Brooklyn Raines
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brooklyn Sigel Randolph Raines[1] | ||
| Date of birth | March 11, 2005 | ||
| 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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) |
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*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.
Club career[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of March 25, 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Playoffs | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| El Paso Locomotive | 2021 | USL Championship | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Houston Dynamo 2 | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 17 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 17 | 1 | ||||
| 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 13 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 13 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 30 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 30 | 1 | ||||||
| Houston Dynamo | 2022 | MLS | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | MLS | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | ||||
| 2024 | MLS | 4 | 0 | – | – | 2[a] | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 45 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 2 | ||
- ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
Honors[edit]
Houston Dynamo
References[edit]
- ^ "2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup – Club roster: Houston Dynamo (USA)" (PDF). CONCACAF. January 30, 2024. p. 12. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
- ^ "Brooklyn Raines – Year Two at Barça Residency Academy". barcaresidencyacademyusa.com. August 23, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
- ^ "El Paso Locomotive Signs Barca Academy Standout Brooklyn Raines on USL Academy Contract". El Paso Locomotive FC. September 27, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- ^ a b "Brooklyn Raines 2021 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- ^ a b "Houston Dynamo sign midfielder Brooklyn Raines as homegrown player". Major League Soccer. February 4, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "USA - B. Raines - Matches - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- ^ "Four Houston Dynamo players receive U.S. Youth National Team Call-Ups". Houston Dynamo FC. April 21, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- ^ "Brooklyn Raines". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Juegos Panamericanos 2023 - Web Results". Juegos Panamericanos - Web Results. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ Brooklyn Raines at Soccerway
- 2005 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Monrovia
- American people of Liberian descent
- American men's soccer players
- Liberian men's footballers
- United States men's youth international soccer players
- Liberian emigrants to the United States
- Men's association football midfielders
- USL Championship players
- MLS Next Pro players
- Major League Soccer players
- El Paso Locomotive FC players
- Houston Dynamo FC players
- Homegrown Players (MLS)
- Houston Dynamo 2 players
- Footballers at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games footballers for the United States