2024 Houston Dynamo FC season

The 2024 Houston Dynamo season was the 19th season of the team's existence since joining Major League Soccer (MLS) prior to the 2006 season.

2024 was the second season under head coach Ben Olsen and the third season under GM Pat Onstad and technical director Asher Mendelsohn. It was the fourth season (third full season) under majority owner Ted Segal. 2024 saw Houston make the playoffs for the second consecutive year after a 5th place finish in the Western Conference. The Dynamo would fall in the first round of the playoffs to the Seattle Sounders 2 games to 0, losing both on penalties. The Dynamo also competed in the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup after winning the 2023 U.S. Open Cup.

The 54 points set a Dynamo single season record. On July 16, USMNT legend Tim Howard joined the Dynamo and Dash ownership group. The season was also notable for the signing of striker Ezequiel Ponce for a club record transfer fee from AEK Athens.

Final roster

Appearances and goals are totals for MLS regular season only. No.NameNationalityPositionDate of birth (Age)Signed fromSigned inApps.GoalsGoalkeepers12Steve ClarkGKApril 14, 1986 (age 38)Portland Timbers202297013Andrew TarbellGKOctober 7, 1993 (age 31)Austin FC20235038Xavier Valdez (HGP)GKNovember 23, 2003 (age 20)Houston Dynamo Academy202200Defenders2Franco EscobarDFFebruary 21, 1995 (age 29)Los Angeles FC20235243Brad SmithDFApril 9, 1994 (age 30)D.C. United20233834Ethan Bartlow (GA)DFFebruary 2, 2000 (age 24)University of Washington20215805Daniel SteresDFNovember 11, 1990 (age 33)LA Galaxy202265622Tate SchmittDFMay 28, 1997 (age 27)Real Salt Lake202321123Kieran Sargeant (HGP)DFMay 13, 2003 (age 21)Georgetown University20240025Griffin DorseyDFMarch 5, 1999 (age 25)Toronto FC202198928Erik SviatchenkoDFOctober 4, 1991 (age 33)Midtjylland202348131MicaelDFAugust 12, 2000 (age 24)Atlético Mineiro2022571Midfielders6ArturMFMarch 11, 1996 (age 28)Columbus Crew20236828Amine BassiMFNovember 27, 1997 (age 26)FC Metz2023591315Latif BlessingMFDecember 30, 1996 (age 27)Toronto FC202427516Héctor Herrera (DP)MFApril 19, 1990 (age 34)Atlético Madrid202262520Adalberto CarrasquillaMFNovember 28, 1998 (age 25)Cartagena202195921Ján GregušMFJanuary 29, 1991 (age 33)Minnesota United20247024Júnior MorenoMFJuly 20, 1993 (age 31)Al-Hazem20242026Ousmane SyllaMFAugust 7, 2001 (age 23)Clemson University20240027Sebastian KowalczykMFAugust 22, 1998 (age 26)Pogoń Szczecin202341430Jefferson ValverdeMFMay 4, 1999 (age 25)L.D.U. Quito20241035Brooklyn Raines (HGP)MFMarch 11, 2005 (age 19)Barça Residency Academy2022230Forwards7Nelson Quiñónes (U22)FWAugust 20, 2002 (age 22)Once Caldas202236410Ezequiel Ponce (DP)FWMarch 29, 1997 (age 27)AEK Athens202410511Sebastián Ferreira (DP)FWFebruary 13, 1998 (age 26)Club Libertad2022601814McKinze GainesFWMarch 2, 1998 (age 26)Nashville SC202411017Gabriel SegalFWMay 17, 2001 (age 23)New York City FC202413218Ibrahim Aliyu (U22)FWJanuary 16, 2002 (age 22)NK Lokomotiva Zagreb2023589 19Stephen Annor Gyamfi (GA)FW May 19, 2003 (age 21)University of Virginia20240029Exon ArzúFWMay 19, 2004 (age 20)Real España20240037Lawrence Ennali (U22)FWMarch 7, 2002 (age 22)Górnik Zabrze202421

