2021 Houston Dynamo FC season
Houston Dynamo 2021 soccer season
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
GK
January 3, 1996 (age 25)
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
2020
45
0
26
Michael Nelson
GK
February 10, 1995 (age 26)
Southern Methodist University
2018
11
0
31
Kyle Morton
GK
March 31, 1994 (age 27)
Saint Louis FC
2021
1
0
Defenders
2
Alejandro Fuenmayor
DF
August 29, 1996 (age 25)
Carabobo FC
2018
38
3
3
Adam Lundkvist
DF
March 20, 1994 (age 27)
IF Elfsborg
2018
90
0
4
Zarek Valenin
DF
August 6, 1991 (age 30)
Nashville SC
2020
48
0
5
Tim Parker
DF
February 23, 1993 (age 28)
New York Red Bulls
2021
34
0
13
Ethan Bartlow (GA )
DF
February 2, 2000 (age 21)
University of Washington
2021
0
0
15
Maynor Figueroa
DF
May 2, 1983 (age 38)
FC Dallas
2019
58
2
18
Teenage Hadebe (DP )
DF
September 17, 1995 (age 26)
Yeni Malatyaspor
2021
17
0
29
Sam Junqua
DF
November 9, 1996 (age 24)
University of California
2019
31
1
Midfielders
6
Joe Corona
MF
July 9, 1990 (age 31)
LA Galaxy
2021
30
0
8
Memo Rodríguez (HGP )
MF
December 27, 1995 (age 25)
Rio Grande Valley FC
2017
106
17
10
Fafà Picault
MF
February 23, 1991 (age 30)
FC Dallas
2021
31
11
20
Adalberto Carrasquilla
MF
November 28, 1998 (age 22)
Cartagena
2021
10
1
21
Derrick Jones (HGP )
MF
March 3, 1997 (age 24)
Nashville SC
2021
20
0
22
Matías Vera
MF
October 26, 1995 (age 26)
San Lorenzo
2019
80
3
24
Darwin Cerén
MF
December 31, 1989 (age 31)
San Jose Earthquakes
2018
82
3
25
Griffin Dorsey
MF
March 5, 1999 (age 22)
Toronto FC
2021
20
2
27
Boniek Garcia
MF
September 4, 1984 (age 37)
Olimpia
2012
235
13
30
Ian Hoffmann
MF
September 8, 2001 (age 20)
Rio Grande Valley FC
2021
6
0
32
Juan Castilla (HGP )
MF
July 27, 2004 (age 17)
Houston Dynamo Academy
2021
2
0
Forwards
7
Mateo Bajamich
FW
August 3, 1999 (age 22)
Instituto
2020
9
0
11
Ariel Lassiter
FW
September 27, 1994 (age 27)
Alajuelense
2020
35
3
12
Corey Baird
FW
January 30, 1996 (age 25)
Los Angeles FC
2021
7
0
17
Nico Lemoine
FW
April 10, 2000 (age 21)
Rio Grande Valley FC
2020
12
0
19
Tyler Pasher
FW
April 27, 1994 (age 27)
Indy Eleven
2021
19
4
23
Darwin Quintero (DP )
FW
September 19, 1987 (age 34)
Minnesota United FC
2020
42
10
33
Danny Ríos (HGP )
FW
March 29, 2003 (age 18)
Houston Dynamo Academy
2021
0
0
37
Maximiliano Urruti
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
Juan Castilla
MF
15
Houston Dynamo Academy
Signed as a Homegrown Player , effective January 1, 2021
[ 9]
July 10, 2020
Danny Ríos
FW
17
Houston Dynamo Academy
Signed as a Homegrown Player , effective January 1, 2021
[ 10]
July 27, 2020
Ian Hoffmann
MF
18
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
Ariel Lassiter
FW
26
Alajuelense
Exercised the purchase option on loan agreement. Transfer fee undisclosed, but is rumored to be around $400,000.
