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HOUSTON DYNAMO vs. COLUMBUS CREW SCBBVA COMPASS STADIUM, Houston, Texas Sat., April 27, 2019 (Week 9, MLS Game #102)7:30 p.m. CT (KUBE 57; FS-Ohio)

HOUSTON DYNAMO 2019 CAREERNo. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A1 Tyler Deric GK 6-3 185 08/30/1988 Houston, TX 0 0 0 0 83 82 0 02 Alejandro Fuenmayor DF 6-0 184 08/29/1996 Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela 1 1 0 0 23 22 3 13 Adam Lundkvist DF 5-9 143 03/20/1994 Nykoping, Sweden 6 6 0 1 22 18 0 25 Juan David Cabezas MF 6-0 175 02/27/1991 Cali, Colombia 2 0 0 0 35 30 1 06 Kiki Struna DF 6-2 185 08/04/1990 Koper, Slovenia 5 5 0 0 5 5 0 07 DaMarcus Beasley DF 5-8 145 05/24/1982 Fort Wayne, IN 0 0 0 0 210 198 17 248 Memo Rodriguez MF 5-8 145 12/27/1995 Wharton, TX 5 3 4 0 33 12 7 19 Mauro Manotas FW 6-0 155 07/15/1995 Sabanalarga, Colombia 6 6 2 4 103 70 37 1110 Tomas Martinez MF 5-9 145 03/07/1995 Beccar, Argentina 6 6 1 1 47 42 8 1411 Tommy McNamara MF 5-9 170 02/06/1991 West Nyack, NY 6 1 0 0 98 73 14 1412 Chris Duvall DF 5-10 185 09/10/1991 Duluth, GA 0 0 0 0 101 91 2 714 Marlon Hairston MF 6-0 157 03/23/1994 Jackson, MS 6 2 0 0 101 70 7 1315 Maynor Figueroa DF 5-11 187 05/02/1983 Jutiapa, Honduras 5 5 0 1 85 80 5 316 Kevin Garcia DF 6-0 185 08/21/1990 Flushing, NY 2 2 0 0 20 15 1 017 Alberth Elis FW 6-0 165 02/12/1996 San Pedro Sula, Honduras 6 5 4 3 62 50 25 1720 A.J. DeLaGarza DF 5-9 150 11/04/1987 Bryans Road, MD 5 5 0 0 243 235 2 721 Ronaldo Pena FW 6-1 172 03/10/1997 Acarigua, Venezuela 0 0 0 0 9 2 1 022 Matias Vera MF 5-8 150 10/26/1995 Merlo, Argentina 5 5 0 0 5 5 0 023 Joe Willis GK 6-5 200 08/10/1988 St. Louis, MO 6 6 0 0 92 89 0 124 Darwin Ceren MF 5-10 165 12/31/1989 Quezaltepeque, El Salvador 3 1 0 0 102 88 3 625 Eric Bird MF 5-11 170 04/08/1993 Virginia Beach, VA 0 0 0 0 6 4 0 026 Michael Nelson GK 6-4 180 02/10/1995 Houston, TX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 027 Boniek Garcia MF 5-9 150 09/04/1984 Tegucigalpa, Honduras 6 6 0 0 175 143 13 3828 Erik McCue DF 6-3 175 01/18/2001 Gothenburg, Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 029 Sam Junqua DF 6-0 175 11/09/1996 Saratoga, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 031 Romell Quioto FW 5-11 170 08/09/1991 Balfate, Honduras 3 1 0 1 57 40 13 16

