2019 Houston Dynamo season explained

Club:Houston Dynamo
Season:MLS
Manager:Davy Arnaud (interim head coach)
Chairman:Matt Jordan
Stadium:BBVA Compass Stadium
League:MLS
League Result:Conference: 10th
Overall: 19th
Cup1:MLS Cup Playoffs
Cup1 Result:Did not qualify
Cup2:U.S. Open Cup
Cup2 Result:Round of 16
Cup3:Leagues Cup
Cup3 Result:Quarter-finals
Cup4:CONCACAF Champions League
Cup4 Result:Quarter-finals
League Topscorer:
Mauro Manotas

13 goals

Mgrtitle:Head coach
Chrtitle:General manager
Season Topscorer:
Mauro Manotas

15 goals

Highest Attendance:League/All: 21,777
(October 6 vs. LA Galaxy)
Lowest Attendance:League: 12,601
(March 9 vs. Montreal)
All: 4,559
(June 18 vs. Minnesota United FC, USOC)
Largest Win:4–0 vs. NY Red Bulls
(July 3, League play)
Largest Loss:0–5 at Atlanta United FC
(July 17, League play)
Prevseason:2018
Nextseason:2020
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The 2019 Houston Dynamo season was the club's 14th season of existence since joining Major League Soccer in the 2006 season.[1] The Dynamo missed the playoffs in 2018, but they did win the 2018 US Open Cup, the first in club history. The Open Cup victory also qualified the Dynamo for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. It was the Dynamo's third year with Wilmer Cabrera as head coach and fifth season under general manager Matt Jordan.[2] On the front office end, it is Gabriel Brener's fourth season as majority owner.[3] On November 1, 2018, John Walker was announced as the new President of Business Operations, replacing Chris Canetti who stepped down on October 26.[4] [5] On July 18, NBA and Houston Rockets All-Star James Harden became a minority owner in the Dynamo.

The Dynamo got off to their best start in club history, winning 6 and drawing 1 in their first 8 league matches.[6] However, Houston would lose form as the season progressed. The Dynamo were knocked out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals to Tigres and fell to Minnesota United at home in the Round of 16 for the US Open Cup. After a 14-game stretch that saw the Dynamo only get 2 wins and 1 draw that included 4-0 and 5-0 defeats to the Portland Timbers and Atlanta United FC respectively, the Dynamo had fallen down to 9th place in the Western Conference. On August 13, Cabrera was fired as head coach. Assistant coach Davy Arnaud was promoted to interim head coach.[7] Arnaud and the newly acquired Christian Ramirez were able to improve the Dynamo's performances at the end of the season, but not enough to lead them into the playoffs. Houston missed the playoffs for the 5th time in 6 years and team captain DaMarcus Beasley retired at the end of the season.

Current squad

[8]

Appearances and goals are totals for MLS regular season only. Age and stats are up to the end of the season.

No.NameNationalityPositionDate of birth (Age)Signed fromSigned inApps.Goals
Goalkeepers
1Tyler Deric (HGP)GKAugust 30, 1988 (age 31)North Carolina Tar Heels2009900
23Joe WillisGKAugust 10, 1988 (age 31)DC United2015870
26Michael NelsonGKFebruary 10, 1995 (age 24)Southern Methodist University201800
Defenders
2Alejandro FuenmayorDFAugust 29, 1996 (age 23)Carabobo FC2018303
3Adam LundkvistDFMarch 20, 1994 (age 25)IF Elfsborg2018440
6Aljaž StrunaDFAugust 4, 1990 (age 29)Palermo2018290
7DaMarcus BeasleyDFMay 24, 1982 (age 37)Puebla20141243
15Maynor FigueroaDFMay 2, 1983 (age 36)FC Dallas2019250
16Kevin GarciaDFAugust 21, 1990 (age 29)Rio Grande Valley2016301
18José BizamaDFJune 25, 1994 (age 25)Club Deportivo Huachipato201950
20A. J. DeLaGarzaDFNovember 4, 1987 (age 31)LA Galaxy2017570
28Erik McCue (HGP)DFJanuary 18, 2001 (age 18)Houston Dynamo Academy201800
29Sam JunquaDFNovember 9, 1996 (age 22)University of California201900
Midfielders
5Juan David CabezasMFFebruary 27, 1991 (age 28)Deportivo Cali2017482
8Memo Rodríguez (HGP)MFDecember 27, 1995 (age 23)Rio Grande Valley20175410
10Tomás Martínez (DP)MFMarch 7, 1995 (age 24)Braga20177412
11Tommy McNamaraMFFebruary 6, 1991 (age 28)New York City FC2019332
12MFSeptember 14, 1997 (age 22)Columbus Crew SC201940
14Marlon HairstonMFMarch 23, 1994 (age 25)Colorado Rapids2019120
22Matías VeraMFOctober 26, 1995 (age 23)San Lorenzo2018300
24Darwin CerénMFDecember 31, 1989 (age 29)San Jose Earthquakes2018372
25Eric BirdMFApril 8, 1993 (age 26)Rio Grande Valley201760
27Boniek GarcíaMFSeptember 4, 1984 (age 35)Olimpia201220113
Forwards
9Mauro ManotasFWJuly 15, 1995 (age 24)Uniautónoma201512948
13Christian RamirezFWApril 4, 1991 (age 28)LAFC2019105
17Alberth Elis (DP)FWFebruary 12, 1996 (age 23)Monterrey20178230
18Michael SalazarFWNovember 15, 1992 (age 26)Rio Grande Valley201970
21Ronaldo PeñaFWMarch 10, 1997 (age 22)Caracas FC2018131
31Romell QuiotoFWAugust 9, 1991 (age 28)Olimpia20177215

