Houston Dynamo FC to announce roster decisions after the 2024 season

HOUSTON (November 6, 2024) – Houston Dynamo FC enters the offseason with 21 players on the roster after their second straight playoff appearance. The team exercised 2025 contract options on four players, declined options on six players and one player is out of contract after the 2024 season.

“I am proud of the resilience of the players and staff this season. Despite facing significant obstacles, we qualified for consecutive postseason appearances for the first time in more than a decade and set new club records for points earned in a season and road wins, while going further in the CONCACAF Champions Cup than any team in the Western Conference as well.” said general manager Pat Onstad. “For those not returning, I sincerely thank them for their contributions to the club and wish them the best 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:

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

The following players are out of contract and are free agents:

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

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

• MF Adalberto Carrasquilla

Houston’s updated roster is listed alphabetically by position below:

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

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