2021 Houston Dynamo FC season

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Houston Dynamo
2021 season
General manager Matt Jordan
(until August 30)
Pat Onstad
(from November 1)
Owner Gabriel Brener
(until June 22)
Ted Segal
(from June 22)
Head coach Tab Ramos
Stadium PNC Stadium
MLS Conference: 13th
Overall: 25th
MLS Cup Playoffs DNQ
U.S. Open Cup Canceled
Top goalscorer League:
Fafà Picault: 11 goals
All:
Fafà Picault: 11 goals
Highest home attendance 20,021
(7/3 v. CIN)
Lowest home attendance 6,376
(4/16 v. SJ)
Average home league attendance 12,220
Biggest win HOU 3–0 ATX (9/11)
Biggest defeat HOU 0–3 LAG (10/20)
Home colors
Away colors
← 2020 2022 →

The 2021 Houston Dynamo FC season was the 16th season of the team's existence since joining Major League Soccer (MLS) prior to the 2006 season. It was the team's second season under head coach Tab Ramos and seventh season under general manager Matt Jordan. On August 30, with the team on a 15-game winless streak, Jordan was fired.[1] On November 1, with one game left in the season, Pat Onstad was hired as the new GM.[2]

The Dynamo finished the season last in the Western Conference for the second consecutive season, failing to qualify for the playoffs for the 7th time in 8 seasons.

On the front office end, it was Gabriel Brener's sixth season as majority owner and John Walker's third season as President of Business Operations.[3] On June 22, Ted Segal became majority owner after purchasing a controlling stake of the Dynamo and Dash for a reported $400 million. Former majority owner Brener kept a minority stake in the team, with James Harden, Oscar De La Hoya, and Ben Guill keeping their minority stakes. Minority owner Jake Silverstein sold his part of the team.[4][5]

In October, BBVA Stadium was rebranded as PNC Stadium following PNC Financial Services' acquisition of BBVA USA.[6][7]

Current squad

As of November 4, 2021[8]

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
1 Marko Marić Croatia GK January 3, 1996 (age 25) TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2020 45 0
26 Michael Nelson United States GK February 10, 1995 (age 26) Southern Methodist University 2018 11 0
31 Kyle Morton United States GK March 31, 1994 (age 27) Saint Louis FC 2021 1 0
Defenders
2 Alejandro Fuenmayor Venezuela DF August 29, 1996 (age 25) Carabobo FC 2018 38 3
3 Adam Lundkvist Sweden DF March 20, 1994 (age 27) IF Elfsborg 2018 90 0
4 Zarek Valenin Puerto Rico DF August 6, 1991 (age 30) Nashville SC 2020 48 0
5 Tim Parker United States DF February 23, 1993 (age 28) New York Red Bulls 2021 34 0
13 Ethan Bartlow (GA) United States DF February 2, 2000 (age 21) University of Washington 2021 0 0
15 Maynor Figueroa Honduras DF May 2, 1983 (age 38) FC Dallas 2019 58 2
18 Teenage Hadebe (DP) Zimbabwe DF September 17, 1995 (age 26) Yeni Malatyaspor 2021 17 0
29 Sam Junqua United States DF November 9, 1996 (age 24) University of California 2019 31 1
Midfielders
6 Joe Corona United States MF July 9, 1990 (age 31) LA Galaxy 2021 30 0
8 Memo Rodríguez (HGP) United States MF December 27, 1995 (age 25) Rio Grande Valley FC 2017 106 17
10 Fafà Picault United States MF February 23, 1991 (age 30) FC Dallas 2021 31 11
20 Adalberto Carrasquilla Panama MF November 28, 1998 (age 22) Cartagena 2021 10 1
21 Derrick Jones (HGP) United States MF March 3, 1997 (age 24) Nashville SC 2021 20 0
22 Matías Vera Argentina MF October 26, 1995 (age 26) San Lorenzo 2019 80 3
24 Darwin Cerén El Salvador MF December 31, 1989 (age 31) San Jose Earthquakes 2018 82 3
25 Griffin Dorsey United States MF March 5, 1999 (age 22) Toronto FC 2021 20 2
27 Boniek Garcia Honduras MF September 4, 1984 (age 37) Olimpia 2012 235 13
30 Ian Hoffmann United States MF September 8, 2001 (age 20) Rio Grande Valley FC 2021 6 0
32 Juan Castilla (HGP) Colombia MF July 27, 2004 (age 17) Houston Dynamo Academy 2021 2 0
Forwards
7 Mateo Bajamich Argentina FW August 3, 1999 (age 22) Instituto 2020 9 0
11 Ariel Lassiter Costa Rica FW September 27, 1994 (age 27) Alajuelense 2020 35 3
12 Corey Baird United States FW January 30, 1996 (age 25) Los Angeles FC 2021 7 0
17 Nico Lemoine United States FW April 10, 2000 (age 21) Rio Grande Valley FC 2020 12 0
19 Tyler Pasher Canada FW April 27, 1994 (age 27) Indy Eleven 2021 19 4
23 Darwin Quintero (DP) Colombia FW September 19, 1987 (age 34) Minnesota United 2020 42 10
33 Danny Ríos (HGP) El Salvador FW March 29, 2003 (age 18) Houston Dynamo Academy 2021 0 0
37 Maximiliano Urruti Argentina FW February 22, 1991 (age 30) CF Montréal 2021 30 7