Player movement

In Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed. DatePlayerPositionAgePrevious clubNotesRefJanuary 15, 2024 Kieran Sargeant DF 20 Georgetown University Signed as a homegrown player.February 5, 2024 Ján GregušMF33 Minnesota UnitedSigned on a free transfer.February 16, 2024 Gabriel SegalFW22 New York City FCAcquired in exchange for a 3rd-round pick in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft, with NYCFC maintaining a sell-on percentage.March 14, 2024 Latif BlessingMF27 Toronto FCAcquired in exchange for $75,000 of 2024 GAM, plus a potential $205,000 of 2025 conditional-based GAM.April 22, 2024 McKinze GainesFW26 Nashville SCAcquired in exchange for $75,000 of 2024 GAM.April 26, 2024 Jefferson ValverdeMF24 L.D.U. QuitoSigned on a full transfer for an undisclosed fee.June 17, 2024 Ezequiel PonceFW27 AEK AthensSigned on a full transfer as a Designated Player. Transfer fee undisclosed, but the reported fee is around $8 million.July 18, 2024 Lawrence EnnaliFW22 Górnik ZabrzeFull transfer for an undisclosed fee as a U-22 Initiative player. Fee is reportedly $2,980,000.August 20, 2024 Exon ArzúFW20 Real EspañaSigned on a full transfer for an undisclosed fee. Was on loan at Dynamo 2.September 17, 2024 Júnior MorenoMF31 Al-HazemSigned on a free transfer.

Out DatePlayerPositionAgeDestination ClubNotesRefDecember 4, 2023 Ifunanyachi AcharaFW26 Houston Dynamo 2Contract option declined,December 4, 2023 Charles AugusteMF24 Contract option declined,December 4, 2023 Beto AvilaFW23 Sporting Kansas City II Contract option declined,December 4, 2023 Teenage HadebeDF28 Konyaspor Contract option declined,December 4, 2023 Mujeeb MuranaDF23 Birmingham Legion FC Contract option declined,December 4, 2023 Danny RíosFW20 San Antonio FCContract option declined,December 4, 2023 Matías VeraMF28 Olimpia Contract option declined,December 4, 2023 Corey BairdFW27 FC Cincinnati Contract expired.January 21, 2024 Thorleifur ÚlfarssonFW23 Debreceni VSCSold for an undisclosed fee.January 30, 2024 Chase GasperDF28 Chicago FireTraded for a 3rd round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft. Luis CaicedoMF27 Internacional PalmiraReleased by Houston. Date not announced

MLS SuperDraft

RoundPickPlayerPositionAgeCollegeNotesRef126 Stephen Annor GyamfiFW20VirginiaSigned to a Generation Adidas contract.255 Ousmane SyllaMF 22Clemson

Staff

ExecutiveCoaching staff

Competitions Major League Soccer

Standings Western Conference

Overall

Results summary

Results by round

Match results

MLS Cup playoffs

Round One

U.S. Open Cup

CONCACAF Champions Cup

Round One

Round of 16

Leagues Cup

West 8

Knockout stage

Player statistics Appearances, goals, and assists {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |+ ! rowspan="2" | ! rowspan="2" | ! rowspan="2" | ! rowspan="2" | ! colspan="3" | ! colspan="3" | ! colspan="3" | ! colspan="3" | ! colspan="3" | ! colspan="3" | |- !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |- |2||DF||||align=left|||32||2||3||24||2||2||2||0||0||0||0||0||3||0||0||3||0||1 |- |3||DF||||align=left|||25||2||2||20||2||2||0||0||0||1||0||0||4||0||0||0||0||0 |- |4||DF||||align=left|||21||0||0||16||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0||3||0||0||1||0||0 |- |5||DF||||align=left|||29||2||5||22||2||4||2||0||0||1||0||0||2||0||1||2||0||0 |- |6||MF||||align=left|||44||0||4||34||0||4||2||0||0||1||0||0||4||0||0||3||0||0 |- |7||FW||||align=left|||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |8||MF||||align=left|||40||3||10||31||3||8||2||0||0||1||0||1||3||0||0||3||0||1 |- |10||FW||||align=left|||15||6||0||10||5||0||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||3||1||0 |- |11||FW||||align=left|||22||5||3||18||5||3||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0||2||0||0 |- |12||GK||||align=left|||39||0||1||31||0||1||2||0||0||0||0||0||4||0||0||2||0||0 |- |13||GK||||align=left|||6||0||0||4||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- |14||FW||||align=left|||11||0||1||11||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |15||DF||||align=left|||32||6||1||27||5||1||1||0||0||1||1||0||0||0||0||3||0||0 |- |16||MF||||align=left|||28||2||5||22||1||3||2||0||0||1||0||1||0||0||0||3||1||1 |- |17||FW||||align=left|||19||2||1||13||2||0||0||0||0||1||0||1||4||0||0||1||0||0 |- |18||FW||||align=left|||43||6||6||34||6||5||2||0||0||1||0||0||3||0||1||3||0||0 |- |19||MF||||align=left|||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |20||MF||||align=left|||35||4||7||28||3||7||1||0||0||1||1||0||4||0||0||1||0||0 |- |21||FW||||align=left|||12||0||0||7||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0||4||0||0||0||0||0 |- |22||DF||||align=left|||20||0||0||16||0||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||3||0||0||0||0||0 |- |23||FW||||align=left|||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |24||DF||||align=left|||2||0||0||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |25||DF||||align=left|||42||5||4||32||3||4||2||0||0||1||1||0||4||1||0||3||0||0 |- |26||MF||||align=left|||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||0||0 |- |27||MF||||align=left|||43||5||4||33||4||3||2||0||0||1||0||0||4||1||0||3||0||0 |- |28||DF||||align=left|||40||2||4||31||1||4||2||0||0||1||0||0||3||1||0||3||0||0 |- |29||FW||||align=left|||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |30||MF||||align=left|||1||0||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |31||DF||||align=left|||42||2||0||32||0||0||2||0||0||1||0||0||4||0||0||3||2||0 |- |35||MF||||align=left|||20||0||0||15||0||0||2||0||0||0||0||0||2||0||0||1||0||0 |- |37||FW||||align=left|||5||1||0||2||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||3||0||0 |- |38||GK||||align=left|||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0

