2023 Houston Dynamo FC season

Houston Dynamo
2023 season
OwnerTed Segal
General managerPat Onstad
Head coachBen Olsen
StadiumShell Energy Stadium
MLSConference: 4th
Overall: 9th
MLS Cup PlayoffsConference Finals
U.S. Open CupWinners
Leagues CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Amine Bassi: 10 goals
All: Amine Bassi: 15 goals
Highest home attendance20,319
(11/26 v. SKC
Lowest home attendanceAll: 2,947
(5/23 v. MIN, USOC)
League: 10,873
(8/30 v. CLB)
Average home league attendance15,029[1]
Biggest winHOU 5–0 POR (8/20)
Biggest defeatVAN 6–2 HOU (5/31)

The 2023 Houston Dynamo season was the 18th season of the team's existence since joining Major League Soccer (MLS) prior to the 2006 season. The Dynamo missed the playoffs in 2022 for the eighth time in nine years.

2023 was the first season under head coach Ben Olsen, who was hired on November 8, 2022.[2] It was the second season under GM Pat Onstad and technical director Asher Mendelsohn. It was the third season (second full season) under majority owner Ted Segal. 2023 saw the Dynamo qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2017 after finishing 4th in the Western Conference. There they would advance past Real Salt Lake in the first round 2 games to 1 in a best of 3 series and defeat Sporting Kansas City 1–0 to advance to the Conference Finals, where they would fall 2–1 to LAFC. The season was highlighted by the club's second ever Open Cup title, winning 2–1 at Inter Miami in the final.

Team captain Héctor Herrera set a club record for assists in a season with 21 and was the first Dynamo player included in the MLS Best XI since Brad Davis in 2011.[3]

Final roster

As of December 3, 2023[4]

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 GK April 14, 1986 (age 37) Portland Timbers 2022 66 0
13 Andrew Tarbell GK October 7, 1993 (age 30) Austin FC 2023 1 0
38 Xavier Valdez (HGP) GK November 23, 2003 (age 20) Houston Dynamo Academy 2022 0 0
Defenders
2 Franco Escobar DF February 21, 1995 (age 28) Los Angeles FC 2023 28 2
3 Brad Smith DF April 9, 1994 (age 29) D.C. United 2023 18 1
4 Ethan Bartlow (GA) DF February 2, 2000 (age 23) University of Washington 2021 42 0
5 Daniel Steres DF November 11, 1990 (age 33) LA Galaxy 2022 44 4
17 Teenage Hadebe (DP) DF September 17, 1995 (age 28) Yeni Malatyaspor 2021 51 3
22 Tate Schmitt DF May 28, 1997 (age 26) Real Salt Lake 2023 5 1
24 Mujeeb Murana (HGP) DF September 23, 2000 (age 23) Houston Dynamo 2 2023 0 0
25 Griffin Dorsey DF March 5, 1999 (age 24) Toronto FC 2021 66 6
28 Erik Sviatchenko DF October 4, 1991 (age 32) Midtjylland 2023 17 0
30 Chase Gasper DF January 25, 1996 (age 27) LA Galaxy 2023 5 0
31 Micael DF August 12, 2000 (age 23) Atlético Mineiro 2022 25 1
Midfielders
6 Artur MF March 11, 1996 (age 27) Columbus Crew 2023 34 2
8 Amine Bassi MF November 27, 1997 (age 26) FC Metz 2023 28 10
16 Héctor Herrera (DP) MF April 19, 1990 (age 33) Atlético Madrid 2022 40 4
19 Charles Auguste MF November 25, 1999 (age 24) Creighton University 2023 0 0
20 Adalberto Carrasquilla MF November 28, 1998 (age 25) Cartagena 2021 67 6
27 Luis Caicedo MF May 18, 1996 (age 27) Cortuluá 2023 25 0
32 Sebastian Kowalczyk MF August 22, 1998 (age 25) Pogoń Szczecin 2023 8 0
35 Brooklyn Raines (HGP) MF March 11, 2005 (age 18) Barça Residency Academy 2022 8 0
Forwards
7 Iván Franco FW April 16, 2000 (age 23) Club Libertad 2023 26 3
11 Corey Baird FW January 30, 1996 (age 27) Los Angeles FC 2021 64 10
18 Ibrahim Aliyu (U22) FW January 16, 2002 (age 21) NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 2023 24 3
21 Nelson Quiñónes (U22) FW August 20, 2002 (age 21) Once Caldas 2022 36 4
23 Ifunanyachi Achara FW September 28, 1997 (age 26) Toronto FC 2023 0 0
34 Thorleifur Úlfarsson (GA) FW December 27, 2000 (age 22) Duke University 2022 49 7