HEAD COACH : Wilmer Cabrera 09/15/1967 W36 L46 T26

COLUMBUS CREW SC 2019 CAREERNo. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A1 Joseph Bendik GK 6-2 217 04/25/1989 Marietta, GA 1 1 0 0 171 168 0 12 Luis Argudo MF 5-9 150 12/13/1995 Queens, NY 1 0 0 0 19 6 0 03 Josh Williams DF 6-2 185 04/18/1988 Akron, OH 4 4 1 0 150 132 8 54 Jonathan Mensah DF 6-2 183 07/13/1990 Accra, Ghana 9 9 0 0 62 60 3 16 Wil Trapp MF 5-8 150 01/15/1993 Columbus, OH 8 8 0 0 165 161 2 157 Pedro Santos MF 5-6 139 04/22/1988 Lisbon, Portugal 9 9 2 2 48 46 3 118 Artur MF 5-11 154 03/11/1996 Brumado, Bahia, Brazil 9 9 0 0 65 60 0 59 Justin Meram MF 6-1 165 12/04/1988 Shelby Township, MI 8 3 0 0 222 158 39 3710 Federico Higuain MF 5-8 165 10/25/1984 Buenos Aires, Argentina 9 9 0 3 188 180 54 6111 Gyasi Zardes FW 6-1 187 09/02/1991 Los Angeles, CA 8 8 3 0 172 157 56 1712 Ben Lundgaard GK 6-5 205 09/25/1995 Wilmington, DE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 013 Ricardo Clark MF 5-10 165 02/10/1983 Atlanta, GA 4 1 0 0 354 326 36 2814 Waylon Francis DF 5-9 160 09/20/1990 Puerto Limon, Costa Rica 8 8 0 0 102 88 0 1916 Hector Jimenez MF 5-9 145 11/03/1988 Huntington Park, CA 8 5 0 1 153 100 5 2117 Lalas Abubakar DF 6-0 180 12/25/1994 Kumasi, Ghana 0 0 0 0 30 26 2 018 Robinho MF 5-5 148 01/19/1995 Madalena, Brazil 9 6 0 1 9 6 0 120 Eduardo Sosa MF 5-7 165 06/20/1996 Barinas, Venezuela 2 0 0 0 12 3 1 121 Alex Crognale DF 6-5 205 08/27/1994 Columbus, OH 0 0 0 0 22 12 1 122 Gaston Sauro DF 6-3 190 02/23/1990 Rosario, Argentina 5 5 2 0 29 27 2 023 Zack Steffen GK 6-3 190 04/02/1995 Coatesville, PA 8 8 0 1 71 71 0 224 Jon Kempin GK 6-1 175 04/08/1993 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 19 18 0 025 Harrison Afful DF 5-6 135 07/24/1986 Tema, Ghana 5 5 0 0 100 97 5 1227 Edward Opoku FW 5-7 140 08/01/1996 Konongo, Ghana 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 028 Niko Hansen MF 5-10 170 09/14/1994 Randers, Denmark 2 0 0 0 38 14 4 530 Aboubacar Keita DF 6-2 180 04/06/2000 New York, NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 031 Connor Maloney DF 5-6 145 05/18/1995 Harrisburg, PA 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 232 Patrick Mullins FW 6-1 176 02/05/1992 New Orleans, LA 3 1 0 0 109 56 24 1033 JJ Williams FW 6-3 200 01/04/1998 Montgomery, AL 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

HEAD COACH : Caleb Porter 02/18/1975 W72 L54 T53

(W-L-T) LEAD TIED TRAIL SCORE ALLOWHOU 2-0-0 2-0-0 0-1-1 3-0-0 1-1-1CLB 4-0-0 0-1-1 0-3-0 4-0-0 0-4-1

HOUSTON DYNAMO COLUMBUS CREW SC Date Score (Gms since) Date Score (Gms since)Home win 4/13/2019 HOU 2, SJ 1 (0) 4/06/2019 CLB 1, NE 0 (2)Road win 3/30/2019 HOU 4, COL 1 (1) 3/09/2019 CLB 2, NE 0 (2)Home loss 10/21/2018 HOU 2, SEA 3 (4) 4/24/2019 CLB 0, DC 1 (0)Road loss 4/19/2019 HOU 1, LA 2 (0) 4/13/2019 CLB 0, MTL 1 (0)Tie game 3/02/2019 HOU 1, RSL 1 (5) 3/02/2019 CLB 1, NYR 1 (8)Shutout for 9/22/2018 HOU 0, ORL 0 (11) 4/06/2019 CLB 1, NE 0 (3)Shutout vs. 9/22/2018 HOU 0, ORL 0 (11) 4/24/2019 CLB 0, DC 1 (0)

Dynamo TWWWWLCrew SC TWWLWWLLL

GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVGHOU 6 0 2 2 1 1 13 2.17CLB 9 3 4 2 0 0 8 0.89

GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVGHOU 6 0 4 2 0 0 8 1.33CLB 9 4 3 0 2 0 9 1.00

GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90HOU 13 3 0 3 3 3 1CLB 8 2 1 3 0 1 1

GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90HOU 8 0 0 4 2 0 2CLB 9 1 1 4 2 0 1

