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Houston Dynamo
2024 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
CONCACAF Champions CupRound of 16
← 2023
2025 →

The 2024 Houston Dynamo season is the 19th season of the team's existence since joining Major League Soccer (MLS) prior to the 2006 season. The Dynamo made the playoffs in 2023 for the first time since 2017. The Dynamo will Compete in the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup after winning the 2023 U.S. Open Cup.

2024 is the second season under head coach Ben Olsen and the third season under GM Pat Onstad and technical director Asher Mendelsohn. It is the fourth season (third full season) under majority owner Ted Segal.

Current squad[edit]

As of April 29, 2024[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
12 Steve Clark United States GK (1986-04-14) April 14, 1986 (age 38) Portland Timbers 2022 75 0
13 Andrew Tarbell United States GK (1993-10-07) October 7, 1993 (age 30) Austin FC 2023 1 0
38 Xavier Valdez (HGP) Dominican Republic GK (2003-11-23) November 23, 2003 (age 20) Houston Dynamo Academy 2022 0 0
Defenders
2 Franco Escobar Argentina DF (1995-02-21) February 21, 1995 (age 29) Los Angeles FC 2023 34 3
3 Brad Smith Australia DF (1994-04-09) April 9, 1994 (age 30) D.C. United 2023 26 2
4 Ethan Bartlow (GA) United States DF (2000-02-02) February 2, 2000 (age 24) University of Washington 2021 48 0
5 Daniel Steres United States DF (1990-11-11) November 11, 1990 (age 33) LA Galaxy 2022 47 4
22 Tate Schmitt United States DF (1997-05-28) May 28, 1997 (age 26) Real Salt Lake 2023 9 1
23 Kieran Sargeant (HGP) United States DF (2003-05-13) May 13, 2003 (age 20) Georgetown University 2024 0 0
25 Griffin Dorsey United States DF (1999-03-05) March 5, 1999 (age 25) Toronto FC 2021 75 6
28 Erik Sviatchenko Denmark DF (1991-10-04) October 4, 1991 (age 32) Midtjylland 2023 23 0
31 Micael Brazil DF (2000-08-12) August 12, 2000 (age 23) Atlético Mineiro 2022 33 1
Midfielders
6 Artur Brazil MF (1996-03-11) March 11, 1996 (age 28) Columbus Crew 2023 42 2
8 Amine Bassi Morocco MF (1997-11-27) November 27, 1997 (age 26) FC Metz 2023 35 10
16 Héctor Herrera (DP) Mexico MF (1990-04-19) April 19, 1990 (age 34) Atlético Madrid 2022 42 4
15 Latif Blessing Ghana MF (1996-12-30) December 30, 1996 (age 27) Toronto FC 2024 5 0
20 Adalberto Carrasquilla Panama MF (1998-11-28) November 28, 1998 (age 25) Cartagena 2021 75 6
21 Ján Greguš Slovakia MF (1991-01-29) January 29, 1991 (age 33) Minnesota United 2024 6 0
26 Ousmane Sylla Senegal MF (2001-08-07) August 7, 2001 (age 22) Clemson University 2024 0 0
27 Luis Caicedo Colombia MF (1996-05-18) May 18, 1996 (age 27) Cortuluá 2023 25 0
27 Sebastian Kowalczyk Poland MF (1998-08-22) August 22, 1998 (age 25) Pogoń Szczecin 2023 17 1
35 Brooklyn Raines (HGP) United States MF (2005-03-11) March 11, 2005 (age 19) Barça Residency Academy 2022 13 0
Jefferson Valverde Ecuador MF (1999-05-04) May 4, 1999 (age 24) L.D.U. Quito 2024 0 0
Forwards
7 Nelson Quiñónes Colombia FW (2002-08-20) August 20, 2002 (age 21) Once Caldas 2022 36 4
11 Sebastián Ferreira (DP) Paraguay FW (1998-02-13) February 13, 1998 (age 26) Club Libertad 2022 45 14
14 McKinze Gaines United States FW (1998-03-02) March 2, 1998 (age 26) Nashville SC 2024 1 0
17 Gabriel Segal United States FW (2001-05-17) May 17, 2001 (age 22) New York City FC 2024 6 1
18 Ibrahim Aliyu (U22) Nigeria FW (2002-01-16) January 16, 2002 (age 22) NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 2023 33 6
19 Stephen Annor Gyamfi (GA) Ghana FW (2003-05-19) May 19, 2003 (age 20) University of Virginia 2024 0 0

