# 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.
2023 was the first season under head coach Ben Olsen, who was hired on November 8, 2022. 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.

## Final roster

    As of December 3, 2023
Appearances and goals are totals for MLS regular season only.
| No. | Name | 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 |
| 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 |
| November 23, 2022 | Andrew Tarbell | GK | 29 | Austin FC | Signed on a free transfer |
| 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 |
| December 21, 2022 | Charles Auguste | MF | 23 | Creighton University | Undrafted free agent |
| January 6, 2023 | Brad Smith | DF | 28 | D.C. United | Signed on a free transfer |
| January 7, 2023 | Iván Franco | FW | 22 | Club Libertad | Signed on loan for the 2023 season with an option to buy. |
| January 12, 2023 | Franco Escobar | DF | 27 | LAFC | Signed on a free transfer |
| January 23, 2023 | Amine Bassi | FW | 25 | FC Metz | Full transfer for an undisclosed fee. Fee is reportedly $1.5 million. |
| February 9, 2023 | Djevencio van der Kust | DF | 21 | FC Utrecht | Signed on loan with an option to buy. |
| 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. |
| February 16, 2023 | Mujeeb Murana | DF | 22 | Houston Dynamo 2 | Signed as a homegrown player. |
| 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. |
| February 23, 2023 | Luis Caicedo | MF | 26 | Cortuluá | Signed on a free transfer. |
| March 24, 2023 | Erik Sviatchenko | DF | 31 | Midtjylland | Full transfer for an undisclosed fee. Fee is reportedly $1,480,000. |
| April 16, 2023 | Chase Gasper | DF | 27 | LA Galaxy | Claimed off waivers. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| August 1, 2023 | Sebastian Kowalczyk | MF | 24 | Pogoń Szczecin | Full transfer for an undisclosed fee. Fee is reportedly $540,000. |

### Out

| Date | Player | Position | Age | Destination Club | Notes |
| November 7, 2022 | Mateo Bajamich | FW | 23 | Estudiantes de Río Cuarto | Contract option declined |
| November 7, 2022 | Ian Hoffmann | DF | 21 | Moss FK | Contract option declined |
| November 7, 2022 | Marcelo Palomino | MF | 21 | AFC Eskilstuna | Contract option declined |
| November 7, 2022 | Zarek Valentin | DF | 31 | Minnesota United | Contract option declined |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| November 16, 2022 | Darwin Quintero | FW | 35 | América de Cali | Contract option declined |
| November 16, 2022 | Memo Rodriguez | MF | 26 | LA Galaxy | Contract option declined |
| November 16, 2022 | Zeca | DF | 28 | Esporte Clube Vitória | Contract option declined |
| November 16, 2022 | Darwin Cerén | MF | 32 | C.D. Águila | Contract expired |
| November 16, 2022 | Sam Junqua | DF | 26 | FC Dallas | Contract expired |
| January 10, 2023 | Adam Lundqvist | DF | 28 | Austin FC | Traded for $300,000 of 2023 GAM and $200,000 of 2024 GAM. |
| February 16, 2023 | Michael Nelson | GK | 28 | FC Tulsa | Waived |
| June 30, 2023 | Djevencio van der Kust | DF | 22 | FC Utrecht | Loan ended/returned to Utrecht |
| July 23, 2023 | Juan Castilla | MF | 18 | Deportivo Cali | Sold for an undisclosed fee. |

### Loans out

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

### MLS SuperDraft

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

## Staff

    As of December 3, 2023
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 |

## Competitions
### Major League Soccer
#### Standings
##### Western Conference

MLS Western Conference table (2023) :
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification for round one |
| 4 | Houston Dynamo FC | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 51 | Qualification for round one |
| 5 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 50 | Qualification for round one |
| 6 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 55 | 48 | +7 | 48 | Qualification for round one |

##### Overall

Overall MLS standings table :
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |
| 8 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 52 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 |
| 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 |
| 10 | Atlanta United FC | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 66 | 53 | +13 | 51 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 |
| 11 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 50 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 |
* 1 2 As one of the top seven teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup
* ↑ Qualify for both the Champions Cup and U.S. Open Cup as 2023 U.S. Open Cup champions

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Stadium | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | D | L | L | D | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | D | L | D | W | W | W | D | D | W | L | D | D | W | W |
| Position (conf.) | 10 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Position (league) | 20 | 29 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |

#### MLS Cup Playoffs
##### Round One
##### Conference Finals
### U.S. Open Cup
### Leagues Cup
#### South 2 Group Stage

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | — |
| 3 | Santos Laguna | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 1 | | 2–3 | 2–2 | — |

#### Knockout Stage
## Player statistics
### Appearances, goals, and assists

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Total | Total | Total | MLS | MLS | MLS | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Leagues Cup | Leagues Cup | Leagues Cup |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | 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 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | | Djevencio van der Kust | 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 | 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 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Season statistics and match reports in Competitions
* 1 2 3 Loaned out during the season
* 1 2 Transferred out during the season
* ↑ Short term loan from Houston Dynamo 2

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Player | Total | Total | MLS | MLS | Playoffs | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Leagues 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 | Total | 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 |
| 4 | Héctor Herrera | MF |
| 5 | Artur | Bench |
| 7 | Franco Escobar | DF |
| 7 | Amine Bassi | FW |
| 9 | Daniel Steres | DF |
| 11 | Steve Clark | GK |
| 15 | Héctor Herrera | MF |
| 18 | Franco Escobar | DF |
| 18 | Héctor Herrera | MF |
| 18 | Brendan Burke | Coach |
| 20 | Thorleifur Úlfarsson | FW |
| 20 | Héctor Herrera | Bench |
| 24 | Héctor Herrera | Bench |
| 27 | Franco Escobar | DF |
| 27 | Adalberto Carrasquilla | Bench |
| 27 | Corey Baird | Bench |
| 28 | Ibrahim Aliyu | Bench |
| 29 | Héctor Herrera | MF |
| 33 | Griffin Dorsey | DF |
| 33 | Héctor Herrera | MF |
| 33 | Ben Olsen | Coach |
| 37 | Nelson Quiñónes | FW |
| 37 | Héctor Herrera | Bench |
| 38 | Griffin Dorsey | DF |
| 38 | Adalberto Carrasquilla | Bench |

### Annual

| Honor | Player | Position | Ref. |
| MLS All-Star | Héctor Herrera | MF | |
| MLS Best XI | Héctor Herrera | MF | |

### 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 | |