2023 Houston Dynamo FC season

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Houston Dynamo
2023 season
General manager Pat Onstad
Owner Ted Segal
Head coach Ben Olsen
Stadium Shell Energy Stadium
MLS Conference: 4th
Overall: 9th
MLS Cup Playoffs Round One
U.S. Open Cup Champion
Leagues Cup Round of 16
Home colors
Away colors
← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 Houston Dynamo season is 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 8th time in 9 years.

2023 is the first season under head coach Ben Olsen, who was hired on November 8, 2022.[1] It is the second season under GM Pat Onstad and technical director Asher Mendelsohn. It is the third season (second full season) under majority owner Ted Segal

Current squad

As of April 27, 2023[2]

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 United States GK (1986-04-14) April 14, 1986 (age 38) Portland Timbers 2022 41 0
13 Andrew Tarbell United States GK (1993-10-07) October 7, 1993 (age 30) Austin FC 2023 0 0
38 Xavier Valdez (HGP) Dominican Republic GK (2003-11-23) November 23, 2003 (age 20) Houston Dynamo Academy 2022 0 0
Defenders
2 Franco Escobar Argentina DF (1995-02-21) February 21, 1995 (age 29) Los Angeles FC 2023 5 0
3 Brad Smith Australia DF (1994-04-09) April 9, 1994 (age 30) D.C. United 2023 1 0
5 Daniel Steres United States DF (1990-11-11) November 11, 1990 (age 33) LA Galaxy 2022 25 3
13 Ethan Bartlow (GA) United States DF (2000-02-02) February 2, 2000 (age 24) University of Washington 2021 23 0
15 Djevencio van der Kust Netherlands DF (2001-04-30) April 30, 2001 (age 23) FC Utrecht 2023 0 0
17 Teenage Hadebe (DP) Zimbabwe DF (1995-09-17) September 17, 1995 (age 28) Yeni Malatyaspor 2021 47 2
22 Tate Schmitt United States DF (1997-05-28) May 28, 1997 (age 27) Real Salt Lake 2023 5 1
24 Mujeeb Murana (HGP) Nigeria DF (2000-09-23) September 23, 2000 (age 23) Houston Dynamo 2 2023 0 0
25 Griffin Dorsey United States DF (1999-03-05) March 5, 1999 (age 25) Toronto FC 2021 52 3
28 Erik Sviatchenko Denmark DF (1991-10-04) October 4, 1991 (age 32) Midtjylland 2023 0 0
30 Chase Gasper United States DF (1996-01-25) January 25, 1996 (age 28) LA Galaxy 2023 0 0
57 Micael Brazil DF (2000-08-12) August 12, 2000 (age 23) Atlético Mineiro 2022 1 0
Midfielders
6 Artur Brazil MF (1996-03-11) March 11, 1996 (age 28) Columbus Crew 2023 8 0
16 Héctor Herrera (DP) Mexico MF (1990-04-19) April 19, 1990 (age 34) Atlético Madrid 2022 17 2
19 Charles Auguste Canada MF (1999-11-25) November 25, 1999 (age 24) Creighton University 2023 0 0
20 Adalberto Carrasquilla Panama MF (1998-11-28) November 28, 1998 (age 25) Cartagena 2021 49 4
27 Luis Caicedo Colombia MF (1996-05-18) May 18, 1996 (age 28) Cortuluá 2023 6 0
32 Sebastian Kowalczyk Poland MF (1998-08-22) August 22, 1998 (age 25) Pogoń Szczecin 2023 0 0
35 Brooklyn Raines (HGP) United States MF (2005-03-11) March 11, 2005 (age 19) Barça Residency Academy 2022 6 0
Forwards
7 Iván Franco Paraguay FW (2000-04-16) April 16, 2000 (age 24) Club Libertad 2023 7 0
8 Amine Bassi Morocco FW (1997-11-27) November 27, 1997 (age 26) FC Metz 2023 7 5
9 Sebastián Ferreira (DP) Paraguay FW (1998-02-13) February 13, 1998 (age 26) Club Libertad 2022 37 13
