# 2025 Houston Dynamo FC season

The 2025 Houston Dynamo season is the 20th season of the team's existence since joining Major League Soccer (MLS) prior to the 2006 season. 2025 is the third season under head coach Ben Olsen and the fourth season under GM Pat Onstad and technical director Asher Mendelsohn. It is the fifth season (fourth full season) under majority owner Ted Segal.

## Current squad

    As of February 24, 2025
Appearances and goals are totals for MLS regular season only.
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 1 | Jimmy Maurer | GK | (1988-10-14) October 14, 1988 (age 36) | FC Dallas | 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Andrew Tarbell | GK | (1993-10-07) October 7, 1993 (age 31) | Austin FC | 2023 | 6 | 0 |
| 26 | Blake Gillingham | GK | (2000-01-22) January 22, 2000 (age 25) | Creighton University | 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 2 | Franco Escobar | DF | (1995-02-21) February 21, 1995 (age 30) | Los Angeles FC | 2023 | 53 | 4 |
| 4 | Ethan Bartlow (GA) | DF | (2000-02-02) February 2, 2000 (age 25) | University of Washington | 2021 | 59 | 0 |
| 5 | Daniel Steres | DF | (1990-11-11) November 11, 1990 (age 34) | LA Galaxy | 2022 | 66 | 6 |
| 24 | Obafemi Awodesu | DF | (2001-04-05) April 5, 2001 (age 23) | Houston Dynamo 2 | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Griffin Dorsey | DF | (1999-03-05) March 5, 1999 (age 26) | Toronto FC | 2021 | 99 | 9 |
| 28 | Erik Sviatchenko | DF | (1991-10-04) October 4, 1991 (age 33) | Midtjylland | 2023 | 48 | 1 |
| | Michael Halliday | DF | (2003-01-22) January 22, 2003 (age 22) | Orlando City | 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 6 | Artur | MF | (1996-03-11) March 11, 1996 (age 29) | Columbus Crew | 2023 | 69 | 2 |
| 8 | Amine Bassi | MF | (1997-11-27) November 27, 1997 (age 27) | FC Metz | 2023 | 60 | 14 |
| 16 | Erik Dueñas | MF | (2004-10-18) October 18, 2004 (age 20) | Los Angeles FC | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Nicolás Lodeiro | MF | (1989-03-21) March 21, 1989 (age 35) | Orlando City | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Jack McGlynn | MF | (2003-07-07) July 7, 2003 (age 21) | Philadelphia Union | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Sebastian Kowalczyk | MF | (1998-08-22) August 22, 1998 (age 26) | Pogoń Szczecin | 2023 | 42 | 4 |
| 30 | Júnior Urso | MF | (1989-03-10) March 10, 1989 (age 36) | Charlotte FC | 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Brooklyn Raines (HGP) | MF | (2005-03-11) March 11, 2005 (age 20) | Barça Residency Academy | 2022 | 23 | 0 |
| | Sebastian Rodriguez | MF | (2007-09-13) September 13, 2007 (age 17) | Houston Dynamo Academy | 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 7 | Nelson Quiñónes (U22) | FW | (2002-08-20) August 20, 2002 (age 22) | Once Caldas | 2022 | 36 | 4 |
| 10 | Ezequiel Ponce (DP) | FW | (1997-03-29) March 29, 1997 (age 27) | AEK Athens | 2024 | 11 | 5 |
| 17 | Gabriel Segal | FW | (2001-05-17) May 17, 2001 (age 23) | New York City FC | 2024 | 14 | 2 |
| 18 | Ibrahim Aliyu (U22) | FW | (2002-01-16) January 16, 2002 (age 23) | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 2023 | 59 | 9 |
| 19 | Stephen Annor Gyamfi (GA) | FW | (2003-05-19) May 19, 2003 (age 21) | University of Virginia | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Lawrence Ennali (U22) | FW | (2002-03-07) March 7, 2002 (age 23) | Górnik Zabrze | 2024 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Exon Arzú | FW | (2004-05-19) May 19, 2004 (age 20) | Real España | 2024 | 0 | 0 |

