2022 Houston Dynamo FC season

The 2022 Houston Dynamo season is the 17th season of the team's existence since joining Major League Soccer (MLS) prior to the 2006 season. The Dynamo missed the playoffs in 2021 for the 7th time in 8 years.

Houston Dynamo
2022 season
OwnerTed Segal
General managerPat Onstad
Head coachPaulo Nagamura
StadiumPNC Stadium
MLSConference: TBD
Overall: TBD
MLS Cup PlayoffsTBD
U.S. Open CupTBD
Highest home attendance18,561
(2/27 v. RSL)
Lowest home attendance13,028
(3/12 v. VAN)
Average home league attendance15,532

It is the first season with head coach Paulo Nagamura, who was hired on January 3.[1] 2022 is the Dynamo's first season under General Manager Pat Onstad, who was hired with 1 game remaining in the 2021 season.[2] Asher Mendelsohn was hired as technical director on January 3.[3] On the front office end, it is Ted Segal's second season (first full season) as majority owner and John Walker's fourth season as President of Business Operations.

Current squad
As of March 21, 2022[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 (1986-04-14) April 14, 1986 Portland Timbers 2022 4 0
26 Michael Nelson GK (1995-02-10) February 10, 1995 Southern Methodist University 2018 11 0
Xavier Valdez (HGP) GK (2003-11-23) November 23, 2003 Houston Dynamo Academy 2022 0 0
Defenders
2 Daniel Steres DF (1990-11-11) November 11, 1990 LA Galaxy 2022 4 0
3 Adam Lundkvist DF (1994-03-20) March 20, 1994 IF Elfsborg 2018 94 0
4 Zarek Valenin DF (1991-08-06) August 6, 1991 Nashville SC 2020 50 0
5 Tim Parker DF (1993-02-23) February 23, 1993 New York Red Bulls 2021 37 0
13 Ethan Bartlow (GA) DF (2000-02-02) February 2, 2000 University of Washington 2021 0 0
17 Teenage Hadebe (DP) DF (1995-09-17) September 17, 1995 Yeni Malatyaspor 2021 19 0
29 Sam Junqua DF (1996-11-09) November 9, 1996 University of California 2019 31 1
30 Ian Hoffmann DF (2001-09-08) September 8, 2001 Rio Grande Valley FC 2021 6 0
37 Zeca DF (1994-05-16) May 16, 1994 Vasco da Gama 2022 2 0
Midfielders
8 Memo Rodríguez (HGP) MF (1995-12-27) December 27, 1995 Rio Grande Valley FC 2017 110 17
20 Adalberto Carrasquilla MF (1998-11-28) November 28, 1998 Cartagena 2021 14 1
22 Matías Vera MF (1995-10-26) October 26, 1995 San Lorenzo 2019 84 3
24 Darwin Cerén MF (1989-12-31) December 31, 1989 San Jose Earthquakes 2018 86 3
27 Marcelo Palomino (HGP) MF (2001-05-21) May 21, 2001 Houston Dynamo Academy 2020 3 0
32 Juan Castilla (HGP) MF (2004-07-27) July 27, 2004 Houston Dynamo Academy 2021 2 0
35 Brooklyn Raines (HGP) MF (2005-03-11) March 11, 2005 Barça Residency Academy 2022 0 0
Forwards
7 Thiago Fernandes (U22) FW (2001-03-13) March 13, 2001 Flamengo 2022 0 0
9 Sebastián Ferreira (DP) FW (1998-02-13) February 13, 1998 Club Libertad 2022 4 0
10 Fafà Picault FW (1991-02-23) February 23, 1991 FC Dallas 2021 35 11
12 Corey Baird FW (1996-01-30) January 30, 1996 Los Angeles FC 2021 11 0
19 Tyler Pasher FW (1994-04-27) April 27, 1994 Indy Eleven 2021 21 5
23 Darwin Quintero FW (1987-09-19) September 19, 1987 Minnesota United 2020 46 12
25 Griffin Dorsey FW (1999-03-05) March 5, 1999 Toronto FC 2021 23 2
33 Danny Ríos (HGP) FW (2003-03-29) March 29, 2003 Houston Dynamo Academy 2021 0 0
34 Thorleifur Úlfarsson (GA) FW (2000-12-27) December 27, 2000 Duke University 2022 4 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
December 12, 2021 Daniel Steres DF 31 LA Galaxy Acquired in exchange for a 3rd round pick in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft. The Galaxy will retain a portion of the salary budget charge in 2022. [5]
December 22, 2021 Steve Clark GK 35 Portland Timbers Signed on a free transfer. [6]
January 18, 2022 Sebastián Ferreira FW 23 Club Libertad Signed as a Designated Player. Transfer fee undisclosed, but is rumored to be $4.3 million. [7][8]
February 4, 2022 Brooklyn Raines MF 16 Barça Residency Academy Signed as a homegrown player. Acquired his homegrown rights from Real Salt Lake for $50,000 in GAM. [9]
February 10, 2022 Zeca DF 27 Vasco da Gama Signed on a free transfer. [10]
February 27, 2022 Xavier Valdez GK 18 Houston Dynamo Academy Signed as a homegrown player. Acquired his homegrown territory rights from NYCFC and the New York Red Bulls for $50,000 in GAM each. [11]
March 2, 2022 Héctor Herrera MF 31 Atlético Madrid Signed as a Designated Player on a free transfer, contract effective July 1, 2022 [12]
March 21, 2022 Thiago Fernandes FW 21 Flamengo Signed on loan for the 2022 season with an option to buy. Signed as a U-22 Initiative player. [13]