Player movement

In

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

Date Player Position Age Previous Club Notes Ref
November 22, 2022 Artur MF 26 Columbus Crew Acquired in exchange for $200,000 in 2023 GAM, $100,000 in 2024 GAM, and a conditional $50,000 in GAM [5]
November 23, 2022 Andrew Tarbell GK 29 Austin FC Signed on a free transfer [6]
December 7, 2022 Ifunanyachi Achara FW 25 Toronto FC Signed on a free transfer, acquired his rights in stage 2 of the 2022 MLS Re-Entry Draft on November 22, 2022 [7]
December 21, 2022 Charles Auguste MF 23 Creighton University Undrafted free agent [8]
January 6, 2023 Brad Smith DF 28 D.C. United Signed on a free transfer [9]
January 7, 2023 Iván Franco FW 22 Club Libertad Signed on loan for the 2023 season with an option to buy. [10][11]
January 12, 2023 Franco Escobar DF 27 LAFC Signed on a free transfer [12]
January 23, 2023 Amine Bassi FW 25 FC Metz Full transfer for an undisclosed fee. Fee is reportedly $1.5 million. [13][14]
February 9, 2023 Djevencio van der Kust DF 21 FC Utrecht Signed on loan with an option to buy. [15][16]
February 16, 2023 Micael DF 22 Atlético Mineiro Full transfer for an undisclosed fee. Fee is reportedly $500,000. Spent the previous season on loan to Houston Dynamo 2. [17][18]
February 16, 2023 Mujeeb Murana DF 22 Houston Dynamo 2 Signed as a homegrown player. [19]
February 17, 2023 Tate Schmitt DF 25 Real Salt Lake Signed on a free transfer. Acquired his player rights by sending a 3rd round pick in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft to RSL. [20]
February 23, 2023 Luis Caicedo MF 26 Cortuluá Signed on a free transfer. [21]
March 24, 2023 Erik Sviatchenko DF 31 Midtjylland Full transfer for an undisclosed fee. Fee is reportedly $1,480,000. [22][23]
April 16, 2023 Chase Gasper DF 27 LA Galaxy Claimed off waivers. [24]
April 25, 2023 Ibrahim Aliyu FW 21 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb Full transfer for an undisclosed fee as a U-22 Initiative player. Fee is reportedly $2,300,000. [25][26]
July 13, 2023 Nelson Quiñónes FW 20 Once Caldas Exercised the purchase option on the loan. Transfer fee undisclosed but is reportedly $1,250,000, with Once Caldas maintaining a 25% sell-on clause. [27][28]
August 1, 2023 Sebastian Kowalczyk MF 24 Pogoń Szczecin Full transfer for an undisclosed fee. Fee is reportedly $540,000. [29][30]

Out

Date Player Position Age Destination Club Notes Ref
November 7, 2022 Mateo Bajamich FW 23 Estudiantes de Río Cuarto Contract option declined [31]
November 7, 2022 Ian Hoffmann DF 21 Moss FK Contract option declined [31]
November 7, 2022 Marcelo Palomino MF 21 AFC Eskilstuna Contract option declined [31]
November 7, 2022 Zarek Valentin DF 31 Minnesota United Contract option declined [31]
November 9, 2022 Fafà Picault FW 31 Nashville SC Traded for $50,000 of 2023 GAM, $50,000 of 2024 GAM, and a conditional $150,000 of 2024 GAM. [32]
November 11, 2022 Tim Parker DF 29 St. Louis City SC Traded for $250,000 of 2023 GAM and $250,000 of 2024 GAM. Dynamo will pay a portion of his salary for two seasons. [33]
November 16, 2022 Darwin Quintero FW 35 América de Cali Contract option declined [34]
November 16, 2022 Memo Rodriguez MF 26 LA Galaxy Contract option declined [34]
November 16, 2022 Zeca DF 28 Esporte Clube Vitória Contract option declined [34]
November 16, 2022 Darwin Cerén MF 32 C.D. Águila Contract expired [34]
November 16, 2022 Sam Junqua DF 26 FC Dallas Contract expired [34]
January 10, 2023 Adam Lundqvist DF 28 Austin FC Traded for $300,000 of 2023 GAM and $200,000 of 2024 GAM. [35]
February 16, 2023 Michael Nelson GK 28 FC Tulsa Waived [36]
June 30, 2023 Djevencio van der Kust DF 22 FC Utrecht Loan ended/returned to Utrecht [37]
July 23, 2023 Juan Castilla MF 18 Deportivo Cali Sold for an undisclosed fee. [38]