## 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 |
| January 15, 2024 | Sebastian Rodriguez | MF | 16 | Houston Dynamo Academy | Signed as a Homegrown Player, effective January 1, 2021 |
| December 17, 2024 | Jimmy Maurer | GK | 36 | FC Dallas | Signed on a free transfer. |
| January 14, 2025 | Erik Dueñas | MF | 20 | Los Angeles FC | Signed on a free transfer after claiming him off waivers. |
| January 17, 2025 | Obafemi Awodesu | DF | 23 | Houston Dynamo 2 | Promoted to first team contract. |
| February 3, 2025 | Jack McGlynn | MF | 21 | Philadelphia Union | Signed for $2.1 million guaranteed, with a conditional $1.3 million conditional and Philadelphia retaining sell-on fee. |
| February 14, 2025 | Júnior Urso | MF | 35 | Charlotte FC | Signed on a free transfer. |
| February 14, 2025 | Blake Gillingham | GK | 25 | Creighton University | Undrafted free agent. |
| February 18, 2025 | Michael Halliday | DF | 22 | Orlando City | Aquired in exchange for a 1st round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft. Orlando retains a sell on fee. |
| February 19, 2025 | Nicolás Lodeiro | MF | 35 | Orlando City | Signed on a free transfer. |

### Out

| Date | Player | Position | Age | Destination Club | Notes |
| November 6, 2024 | Ján Greguš | MF | 33 | | Contract option declined. |
| November 6, 2024 | Héctor Herrera | MF | 34 | Toluca | Contract option declined. |
| November 6, 2024 | Júnior Moreno | MF | 31 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | Contract option declined. |
| November 6, 2024 | Brad Smith | DF | 30 | FC Cincinnati | Contract option declined. |
| November 6, 2024 | Ousmane Sylla | MF | 23 | Orange County SC | Contract option declined. |
| November 6, 2024 | Xavier Valdez | GK | 21 | Nashville SC | Contract option declined. |
| November 6, 2024 | McKinze Gaines | FW | 26 | New Mexico United | Contract expired. |
| November 27, 2024 | Latif Blessing | MF | 28 | | Contract option declined. |
| November 27, 2024 | Steve Clark | GK | 38 | | Contract option declined. |
| November 27, 2024 | Tate Schmitt | DF | 27 | | Contract option declined. |
| January 16, 2025 | Adalberto Carrasquilla | MF | 26 | Pumas UNAM | Sold for an undisclosed fee. |
| January 18, 2025 | Sebastián Ferreira | FW | 26 | Rosario Central | Released by Houston |
| February 22, 2025 | Micael | DF | 24 | Palmeiras | Sold for an undisclosed fee. Reportedly the fee was $5 million, plus a potential $1 million in add-ons with Houston retaining a sell-on fee. |

### Loans out

| Date | Player | Position | Age | Destination Club | Notes | Ref |
| January 23, 2025 | Kieran Sargeant | DF | 21 | Lexington SC | Loaned for remainder of 2025. | |
| January 24, 2025 | Jefferson Valverde | MF | 25 | Orense S.C. | Loaned for remainder of 2025. | |

### MLS SuperDraft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Age | College | Notes | Ref |
| 2 | 48 | Bo Cummins | DF | 21 | Wake Forest | | |

## Staff

    As of December 20, 2024
Executive :
| Majority owner | Ted Segal |
| Minority owners | Lyle Ayes James Harden Tim Howard |
| 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 | Aurélien Collin |
| Assistant coach | Juan Guerra |
| 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 (2025) :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 11 | FC Dallas | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 |
| 12 | Portland Timbers | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 |
| 13 | Sporting Kansas City | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 1 |
| 14 | Houston Dynamo FC | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 |
| 15 | LA Galaxy | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |

##### Overall

Overall MLS standings table :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 26 | CF Montréal | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
| 27 | New England Revolution | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
| 28 | Houston Dynamo FC | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 |
| 29 | Toronto FC | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 1 |
| 30 | LA Galaxy | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |

#### 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 |
| Stadium | H | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | D | L |
| Position (conf.) | 10 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
| Position (league) | 22 | 30 | 27 | |