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
June 14, 2020 Colombia Juan Castilla MF 15 United States Houston Dynamo Academy Signed as a Homegrown Player, effective January 1, 2021 [9]
July 10, 2020 El Salvador Danny Ríos FW 17 United States Houston Dynamo Academy Signed as a Homegrown Player, effective January 1, 2021 [10]
July 27, 2020 United States Ian Hoffmann MF 18 United States Rio Grande Valley FC Signed a contract with Houston effective January 1, 2021. Spent the rest of 2020 with Houston's USLC affiliate RGVFC. [11]
December 1, 2020 Costa Rica Ariel Lassiter FW 26 Costa Rica Alajuelense Exercised the purchase option on loan agreement. Transfer fee undisclosed, but is rumored to be around $400,000. [12][13]
December 17, 2020 United States Fafà Picault MF 29 United States FC Dallas Acquired in exchange for $275,000 in general allocation money [14]
December 31, 2020 United States Joe Corona MF 30 United States LA Galaxy Free transfer, acquired his rights in stage 2 of the 2020 MLS Re-Entry Draft on December 22, 2020. [15]
January 14, 2021 Canada Tyler Pasher FW 26 United States Indy Eleven Full transfer. Transfer fee undisclosed, but reported to be around $50,000. [16][17]
January 18, 2021 Argentina Maximiliano Urruti FW 29 Canada CF Montréal Acquired along with Montréal's 2nd round pick in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft in exchange for Aljaž Struna and a 2021 international roster slot. [18]
January 19, 2021 United States Tim Parker DF 27 United States New York Red Bulls Acquired in exchange for $475,000 in general allocation money. [19]
January 21, 2021 United States Derrick Jones MF 23 United States Nasvhille SC Acquired in exchange for $250,000 in general allocation money. [20]
January 27, 2021 United States Kyle Morton GK 26 United States Saint Louis FC Signed on a free transfer. [21]
June 28, 2021 Zimbabwe Teenage Hadebe DF 25 Turkey Yeni Malatyaspor Signed as a Designated Player. Transfer fee undisclosed, but is rumored to be $1,650,000. [22][23]
July 5, 2021 United States Griffin Dorsey MF 22 Canada Toronto FC Signed on a free transfer [24]
July 30, 2021 United States Corey Baird FW 25 United States Los Angeles FC Acquired in exchange for $750,000 in general allocation money and a 2022 international roster slot. [25]