Loans out

Date Player Position Age Destination Club Notes Ref
January 9, 2023 Matías Vera MF 27 Argentinos Juniors Loaned for remainder of 2023. [39]
March 3, 2023 Danny Ríos FW 19 Las Vegas Lights Loaned for remainder of 2023. [40]
May 26, 2023 Beto Avila FW 22 Charleston Battery Loaned for remainder of 2023. [41]
July 27, 2023 Sebastián Ferreira FW 25 Vasco da Gama Loaned for remainder of 2023. [42]

MLS SuperDraft

Round Pick Player Position Age College Notes Ref
2 34 Isaiah Reid FW 21 Clemson Signed with Houston Dynamo 2. [8]
3 63 Frantz Pierrot MF 23 Connecticut Signed with Athlone Town. [8]

Staff

As of December 3, 2023[43][44]
Executive
Majority owner Ted Segal
Minority owners Lyle Ayes
James Harden
General manager/vice president Pat Onstad
Technical director Asher Mendelsohn
Assistant general manager Nick Kowba
Director of soccer operations Francisco Tobar
Coaching staff
Head coach Ben Olsen
Assistant coach Brendan Burke
Assistant coach Aurélien Collin
Assistant coach Adin Osmanbašić
Goalkeeper coach Tim Hanley
Head of performance Paul Caffrey
Head video analyst Carlon Carpenter
Head of sports science Alex Calder
Strength & conditioning coach Anthony Narcisi
Director of sports medicine Craig Devine
Head athletic trainer Matt Murphy
Assistant athletic trainer Juan Castano
Physical therapist Micah Kust
Massage therapist Ivan Diaz
Scouting coordinator & analyst Sebastian Romero
Director of methodology Ben Bartlett
Player care manager Martha Carvajal
Head equipment manager Jaime Gonzalez

Friendlies

Preseason

February 1 Club América 6–1 Houston Dynamo Mexico City, Mexico
Report Stadium: Instalaciones Club América en Coapa
February 4 Tlaxcala 0–2 Houston Dynamo Mexico City, Mexico
Report Stadium: Mini Estadio de la Federación Mexicana de Futbol
February 7 UNAM Pumas 0–0 Houston Dynamo Mexico City, Mexico
Report
February 11 CF Montréal 2–2 Houston Dynamo Fort Lauderdale, Florida
5:00 CST Rea
Ibrahim
Report Úlfarsson
Franco
February 15 Columbus Crew 1–1 Houston Dynamo Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Hernández Report Baird (pen.)
February 18 Houston Dynamo 2–0 FC Dallas Houston, Texas
7:30 CST Steres 31'
Baird 67' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Standings

Western Conference
MLS Western Conference table (2023)
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Seattle Sounders FC 34 14 9 11 41 32 +9 53 Qualification for round one
3 Los Angeles FC 34 14 10 10 54 39 +15 52
4 Houston Dynamo FC 34 14 11 9 51 38 +13 51
5 Real Salt Lake 34 14 12 8 48 50 −2 50
6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 12 10 12 55 48 +7 48
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
Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7 Seattle Sounders FC 34 14 9 11 41 32 +9 53 Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[a]
8 Los Angeles FC 34 14 10 10 54 39 +15 52
9 Houston Dynamo FC (U) 34 14 11 9 51 38 +13 51 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One and U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[b]
10 Atlanta United FC 34 13 9 12 66 53 +13 51 Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[a]
11 Real Salt Lake 34 14 12 8 48 50 −2 50
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)
(U) U.S. Open Cup winner
Notes:
  1. ^ a b As one of the top seven teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup
  2. ^ Qualify for both the Champions Cup and U.S. Open Cup as 2023 U.S. Open Cup champions

