2018 Houston Dynamo season

The 2018 Houston Dynamo season was the club's 13th season of existence since joining Major League Soccer in the 2006 season. The club entered the campaign coming off its 7th Conference Final appearance in 13 years, the most among any MLS team in that time span. It was the team's second year under the leadership of Head Coach Wilmer Cabrera and fourth season under General Manager Matt Jordan. On the front office end, it was Gabriel Brener's third season as majority owner and Chris Canetti's eighth as the President of Business Operations.

The Dynamo failed to make the MLS Cup Playoffs for the fourth time in five years but reached success in cup play, lifting its first U.S. Open Cup title - earning qualification to the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.

Season Overview

Preseason

Roster

No.NameNationalityPositionDate of birth (Age)Signed fromSigned inApps.GoalsGoalkeepers1Tyler Deric (HGP)GKAugust 30, 1988 (age 30)North Carolina Tar Heels200983018Chris SeitzGKMarch 12, 1987 (age 31)FC Dallas20175023Joe WillisGKAugust 10, 1988 (age 30)D.C. United201563026Michael NelsonGKFebruary 10, 1995 (age 23)Southern Methodist University201800Defenders2Alejandro FuenmayorDFAugust 29, 1996 (age 22)Carabobo FC20182233Adolfo MachadoDFFebruary 14, 1985, (age 33)Saprissa20175404Philippe SenderosDFFebruary 14, 1985, (age 33)Rangers20171047DaMarcus BeasleyDFMay 24, 1982 (age 36)Puebla2014116314Adam LundkvistDFMarch 20, 1994 (age 24)IF Elfsborg201816015Dylan RemickDFMay 19, 1991 (Age 27)Seattle Sounders FC201714116Kevin GarciaDFAugust 21, 1990 (age 28)Rio Grande Valley201618120A. J. DeLaGarzaDFNovember 4, 1987 (age 30)LA Galaxy201734022LeonardoDFFebruary 5, 1988 (age 30)LA Galaxy201754330Conor DonovanDFJanuary 8, 1996 (age 22)Rio Grande Valley20180033Jared WattsDFFebruary 3, 1992 (age 26)Colorado Rapids201870Midfielders5Juan David CabezasMFFebruary 27, 1991 (age 27)Deportivo Cali20173316Eric AlexanderMFApril 14, 1988 (age 30)Montreal Impact20164318Memo Rodríguez (HGP)MFDecember 27, 1995 (age 22)Rio Grande Valley201728310Tomás Martínez (DP)MFMarch 7, 1995 (age 23)Braga201741711Andrew WengerMFDecember 15, 1990 (age 27)Philadelphia Union2016761012Arturo AlvarezMFJune 28, 1985 (age 33)Chicago Fire201818013Luis GilMFNovember 14, 1993 (age 24)loan from Querétaro F.C.201812024Darwin CerénMFDecember 31, 1989 (age 28)San Jose Earthquakes201824125Eric BirdMFApril 8, 1993 (age 25)Rio Grande Valley20176027Boniek GarcíaMFSeptember 4, 1984 (age 34)Olimpia201216913Forwards9Mauro ManotasSTJuly 15, 1995 (age 23)Uniautónoma2015973517Alberth Elis (DP)STFebruary 12, 1996 (age 22)Monterrey2017562119Mac SteevesSTJuly 31, 1994 (age 24)Providence College20183021Ronaldo PeñaSTMarch 10, 1997 (age 21)Caracas FC20189131Romell QuiotoSTAugust 9, 1991 (age 27)CD Olimpia20175413