[ 12] [ 13]
December 17, 2020
Fafà Picault
MF
29
FC Dallas
Acquired in exchange for $275,000 in general allocation money
[ 14]
December 31, 2020
Joe Corona
MF
30
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
Tyler Pasher
FW
26
Indy Eleven
Full transfer. Transfer fee undisclosed, but reported to be around $50,000.
[ 16] [ 17]
January 18, 2021
Maximiliano Urruti
FW
29
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
Tim Parker
DF
27
New York Red Bulls
Acquired in exchange for $475,000 in general allocation money .
[ 19]
January 21, 2021
Derrick Jones
MF
23
Nasvhille SC
Acquired in exchange for $250,000 in general allocation money .
[ 20]
January 27, 2021
Kyle Morton
GK
26
Saint Louis FC
Signed on a free transfer.
[ 21]
June 28, 2021
Teenage Hadebe
DF
25
Yeni Malatyaspor
Signed as a Designated Player . Transfer fee undisclosed, but is rumored to be $1,650,000.
[ 22] [ 23]
July 5, 2021
Griffin Dorsey
MF
22
Toronto FC
Signed on a free transfer
[ 24]
July 30, 2021
Corey Baird
FW
25
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
Kyle Adams
DF
24
Real Monarchs
Contract option declined
[ 12]
December 1, 2020
Victor Cabrera
DF
27
Tigre
Contract option declined
[ 12]
December 1, 2020
Cody Cropper
GK
27
FC Cincinnati
Contract option declined
[ 12]
December 1, 2020
Tomás Martínez
MF
25
Defensa y Justicia
Contract option declined
[ 12]
December 1, 2020
Ronaldo Peña
FW
23
Universidad Central
Contract option declined
[ 12]
December 1, 2020
Michael Salazar
FW
28
Memphis 901
Contract option declined
[ 12]
December 1, 2020
Wilfried Zahibo
MF
27
Dundalk
Contract option declined
[ 12]
December 1, 2020
Niko Hansen
MF
26
Minnesota United FC
Contract expired
[ 12]
December 8, 2020
Mauro Manotas
FW
25
Tijuana
Full transfer, Fee undisclosed, rumored to be $4,000,000 with Houston keeping a sell-on percentage.
[ 26] [ 27]
January 18, 2021
Aljaž Struna
DF
30
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
Christian Ramirez
FW
30
Aberdeen
Full Transfer. Fee undisclosed, rumored to be $250,000.
[ 28]
Loans in
Loans out
MLS SuperDraft
Coaching staff
As of November 3, 2021 [ 3]
Position
Name
Head coach
Tab Ramos
Assistant coach
Omid Namazi
Assistant coach
Martín Vásquez
Coach
Michael Dellorusso
Goalkeeper coach
Paul Rogers
Sports Performance Director/Fitness Coach
Paul Caffrey
Head of sports science
Alex Calder
Equipment Manager
Chris Maxwell
Assistant Equipment Manager
Eddie Cerda
Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Rehal Bhojani
Head Athletic Trainer
Chris Rumsey
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Casey Carlson
Head Physical Therapist
Nathan Hironymous
Massage Therapist
Ivan Diaz
Non-competitive
Preseason
Competitions
Major League Soccer
Standings
Western Conference
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
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
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Stadium H A H A H A H A A H A H A A A H A A H A H H H H A H A H A H H A H A Result W L D D W L W L D D D D L D D D L L L L D L L W D W L D L W L L L L Position (conf.) 5 9 8 11 4 6 4 5 7 6 6 7 8 9 9 9 11 11 11 12 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 12 13 Position (league) 7 14 14 19 5 13 7 11 13 13 12 16 17 18 18 18 20 21 22 24 25 25 25 24 24 23 23 24 24 22 23 23 24 25
Updated to match(es) played on November 4, 2021. Source:
Match results A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Match results
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
^ Transferred out during the season
^ a b c d Loaned out during the season
Honors and awards
MLS Team of the Week
MLS Goal of the Week
Dynamo team awards
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