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
33 14 8 11 51 38  +13 50 11 3 2 36 11  +25 3 5 9 15 27  −12

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumAAHHAHAHHHAAHAAHAHAAHHAHAHAHHAHAHA
ResultLLWWLWDWDLLDWLLWWWLLDLDWWWDDWLDDWW
Position (conf.)10149887766781079107644788965455445644
Position (league)2029211718121411131920231720211713101114161719141311121110111212109
Updated to match(es) played on October 23, 2023. Source: Match results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

February 25 1 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Houston Dynamo Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 PM CST Santos 19'
Nwobodo 48'
Barreal  84'
Report Artur  10'
Schmitt 45+2',  81'
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,513
Referee: Chris Penso
March 4 2 New England Revolution 3–0 Houston Dynamo Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 PM EST Borrero 42'
Buck  46'
Wood 53'
Bye 65'
Jones  88'
Report Dorsey  18'
Carrasquilla  24'
Clark  37'
Bartlow  87'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 13,176
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
March 18 3 Copa Tejas Houston Dynamo 2–0 Austin FC Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Franco  59'
Bassi 71' (pen.)
Herrera 86'
Report Väisänen  19'
Fagúndez  52'
Lundqvist  70'
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 19,047
Referee: Drew Fischer
March 25 4 Houston Dynamo 1–0 New York City FC Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Artur  18'
Bassi 55' (pen.)
Dorsey  90'
Report Parks  29'
Rodríguez  55'
Gray  90+3'
Barraza  90+9'
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 13,024
Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.
April 1 5 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Houston Dynamo San Jose, California
9:30 PM CDT Espinoza 7' (pen.), 65' (pen.)
Mensah  17'
Akapo  33'
Monteiro  59'
Report Bassi 42' (pen.)
Artur  44'
Escobar  64'
Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 12,786
Referee: Tori Penso
April 8 6 Houston Dynamo 3–0 LA Galaxy Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Herrera 35',  27'  90+5'
Bassi  42', 65' (pen.), 73'
Caicedo  77'
Report Cáceres  34'  63'
Edwards  61'
Brugman  64'
Costa  90+7'
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 19,128
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
April 15 7 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Houston Dynamo Harrison, New Jersey
6:30 PM CDT Tolkin  14'
Duncan  66'
Fernandez 89'
Report Escobar  25'
Carrasquilla 67'
Caicedo  82'
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 12,932
Referee: Ramy Touchan
April 22 8 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Inter Miami Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Steres 72' Report Negri  34' Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 16,045
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
May 6 9 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Escobar  57'
Quiñónes  90+1'
Report Glad  45'
Oviedo  83'
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 13,793
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
May 13 10 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Seattle Sounders Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Bassi  21'
Herrera  58'  78'
Bartlow  90+6'
Report Lodeiro  62'
Ragen  64'
Rothrock 87'
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 14,061
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
May 17 11 Minnesota United 1–0 Houston Dynamo Saint Paul, Minnesota
7:30 PM CDT Hlongwane 14'  40'
Trapp  30'
Dotson  67'
Report Micael  50' Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 18,897
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
May 20 12 Texas Derby FC Dallas 1–1 Houston Dynamo Frisco, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Obrian 53' Report Gasper  25'
Úlfarsson 85'
Escobar  90+2'
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 19,096
Referee: Victor Rivas
May 27 13 Copa Tejas Houston Dynamo 2–1 Austin FC Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Herrera 37'
Quiñónes  67'
Franco 87'
Micael  90+3'
Report Zardes 22'
Cascante  30'
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 16,055
Referee: Ted Unkel
May 31 14 Vancouver Whitecaps 6–2 Houston Dynamo Vancouver, British Columbia
9:30 PM CDT Vite 1'
Gressel 18', 59',  41'
White 46'
Laborda  70'
Córdova  79'
Berhalter 88'
Gauld 90+5'
Report Baird 8'
Bassi 16'
Quiñónes  69'
Carrasquilla  69'
Clark  84'
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 13,232
Referee: Mark Allatin
June 3 15 St. Louis City SC 3–0 Houston Dynamo St. Louis, Missouri
7:30 PM CDT Löwen 9'
Blom  45+5'
Ostrák 51'
Jackson  69'
Gioacchini 83'
Alm  90+1'
Report Caicedo  45+2'
Carrasquilla  45+5'
Franco  45+7'
Bartlow  78'
Stadium: Citypark
Attendance: 22,423
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
June 10 16 Houston Dynamo 4–0 Los Angeles FC Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Quiñónes 11'
Bassi 50'
Clark  53'
Baird 69',  81'
Escobar  79', 89'
Report Cifuentes  32' Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 15,366
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
June 14 17 Los Angeles FC 0–1 Houston Dynamo Los Angeles, California
9:30 PM CDT Biuk  22'
Sánchez  27'
Opoku  79'
Palacios  89'
Report Micael 23'
Clark  64'
Artur  76'
Sviatchenko  90+2'
Baird
Steres  90+3'