Out

Date Player Position Age Destination Club Notes Ref
December 1, 2020 New Zealand Kyle Adams DF 24 United States Real Monarchs Contract option declined [12]
December 1, 2020 Argentina Victor Cabrera DF 27 Argentina Tigre Contract option declined [12]
December 1, 2020 United States Cody Cropper GK 27 United States FC Cincinnati Contract option declined [12]
December 1, 2020 Argentina Tomás Martínez MF 25 Argentina Defensa y Justicia Contract option declined [12]
December 1, 2020 Venezuela Ronaldo Peña FW 23 Venezuela Universidad Central Contract option declined [12]
December 1, 2020 Belize Michael Salazar FW 28 United States Memphis 901 Contract option declined [12]
December 1, 2020 Central African Republic Wilfried Zahibo MF 27 Republic of Ireland Dundalk Contract option declined [12]
December 1, 2020 Denmark Niko Hansen MF 26 United States Minnesota United Contract expired [12]
December 8, 2020 Colombia Mauro Manotas FW 25 Mexico Tijuana Full transfer, Fee undisclosed, rumored to be $4,000,000 with Houston keeping a sell-on percentage. [26][27]
January 18, 2021 Slovenia Aljaž Struna DF 30 Canada CF Montréal Traded to Montréal along with a 2021 International roster slot in exchange for Maximiliano Urruti and Montréal's 2nd round pick in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft. [18]
June 28, 2021 United States Christian Ramirez FW 30 Scotland Aberdeen Full Transfer. Fee undisclosed, rumored to be $250,000. [28]

Loans in

Date Player Position Age Previous Club Notes Ref
August 5, 2021 Panama Adalberto Carrasquilla MF 22 Spain Cartagena Signed on loan for the remainder of 2021 with an option to buy. [29]

Loans out

Date Player Position Age Destination Club Notes Ref
November 9, 2020 Argentina Mateo Bajamich FW 21 Argentina Instituto Loaned until January 21, 2021 [30]
February 24, 2021 Sweden Erik McCue DF 20 United States Charleston Battery Loaned for the 2021 season [31]
March 3, 2021 United States Marcelo Palomino MF 19 United States Charlotte Independence Loaned for the 2021 season [32]
July 9, 2021 United States Kyle Morton GK 27 United States Memphis 901 Loaned for 2 months [33]
August 5, 2021 Chile José Bizama DF 27 United States Charlotte Independence Loaned for the 2021 season [34]

MLS SuperDraft

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See also: 2021 MLS SuperDraft
Round Pick Player Position Age College Notes Ref
1 6 United States Ethan Bartlow DF 20 Washington Signed to a Generation Adidas contract. [35]
2 30 United States Kristo Strickler FW 22 Virginia Tech Signed with South Georgia Tormenta. [35]
3 57 United States Brandon Terwege DF 22 SMU [35]

Coaching staff

As of November 3, 2021[3]
Position Name
Head Coach United States Tab Ramos
Assistant Coach United States Omid Namazi
Assistant Coach United States Martín Vásquez
Coach United States Michael Dellorusso
Goalkeeper Coach England Paul Rogers
Sports Performance Director/Fitness Coach Republic of Ireland Paul Caffrey
Head of Sports Science Australia Alex Calder
Equipment Manager United States Chris Maxwell
Assistant Equipment Manager Mexico Eddie Cerda
Chief Medical Officer United States Dr. Rehal Bhojani
Head Athletic Trainer United States Chris Rumsey
Assistant Athletic Trainer United States Casey Carlson
Head Physical Therapist United States Nathan Hironymous
Massage Therapist United States Ivan Diaz

Non-competitive

Preseason

Competitions

Major League Soccer

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See also: 2021 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
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
34 6 12 16 36 54  −18 30 6 6 5 21 22  −1 0 6 11 15 32  −17

Results by round

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Match results

U.S. Open Cup

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See also: 2021 U.S. Open Cup