GOALSCORING RECORD

GOALS BY INTERVALS

RECORD AT HALFTIME RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL

THE LAST TIME

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED

DYNAMOG: 4 Elis/RodriguezA: 4 ManotasSHT: 19 ElisSOG: 7 ElisFC: 13 ElisFS: 16 ElisOF: 4 Elis/ManotasC: 2 6 players tiedE: 1 Vera

CREW SCG: 3 ZardesA: 3 HiguainSHT: 19 SantosSOG: 7 RobinhoFC: 15 MeramFS: 28 SantosOF: 9 ZardesC: 2 4 players tiedE: 0

TEAM LEADERS

GP W-L-T PTS GF GA Dynamo 6 4-1-1 13 13 8at home 4 3-0-1 10 8 5

Crew SC 9 4-4-1 13 8 9on road 3 1-2-0 3 2 4

2019 SEASON RECORDS

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEADALL-TIME: Dynamo 6 wins, 26 goals … Crew SC 8 wins, 31 goals … Ties 10

AT HOUSTON: Dynamo 5 wins, 17 goals … Crew SC 1 win, 11 goals … Ties 6

LAST YEAR (MLS):8/11: CLB 1, HOU 0 (Zardes 91+)

REFEREESREFEREE: Allen Chapman.

AR1 (bench): Jeremy Hanson; AR2 (opposite): Jeremy Kieso; 4th: Rosendo Mendoza; VAR: Ricardo Salazar; AVAR: Jonathan Johnson

DYNAMOSat. May 4 FC DallasSat. May 11 at SeattleWed. May 15 Portland

Sat. May 18 D.C. United

UPCOMING MATCHES

HOUSTON DYNAMO vs. COLUMBUS CREW SCSaturday, April 27, 2019; BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, Texas, 7:30 p.m. CT

CREW SCSat. May 4 at D.C. United

Wed. May 8 LA GalaxySat. May 11 LAFC

Sat. May 18 at Minnesota

GOALS SCOREDMINUTES PER GOAL

RIGHT FOOTLEFT FOOTHEADERS

OTHER

OPEN PLAYCROSS

CORNERREBOUND PENALTIES

DIRECT FROM FREE KICKFREE KICK (INDIRECT)

OWN GOALS

INSIDE GOAL AREAINSIDE PENALTY AREA

OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

F A 8 9 101 90

2 5 2 2 4 2 0 0

4 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0

3 0 4 7 1 2

F A 13 8 42 68

10 7 3 0 0 1 0 0

8 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 0

3 0 9 7 1 1

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM

HOW SCORED

TYPE OF PLAY

DISTANCE

DYNAMO CREW SC

TEAM NEWSSUSPENDED: noneWARNINGS:SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: noneSUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: none

DISABLED LIST: CLB: Milton Valenzuela (SEI)INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none

LAST LEAGUE MATCHES

LA GALAXY 2HOUSTON DYNAMO 1

Scoring Summary:LA--Ibrahimovic 7 (penalty kick) 31HOU--Elis 4 (penalty kick) 53LA--Polenta 1 (J. dos Santos 1) 88

HOUSTON DYNAMO--Joe Willis, A.J. DeLaGarza, Kiki Struna, Maynor Figueroa, Adam Lundkvist, Alberth Elis, Matias Vera, Tomas Martinez (Juan David Cabezas 79), Tommy McNamara (Memo Rodriguez 70), Boniek Garcia (Marlon Hairston 85), Mauro Manotas.

COLUMBUS CREW SC 0D.C. UNITED 1

Scoring Summary:DC--Rooney 5 (free kick) 27

COLUMBUS CREW SC--Zack Steffen, Hector Jimenez, Jonathan Mensah, Josh Williams, Waylon Francis, Artur (Patrick Mullins 83), Pedro Santos, Federico Higuain, Justin Meram (Robinho 76), Wil Trapp, Gyasi Zardes.

UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

17 F Alberth Elis 6 5 483 4 3 19 8 13 16 4 0 2 08 M Memo Rodriguez 5 3 218 4 0 10 5 5 5 2 5 1 09 F Mauro Manotas 6 6 538 2 4 16 7 5 0 4 0 0 010 M Tomas Martinez 6 6 435 1 1 16 4 8 13 0 5 0 03 D Adam Lundkvist 6 6 540 0 1 1 0 6 3 1 11 2 015 D Maynor Figueroa 5 5 450 0 1 6 0 4 6 0 0 2 031 F Romell Quioto 3 1 117 0 1 3 1 3 2 1 8 2 020 D A.J. DeLaGarza 5 5 450 0 0 1 0 9 10 0 0 2 02 D Alejandro Fuenmayor 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 027 M Boniek Garcia 6 6 509 0 0 5 1 11 5 1 7 1 024 M Darwin Ceren 3 1 111 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 023 G Joe Willis 6 6 540 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05 M Juan David Cabezas 2 0 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 016 D Kevin Garcia 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 06 D Kiki Struna 5 5 450 0 0 1 0 5 3 0 0 0 014 M Marlon Hairston 6 2 173 0 0 2 2 1 5 2 0 0 022 M Matias Vera 5 5 440 0 0 2 0 6 5 0 0 2 111 M Tommy McNamara 6 1 195 0 0 2 0 3 3 0 0 0 0