Player movement

In Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed. DatePlayerPositionPrevious clubNotesRefDecember 7, 2017 Juan David CabezasMF Deportivo CaliFull Rights PurchasedDecember 10, 2017 Arturo AlvarezMF Chicago FireTradeDecember 13, 2017 Alberth ElisFW C.F. MonterreyFull Rights Purchased, Designated PlayerDecember 15, 2017 Chris SeitzGK FC DallasFree AgentDecember 22, 2017 Eric BirdMF RGV FC TorosSignedJanuary 16, 2018 Alejandro FuenmayorDF Caraboba FCFull Rights PurchasedJanuary 19, 2018 Darwin CerenMFSan Jose EarthquakesTradeJanuary 19, 2018 Michael NelsonGKSouthern Methodist University (College)MLS SuperDraftJanuary 19, 2018 Mac SteevesFWProvidence CollegeMLS SuperDraftMarch 28, 2018 Jared WattsDF Colorado RapidsTradeApril 26, 2018 Adam LundqvistDF IF ElfsborgFull Rights PurchasedJuly 5, 2018 Ronaldo PeñaFW Caracas FCFull Rights Purchased

Out DatePlayerPositionDestination ClubNotesRefDecember 5, 2017 AlexMF Suwon FCContract expiredDecember 5, 2017 Christian LucateroMF Club NecexaContract option declinedDecember 5, 2017 Rico ClarkMF Columbus Crew SCContract option declinedDecember 5, 2017 Taylor HunterDF Colorado Springs SwitchbacksContract option declinedDecember 5, 2017 Vicente SánchezFWRetiredContract option declinedDecember 5, 2017 Jalil AnibabaDF New England RevolutionContract option declinedDecember 5, 2017 Calle BrownGK Seattle Sounders FCContract option declinedDecember 5, 2017 Joe HollandMF Pittsburgh RiverhoundsContract option declinedJanuary 25, 2018 Erick TorresFW Pumas UNAMTransferMay 9, 2018 Charlie WardMF San Antonio FCWaivedJune 5, 2018 George MalkiDFWaived

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

In DatePlayerPositionLoaned fromNotesRefApril 23, 2018 Luis GilMF Querétaro F.C.Season long loan

Coaching staff

NamePositionWilmer CaberaHead coachMichael DellorussoFirst Assistant CoachDavy ArnaudAssistant coachPaul RogersGoalkeeper coachPaul CaffreySports Performance Director/ Fitness CoachSteve FellAssistant Fitness CoachOliver GageHead of Performance Analyst / Technical Recruitment

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Matches

League Tables

Western Conference

Overall

U.S. Open Cup

Player statistics

Appearances, goals, and assists As of October 29, 2018 {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |+ ! rowspan="2" |No. ! rowspan="2" |Pos ! rowspan="2" |Nat ! rowspan="2" | ! colspan="3" | ! colspan="3" | ! colspan="3" | |- ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! |- |1||GK||||align=left|||2||0||0||2||0||0||0||0||0 |- |2||DF||||align=left|||26||3||1||22||3||1||4||0||0 |- |3||DF||||align=left|||23||0||0||21||0||0||2||0||0 |- |4||DF||||align=left|||13||4||1||8||4||1||5||0||0 |- |5||MF||||align=left|||7||0||0||6||0||0||1||0||0 |- |6||MF||||align=left|||23||1||2||21||1||2||2||0||0 |- |7||DF||||align=left|||28||1||2||26||1||2||2||0||0 |- |8||MF||||align=left|||24||4||1||19||1||0||5||3||1 |- |9||FW||||align=left|||37||25||1||33||19||1||4||6||0 |- |10||MF||||align=left|||36||5||14||32||5||13||4||0||1 |- |11||MF||||align=left|||24||3||1||22||2||1||2||1||0 |- |12||MF||||align=left|||20||0||3||18||0||1||2||0||2 |- |13||MF||||align=left|||15||0||1||12||0||0||3||0||1 |- |14||DF||||align=left|||18||0||3||16||0||1||2||0||2 |- |14||MF||||align=left|Left during the season||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |15||DF||||align=left|||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |16||DF||||align=left|||19||1||0||15||1||0||4||0||0 |- |17||FW||||align=left|||34||11||13||30||11||10||4||0||3 |- |18||GK||||align=left|||9||0||0||6||0||0||3||0||0 |- |19||FW||||align=left|||3||0||0||3||0||0||0||0||0 |- |20||DF||||align=left|||4||0||0||4||0||0||0||0||0 |- |21||FW||||align=left|||9||1||0||9||1||0||0||0||0 |- |21||DF||||align=left|Left during the season||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |22||MF||||align=left|||25||1||0||24||1||0||1||0||0 |- |23||GK||||align=left|||28||0||0||26||0||0||2||0||0 |- |24||MF||||align=left|||27||1||1||24||1||0||3||0||1 |- |25||MF||||align=left|||8||0||0||6||0||0||2||0||0 |- |26||GK||||align=left|||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |27||MF||||align=left|||32||1||7||29||1||7||3||0||0 |- |30||DF||||align=left|||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- |31||MF||||align=left|||36||8||12||32||6||12||4||2||0 |- |33||DF||||align=left|||7||0||1||0||7||0||1||0||0 |- |35||MF||||align=left|Short term loan from RGVFC||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- |37||FW||||align=left|Short term loan from RGVFC||1||1||0||0||0||0||1||1||0 |- |38||FW||||align=left|Short term loan from RGVFC||1||2||0||0||0||0||1||2||0 |- |39||MF||||align=left|Short term loan from RGVFC||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- |40||FW||||align=left|Short term loan from RGVFC||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0

