HOUSTON (Nov. 6, 2024) – Houston Dynamo FC enter the offseason with 21 players on the roster following their second consecutive playoff appearance. The team exercised 2025 contract options on four players, declined options for six players and one player is out of contract following the 2024 season.
“I am proud of the resilience of the players and staff members this season. Despite facing significant obstacles, we qualified for consecutive postseason appearances for the first time in over a decade and set new club records for points earned in a season and road wins, while advancing further in CONCACAF Champions Cup than any team in the Western Conference,” said General Manager Pat Onstad. “For those not returning, I sincerely thank them for their contributions to the club and wish them well in the next step of their careers. As we look to 2025, we will return the core of our team, and we are already working hard to build on our foundation in the coming transfer windows.”
Houston exercised 2025 contract options for the following four players:
- DF Franco Escobar
- MF Sebastian Kowalczyk
- DF Micael
- FW Gabe Segal
Houston declined 2025 contract options for the following six players:
- MF Ján Greguš
- MF Héctor Herrera
- MF Júnior Moreno
- DF Brad Smith
- FW Ousmane Sylla
- GK Xavier Valdez
The following players is out of contract and a free agent:
- FW McKinze Gaines
Houston is currently negotiating with the following five players about their return to the team for the 2025 campaign:
- MF Latif Blessing
- GK Steve Clark
- DF Daniel Steres
- DF Tate Schmitt
- GK Andrew Tarbell
The Dynamo enter the 2025 season with the following 17 players under contract:
- FW Stephen Annor
- MF Artur
- FW Exon Arzú
- DF Ethan Bartlow
- FW Amine Bassi
- MF Adalberto Carrasquilla
- DF Griffin Dorsey
- FW Lawrence Ennali
- FW Sebastian Ferreira
- FW Aliyu Ibrahim
- FW Ezequiel Ponce
- FW Nelson Quiñónes
- MF Brooklyn Raines
- MF Sebatian Rodriguez
- DF Kieran Sargeant
- DF Erik Sviatchenko
- MF Jefferson Valverde
Houston’s updated roster can be found below listed alphabetically by position:
Goalkeepers (0): N/A
Defenders (6): Ethan Bartlow, Griffin Dorsey, Franco Escobar, Micael, Kieran Sargeant, Erik Sviatchenko
Midfielders (6): Artur, Adalberto Carrasquilla, Sebastian Kowalczyk, Brooklyn Raines, Sebastian Rodriguez, Jefferson Valverde
Forwards (9): Stephen Annor, Exon Arzú, Amine Bassi, Lawrence Ennali, Sebastian Ferreira, Aliyu Ibrahim, Ezequiel Ponce, Nelson Quiñónes, Gabe Segal