12 Corey Baird United States FW (1996-01-30) January 30, 1996 (age 28) Los Angeles FC 2021 38 2
18 Ibrahim Aliyu (U22) Nigeria FW (2002-01-16) January 16, 2002 (age 22) NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 2023 0 0
21 Nelson Quiñónes Colombia FW (2002-08-20) August 20, 2002 (age 21) Once Caldas 2022 12 0
23 Ifunanyachi Achara Nigeria FW (1997-09-28) September 28, 1997 (age 26) Toronto FC 2023 0 0
34 Thorleifur Úlfarsson (GA) Iceland FW (2000-12-27) December 27, 2000 (age 23) Duke University 2022 34 4
45 Beto Avila United States FW (2000-10-16) October 16, 2000 (age 23) Houston Dynamo 2 2022 8 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 Ref
November 22, 2022 Brazil Artur MF 26 United States Columbus Crew Acquired in exchange for $200,000 in 2023 GAM, $100,000 in 2024 GAM, and a conditional $50,000 in GAM [3]
November 23, 2022 United States Andrew Tarbell GK 29 United States Austin FC Signed on a free transfer [4]
December 7, 2022 Nigeria Ifunanyachi Achara FW 25 Canada Toronto FC Signed on a free transfer, acquired his rights in stage 2 of the 2022 MLS Re-Entry Draft on November 22, 2022 [5]
December 21, 2022 Canada Charles Auguste MF 23 Creighton University Undrafted free agent [6]
January 6, 2023 Australia Brad Smith DF 28 United States D.C. United Signed on a free transfer [7]
January 7, 2023 Paraguay Iván Franco FW 22 Paraguay Club Libertad Signed on loan for the 2023 season with an option to buy. [8][9]
January 12, 2023 Argentina Franco Escobar DF 27 United States LAFC Signed on a free transfer [10]
January 23, 2023 Morocco Amine Bassi FW 25 France FC Metz Full transfer for an undisclosed fee. Fee is reportedly $1.5 million. [11][12]
February 9, 2023 Netherlands Djevencio van der Kust DF 21 Netherlands FC Utrecht Signed on loan for the 2023 season with an option to buy. [13][14]
February 16, 2023 Brazil Micael DF 22 Brazil Atlético Mineiro Full transfer for an undisclosed fee. Fee is reportedly $500,000. Spent the previous season on loan to Houston Dynamo 2. [15][16]
February 16, 2023 Nigeria Mujeeb Murana DF 22 United States Houston Dynamo 2 Signed as a homegrown player. [17]
February 17, 2023 United States Tate Schmitt DF 25 United States 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. [18]
February 23, 2023 Colombia Luis Caicedo MF 26 Colombia Cortuluá Signed on a free transfer. [19]
March 24, 2023 Denmark Erik Sviatchenko DF 31 Denmark Midtjylland Full transfer for an undisclosed fee. Fee is reportedly $1,480,000. [20][21]
April 16, 2023 United States Chase Gasper DF 27 United States LA Galaxy Claimed off waivers. [22]
April 25, 2023 Nigeria Ibrahim Aliyu FW 21 Croatia NK Lokomotiva Zagreb Full transfer for an undisclosed fee as a U-22 Initiative player. Fee is reportedly $2,300,000. [23][24]
July 13, 2023 Colombia Nelson Quiñónes FW 20 Colombia Once Caldas Exercised the purchase option on the loan. Transfer fee undiscloed but is reportedly $1,250,000, with Once Caldas maintaining a 25% sell-on clause. [25][26]
August 1, 2023 Poland Sebastian Kowalczyk MF 24 Poland Pogoń Szczecin Full transfer for an undisclosed fee. Fee is reportedly $540,000. [27][28]

