| Club: | Houston Dynamo |
| Season: | 2024 |
| Manager: | Ben Olsen |
| Chairman: | Pat Onstad |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Chrtitle: | General manager |
| Owner: | Ted Segal |
| Stadium: | Shell Energy Stadium |
| League: | MLS |
| League Result: | Conference 5th |
| Cup1: | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| Cup1 Result: | Round one |
| Cup2: | U.S. Open Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Round of 32 |
| Cup3: | Leagues Cup |
| Cup3 Result: | Round of 32 |
| Cup4: | CONCACAF Champions Cup |
| Cup4 Result: | Round of 16 |
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| Prevseason: | 2023 |
| Nextseason: | 2025 |
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The 2024 Houston Dynamo season was the 19th season of the team's existence since joining Major League Soccer (MLS) prior to the 2006 season. The Dynamo made the playoffs in 2023 for the first time since 2017. The Dynamo also competed in the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup after winning the 2023 U.S. Open Cup.
2024 was the second season under head coach Ben Olsen and the third season under GM Pat Onstad and technical director Asher Mendelsohn. It was the fourth season (third full season) under majority owner Ted Segal.
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 | |||||||||
| 12 | Steve Clark | GK | 14 April 1986 | Portland Timbers | 2022 | 87 | 0 | ||
| 13 | Andrew Tarbell | GK | 7 October 1993 | Austin FC | 2023 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 38 | Xavier Valdez (HGP) | GK | 23 November 2003 | Houston Dynamo Academy | 2022 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||
| 2 | Franco Escobar | DF | 21 February 1995 | Los Angeles FC | 2023 | 44 | 4 | ||
| 3 | Brad Smith | DF | 9 April 1994 | D.C. United | 2023 | 34 | 3 | ||
| 4 | Ethan Bartlow (GA) | DF | 2 February 2000 | University of Washington | 2021 | 55 | 0 | ||
| 5 | Daniel Steres | DF | 11 November 1990 | LA Galaxy | 2022 | 59 | 5 | ||
| 22 | Tate Schmitt | DF | 28 May 1997 | Real Salt Lake | 2023 | 19 | 1 | ||
| 23 | Kieran Sargeant (HGP) | DF | 13 May 2003 | Georgetown University | 2024 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | Griffin Dorsey | DF | 5 March 1999 | Toronto FC | 2021 | 89 | 8 | ||
| 28 | Erik Sviatchenko | DF | 4 October 1991 | Midtjylland | 2023 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 31 | Micael |  | DF | 12 August 2000 | Atlético Mineiro | 2022 | 48 | 1 | |
| Midfielders | |||||||||
| 6 | Artur | | MF | 11 March 1996 | Columbus Crew | 2023 | 58 | 2 | |
| 8 | Amine Bassi | MF | 27 November 1997 | FC Metz | 2023 | 50 | 12 | ||
| 16 | Héctor Herrera (DP) |  | MF | 19 April 1990 | Atlético Madrid | 2022 | 57 | 5 | |
| 15 | Latif Blessing |  | MF | 30 December 1996 | Toronto FC | 2024 | 19 | 5 | |
| 20 | Adalberto Carrasquilla |  | MF | 28 November 1998 | Cartagena | 2021 | 86 | 8 | |
| 21 | Ján Greguš | MF | 29 January 1991 | Minnesota United FC | 2024 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 26 | Ousmane Sylla | MF | 7 August 2001 | Clemson University | 2024 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | Sebastian Kowalczyk |  | MF | 22 August 1998 | Pogoń Szczecin | 2023 | 31 | 3 | |
| 30 | Jefferson Valverde |  | MF | 4 May 1999 | L.D.U. Quito | 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| 35 | Brooklyn Raines (HGP) | MF | 11 March 2005 | Barça Residency Academy | 2022 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||
| 7 | Nelson Quiñónes |  | FW | 20 August 2002 | Once Caldas | 2022 | 36 | 4 | |
| 10 | Ezequiel Ponce (DP) | FW | 29 March 1997 | AEK Athens | 2024 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 11 | Sebastián Ferreira (DP) | FW | 13 February 1998 | Club Libertad | 2022 | 54 | 18 | ||