Out
Date Player Position Age Destination Club Notes Ref
November 30, 2021 José Bizama DF 27 Palestino Contract option declined [14]
November 30, 2021 Maynor Figueroa DF 38 Contract option declined [14]
November 30, 2021 Erik McCue DF 20 AB Argir Contract option declined [14]
November 30, 2021 Marko Marić GK 25 Atromitos Contract option declined [14]
November 30, 2021 Kyle Morton GK 27 Louisville City FC Contract option declined [14]
November 30, 2021 Maximiliano Urruti FW 30 Austin FC Contract option declined [14]
November 30, 2021 Alejandro Fuenmayor DF 25 Oakland Roots Contract expired [14]
November 30, 2021 Boniek García MF 37 Olimpia Contract expired [14]
December 16, 2021 Ariel Lassiter FW 27 Inter Miami Traded for $100,000 in GAM. [15]
February 21, 2022 Joe Corona MF 31 GIF Sundsvall Waived [16]
March 9, 2022 Derrick Jones MF 25 Charlotte FC Traded along with $50,000 in 2023 GAM for $250,000 in 2022 GAM. [17]

Loans out
Date Player Position Age Destination Club Notes Ref
January 28, 2022 Mateo Bajamich FW 22 Huracán Loaned for remainder of 2022 season. [18]
March 9, 2022 Nico Lemoine FW 21 Oakland Roots Loaned for remainder of 2022 season. [19]

MLS SuperDraft
See also: 2022 MLS SuperDraft
Round Pick Player Position Age College Notes Ref
1 4 Thorleifur Úlfarsson FW 21 Duke Signed to a Generation Adidas contract. [20]
2 32 Paulo Lima MF 23 Providence Signed with Houston Dynamo 2 [20][21]
2 39 Arturo Ordoñez DF 24 Pittsburgh Signed with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds. [20][22]

Coaching staff
As of February 2, 2022[23][24]
Position Name
Head Coach Paulo Nagamura
Assistant Coach Chris Martinez
Assistant Coach Jimmy Nielsen
Goalkeeper Coach Zach Thornton
Head of Performance Paul Caffrey
Video Analyst James Routledge
Scouting Coordinator/Analyst Sebastian Romero
Head Athletic Trainer Casey Carlson
Assistant Athletic Trainer Steven Patera
Assistant Athletic Trainer Joel Lockhart
Head Physical Therapist Nathan Hironymous
Massage Therapist Ivan Diaz
Head of Sports Science Alex Calder
Strength & Conditioning Coach Anthony Narcisi
Dietician Brett Singer
Director of Team Administration Cesar Martinez
Team Operations Coordinator Alejandro Vega
Head Equipment Manager Eddie Cerda
Assistant Equipment Manager Shane Maxwell
Chief Medical Officer/Primary Care Physician Dr. Rehal Bhojani
Head Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Walter Lowe
Team Orthopedic Physician Dr. Evan Meeks

