2023 Houston Dynamo FC season

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.

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)
← 2022
2024 →

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 CF 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]

Current squad

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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   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

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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]
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 FC 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

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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

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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

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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

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Preseason

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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

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Major League Soccer

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Standings

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Western Conference
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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
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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

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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

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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

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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 CF 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 FC 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 FC 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 FC 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 FC 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 FC 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 FC 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

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Round One
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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
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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
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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

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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 FC (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 CF (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

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South 2 Group Stage

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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

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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

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Appearances, goals, and assists

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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

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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

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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

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MLS Team of the Matchday

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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

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

Dynamo team awards

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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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