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,177
Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.
Note: Originally scheduled for April 29, match was rescheduled due to Los Angeles FC's participation in the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League.
June 21 18 Houston Dynamo 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Bassi 3'
Baird 5'
Sviatchenko  37'
Úlfarsson 77', 89'
Herrera  86'
Report Ebobisse  38'
Akapo
Bouda  50'
Judson  67'
Yueill  81'
Skahan  85'
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 14,249
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
June 24 19 Copa Tejas Austin FC 3–0 Houston Dynamo Austin, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Finlay 22'
Zardes 32'
Gallagher  39'
Wolff  45'
Cascante 50',  77'
Pereira  68'
Lima  75'
Report Sviatchenko  31'
Artur  45+5'
Herrera  77'
Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Victor Rivas
July 1 20 Seattle Sounders 1–0 Houston Dynamo Seattle, Washington
9:30 PM CDT Cissoko  18'
Baker  54'
Rusnák 67'
Report Micael  61'  62'
Caicedo  89'
Sviatchenko  90+4'
Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 31,840
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
July 8 21 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Sporting Kansas City Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Aliyu 45+2'
Úlfarsson  49'
Herrera  50'
Franco 90+8'
Ferreira  90+10'
Report Pulido 25', 62' (pen.)
Rosero  65'
Leibold  90+11'
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 16,489
Referee: Nima Saghafi
July 12 22 Houston Dynamo 0–3 Minnesota United Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Micael  68'
Escobar  90+1'
Report Hlongwane 15'
Pukki 20'
Tajouri-Shradi 87'
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 11,855
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
July 15 23 Colorado Rapids 0–0 Houston Dynamo Commerce City, Colorado
8:30 PM CDT Report Ibrahim  30'
Quiñónes  45+1'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 16,138
Referee: Filip Dujic
August 20 24 Houston Dynamo 5–0 Portland Timbers Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Bassi 5' (pen.)
Quiñónes 11'
Baird 14'
Escobar  22', 45+3'
Dorsey  45+4'
Smith 63'
Report Zuparic  45+1'
Evander  89'
Araujo  90'
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 12,670
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
August 26 25 Real Salt Lake 0–3 Houston Dynamo Sandy, Utah
8:30 PM CDT Chang  50'
Julio  63'
Report Baird 9'
Steres 29'
Carrasquilla 75'
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 21,471
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
August 30 26 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Columbus Crew Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Baird 14'
Dorsey  58'
Carrasquilla  81'
Sviatchenko  87'
Ibrahim 90'
Report Cheberko  4'
Zawadzki  71'
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 10,873
Referee: Jair Marrufo
September 2 27 LA Galaxy 0–0 Houston Dynamo Carson, California
9:30 PM CDT Edwards  34' Report Steres  38'
Caicedo  55'
Quiñónes  64'
Artur  90+8'
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 20,035
Referee: Armando Villarreal
September 16 28 Houston Dynamo 1–1 St. Louis City SC Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Sviatchenko  8'
Escobar  22'
Herrera  25'
Baird 42'
Carrasquilla  61'
Report Blom  34'
Klauss 87'
Parker  90+5'
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 14,369
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
September 20 29 Houston Dynamo 4–1 Vancouver Whitecaps Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Herrera 13'
Kowalczyk  30'
Sviatchenko  36'
Dorsey 44',  52'
Baird  49'
Micael  60'
Franco 73'
Ibrahim 84'
Report Raposo  2'
Perea  24'
Sviatchenko 90' (o.g.)
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 13,866
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
September 23 30 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Houston Dynamo Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM CDT Russell 7' (pen.),  39'
Radoja  34'
Agada 45+6'
Thommy  73'
Rosero  89'
Sallói  90+6'
Report Escobar  45+1'
Hadebe 45+9'
Dorsey  74'
Caicedo  83'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 18,033
Referee: Chris Penso
September 30 31 Texas Derby Houston Dynamo 0–0 FC Dallas Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Hadebe  8'
Franco  29'
Carrasquilla  71'
Herrera  84'
Report Tafari  41' Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 18,175
Referee: Ismail Elfath
October 4 32 CF Montréal 1–1 Houston Dynamo Montreal, Quebec
6:30 PM CDT Piette  33'
Lappalainen 90+6'
Report Artur 10'
Ibrahim  18'
Bartlow  56'
Carrasquilla  62'
Quiñónes  84'
Escobar  90+3'
Baird  90+3'
Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 13,509
Referee: Ramy Touchan
October 7 33 Houston Dynamo 5–1 Colorado Rapids Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Quiñónes 3', 28'
Bassi 8'
Baird 41'
Dorsey  48'
Artur 84'
Report Bassett 53',  63'
Abubakar  57'
Priso  86'
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 16,430
Referee: Tori Penso
October 21 34 Portland Timbers 1–3 Houston Dynamo Portland, Oregon
8:00 PM CDT Chará  66'
McGraw  74'
Mora 80'
Report Dorsey 11', 71'
Micael  41'
Escobar  42'
Carrasquilla  45+4', 48'
Herrera  67'
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 25,218
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

