Houston Dynamo FC announces roster decisions after the 2024 season

HOUSTON (November 6, 2024) – Houston Dynamo FC enter the offseason with 21 players on the roster after participating in the playoffs for the second year in a row. The team exercised four players’ contract options through 2025, declined options for six players and one player is no longer under contract after the 2024 season.

“I am proud of the resilience of the players and staff this season. Despite significant obstacles, we qualified for consecutive postseason appearances for the first time in over a decade and set new club records for points scored and away wins in a season while advancing further in the CONCACAF Champions Cup than any other team in the Western Conference.” said general manager Pat Onstad. “To those who are not returning, I would like to sincerely thank you for your contribution to the club and wish them all the best in the next step of your career.” Looking ahead to 2025, we will bring back the core of our team and are already working hard to do so in the coming years “To build on our foundation in the transfer windows.”

Houston has exercised the contract options for the following four players through 2025:

Houston declined contract options for the following six players through 2025:

The following player is out of contract and is a free agent:

Houston is currently negotiating with the following five players to return to the team for the 2025 season:

The Dynamo goes into the 2025 season with the following 17 players under contract:

• MF Adalberto Carrasquilla

Houston’s updated roster can be found below, sorted alphabetically by position:

Defender (6): Ethan Bartlow, Griffin Dorsey, Franco Escobar, Micael, Kieran Sargeant, Erik Sviatchenko

Midfielder (6): Artur, Adalberto Carrasquilla, Sebastian Kowalczyk, Brooklyn Raines, Sebastian Rodriguez, Jefferson Valverde

Forward (9): Stephen Annor, Exon Arzú, Amine Bassi, Lawrence Ennali, Sebastian Ferreira, Aliyu Ibrahim, Ezequiel Ponce, Nelson Quiñónes, Gabe Segal