Out

Date Player Position Age Destination Club Notes Ref
November 7, 2022 Argentina Mateo Bajamich FW 23 Argentina Estudiantes de Río Cuarto Contract option declined [29]
November 7, 2022 United States Ian Hoffmann DF 21 Norway Moss FK Contract option declined [29]
November 7, 2022 United States Marcelo Palomino MF 21 Sweden AFC Eskilstuna Contract option declined [29]
November 7, 2022 Puerto Rico Zarek Valentin DF 31 United States Minnesota United Contract option declined [29]
November 9, 2022 United States Fafà Picault FW 31 United States Nashville SC Traded for $50,000 of 2023 GAM, $50,000 of 2024 GAM, and a conditional $150,000 of 2024 GAM. [30]
November 11, 2022 United States Tim Parker DF 29 United States 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. [31]
November 16, 2022 Colombia Darwin Quintero FW 35 Colombia América de Cali Contract option declined [32]
November 16, 2022 United States Memo Rodriguez MF 26 United States LA Galaxy Contract option declined [32]
November 16, 2022 Brazil Zeca DF 28 Brazil Esporte Clube Vitória Contract option declined [32]
November 16, 2022 El Salvador Darwin Cerén MF 32 El Salvador C.D. Águila Contract expired [32]
November 16, 2022 United States Sam Junqua DF 26 United States FC Dallas Contract expired [32]
January 10, 2023 Sweden Adam Lundqvist DF 28 United States Austin FC Traded for $300,000 of 2023 GAM and $200,000 of 2024 GAM. [33]
February 16, 2023 United States Michael Nelson GK 28 United States FC Tulsa Waived [34]
July 23, 2023 Colombia Juan Castilla MF 18 Colombia Deportivo Cali Sold for an undisclosed fee. [35]

Loans out

Date Player Position Age Destination Club Notes Ref
January 9, 2023 Argentina Matías Vera MF 27 Argentina Argentinos Juniors Loaned for remainder of 2023. [36]
March 3, 2023 El Salvador Danny Ríos FW 19 United States Las Vegas Lights Loaned for remainder of 2023. [37]

MLS SuperDraft

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See also: 2023 MLS SuperDraft
Round Pick Player Position Age College Notes Ref
2 34 Isaiah Reid FW Clemson Signed with Houston Dynamo 2. [6]
3 63 Frantz Pierrot MF 23 Connecticut Signed with Athlone Town. [6]

Staff

As of February 9, 2023[38][39]
Executive
Majority owner United States Ted Segal
Minority owners United States Lyle Ayes
United States James Harden
General manager/vice president Canada Pat Onstad
Technical director United States Asher Mendelsohn
Assistant general manager/director of soccer operations United States Nick Kowba
Coaching staff
Head coach United States Ben Olsen
Assistant coach United States Brendan Burke
Assistant coach France Aurélien Collin
Assistant coach Germany Adin Osmanbašić
Goalkeeper coach United States Tim Hanley
Sports performance director/fitness coach Republic of Ireland Paul Caffrey
Head video analyst United States Carlon Carpenter
Head of sports science Australia Alex Calder
Strength & conditioning coach United States Anthony Narcisi
Director of sports medicine United States Craig Devine
Head athletic trainer United States Steven Patera
Physical therapist United States Micah Kust
Massage therapist United States Ivan Diaz
Scouting coordinator & analyst Uruguay Sebastian Romero
Director of methodology England Ben Bartlett
Player care manager United States Martha Carvajal
Head equipment manager United States Jaime Gonzalez

Friendlies

Preseason

Competitions

Major League Soccer

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See also: 2023 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Western Conference
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Updated to match(es) played on September 3, 2023. 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)

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
28 11 7 10 37 32  +5 40 9 3 2 27 9  +18 2 4 8 10 23  −13

Results by round

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Match results

MLS Cup Playoffs

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Main article: 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs
Round One

U.S. Open Cup

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Main article: 2023 U.S. Open Cup

Leagues Cup

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Main article: 2023 Leagues Cup

South 2

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts
Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

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