| 14 | McKinze Gaines | FW | 2 March 1998 | Nashville SC | 2024 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 17 | Gabriel Segal | FW | 17 May 2001 | New York City FC | 2024 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 18 | Ibrahim Aliyu (U22) | FW | 16 January 2002 | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 2023 | 48 | 9 | ||
| 19 | Stephen Annor Gyamfi (GA) | FW | 19 May 2003 | University of Virginia | 2024 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 37 | Lawrence Ennali (U22) | FW | 7 March 2002 | Górnik Zabrze | 2024 | 0 | 0 | ||
Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
| Date | Player | Position | Age | Previous Club | Notes | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 15, 2024 | Kieran Sargeant | DF | 20 | Signed as a homegrown player. | [2] | ||
| February 5, 2024 | Ján Greguš | MF | 33 | Minnesota United FC | Signed on a free transfer. | [3] | |
| February 16, 2024 | Gabriel Segal | FW | 22 | New York City FC | Acquired in exchange for a 3rd-round pick in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft, with NYCFC maintaining a sell-on percentage. | [4] | |
| March 14, 2024 | Latif Blessing | MF | 27 | Toronto FC | Acquired in exchange for $75,000 of 2024 GAM, plus a potential $205,000 of 2025 conditional-based GAM. | [5] | |
| April 22, 2024 | McKinze Gaines | FW | 26 | Nashville SC | Acquired in exchange for $75,000 of 2024 GAM. | [6] | |
| April 26, 2024 | Jefferson Valverde | MF | 24 | L.D.U. Quito | Signed on a full transfer for an undisclosed fee. | [7] | |
| June 17, 2024 | Ezequiel Ponce | FW | 27 | AEK Athens | Signed on a full transfer as a Designated Player. Transfer fee undisclosed, but the reported fee is around $8 million. | [8] [9] | |
| July 18, 2024 | Lawrence Ennali | FW | 22 | Górnik Zabrze | Full transfer for an undisclosed fee as a U-22 Initiative player. Fee is reportedly $2,980,000. | [10] [11] |
| Date | Player | Position | Age | Destination Club | Notes | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 4, 2023 | Ifunanyachi Achara | FW | 26 |  Houston Dynamo 2 | Contract option declined, | [12] | |
| December 4, 2023 | Charles Auguste | MF | 24 | Contract option declined, | |||
| December 4, 2023 | Beto Avila | FW | 23 | Contract option declined, | |||
| December 4, 2023 | Teenage Hadebe | DF | 28 | Contract option declined, | |||
| December 4, 2023 | Mujeeb Murana | DF | 23 | Contract option declined, | |||
| December 4, 2023 | Danny Ríos | FW | 20 | Contract option declined, | |||
| December 4, 2023 | Matías Vera | MF | 28 | Contract option declined, | |||
| December 4, 2023 | Corey Baird | FW | 27 | Contract expired. | |||
| January 21, 2024 | Thorleifur Úlfarsson | FW | 23 | Debreceni VSC | Sold for an undisclosed fee. | [13] | |
| January 30, 2024 | Chase Gasper | DF | 28 | Chicago Fire FC | Traded for a 3rd round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft. | [14] | |
| Luis Caicedo | MF | 27 | Internacional Palmira | Released by Houston. Date not announced |
See also: 2024 MLS SuperDraft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Age | College | Notes | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | Stephen Annor Gyamfi | FW | 20 | Virginia | Signed to a Generation Adidas contract. | [15] | |
| 2 | 55 | Ousmane Sylla | MF | 22 | Clemson | [16] |
See also: 2024 Major League Soccer season.
See main article: 2024 MLS Cup playoffs.
See main article: 2024 U.S. Open Cup.
See main article: 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup.
See main article: 2024 Leagues Cup.
See main article: 2024 Leagues Cup group stage.
See main article: 2024 Leagues Cup knockout stage.