Own-goals received 2Team totals 6 6 540 13 11 84 28 88 83 15 36 15 1Opponent totals 6 6 540 8 4 76 24 83 88 10 34 11 2

2019 HOUSTON DYNAMO STATISTICS (4-1-1, 13 pts.)

HOUSTON DYNAMO GOALKEEPING

UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO

23 G Joe Willis 6 6 540 24 16 8 1.33 3 3 4 1 1 0Team totals 6 6 540 24 16 8 1.33 3 3 4 1 1 0Opponent totals 6 6 540 28 17 13 2.17 2 3 1 4 1 0

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Memo Rodriguez 1, Mauro Manotas 1, Tomas Martinez 1GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Mauro Manotas 2, Romell Quioto 1, Alberth Elis 1PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Alberth Elis 2-2, Mauro Manotas 0-1

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2019 COLUMBUS CREW SC STATISTICS (4-4-1, 13 pts.)UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

11 F Gyasi Zardes 8 8 720 3 0 14 5 7 9 9 0 0 07 M Pedro Santos 9 9 762 2 2 19 6 11 28 1 21 2 022 D Gaston Sauro 5 5 450 2 0 8 2 5 1 0 0 1 03 D Josh Williams 4 4 360 1 0 1 1 5 1 1 0 1 010 M Federico Higuain 9 9 792 0 3 14 5 3 12 1 31 1 016 M Hector Jimenez 8 5 505 0 1 2 1 4 1 1 0 1 018 M Robinho 9 6 506 0 1 16 7 6 6 0 0 0 023 G Zack Steffen 8 8 720 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08 M Artur 9 9 768 0 0 2 0 12 5 0 0 0 020 M Eduardo Sosa 2 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 025 D Harrison Afful 5 5 391 0 0 4 2 3 3 0 0 1 033 F JJ Williams 2 0 38 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 04 D Jonathan Mensah 9 9 810 0 0 4 2 6 1 0 0 2 01 G Joseph Bendik 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09 M Justin Meram 8 3 323 0 0 5 2 15 4 4 1 0 02 M Luis Argudo 1 0 25 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 028 M Niko Hansen 2 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 032 F Patrick Mullins 3 1 65 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 013 M Ricardo Clark 4 1 111 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 014 D Waylon Francis 8 8 720 0 0 1 0 13 4 0 0 2 06 M Wil Trapp 8 8 720 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 2 0

Own-goals received 0Opponent totals 9 9 810 9 10 110 39 87 98 12 32 14 1Team totals 9 9 810 8 8 95 33 98 87 18 53 13 0

COLUMBUS CREW SC GOALKEEPING

UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO

1 G Joseph Bendik 1 1 90 5 2 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 023 G Zack Steffen 8 8 720 34 28 6 0.75 0 1 4 3 1 4

Team totals 9 9 810 39 30 9 1 0 1 4 4 1 4Opponent totals 9 9 810 33 22 8 0.89 0 1 4 4 1 3

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Josh Williams 1, Gyasi Zardes 1, Gaston Sauro 1, Pedro Santos 1GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Pedro Santos 2, Federico Higuain 1PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Federico Higuain 0-1


DAY DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT W-L-T POS PTS NOTES:

Sat. Mar. 2 Real Salt Lake T 1-1 16827 0-0-1 7 1 HOU: Manotas (62); RSL: Rusnak (40)Sat. Mar. 9 Montreal W 2-1 12601 1-0-1 4 4 HOU: Rodriguez (36) Manotas (86); MTL: Taider (34)Sat. Mar. 16 Vancouver W 3-2 13549 2-0-1 2 7 HOU: Rodriguez (15,73) Elis (42); VAN: Montero (35)