On July 20, U.S. Soccer announced that the Open Cup would be cancelled for 2021 and would resume in 2022.[36]

Season statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS
Apps Goals Assists Booked Red card Apps Goals Assists Booked Red card
1 GK Croatia Marko Marić 22 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0
2 DF Venezuela Alejandro Fuenmayor 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
3 DF Sweden Adam Lundqvist 25 0 2 1 0 25 0 2 1 0
4 DF Puerto Rico Zarek Valentin 29 0 1 5 0 29 0 1 5 0
5 DF United States Tim Parker 34 0 0 3 0 34 0 0 3 0
7 FW Argentina Mateo Bajamich 9 0 1 1 0 9 0 1 1 0
8 MF United States Memo Rodríguez 31 2 2 3 0 31 2 2 3 0
9 FW United States Christian Ramirez[lower-alpha 1] 6 1 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0
10 MF United States Fafà Picault 31 11 5 9 0 31 11 5 9 0
11 FW Costa Rica Ariel Lassiter 19 0 0 1 0 19 0 0 1 0
12 FW United States Corey Baird 7 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0
13 DF United States Ethan Bartlow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF United States Joe Corona 30 0 2 5 0 30 0 2 5 0
14 MF United States Marcelo Palomino[lower-alpha 2] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF Honduras Maynor Figueroa 13 0 2 4 0 13 0 2 4 0
16 DF Chile José Bizama[lower-alpha 2] 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
17 MF United States Nico Lemoine 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
18 DF Zimbabwe Teenage Hadebe 17 0 1 3 0 17 0 1 3 0
19 FW Canada Tyler Pasher 19 4 3 0 0 19 4 3 0 0
20 MF Panama Adalberto Carrasquilla 10 1 0 2 0 10 1 0 2 0
21 MF United States Derrick Jones 20 0 1 4 0 20 0 1 4 0
22 MF Argentina Matías Vera 30 3 1 9 0 31 3 1 0 0
23 FW Colombia Darwin Quintero 20 3 2 2 0 20 3 2 2 0
24 MF El Salvador Darwin Cerén 25 0 2 4 1 25 0 2 4 1
25 MF United States Griffin Dorsey 20 2 3 2 0 20 2 3 2 0
26 GK United States Michael Nelson 11 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0
27 MF Honduras Boniek García 16 0 0 4 0 16 0 0 4 0
28 DF United States Erik McCue[lower-alpha 2] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF United States Sam Junqua 22 0 1 4 0 22 0 1 4 0
30 MF United States Ian Hoffmann 6 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 1 0
31 GK United States Kyle Morton[lower-alpha 2] 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
32 MF Colombia Juan Castilla 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
33 FW El Salvador Danny Ríos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW Argentina Maximiliano Urruti 30 7 4 4 0 30 7 4 4 0

Source: Player Stats and Match reports in Competitions

  1. ↑ Transferred out during the season
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Loaned out during the season

Honors and awards

MLS Team of the Week

Week Team of the Week Ref
Starting XI Bench
1 Honduras Boniek García

United States Memo Rodriguez

 [37]
6 United States Memo Rodriguez (2) [38]
8 Argentina Maximiliano Urruti [39]
10 Croatia Marko Marić [40]
24 United States Fafà Picault [41]
25 United States Michael Nelson [42]
26 United States Griffin Dorsey [43]
28 Zimbabwe Teenage Hadebe [44]
30 Colombia Darwin Quintero [45]

MLS Goal of the Week

Week Player Opponent Date Ref.
30 Colombia Darwin Quintero Seattle Sounders October 16 [46]

Dynamo team awards

MVP Defensive Player of the Year Newcomer of the Year Young Player of the Year Players' Player of the Year Ref.
United States Fafà Picault Zimbabwe Teenage Hadebe Zimbabwe Teenage Hadebe United States Griffin Dorsey United States Fafà Picault [47]

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