Player movement

In

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

DatePlayerPositionAgePrevious ClubNotesRef
October 30, 2018 Erik McCueDF17 Houston Dynamo AcademyHome Grown Player[9]
December 17, 2018 Chris DuvallDF27 Montreal ImpactAcquired in exchange for Houston's 3rd round pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft[10]
December 21, 2018 Matías VeraMF23 San LorenzoFull Rights Purchased[11]
December 24, 2018 Aljaž StrunaDF28 PalermoFull Rights Purchased[12]
January 11, 2019 Tommy McNamaraMF27 New York City FCSelected in second stage of the 2018 MLS Re-Entry Draft. [13]
January 11, 2019 Marlon HairstonMF24 Colorado RapidsAcquired in exchange for $175,000 in General Allocation Money[14]
January 30, 2019 Maynor FigueroaDF35 FC DallasFree Transfer[15]
June 10, 2019 Michael SalazarFW26 Rio Grande Valley FC TorosPromoted from the Dynamo's USL Championship affiliate[16]
July 11, 2019 José BizamaDF25 HuachipatoFull Rights Purchased[17]
August 7, 2019 Christian RamirezFW28 LAFCAcquired in exchange for $175,000 in General Allocation Money and $75,000 in Targeted Allocation Money[18]
August 8, 2019 Niko HansenMF24 Columbus Crew SCAcquired in exchange for $75,000 in Targeted Allocation Money[19]

Out

DatePlayerPositionAgeDestination ClubNotesRef
November 27, 2018 Conor DonovanDF22 Rio Grande Valley FC TorosContract option declined/Free transfer[20]
November 27, 2018 LeonardoDF30 Orange County SCContract option declined/Free transfer[21]
November 27, 2018 Adolfo MachadoDF33 The StrongestContract option declined/Free transfer[22]
November 27, 2018 Mac SteevesFW24 Hartford AthleticContract option declined
November 27, 2018 Jared WattsDF26RetiredContract option declined
November 27, 2018 Arturo ÁlvarezMF33RetiredContract expired
November 27, 2018 Philippe SenderosDF33 FC ChiassoContract expired
November 30, 2018 Andrew WengerDF/MF27Retired[23]
December 2, 2018 Dylan RemickDF27Retired[24]
December 11, 2018 Eric AlexanderMF30 FC CincinnatiSelected in the 2018 MLS Expansion Draft[25]
December 31, 2018 Luis GilMF25 QuerétaroEnd of loan
January 11, 2019 Chris SeitzGK31 D.C. UnitedTraded for 2nd round pick in 2019 MLS SuperDraft[26]
August 6, 2019 Chris DuvallDF27 Oklahoma City EnergyWaived/Free Transfer[27] [28]
August 13, 2019 Wilmer CabreraManager51 Montreal ImpactSacked[29]

MLS SuperDraft

See also: 2019 MLS SuperDraft.