Bangoura (54)Sat. Mar. 30 at Colorado W 4-1 11061 3-0-1 3 10 HOU: Rodriguez (4) own goal (15,34) Elis (67); COL:

Kamara (81)Sat. Apr. 13 San Jose W 2-1 14476 4-0-1 4 13 HOU: Elis (52) Martinez (60); SJ: Yueill (56)Fri. Apr. 19 at Los Angeles L 1-2 21503 4-1-1 4 13 HOU: Elis (53); LA: Ibrahimovic (31) Polenta (88)Sat. Apr. 27 ColumbusSat. May 4 FC DallasSat. May 11 at SeattleWed. May 15 PortlandSat. May 18 D.C. UnitedSat. May 25 at MinnesotaSat. June 1 Sporting KCSat. June 22 at PortlandWed. June 26 at San JoseSat. June 29 at New EnglandWed. July 3 New York Red

BullsSat. July 6 at FC

CincinnatiFri. July 12 Los Angeles FCWed. July 17 at AtlantaSat. July 20 at Toronto FCSat. July 27 SeattleSat. Aug. 3 ChicagoThu. Aug. 8 at New York

City FCSun. Aug. 11 at PhiladelphiaSat. Aug. 17 ColoradoSat. Aug. 24 at FC DallasSat. Aug. 31 at Sporting KCWed. Sep. 11 MinnesotaSat. Sep. 14 at VancouverSat. Sep. 21 Orlando City SCWed. Sep. 25 at Los Angeles

FCSun. Sep. 29 at Real Salt

LakeSun. Oct. 6 Los Angeles

HOUSTON DYNAMO 2019 SCHEDULE


DAY DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT W-L-T POS PTS NOTES:

Sat. Mar. 2 New York Red Bulls

T 1-1 17931 0-0-1 5 1 CLB: Sauro (41); NYR: Ivan (6)

Sat. Mar. 9 at New England W 2-0 13808 1-0-1 1 4 CLB: Zardes (26,96+); Sat. Mar. 16 FC Dallas W 1-0 9687 2-0-1 2 7 CLB: Sauro (10); Sat. Mar. 23 at Philadelphia L 0-3 15135 2-1-1 2 7 PHI: Accam (31,41) Pereira (48)Sat. Mar. 30 Atlanta W 2-0 10973 3-1-1 1 10 CLB: Santos (2) Zardes (39); Sat. Apr. 6 New England W 1-0 10942 4-1-1 1 13 CLB: Williams (42); Sat. Apr. 13 at Montreal L 0-1 18634 4-2-1 2 13 MTL: Novillo (55)Sat. Apr. 20 Portland L 1-3 11707 4-3-1 4 13 CLB: Santos (69); POR: Mabiala (31) Ebobisse (35)

Moreira (92+)Wed. Apr. 24 D.C. United L 0-1 10169 4-4-1 5 13 DC: Rooney (27)Sat. Apr. 27 at HoustonSat. May 4 at D.C. UnitedWed. May 8 Los AngelesSat. May 11 Los Angeles FCSat. May 18 at MinnesotaSat. May 25 at Colorado

Sat. June 1 New York City FC

Sun. June 23 Sporting KCSat. June 29 Orlando City SCWed. July 3 at Real Salt

LakeSat. July 6 SeattleSat. July 13 at Orlando City

SCWed. July 17 at ChicagoSat. July 20 MontrealSat. July 27 at New York Red

BullsSat. Aug. 3 at San JoseSat. Aug. 10 FC CincinnatiSat. Aug. 17 Toronto FCWed. Aug. 21 at New York

City FCSun. Aug. 25 at FC

CincinnatiSat. Aug. 31 ChicagoSat. Sep. 14 at AtlantaSat. Sep. 21 at VancouverSun. Sep. 29 Philadelphia

Sun. Oct. 6 at Toronto FC

COLUMBUS CREW SC 2019 SCHEDULE


DYNAMO INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2019)Goals

2 Memo Rodriguez 03/16/2019 vs VAN W 3-2Assists

2 Alberth Elis 03/16/2019 vs VAN W 3-22 Mauro Manotas 04/13/2019 vs SJ W 2-1Shots

6 Alberth Elis 04/13/2019 vs SJ W 2-1Shots on Goal

3 Tomas Martinez 03/09/2019 vs MTL W 2-13 Alberth Elis 03/30/2019 vs COL W 4-13 Alberth Elis 04/13/2019 vs SJ W 2-1Fouls Committed