MLS Cup Playoffs

Round One
October 29 Game 1 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Real Salt Lake Houston, Texas
5:00 PM CDT Herrera 22'
Bassi 79'
Escobar  90+5'
Carrasquilla  90+7'
Report Oviedo  44'
Luna 54'
Julio  82'
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 17,508
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
November 6 Game 2 Real Salt Lake 1–1
(5–4 p)
Houston Dynamo Sandy, Utah
8:00 PM CST Glad  27'
Ojeda  33'
Vera  52'
Savarino 70'
Report Clark  16'
Bassi  17', 28'
Dorsey  48'
Carrasquilla  69'
Sviatchenko  71'
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 20,251
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
Penalties
Arango
Kreilach
Savarino
Vera
Luna
Bassi
Carrasquilla
Úlfarrson
Dorsey
Quiñónes
November 11 Game 3 Houston Dynamo 1–1
(4–3 p)
Real Salt Lake Houston, Texas
3:00 PM CST Baird  20', 28' Report Savarino  46'
Luna 65'
Arango  66'
Vera  72'
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 16,374
Referee: Chris Penso
Penalties
Carrasquilla
Úlfarrson
Bassi
Quiñónes
Dorsey
Arango
Rubin
Luna
Vera
Musovski
Note: Houston Dynamo won the series 2–1.
Conference Semifinals
November 26 Conference semifinals Houston Dynamo 1–0 Sporting Kansas City Houston, Texas
6:00 CST Escobar 39'
Carrasquilla  69'
Report Leibold  78' Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 20,319
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
Conference Finals
December 2 Conference finals Los Angeles FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo Los Angeles, California
8:30 CST Hollingshead 44'
Escobar 80' (o.g.)
Report Escobar  45+3'
Herrera  71'
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,221
Referee: Victor Rivas