Non-competitive

Preseason
January 29 Scrimmage Houston Dynamo – Houston Dynamo 2 Houston, Texas
Report Stadium: Houston Sports Park
February 2 Desert Showcase Houston Dynamo 1–1 Real Salt Lake Tucson, Arizona
12:00 PM CST Picault 20' Report 55' Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 5 Desert Showcase Houston Dynamo 3–2 Colorado Rapids Tucson, Arizona
5:00 PM CST Ferreira 33'
Andre Gitau 82'
Carrasquilla 90+3'		 Report Rubio 7'
Toure 87'		 Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 8 Desert Showcase Houston Dynamo 2–1 Phoenix Rising Tucson, Arizona
2:00 PM CST Baird 2'
Ferreira 18'		 Report Lambert 24' Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 12 Houston Dynamo 0–4 Austin FC Houston, Texas
6:00 PM CST Report Domínguez 18', 20'
Ring 30'
Urruti 61'		 Stadium: PNC Stadium
February 16 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Toronto FC Austin, Texas
12:00 PM CST Ferreira 5' (Dorsey)
Pasher 61' (Úlfarsson)		 HOU Report
TOR Report		 Achara 74' Stadium: St. David's Performance Center
February 19 FC Dallas 2–1 Houston Dynamo Frisco, Texas
6:00 PM CST Ferreira 4'
Pomykal 57'		 Report Baird 76' Stadium: Toyota Stadium

Competitions

Major League Soccer
See also: 2022 Major League Soccer season
Western Conference
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
5 Real Salt Lake 10 4 2 4 10 13 −3 16 Qualification for the Playoffs first round
6 Minnesota United FC 8 4 2 2 11 6 +5 14
7 Houston Dynamo FC 9 3 3 3 12 11 +1 12
8 Colorado Rapids 9 3 3 3 11 11 0 12
9 Nashville SC 8 3 3 2 8 9 −1 11
Updated to match(es) played on April 30, 2022. 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 L T GF GA GD Pts
10 CF Montréal 9 4 3 2 16 18 −2 14
11 Columbus Crew 9 3 3 3 13 9 +4 12
12 Houston Dynamo 9 3 3 3 12 11 +1 12
13 Colorado Rapids 9 3 3 3 11 11 0 12
14 Nashville SC 8 3 3 2 8 9 −1 11
Updated to match(es) played on April 30, 2022. 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
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
8 3 3 2 11 9  +2 12 2 3 0 7 5  +2 1 0 2 4 4  0