5 Alberth Elis 03/16/2019 vs VAN W 3-2Fouls Suffered

4 Tomas Martinez 03/30/2019 vs COL W 4-14 Alberth Elis 04/19/2019 vs LA L 1-2Offside

3 Mauro Manotas 03/30/2019 vs COL W 4-1Saves

4 Joe Willis 03/02/2019 vs RSL T 1-14 Joe Willis 03/30/2019 vs COL W 4-14 Joe Willis 04/13/2019 vs SJ W 2-1Shots Faced

5 4 times 03/02/2019 vs RSL T 1-1Goals Allowed

2 Joe Willis 03/16/2019 vs VAN W 3-22 Joe Willis 04/19/2019 vs LA L 1-2

TEAM LOW GAMES (2019)Shots

8 03/02/2019 vs RSL T 1-1Shots on Goal

1 03/02/2019 vs RSL T 1-1Fouls Committed

10 04/19/2019 vs LA L 1-2Fouls Suffered

9 03/02/2019 vs RSL T 1-1Corner Kicks

4 03/30/2019 vs COL W 4-14 04/13/2019 vs SJ W 2-1Offside

1 04/13/2019 vs SJ W 2-11 04/19/2019 vs LA L 1-2Saves

0 03/09/2019 vs MTL W 2-1Shots Faced

1 03/09/2019 vs MTL W 2-1

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2019)Goals

4 03/30/2019 vs COL W 4-1Assists

3 03/16/2019 vs VAN W 3-2Shots

21 03/16/2019 vs VAN W 3-2Shots on Goal

6 03/09/2019 vs MTL W 2-16 03/16/2019 vs VAN W 3-26 03/30/2019 vs COL W 4-16 04/13/2019 vs SJ W 2-1Fouls Committed

21 04/13/2019 vs SJ W 2-1Fouls Suffered

18 04/13/2019 vs SJ W 2-1Corner Kicks

9 03/02/2019 vs RSL T 1-1Offside

4 03/09/2019 vs MTL W 2-14 03/30/2019 vs COL W 4-1Saves

4 03/02/2019 vs RSL T 1-14 03/30/2019 vs COL W 4-14 04/13/2019 vs SJ W 2-1Shots Faced

5 03/02/2019 vs RSL T 1-15 03/30/2019 vs COL W 4-15 04/13/2019 vs SJ W 2-15 04/19/2019 vs LA L 1-2Goals Allowed

2 03/16/2019 vs VAN W 3-22 04/19/2019 vs LA L 1-2

CREW SC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2019)Goals

2 Gyasi Zardes 03/09/2019 at NE W 2-0Assists

1 8 times 03/02/2019 at NYR T 1-1Shots

6 Pedro Santos 04/24/2019 at DC L 0-1Shots on Goal

3 Robinho 04/13/2019 at MTL L 0-1Fouls Committed

4 Justin Meram 03/09/2019 at NE W 2-04 Justin Meram 04/13/2019 at MTL L 0-1Fouls Suffered

7 Pedro Santos 03/09/2019 at NE W 2-0Offside

4 Gyasi Zardes 03/02/2019 at NYR T 1-1Saves

6 Zack Steffen 04/13/2019 at MTL L 0-1Shots Faced

7 Zack Steffen 04/13/2019 at MTL L 0-1Goals Allowed

3 Joseph Bendik 03/23/2019 at PHI L 0-33 Zack Steffen 04/20/2019 at POR L 1-3

TEAM LOW GAMES (2019)Shots

5 03/23/2019 at PHI L 0-3Shots on Goal

1 03/23/2019 at PHI L 0-3Fouls Committed

8 03/30/2019 at ATL W 2-0Fouls Suffered

5 04/13/2019 at MTL L 0-1Corner Kicks

2 03/09/2019 at NE W 2-0Offside

0 03/16/2019 at DAL W 1-00 04/20/2019 at POR L 1-3Saves

2 03/16/2019 at DAL W 1-02 03/23/2019 at PHI L 0-32 04/06/2019 at NE W 1-02 04/20/2019 at POR L 1-3Shots Faced

2 03/16/2019 at DAL W 1-02 04/06/2019 at NE W 1-0

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2019)Goals

2 03/09/2019 at NE W 2-02 03/30/2019 at ATL W 2-0Assists

3 03/09/2019 at NE W 2-0Shots

17 04/20/2019 at POR L 1-317 04/24/2019 at DC L 0-1Shots on Goal

5 04/13/2019 at MTL L 0-15 04/20/2019 at POR L 1-35 04/24/2019 at DC L 0-1Fouls Committed