U.S. Open Cup

April 26 Third Round Tampa Bay Rowdies (USLC) 0–1 Houston Dynamo (MLS) St. Petersburg, Florida
6:30 PM CDT Dennis  21'
Antley  65'
Report Hadebe  37'
Raines 44'
Baird  76'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 1,956
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
May 10 Round of 32 Houston Dynamo (MLS) 1–0 Sporting Kansas City (MLS) Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Úlfarsson 12'
Gasper  35'
Dorsey  87'
Report Espinoza  10'
Sallói  90+3'
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 5,094
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
May 23 Round of 16 Houston Dynamo (MLS) 4–0 Minnesota United (MLS) Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Baird 33' (pen.), 68', 89'
Caicedo  82'
Ibrahim 79'
Report Arriaga  30'  38'
Boxall  67'
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 2,947
Referee: Ramy Touchan
June 6 Quarterfinals Chicago Fire (MLS) 1–4 Houston Dynamo (MLS) Bridgeview, Illinois
7:30 PM CDT Pineda  21'
Souquet 40'
Navarro  62'
Giménez  63'
Burks  90'
Report Bassi 12' (pen.)
Ibrahim 31', 59'
Quiñónes 74'
Gasper  89'
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 7,512
Referee: Marcos De Oliveira
August 23 Semifinals Houston Dynamo (MLS) 3–1 (a.e.t.) Real Salt Lake (MLS) Houston, Texas
8:30 PM CDT Dorsey  22'
Herrera  38', 45+5'
Carrasquilla  93', 105'
Artur  118'
Caicedo 120+5'
Report Vera  38'  119'
Arango  59'
Julio 64'
Eneli  67'
A. Gómez  72'
Glad  106'
Palacio 114'
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 11,137
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
September 27 Final Inter Miami (MLS) 1–2 Houston Dynamo (MLS) Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 PM CDT Kryvtsov  16'
Allen  19'
Yedlin  32'
Martínez 90+2'
Report Escobar  12'
Dorsey 24'
Bassi 33' (pen.)
Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
Attendance: 20,288
Referee: Jon Freemon

Leagues Cup

South 2 Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ORL HOU SAN
1 Orlando City SC 2 1 1 0 0 4 3 +1 5 Advance to knockout stage 1–1
2 Houston Dynamo FC 2 0 1 1 0 3 3 0 3
3 Santos Laguna 2 0 0 1 1 4 5 −1 1 2–3 2–2
Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
July 21 Orlando City SC 1–1
(5–4 p)
Houston Dynamo Orlando, Florida
7:30 PM CDT Jansson  45+4'
Gallese  45+4'
McGuire 46'
Torres  64'
Angulo  89'
Report Bassi 45+5' (pen.) Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 14,005
Referee: Filip Dujic
Penalties
Kara
Santos
Jansson
Carlos
Torres
Herrera
Úlfarsson
Carrasquilla
Dorsey
Smith
July 25 Houston Dynamo 2–2
(5–4 p)
Santos Laguna Houston, Texas
7:00 PM CDT Baird 14'
Dorsey 26'
Report Preciado 45', 62' (pen.),  64'
Vergara  65'
Cervantes  79'
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 12,627
Referee: Ismael Cornejo
Penalties
Bassi
Úlfarsson
Franco
Smith
Caicedo
Brunetta
Preciado
Dória
Torres
López

Knockout Stage

August 2 Round of 32 Houston Dynamo 0–0
(5–3 p)
Pachuca Houston, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Artur  53'
Herrera  60'
Escobar  63'
Report Rodríguez  62'
Castillo  68'
Sánchez  69'
Cabral  71'
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 10,438
Referee: Edgar Allan Morales Olvera
Penalties
Úlfarsson
Quiñones
Herrera
Dorsey
Caicedo
Cabral
I. Hernández
Sánchez
Figueroa
August 7 Round of 16 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Charlotte FC Houston, Texas
9:00 PM CDT Baird 10'
Escobar  90+5'
Ibrahim  90+6'
Report Agyemang 80'
Micael 81' (o.g.)
Byrne  84'
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 9,188
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