Disciplinary record As of October 29, 2018 {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |+ ! rowspan="2" |No. ! rowspan="2" |Pos ! rowspan="2" |Nat ! rowspan="2" | ! colspan="2" | ! colspan="2" | ! colspan="2" | |- !style="width:30px;"| !style="width:30px;"| !style="width:30px;"| !style="width:30px;"| !style="width:30px;"| !style="width:30px;"| |- |1||GK||||align=left|||1||0||1||0||0||0 |- |2||DF||||align=left|||9||1||7||1||2||0 |- |3||DF||||align=left|||3||0||3||0||0||0 |- |4||DF||||align=left|||3||0||2||0||1||0 |- |5||MF||||align=left|||1||0||1||0||0||0 |- |6||MF||||align=left|||3||1||3||1||0||0 |- |7||DF||||align=left|||0||1||0||1||0||0 |- |8||MF||||align=left|||1||0||1||0||0||0 |- |9||FW||||align=left|||2||0||1||0||1||0 |- |10||MF||||align=left|||7||1||5||1||2||0 |- |11||MF||||align=left|||1||0||1||0||0||0 |- |12||MF||||align=left|||1||0||1||0||0||0 |- |13||MF||||align=left|||1||0||1||0||0||0 |- |14||DF||||align=left|||4||0||4||0||0||0 |- |14||MF||||align=left|Left during the season||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |15||DF||||align=left|||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |16||DF||||align=left|||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |17||FW||||align=left|||7||1||6||1||1||0 |- |18||GK||||align=left|||2||0||1||0||1||0 |- |19||FW||||align=left|||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |20||DF||||align=left|||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |21||FW||||align=left|||2||1||2||1||0||0 |- |21||DF||||align=left|Left during the season||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |22||MF||||align=left|||4||0||4||0||0||0 |- |23||GK||||align=left|||3||0||3||0||0||0 |- |24||MF||||align=left|||10||1||9||1||1||0 |- |25||MF||||align=left|||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |26||GK||||align=left|||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |27||MF||||align=left|||9||0||7||0||2||0 |- |30||DF||||align=left|||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |31||MF||||align=left|||4||0||3||0||1||0 |- |33||DF||||align=left|||1||0||1||0||0||0 |- |35||MF||||align=left|Short term loan from RGVFC||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |37||FW||||align=left|Short term loan from RGVFC||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |38||FW||||align=left|Short term loan from RGVFC||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |39||MF||||align=left|Short term loan from RGVFC||1||0||0||0||1||0 |- |40||FW||||align=left|Short term loan from RGVFC||0||0||0||0||0||0

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