Disciplinary record {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |+ !width=15 rowspan="2" | !width=15 rowspan="2" | !width=15 rowspan="2" | !width=100 rowspan="2" |Player ! colspan="2" |Total ! colspan="2" |MLS ! colspan="2" |Playoffs ! colspan="2" | ! colspan="2" | ! colspan="2" |Leagues Cup |- !style="width:30px;"|!!style="width:30px;"|!!style="width:30px;"|!!style="width:30px;"|!!style="width:30px;"|!!style="width:30px;"|!!style="width:30px;"|!!style="width:30px;"|!!style="width:30px;"|!!style="width:30px;"|!!style="width:30px;"|!!style="width:30px;"| |- |2||DF||||align=left|||14||1||11||1||1||0||0||0||1||0||1||0 |- |3||DF||||align=left|||1||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |4||DF||||align=left|||2||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0||0 |- |5||DF||||align=left|||5||0||5||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |6||MF||||align=left|||5||0||4||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |8||MF||||align=left|||5||0||5||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |10||FW||||align=left|||3||0||3||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |11||FW||||align=left|||2||0||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |12||GK||||align=left|||2||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||1||0 |- |14||FW||||align=left|||1||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |15||DF||||align=left|||1||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |16||MF||||align=left|||6||1||4||0||2||1||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |17||FW||||align=left|||2||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0||0 |- |18||FW||||align=left|||4||0||4||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |20||MF||||align=left|||7||1||6||0||1||1||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |22||DF||||align=left|||1||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |25||DF||||align=left|||9||1||7||1||1||0||0||0||1||0||0||0 |- |27||MF||||align=left|||7||0||7||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |28||DF||||align=left|||2||0||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |31||DF||||align=left|||7||0||6||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0||0 |- |35||MF||||align=left|||3||0||3||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0

Clean sheets {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ !!!!!Player!!width=60|MLS!!width=60|Playoffs!!width=60|Open Cup!!width=60|Champions Cup!!width=60|Leagues Cup!!width=60|Total |- |12||||Steve Clark||8||1||0||1||0 !10 |- |13||||Andrew Tarbell||1||0||0||0||1 !2 |- ! colspan="3" |Total!!9!!1!!0!!1!!1!!12

Honors and awards MLS Team of the Matchday WeekPlayerPositionRef.5 Ibrahim AliyuBench6 Brad Smith DF7 Franco Escobar DF Artur Bench9 Ethan Bartlow DF Ben OlsenCoach13 Griffin Dorsey DF Héctor HerreraBench15 Erik Sviatchenko DF17 Andrew TarbellGK Amine BassiBench18 Héctor HerreraBench20 Franco EscobarDF21 Latif BlessingMF22 Sebastián FerreiraFW23 Steve ClarkGK27 Daniel SteresDF28 Griffin DorseyDF30 Franco EscobarBench Ezequiel PonceBench31 Héctor HerreraMF32 Griffin DorseyDF Amine BassiBench34 Adalberto CarrasquillaMF Steve ClarkBench36 Erik SviatchenkoDF Adalberto CarrasquillaBench38 Daniel SteresDF

Dynamo team awards +MVPDefensive Player of the YearNewcomer of the YearYoung Player of the YearPlayers' Player of the YearRef. Artur Micael Ezequiel Ponce Brooklyn Raines Artur

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