Player movement[edit]

In[edit]

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 Kieran Sargeant DF 20 Georgetown University Signed as a homegrown player. [2]
February 5, 2024 Slovakia Ján Greguš MF 33 United States Minnesota United Signed on a free transfer. [3]
February 16, 2024 United States Gabriel Segal FW 22 United States New York City FC Acquired in exchange for a 3rd-round pick in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft, with NYCFC maintaining a sell-on percentage. [4]
March 14, 2024 Ghana Latif Blessing MF 27 Canada Toronto FC Acquired in exchange for $75,000 of 2024 GAM, plus a potentiial $205,000 of 2025 conditional-based GAM. [5]
April 22, 2024 United States McKinze Gaines FW 26 United States Nashville SC Acquired in exchange for $75,000 of 2024 GAM. [6]
April 26, 2024 Ecuador Jefferson Valverde MF 24 Ecuador L.D.U. Quito Signed on a full transfer for an undisclosed fee. [7]

Out[edit]

Date Player Position Age Destination Club Notes Ref
December 4, 2023 Nigeria Ifunanyachi Achara FW 26 United States Houston Dynamo 2 Contract option declined, [8]
December 4, 2023 Haiti Charles Auguste MF 24 Contract option declined, [8]
December 4, 2023 United States Beto Avila FW 23 United States Sporting Kansas City II Contract option declined, [8]
December 4, 2023 Zimbabwe Teenage Hadebe DF 28 Turkey Konyaspor Contract option declined, [8]
December 4, 2023 Nigeria Mujeeb Murana DF 23 United States Birmingham Legion FC Contract option declined, [8]
December 4, 2023 El Salvador Danny Ríos FW 20 Contract option declined, [8]
December 4, 2023 Argentina Matías Vera MF 28 Paraguay Olimpia Contract option declined, [8]
December 4, 2023 United States Corey Baird FW 27 United States FC Cincinnati Contract expired. [8]
January 21, 2024 Iceland Thorleifur Úlfarsson FW 23 Hungary Debreceni VSC Sold for an undisclosed fee. [9]
January 30, 2024 United States Chase Gasper DF 28 United States Chicago Fire Traded for a 3rd round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft. [10]

MLS SuperDraft[edit]

See also: 2024 MLS SuperDraft
Round Pick Player Position Age College Notes Ref
1 26 Ghana Stephen Annor Gyamfi FW 20 Virginia Signed to a Generation Adidas contract. [11]
2 55 Senegal Ousmane Sylla MF 22 Clemson [11][12]

Staff[edit]

As of December 20, 2023[13][14]
Executive
Majority owner United States Ted Segal
Minority owners United States Lyle Ayes
United States James Harden
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[edit]

Preseason[edit]

Competitions[edit]

Major League Soccer[edit]

See also: 2024 Major League Soccer season

Standings[edit]

Western Conference[edit]
MLS Western Conference table (2024)
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 Colorado Rapids 10 4 3 3 16 15 +1 15 Qualification for Round One
7 Austin FC 10 4 3 3 14 13 +1 15
8 Houston Dynamo FC 9 4 4 1 9 10 −1 13 Qualification for the Wild card round
9 St. Louis City SC 9 2 1 6 15 14 +1 12
10 Sporting Kansas City 10 2 3 5 18 18 0 11
Updated to match(es) played on April 27, 2024. 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[edit]
Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
12 Columbus Crew 10 3 1 6 12 9 +3 15 Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[a]
13 New York City FC 10 4 4 2 11 10 +1 14
14 Houston Dynamo FC 9 4 4 1 9 10 −1 13
15 Philadelphia Union 8 3 1 4 15 11 +4 13
16 D.C. United 10 3 3 4 14 15 −1 13
Updated to match(es) played on April 27, 2024. 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)
Notes:
  1. ^ As one of the top seven teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
9 4 1 4 9 10  −1 13 2 1 2 5 5  0 2 0 2 4 5  −1

Results by round[edit]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumHHHAHAAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHHAAHAHHAAHAH
ResultDLWWWLWLL
Position (conf.)5109756368
Position (league)1121181491251014
Updated to match(es) played on April 27, 2024. Source: Match results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results[edit]