RoundPickPlayerPositionAgeCollegeNotesRef
18 Sam JunquaDF22California[30]
233 Andrew SamuelsMF21MarylandSigned with Houston's USL Championship affiliate club Rio Grand Valley FC[31]
356 Brad DunwellDF22Wake ForrestSigned with Houston's USL Championship affiliate club Rio Grand Valley FC

Coaching staff

[32]

Position! style="background:#f75010; color:#fff; border:2px solid #96c0e6;" scope="col"
Name
Head Coach Davy Arnaud (Interim Head Coach)
First Assistant Coach Michael Dellorusso
Goalkeeper Coach Paul Rogers
Sports Performance Director/Fitness Coach Paul Caffrey
Assistant Fitness Coach Steve Fell
Equipment Manager Chris Maxwell
Assistant Equipment Manager Eddie Cerda
Chief Medical Officer David A. Braunreiter
Head Athletic Trainer Chris Rumsey
Assistant Athletic Trainer Casey Carlson
Head Physical Therapist Nathan Hironymous
Massage Therapist Wes Speights

Non-competitive

Midseason friendlies

TBD

Competitive

MLS

See main article: 2019 Major League Soccer season.

Standings

Match results

U.S. Open Cup

See main article: 2019 U.S. Open Cup.

As a member of MLS, the Dynamo will enter the competition at the fourth round, scheduled to be played on June 11, 2019.[33]

CONCACAF Champions League

See main article: 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.

Quarter-finals

Leagues Cup

See main article: 2019 Leagues Cup.

Player statistics

Appearances, goals, and assists

No.! rowspan="2"
PosNat
1GK900700100000100
2DF1201801201100100
3DF29042804000100000
5MF19101510200100100
6DF32012901000300000
7DF18221202100410110
8MF28752675000100100
9FW3615832138000420000
10MF37743353221200000
11MF39233323200400000
12FW400400000000000
12DF400100200000100
13FW10511051000000000
14MF18011200201300100
15DF29032503000400000
16DF16011201200100101
17FW3191126910000401100
18DF501501000000000
19FW1000700200000100
20DF27012301000400000
21FW821400221200000
22MF36113001210400000
23GK31002700000400000
24MF16101310000200100
25MF200000100000100
26GK100000100000000
27MF37013201200300000
28DF000000000000000
29DF200000100000100
31MF23221822000400100
34FW[34] 100000100000000

Disciplinary record

No.! rowspan="2"
PosNatPlayerTotalMLSUS Open Cup
1GK0000000000
2DF5030100010
3DF4040000000
5MF5040100000
6DF5040001000
7DF0000000000
8MF3030000000
9FW0000000000
10MF2020000000
11MF3030000000
12FW0000000000
12DF1000100000
13FW0000000000
14MF0000000000
15DF7161001000
16DF1010000000
17FW7161001000
18DF1010000000
19FW1000000010
20DF6060000000
21FW4030001000
22MF11191002000
23GK0000000000
24MF1010000000
25MF0000000000
26GK0000000000
27MF8060101000
28DF0000000000
29DF0000000000
31MF5151000000
34FW0000000000