16 04/06/2019 at NE W 1-0Fouls Suffered

13 03/09/2019 at NE W 2-0Corner Kicks

12 04/24/2019 at DC L 0-1Offside

6 03/02/2019 at NYR T 1-1Saves

6 04/13/2019 at MTL L 0-1Shots Faced

7 04/13/2019 at MTL L 0-1Goals Allowed

3 03/23/2019 at PHI L 0-33 04/20/2019 at POR L 1-3


Dynamo 6 wins, 26 goals

Crew SC 8 wins, 31 goals10 ties

7/4/2006 HOU 1 vs CLB 1 (H)9/23/2006 CLB 1 vs HOU 1 (CC)6/10/2007 HOU 2 at CLB 1 (CC)8/25/2007 HOU 1 vs CLB 1 (H)4/26/2008 CLB 1 vs HOU 0 (CC)8/2/2008 HOU 2 vs CLB 0 (H)3/21/2009 HOU 1 vs CLB 1 (H)9/13/2009 CLB 2 vs HOU 1 (CC)7/10/2010 HOU 0 vs CLB 0 (H)7/24/2010 CLB 3 vs HOU 0 (CC)6/18/2011 CLB 2 at HOU 0 (H)9/14/2011 CLB 2 vs HOU 2 (CC)4/21/2012 CLB 2 vs HOU 2 (CC)8/19/2012 HOU 2 vs CLB 2 (HB)6/1/2013 CLB 1 vs HOU 1 (CC)8/3/2013 HOU 3 vs CLB 1 (HB)9/4/2013 CLB 2 vs HOU 0 (CC)5/7/2014 HOU 1 vs CLB 0 (HB)8/23/2014 CLB 3 vs HOU 0 (CC)9/13/2014 HOU 2 vs CLB 2 (HB)3/7/2015 HOU 1 vs CLB 0 (HB)4/23/2016 CLB 1 vs HOU 0 (CC)3/11/2017 HOU 3 vs CLB 1 (HB)8/11/2018 CLB 1 vs HOU 0 (CC)

CREW SC VS DYNAMO

ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS:

1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 OT Total

CLB 0 4 5 5 8 9 0 31HOU 5 3 6 4 2 6 0 26

Crew SC Dynamo

Category 1 2 OT Tot 1 2 OT TotGoals 9 22 0 31 14 12 0 26Shots 130 166 0 296 121 146 0 267Shots on Goal 40 68 0 108 47 49 0 96Fouls 146 137 0 283 137 144 0 281Offsides 36 32 0 68 24 22 0 46Corner Kicks 52 65 0 117 43 72 0 115

HEAD-TO-HEAD

CAREER COACHING RECORDS:Wilmer Cabrera vs. CLB 1-2-0 (1 pts./game)Caleb Porter vs. HOU 4-2-3 (1.67 pts./game)

ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS:Dynamo Crew SC

Goals 4 Brian Ching 5 Eddie GavenAssists 3 Boniek Garcia 4 Justin MeramShots 35 Will Bruin 24 Federico HiguainShots on Goal 13 Will Bruin 11 Eddie GavenFouls Committed 18 Brad Davis 17 Chad MarshallFouls Suffered 23 Boniek Garcia 20 Alejandro MorenoWins 2 3 times 4 William HesmerLosses 4 Tally Hall 2 Steve ClarkShutouts 2 Pat Onstad 4 William HesmerSaves 35 Tally Hall 19 William HesmerGoals Allowed 18 Tally Hall 7 Gruenebaum/Hesmer

Houston Dynamo Columbus Crew SCW-L-T Streak (started) W-L-T Streak (started)

At Halftime:Leading 2-0-0 3 Ws (09/15/2018) 4-0-0 7 Ws (06/30/2018)Tied 2-0-0 2 Ws (03/09/2019) 0-1-1 1 Ls (04/13/2019)Trailing 0-1-1 1 Ls (04/19/2019) 0-3-0 6 Ls (08/19/2018)

First Goal:Allowed 1-1-1 1 Ls (04/19/2019) 0-4-1 4 Ls (03/23/2019)Scored 3-0-0 3 Ws (03/16/2019) 4-0-0 5 Ws (10/28/2018)