February 24 1 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Sporting Kansas City Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CST Segal 69' Report Russell Yellow card 57'
Thommy 61', Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 18,818
Referee: Jaime Herrera
March 2 2 Houston Dynamo 1–2 New York Red Bulls Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CST Aliyu 7', Yellow card 74'
Clark Yellow card 36'
Dorsey Yellow card 65'
Escobar Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Manoel 43'
Morgan 59'
Amaya Yellow card 64'
Harper Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 16,516
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
March 16 3 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Portland Timbers Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Aliyu 43'
Dorsey Yellow card 52'
Kowalczyk Yellow card 70'
Artur Yellow card 80'		 Report Župarić Yellow card 57'
Miller Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 16,003
Referee: Erick Lezama Pavon
March 23 4 Colorado Rapids 0–1 Houston Dynamo Commerce City, Colorado
8:30 PM CDT Abubakar Yellow card 65' Report Escobar Yellow card 64'
Smith 90+6'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 13,432
Referee: Mario Maric
March 30 5 Houston Dynamo 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Carrasquilla Yellow card 45+2'
Ferreira 81', Yellow card 88'
Escobar 85'		 Report
Wilson 1'
Marie Yellow card 9'
Judd Red card 34'
Akapo Yellow card 76'
Yueill Yellow card 87' Yellow-red card 90+5'
Gruezo Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 16,184
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
April 6 6 Chicago Fire 2–1 Houston Dynamo Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM CDT Shaqiri 10' (pen.)
Czichos Yellow card 68'
Gutiérrez 78'		 Report Sviatchenko Yellow card 44'
Aliyu 65'		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 18,844
Referee: Malik Badawi
April 13 7 Minnesota United 1–2 Houston Dynamo Saint Paul, Minnesota
7:30 PM CDT Boxall Yellow card 56'
Fragapane 70'		 Report Carrasquilla Yellow card 23'
Bran 38' (o.g.)
Micael Yellow card 40'
Kowalczyk Yellow card 74' 77'
Steres Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 19,658
Referee: Filip Dujic
April 20 8 Copa Tejas Houston Dynamo 0–1 Austin FC Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Kowalczyk Yellow card 28'
Carrasquilla Yellow card 37'
Artur Yellow card 45+3'
Ferreira Yellow card 77'		 Report Rigoni 86'
Driussi Yellow card 88'
Zardes Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 20,115
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
April 27 9 Texas Derby FC Dallas 2–0 Houston Dynamo Frisco, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Musa Yellow card 17', 55'
Illarramendi Yellow card 42'
Kamungo Yellow card 73'
Ibeagha 80'		 Report Dorsey Red card 5'
Micael Yellow card 62'
Gaines Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 19,096
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
May 4 10 Houston Dynamo v St. Louis City SC Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
May 11 11 Sporting Kansas City v Houston Dynamo Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
May 15 12 Copa Tejas Austin FC v Houston Dynamo Austin, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Q2 Stadium
May 18 13 Texas Derby Houston Dynamo v FC Dallas Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
May 25 14 LA Galaxy v Houston Dynamo Carson, California
9:30 PM CDT Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
May 29 15 Houston Dynamo v Colorado Rapids Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
June 1 16 Portland Timbers v Houston Dynamo Portland, Oregon
9:30 PM CDT Stadium: Providence Park
June 15 17 Atlanta United v Houston Dynamo Atlanta, Georgia
6:30 PM CDT Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
June 19 18 Houston Dynamo v Seattle Sounders Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
June 22 19 D.C. United v Houston Dynamo Washington, D.C.
6:30 PM CDT Stadium: Audi Field
June 29 20 Houston Dynamo v Charlotte FC Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
July 3 21 Real Salt Lake v Houston Dynamo Sandy, Utah
8:30 PM CDT Stadium: America First Field
July 7 22 Houston Dynamo v Los Angeles FC Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
July 13 23 Houston Dynamo v Minnesota United Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
July 17 24 San Jose Earthquakes v Houston Dynamo San Jose, California
9:30 PM CDT Stadium: PayPal Park
July 20 25 Vancouver Whitecaps v Houston Dynamo Vancouver, British Columbia
9:30 PM CDT Stadium: BC Place
August 24 26 Houston Dynamo v Toronto FC Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
August 31 27 Los Angeles FC v Houston Dynamo Los Angeles, California
9:30 PM CDT Stadium: BMO Stadium
September 14 28 Houston Dynamo v Real Salt Lake Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
September 18 29 Houston Dynamo v Vancouver Whitecaps Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
September 21 30 Copa Tejas Austin FC v Houston Dynamo Austin, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Q2 Stadium
September 28 31 Seattle Sounders v Houston Dynamo Seattle, Washington
9:30 PM CDT Stadium: Lumen Field
October 2 32 Houston Dynamo v New England Revolution Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
October 5 33 St. Louis City SC v Houston Dynamo St. Louis, Missouri
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Citypark
October 19 34 Houston Dynamo v LA Galaxy Houston, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium