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHHAHHAHAHHAAAHAHHAAHAAHAAHAHHAAH
ResultDLWDWWDL
Position (conf.)911987657
Position (league)18191816127710
Updated to match(es) played on April 25, 2022. Source: Match results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results
February 27 1 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake Houston, Texas
6:00 PM CST Steres  12'
Vera  34'
Carrasquilla  53'
Picault  90+4'		 Report Ruíz  17'
Caldwell  23'
Holt  59'		 Stadium: PNC Stadium
Attendance: 18,561
Referee: Ramy Touchan
March 5 2 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Houston Dynamo Kansas City, Kansas
2:30 PM CST Walter 60'
Espinoza  83'		 Report Cerén  55'
Quintero  86'
Vera  90+2'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 18,872
Referee: Victor Rivas
March 12 3 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps Houston, Texas
5:30 PM CST Quintero 33', 51'
Úlfarsson  87'		 Report Cavallini 14'
Brown  28'
Veselinović  80'		 Stadium: PNC Stadium
Attendance: 13,028
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
March 19 4 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Colorado Rapids Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Dorsey  68'
Rodríguez  78'
Pasher 90'		 Report Trusty  37'
Kaye 42'
Rosenberry  45+1'
Rubio  62'
Wilson  90+3'		 Stadium: PNC Stadium
Attendance: 17,007
Referee: Nima Saghafi
April 2 5 Inter Miami 1–3 Houston Dynamo Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:00 PM CDT Lassiter  38'
Marsman  57'
Gregore  61'
Higuaín 66' (pen.)		 Report Lundqvist  42'
Quintero 49'
Picault 57' (pen.), 90+3',  90+4'
Hadebe  78'
Baird  84'		 Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
Referee: Allen Chapman
April 9 6 Houston Dynamo 4–3 San Jose Earthquakes Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Ferreira 8'  27' 68'
Quintero  18' 43'
Hadebe 57'  58'
Picault  63'
Cerén  89'
Bartlow  90+2'		 Report Marie  20'
López  22'
Ebobisse 25' 28'
Thompson 77'
Yueill  90+1'		 Stadium: PNC Stadium
Attendance: 15,414
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
April 16 7 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Portland Timbers Houston, Texas
5:00 PM CDT Hadebe  26'  75' Report Paredes  16'
Blanco  26'
Chará  49'
Tuiloma  81'		 Stadium: PNC Stadium
Attendance: 13,650
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
April 23 8 Texas Derby FC Dallas 2–1 Houston Dynamo Frisco, Texas
2:00 PM CDT Farfan  2'
Cerrillo  71'
Ntsabeleng 87'
Quignon 90+3'  90+5'		 Report Ferreira 33'
Dorsey  35'
Carrasquilla  78'
Bartlow  90+2'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 15,792
Referee: Victor Rivas
April 30 9 Copa Tejas Houston Dynamo 1–2 Austin FC Houston, Texas
12:30 PM CDT Ferreira 5'
Carrasquilla  47'
Hadebe  50'
Parker  88'		 Report Driussi  36', 66'
Pereira 39'
Ring  62'		 Stadium: PNC Stadium
Attendance: 16,296
Referee: Ted Unkel
May 7 10 D.C. United – Houston Dynamo Washington, D.C.
6:30 PM CDT Stadium: Audi Field
May 14 11 Houston Dynamo – Nashville SC Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: PNC Stadium
May 18 12 Houston Dynamo – Seattle Sounders Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: PNC Stadium
May 22 13 LA Galaxy – Houston Dynamo Carson, California
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
May 28 14 Real Salt Lake – Houston Dynamo Sandy, Utah
8:30 PM CDT Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
June 18 15 Orlando City – Houston Dynamo Orlando, Florida
6:30 PM CDT Stadium: Exploria Stadium
June 25 16 Houston Dynamo – Chicago Fire Houston, Texas
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: PNC Stadium
June 29 17 Portland Timbers – Houston Dynamo Portland, Oregon
9:30 PM CDT Stadium: Providence Park
July 3 18 Houston Dynamo – Charlotte FC Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: PNC Stadium
July 9 19 Texas Derby Houston Dynamo – FC Dallas Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: PNC Stadium
July 12 20 Copa Tejas Austin FC – Houston Dynamo Austin, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Stadium: Q2 Stadium
July 17 21 San Jose Earthquakes – Houston Dynamo San Jose, California
8:30 PM CDT Stadium: PayPal Park
July 23 22 Houston Dynamo – Minnesota United Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: PNC Stadium
July 30 23 Philadelphia Union – Houston Dynamo Chester, Pennsylvania
6:30 PM CDT Stadium: Subaru Park
August 5 24 Vancouver Whitecaps – Houston Dynamo Vancouver, British Columbia
9:30 PM CDT Stadium: BC Place
August 13 25 Houston Dynamo – CF Montréal Houston, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Stadium: PNC Stadium
August 20 26 Colorado Rapids – Houston Dynamo Commerce City, Colorado
8:00 PM CDT Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
August 27 27 Minnesota United – Houston Dynamo Saint Paul, Minnesota
2:30 PM CDT Stadium: Allianz Field
August 31 28 Houston Dynamo – Los Angeles FC Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: PNC Stadium
September 4 29 Seattle Sounders – Houston Dynamo Seattle, Washington
8:00 PM CDT Stadium: Lumen Field
September 10 30 Houston Dynamo – Sporting Kansas City Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: PNC Stadium
September 14 31 Houston Dynamo – New England Revolution Houston, Texas
TBD Stadium: PNC Stadium
September 18 32 Los Angeles FC – Houston Dynamo Los Angeles, California
9:30 PM CDT Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
October 2 33 Nashville SC – Houston Dynamo Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Nashville Fairgrounds Stadium
October 9 34 Houston Dynamo – LA Galaxy Houston, Texas
4:00 PM CDT Stadium: PNC Stadium

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2022 U.S. Open Cup
April 19 Third Round Houston Dynamo 2–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Nodarse 9' (o.g.)
Junqua 90+3'
Castilla  90+6'		 Report Hadebe 48' (o.g.) Stadium: PNC Stadium
Attendance: 7,983
Referee: Elton García
May 11 Round of 32 Houston Dynamo – San Antonio FC Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: PNC Stadium

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