Player statistics

Appearances, goals, and assists

No. Pos. Nat. Player Total MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Leagues Cup
Apps G A Apps G A Apps G A Apps G A Apps G A
2 DF Franco Escobar 41 3 1 28 2 1 5 1 0 4 0 0 4 0 0
3 DF Brad Smith 21 1 2 18 1 2 3 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0
4 DF Ethan Bartlow 32 0 1 27 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Daniel Steres 28 2 2 26 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF Artur 47 2 1 34 2 0 5 0 0 4 0 1 4 0 0
7 FW Iván Franco 33 3 4 26 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 0 0
8 MF Amine Bassi 42 15 8 28 10 4 5 2 0 5 2 4 4 1 0
9 FW Sebastián Ferreira[a] 13 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW Corey Baird 48 14 8 34 8 6 5 1 0 5 3 2 4 2 0
12 GK Steve Clark 41 0 2 33 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
13 GK Andrew Tarbell 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 0
14 FW Beto Avila[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF Djevencio van der Kust[b] 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF Héctor Herrera 44 6 21 30 4 17 5 1 2 5 1 1 4 0 1
17 DP Teenage Hadebe 16 1 0 12 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW Ibrahim Aliyu 37 6 4 24 3 3 4 0 0 5 3 1 4 0 0
19 MF Charles Auguste 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF Adalberto Carrasquilla 38 4 11 25 3 8 5 0 1 4 1 1 4 0 1
21 FW Nelson Quiñónes 41 5 4 28 4 2 5 0 1 5 1 0 3 0 1
22 DF Tate Schmitt 5 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW Ifunanyachi Achara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF Mujeeb Murana 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF Griffin Dorsey 33 5 3 19 3 2 5 0 0 5 1 0 4 1 1
27 MF Luis Caicedo 37 1 0 25 0 0 2 0 0 6 1 0 4 0 0
28 DF Erik Sviatchenko 30 0 1 17 0 1 5 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0
30 DF Chase Gasper 8 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF Micael 37 1 0 24 1 0 5 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0
32 MF Juan Castilla[b] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF Sebastian Kowalczyk 9 0 1 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 FW Danny Ríos[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 FW Thorleifur Úlfarsson 28 4 1 18 3 1 3 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
35 MF Brooklyn Raines 10 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
38 GK Xavier Valdez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 DF Talen Maples[c] 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

Source: Season statistics and match reports in Competitions

  1. ^ a b c Loaned out during the season
  2. ^ a b Transferred out during the season
  3. ^ Short term loan from Houston Dynamo 2

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Nat. Player Total MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Leagues Cup
2 DF Franco Escobar 16 0 11 0 2 0 1 0 2 0
4 DF Ethan Bartlow 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Daniel Steres 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF Artur 8 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
7 FW Iván Franco 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Amine Bassi 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Sebastián Ferreira 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW Corey Baird 6 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
12 GK Steve Clark 5 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF Héctor Herrera 11 2 8 2 1 0 1 0 1 0
17 DP Teenage Hadebe 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
18 FW Ibrahim Aliyu 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
20 MF Adalberto Carrasquilla 13 0 9 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
21 FW Nelson Quiñónes 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF Tate Schmitt 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF Griffin Dorsey 10 0 7 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
27 MF Luis Caicedo 7 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
28 DF Erik Sviatchenko 8 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF Chase Gasper 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
31 DF Micael 7 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF Sebastian Kowalczyk 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 FW Thorleifur Úlfarsson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: Season statistics and match reports in Competitions

Clean sheets

No. Nat. Player MLS Playoffs Open Cup Leagues Cup Total
12 Steve Clark 12 1 0 1 14
13 Andrew Tarbell 1 0 3 0 4
Total 13 1 3 1 18

Source: Player Stats and match reports in Competitions

Honors and awards

MLS Team of the Matchday

Week Player Position Ref.
4 Héctor Herrera MF [45]
5 Artur Bench [46]
7 Franco Escobar DF [47]
Amine Bassi FW
9 Daniel Steres DF [48]
11 Steve Clark GK [49]
15 Héctor Herrera MF [50]
18 Franco Escobar DF [51]
Héctor Herrera MF
Brendan Burke Coach
20 Thorleifur Úlfarsson FW [52]
Héctor Herrera Bench
24 Héctor Herrera Bench [53]
27 Franco Escobar DF [54]
Adalberto Carrasquilla Bench
Corey Baird Bench
28 Ibrahim Aliyu Bench [55]
29 Héctor Herrera MF [56]
33 Griffin Dorsey DF [57]
Héctor Herrera MF
Ben Olsen Coach
37 Nelson Quiñónes FW [58]
Héctor Herrera Bench
38 Griffin Dorsey DF [59]
Adalberto Carrasquilla Bench

Annual

Honor Player Position Ref.
MLS All-Star Héctor Herrera MF [60]
MLS Best XI [61]

Dynamo team awards

MVP Defensive Player of the Year Newcomer of the Year Young Player of the Year Players' Player of the Year Ref.
Héctor Herrera Steve Clark Artur Nelson Quiñónes Héctor Herrera [62]

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