Houston Dynamo

Houston Dynamo net spend since 2015

Houston Dynamo have spent €53m on disclosed transfer fees since July 2015 and received €24m: a net spend of €30m.

That covers 97 signings (38 for a disclosed fee, 26 free, 33 undisclosed) and 84 departures (18 sold for a disclosed fee, 44 free, 22 undisclosed). Loans are counted apart: 9 in, 21 out.

Record signing: Ezequiel Ponce, €9m from AEK Athens (Jul 2024). Record sale: Micael, €5m to Palmeiras (Feb 2025).

Houston Dynamo transfer spending by season

Houston Dynamo record signings

1. Ezequiel Ponce · €9m from AEK Athens · Jul 2024
2. Mateusz Bogusz · €6m from Cruz Azul · Jan 2026
3. Carlos Sebastián Ferreira Vidal · €4m from Libertad · Jan 2022
4. Lawrence Ennali · €3m from Górnik Zabrze · Jul 2024
5. Ondrej Lingr · €2m from Slavia Praha · Mar 2025

Houston Dynamo record sales

1. Micael · €5m to Palmeiras · Feb 2025
2. Jack McGlynn · €4m to Stoke City · Sep 2026
3. Mauro Andrés Manotas Páez · €4m to Tijuana · Jan 2021
4. Adalberto Eliécer Carrasquilla Alcázar · €3m to Pumas UNAM · Jan 2025
5. Érick Estefano Torres Padilla · €2m to Pumas UNAM · Jan 2018

Houston Dynamo trading record: profit on players bought and sold

On the 34 players Houston Dynamo both signed and sold since July 2015 (academy graduates and free signings cost nothing), sales brought in €17m against €26m paid: a trading loss of €9m.

• Micael: signed for €460k (Feb 2023), sold to Palmeiras for €5m (Feb 2025): profit €4m
• Jack McGlynn: signed for €2m (Feb 2025), sold to Stoke City for €4m (Sep 2026): profit €2m
• Adalberto Eliécer Carrasquilla Alcázar: signed for €2m (Jul 2022), sold to Pumas UNAM for €3m (Jan 2025): profit €2m
• Griffin Dorsey: signed free (Jul 2021), sold to Orlando City for €500k (Feb 2026): profit €500k
• Tim Parker: signed for €409k (Jan 2021), sold to St. Louis City for €482k (Nov 2022): profit €73k

• Carlos Sebastián Ferreira Vidal: signed for €4m (Jan 2022), left free for Olimpia (Jul 2025): loss €4m
• Ibrahim Aliyu: signed for €2m (Apr 2023), sold to Columbus Crew for €395k (Apr 2025): loss €2m
• Tomás Martínez: signed for €2m (Jul 2017), left free for Defensa y Justicia (Feb 2021): loss €2m
• Teenage Hadebe: signed for €2m (Jul 2021), left free for Konyaspor (Feb 2024): loss €2m
• Erik Sviatchenko: signed for €1m (Mar 2023), left free for Port FC (Aug 2026): loss €1m

Houston Dynamo ins and outs 2026/27: who left and who came in, by position

Houston Dynamo have made 2 signings and 5 departures in 2026/27, plus 1 loan out. Who left each position and who came in:

• Defence: out Erik Sviatchenko (left free for Port FC, 13 league starts in 2025), Sam Vines (loan to San Diego); in Marcelo Saracchi (from Boca Juniors, 89 league minutes since).
• Midfield: out Jack McGlynn (to Stoke City, 26 league starts in 2025); in nobody.
• Attack: out Ezequiel Ponce (to Elche, 32 league starts in 2025), Ondrej Lingr (to Korona Kielce, 22 league starts in 2025), Toyosi Olusanya (left free for Aberdeen, 6 league appearances in 2025); in Duncan McGuire (from Orlando City, 592 league minutes since).

Houston Dynamo injury news: injuries and suspensions

Houston Dynamo have 2 players injured as of 9 Nov 2026, with €2m of value sidelined.

• Marcelo Saracchi (DEF): Injury (type not disclosed) · out since 27 Oct 2026 · return date not set · 3 games missed
• Jimmy Maurer (GK): Head injury · out since 30 Apr 2026 · return date not set · 28 games missed

Houston Dynamo last starting XI

Houston Dynamo's last league starting XI, v St. Louis City on 8 Nov 2026: Jonathan Bond; Franco Negri, Lucas Halter, Agustin Resch, Felipe Andrade; Artur, Mateusz Bogusz, Lawrence Ennali, Agustín Bouzat, Guilherme; Lyle Foster.

2 changes from the side that started v Portland Timbers on 2 Nov 2026.

Started at least 3 of the last 5 league games but not this one: Diadié Samassékou (3).

Opponent: St. Louis City.

Houston Dynamo minutes played 2026

In 20 league games since 23 Jul 2026, 9 Houston Dynamo players have played at least 60% of the minutes open to them, 7 are rotating and 11 have played under a quarter.

Out of contract by 30 June 2027 unless extended: Lawrence Ennali, Artur, Reese Miller, Agustin Resch, Exon Arzú, Diadié Samassékou, Gilberto Rivera, Jonathan Bond, Ibrahim Aliyu, Logan Erb, Blake Gillingham, Duane Holmes, Antônio Carlos, Héctor Herrera, Franco Negri, Jimmy Maurer.

Houston Dynamo club-trained players

On the record we can verify, 2 players club-trained at Houston Dynamo now play for other clubs we track, led by Brooklyn Raines (New England, value €5m) and Xavier Valdez (Nashville SC, value €300k).

• Brooklyn Raines · New England · €5m
• Xavier Valdez · Nashville SC · €300k

We count a player as club-trained when his record shows him registered with the club for three entire seasons or 36 months between the ages of 15 and 21 (UEFA's home-grown test), wherever he started and whatever he cost; time on loan counts for the club that borrowed him.