U.S. Open Cup[edit]

Main article: 2024 U.S. Open Cup
May 7 Round of 32 Houston Dynamo Texas v Michigan Detroit City FC Houston, Texas
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium

CONCACAF Champions Cup[edit]

Main article: 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup

Round One[edit]

February 20 Round One 1st Leg St. Louis City SC United States 2–1 United States Houston Dynamo St. Louis, Missouri
7:00 PM CST Parker 61'
Kijima 90+1'		 Report Clark Yellow card 21'
Kowalczyk 72'
Dorsey Yellow card 89'
Segal Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: CityPark
Attendance: 20,900
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)
February 27 Round One 2nd Leg Houston Dynamo United States 1–0
(2–2 agg.)		 United States St. Louis City SC Houston, Texas
9:30 PM CST Sviatchenko 60'
Escobar Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Nerwinski Yellow card 42'
Wentzel Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 5,007
Referee: Marco Ortíz (Mexico)
Note: 2–2 on aggregate. Houston advance on away goals.

Round of 16[edit]

March 6 Round of 16 1st Leg Houston Dynamo United States 0–1 United States Columbus Crew Houston, Texas
7:00 PM CST Bartlow Yellow card 64' Report Mățan 90+6' Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 4,379
Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)
March 12 Round of 16 2nd Leg Columbus Crew United States 1–1
(2–1 agg.)		 United States Houston Dynamo FC Columbus, Ohio
5:00 PM CDT Yeboah Yellow card 29'
Hernández 40'		 Report Dorsey 90' (pen.)
Micael Yellow card 90+2'
Schmitt Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 12,420
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
Note: Columbus Crew won the series 2–1.

Leagues Cup[edit]

Main article: 2024 Leagues Cup

West 8[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HOU RSL ATL
1 United States Houston Dynamo FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage — Aug 5 Jul 27
2 United States Real Salt Lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — Aug 1
3 Mexico Atlas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — —
First match(es) will be played: July 27, 2024. Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
July 27 Group stage Houston Dynamo United States v Mexico Atlas Houston, Texas
7:00 PM CDT Report Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
August 5 Group stage Houston Dynamo United States v United States Real Salt Lake Houston, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Report Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Roster". Houston Dynamo FC. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "Houston Dynamo FC sign League City, TX native Kieran Sargeant as Homegrown Player". Houston Dynamo FC. January 15, 2024. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  3. ^ "Houston Dynamo FC sign MLS veteran Ján Greguš". Houston Dynamo FC. February 5, 2024. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  4. ^ "Houston Dynamo acquire Gabriel Segal from New York City FC". Major League Soccer. February 16, 2024. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "Houston Dynamo acquire Latif Blessing from Toronto FC". Major League Soccer. March 14, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  6. ^ "Houston Dynamo FC acquire attacker McKinze Gaines from Nashville SC". Houston Dynamo FC. April 22, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  7. ^ "Houston Dynamo sign midfielder Jefferson Valverde from LDU Quito". Major League Soccer. April 26, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h "Houston Dynamo FC announce roster decisions following run to Western Conference Final". Houston Dynamo FC. December 4, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  9. ^ "Houston Dynamo transfer Thorleifur Úlfarsson to Hungarian club". Major League Soccer. January 21, 2024. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  10. ^ "Houston Dynamo FC trade Chase Gasper to Chicago Fire FC". Houston Dynamo FC. January 30, 2024. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  11. ^ a b Clark, Travis (December 19, 2023). "MLS SuperDraft 2024 grades: How did your club fare?". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  12. ^ "Houston Dynamo FC sign MF Ousmane Sylla to professional contract". Houston Dynamo FC. February 24, 2024. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  13. ^ "Front Office". Houston Dynamo FC. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  14. ^ "Staff". Houston Dynamo FC. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
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