MF 31 Argentina Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Contract option declined. [6]
November 6, 2024 Australia Brad Smith DF 30 Contract option declined. [6]
November 6, 2024 Senegal Ousmane Sylla MF 23 United States Orange County SC Contract option declined. [6]
November 6, 2024 Dominican Republic Xavier Valdez GK 21 United States Nashville SC Contract option declined. [6]
November 6, 2024 United States McKinze Gaines FW 26 United States New Mexico United Contract expired. [6]
November 27, 2024 Ghana Latif Blessing MF 28 Contract option declined. [7]
November 27, 2024 United States Steve Clark GK 38 Contract option declined.
November 27, 2024 United States Tate Schmitt DF 27 Contract option declined.
January 16, 2025 Panama Adalberto Carrasquilla MF 26 Mexico Pumas UNAM Sold for an undisclosed fee. [8]
January 18, 2025 Paraguay Sebastián Ferreira FW 26 Argentina Rosario Central Released by Houston [9]

Loans out

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Date Player Position Age Destination Club Notes Ref
January 23, 2025 United States Kieran Sargeant DF 21 United States Lexington SC Loaned for remainder of 2025. [10]
January 24, 2025 Ecuador Jefferson Valverde MF 25 Ecuador Orense S.C. Loaned for remainder of 2025. [11]


MLS SuperDraft

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Round Pick Player Position Age College Notes Ref
2 48 Bo Cummins DF 21 Wake Forest

Staff

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

Friendlies

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Preseason

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January 25 Houston Dynamo 2–2 San Antonio FC Houston, Texas
11:00 AM CST Dorsey
Dueñas
Report Crognale
57' Trialist
Stadium: Houston Sports Park
January 30 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Houston Dynamo Clearwater, Florida
11:00 AM CST Bucha 40' Report 85' Segal Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex
February 3 Houston Dynamo 3–3 New England Revolution Bradenton, Florida
10:00 AM CST Ponce 43', 58'
Dimareli 109'
Report 25' Campana
48' Yusuf
97' Dias
Stadium: IMG Academy
Note: The match was played over two 60-minute intervals.
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

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Major League Soccer

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Standings

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Western Conference
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MLS Western Conference table (2025)
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Colorado Rapids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for round one
3 FC Dallas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Houston Dynamo FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 LA Galaxy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Los Angeles FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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
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Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
8 FC Dallas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 D.C. United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Houston Dynamo FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 LA Galaxy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Los Angeles FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Results by round

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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

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February 22 1 Texas Derby Houston Dynamo FC Dallas Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CST Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
March 2 2 Houston Dynamo Inter Miami Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CST Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
March 8 3 Columbus Crew Houston Dynamo Columbus, Ohio
1:30 PM CST Stadium: Lower.com Field
March 15 4 Houston Dynamo Real Salt Lake Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
March 22 5 Seattle Sounders Houston Dynamo Seattle, Washington
9:30 PM CDT Stadium: Lumen Field
March 30 6 Portland Timbers Houston Dynamo Portland, Oregon
6:00 PM CDT Stadium: Providence Park
April 5 7 Houston Dynamo Los Angeles FC Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
April 12 8 LA Galaxy Houston Dynamo Carson, California
9:30 PM CDT Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
April 19 9 Houston Dynamo Colorado Rapids Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
April 26 10 Copa Tejas Houston Dynamo Austin FC Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
May 3 11 Los Angeles FC Houston Dynamo Los Angeles, California
9:30 PM CDT Stadium: BMO Stadium
May 10 12 Houston Dynamo Seattle Sounders Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
May 14 13 Houston Dynamo Minnesota United Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
May 17 14 Texas Derby FC Dallas Houston Dynamo Frisco, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Toyota Stadium
May 24 15 San Jose Earthquakes Houston Dynamo San Jose, California
9:30 PM CDT Stadium: PayPal Park
May 28 16 New York City FC Houston Dynamo New York, New York
6:30 PM CDT Stadium: Yankee Stadium
May 31 17 Houston Dynamo Sporting Kansas City Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
June 14 18 Houston Dynamo CF Montréal Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
June 25 19 Minnesota United Houston Dynamo Saint Paul, Minnesota
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Allianz Field
June 28 20 Houston Dynamo St. Louis City SC Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
July 5 21 San Diego FC Houston Dynamo San Diego, California
9:30 PM CDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
July 12 22 Real Salt Lake Houston Dynamo Sandy, Utah
8:30 PM CDT Stadium: America First Field
July 16 23 Houston Dynamo Vancouver Whitecaps Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
July 19 24 Houston Dynamo Philadelphia Union Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
July 25 25 Houston Dynamo LA Galaxy Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
August 9 26 Copa Tejas Austin FC Houston Dynamo Austin, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Q2 Stadium
August 17 27 Vancouver Whitecaps Houston Dynamo Vancouver, British Columbia
8:00 PM CDT Stadium: BC Place
August 23 28 Houston Dynamo San Jose Earthquakes Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
August 30 29 St. Louis City SC Houston Dynamo St. Louis, Missouri
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Energizer Park
September 13 30 Colorado Rapids Houston Dynamo Commerce City, Colorado
8:30 PM CDT Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
September 20 31 Houston Dynamo Portland Timbers Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
September 27 32 Nashville SC Houston Dynamo Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Geodis Park
October 4 33 Houston Dynamo San Diego FC Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
October 18 34 Sporting Kansas City Houston Dynamo Kansas City, Kansas
8:00 PM CDT Stadium: Children's Mercy Park

MLS Cup playoffs

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U.S. Open Cup

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Leagues Cup

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References

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  1. ^ "Roster". Houston Dynamo FC. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  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. ^ a b c d e f g "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.
  12. ^ "Front Office". Houston Dynamo FC. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  13. ^ "Staff". Houston Dynamo FC. Retrieved December 20, 2023.