References

Notes and References

  1. News: Dynamo History. Houston Dynamo. December 17, 2018. en. April 26, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170426212611/https://www.houstondynamo.com/club/history. dead.
  2. News: Team Staff. Houston Dynamo. December 17, 2018. en. November 19, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111119233918/https://www.houstondynamo.com/club/staff. dead.
  3. News: Brener International Group. Houston Dynamo. December 17, 2018. en. November 3, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181103092035/https://www.houstondynamo.com/club/frontoffice/brener. dead.
  4. Web site: John Walker named Dynamo & Dash President of Business Operations. November 1, 2018. Houston Dynamo. December 17, 2018.
  5. Web site: Dynamo & Dash president Chris Canetti to leave club and join Houston's 2026 World Cup bid efforts. October 26, 2018. Houston Dynamo. December 17, 2018.
  6. Web site: Favorable home schedule early, lack of road results. 2019-10-17. SportsMap. en. 2019-11-15.
  7. Web site: Houston Dynamo part ways with head coach Wilmer Cabrera. Bogert. Tom. August 13, 2019. mlssoccer.com. November 15, 2019.
  8. Web site: Players . Houston Dynamo . August 14, 2019.
  9. Web site: Dynamo sign defender Erik McCue to Homegrown Player contract. October 30, 2018. Houston Dynamo. December 17, 2018.
  10. Web site: Houston Dynamo acquire defender Chris Duvall in trade with Montreal Impact. December 17, 2018. Houston Dynamo. December 17, 2018.
  11. Web site: Dynamo sign midfielder Matías Vera on full transfer from San Lorenzo. December 21, 2018. Houston Dynamo. December 21, 2018.
  12. Web site: Dynamo sign defender Aljaž Struna on full transfer from Palermo. December 24, 2018. Houston Dynamo. December 24, 2018.
  13. Web site: Houston Dynamo sign midfielder Tommy McNamara. January 11, 2019. Houston Dynamo. January 12, 2018.
  14. Web site: Houston Dynamo acquire midfielder Marlon Hairston in trade with Colorado. January 11, 2019. Houston Dynamo. January 12, 2019.
  15. Web site: Houston Dynamo signs veteran defender Maynor Figueroa. West. Phil. USA. Pro Soccer. 2019-01-30. Pro Soccer USA. en-US. 2019-06-11.
  16. Web site: Dynamo sign Michael Salazar from RGV FC. June 10, 2019. Houston Dynamo. June 10, 2019.
  17. Web site: Houston Dynamo sign defender José Bizama from Chilean club Huachipato FC. July 11, 2019. Houston Dynamo. July 12, 2019.
  18. Web site: LAFC Acquires Allocation Money From Houston Dynamo In Exchange For Forward Christian Ramirez. August 7, 2019. LAFC. August 13, 2019.
  19. Web site: Dynamo Acquire Niko Hansen from Columbus Crew. August 8, 2019. Houston Dynamo. August 14, 2019.
  20. Web site: Dynamo announce roster moves ahead of 2019 season. November 27, 2018. Houston Dynamo. December 17, 2018.
  21. Web site: Orange County SC Sign 2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Winner Leonardo. Communications. Orange County SC. 2019-03-12. Orange County Soccer Club. en-us. 2019-11-15. 2019-11-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20191115194221/https://www.orangecountysoccer.com/news_article/show/1003385-orange-county-sc-sign-2018-lamar-hunt-u-s-open-cup-winner-leonardo. dead.
  22. Web site: Panameño Adolfo Machado reforzará al The Strongest. Henry Cárdenas P. La Prensa. es. 2018-12-30. 22 December 2018 .
  23. Web site: Dynamo's Andrew Wenger retires after 8 MLS seasons - HoustonChronicle.com. 2018-11-30. www.chron.com. en-US. 2018-12-18.
  24. Web site: Dynamo defender Dylan Remick announces retirement. December 2, 2018. Houston Dynamo. December 17, 2018.
  25. Web site: Eric Alexander selected by FC Cincinnati in 2018 MLS Expansion Draft. December 11, 2018. Houston Dynamo. December 17, 2018.
  26. Web site: D.C. United trades 2nd-round draft pick for Dynamo goalkeeper Chris Seitz. Olsen. Emily. USA. Pro Soccer. 2019-01-12. Pro Soccer USA. en-US. 2019-01-12. 2019-01-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20190113062729/https://www.prosoccerusa.com/mls/dc-united/dc-united-trades-for-goalkeeper/. dead.
  27. Web site: Houston Dynamo waive veteran defender Chris Duvall. August 6, 2019. Major League Soccer. August 14, 2019.
  28. Web site: Energy FC Bolsters Squad with Two Signings. Vaughn. Tyler. 2019-09-21. OKC Energy FC. en-us. 2019-11-15.
  29. Web site: Dynamo part ways with coach Wilmer Cabrera. August 13, 2019. Houston Chronicle. August 14, 2019.
  30. Web site: Houston Dynamo sign top SuperDraft selection Sam Junqua. Bogert. Tom. January 22, 2019. MLS Soccer. June 10, 2019.
  31. Web site: RGV FC ADDS 12 PLAYERS TO ROSTER AHEAD OF 2019 SEASON. Communications. Toros. 2019-03-09. Rio Grande Valley FC. en-us. 2019-06-11.
  32. Web site: Team Staff. Houston Dynamo. December 18, 2018. November 19, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111119233918/http://www.houstondynamo.com/club/staff. dead.
  33. January 31, 2019 . 2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized . U.S. Soccer Federation . February 17, 2019.
  34. Short term loan from RGVFC

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