Goals Scored:0 goals 0-0-0 1 Ts (09/22/2018) 0-3-0 4 Ls (10/06/2018)1 goals 0-1-1 1 Ls (04/19/2019) 2-1-1 1 Ls (04/20/2019)2 goals 2-0-0 2 Ws (03/09/2019) 2-0-0 3 Ws (09/22/2018)3 goals 1-0-0 7 Ws (05/05/2018) 0-0-0 3 Ws (07/21/2018)4 goals 1-0-0 4 Ws (03/03/2018) 0-0-0 0 - -

Goals Allowed:0 goals 0-0-0 2 Ts (07/14/2018) 4-0-0 4 Ws (03/09/2019)1 goals 3-0-1 3 Ws (03/09/2019) 0-2-1 2 Ls (04/13/2019)2 goals 1-1-0 1 Ls (04/19/2019) 0-0-0 1 Ws (10/28/2018)3 goals 0-0-0 3 Ls (06/23/2018) 0-2-0 5 Ls (08/19/2018)4 goals 0-0-0 3 Ls (09/01/2018) 0-0-0 1 Ls (07/07/2018)

W-L-T Breakdowns:

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS:Dynamo Crew SC

Goals 1 24 players tied 2 Mendoza/GavenAssists 2 Garcia/De Lima 2 Waylon Francis

(09/13/14)Shots 6 Will Bruin (09/04/13) 8 Federico Higuain

(06/01/13)Shots on Goal 3 Cummings/Bruin 4 Federico Higuain

(06/01/13)Fouls Committed 7 Ricardo Clark

(07/04/06)5 Chad Marshall (09/23/06)

Fouls Suffered 8 Alejandro Moreno (07/04/06)

7 Alejandro Moreno (06/10/07)

Shutouts 1 4 players tied 1 8 players tiedSaves 6 Hall/Deric 6 3 players tiedGoals Allowed 3 Tally Hall (twice) 3 Lampson/Steffen


PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHTBrian Ching 11 9 787 4 1 18Will Bruin 10 10 801 3 2 35Brad Davis 17 15 1266 3 2 28Giles Barnes 8 7 651 2 0 14Cam Weaver 9 5 420 2 0 10Adam Moffat 6 6 494 1 2 5Nate Jaqua 2 2 180 1 1 3Calen Carr 3 1 123 1 0 3Warren Creavalle 4 2 248 1 0 2Dwayne De Rosario 4 4 360 1 0 12Alberth Elis 1 1 75 1 0 1Joseph Ngwenya 3 2 225 1 0 4Romell Quioto 2 2 155 1 0 5Erick Torres 1 1 81 1 0 1Je-Vaughn Watson 2 2 156 1 0 5Boniek Garcia 8 8 622 0 3 5Geoff Cameron 7 6 543 0 2 1Alex 2 2 180 0 2 0Brian Mullan 9 8 734 0 2 7Kofi Sarkodie 7 7 630 0 2 0Danny Cruz 4 1 137 0 1 3Omar Cummings 2 1 88 0 1 5Jermaine Taylor 6 6 540 0 1 2Craig Waibel 5 4 405 0 1 4Chris Wondolowski 4 2 190 0 1 2Team totals 24 24 2160 26 24 267Opponent totals 24 24 2160 31 25 296

DYNAMO CAREER SCORING VS. CREW SC (6-8-10)

GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHT SV GAA PGPat Onstad 9 810 27 18 0.89 2Tyler Deric 4 288 15 11 0.94 0Joe Willis 2 160 11 9 1.12 1Tally Hall 10 900 55 35 1.80 3Team totals 24 2160 108 73 1.29 6Opponent totals 24 2160 96 68 1.08 1


PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHTEddie Gaven 13 12 1073 5 1 21Andres Mendoza 2 2 153 3 0 5Alejandro Moreno 6 6 540 3 0 11Justin Meram 12 7 631 2 4 22Guillermo Barros Schelotto

8 8 703 1 3 14

Bernardo Anor 5 4 405 1 2 15Ethan Finlay 8 6 523 1 1 6Ryan Finley 2 1 120 1 1 6Jason Garey 6 2 213 1 1 4Federico Higuain 10 9 825 1 1 24Aaron Schoenfeld 5 1 139 1 1 4Adam Bedell 2 1 73 1 0 1Leandre Griffit 1 0 2 1 0 1Cole Grossman 1 1 80 1 0 1Frankie Hejduk 5 5 432 1 0 5Andy Iro 4 3 271 1 0 1Kei Kamara 4 3 266 1 0 10Ola Kamara 2 1 117 1 0 5Emilio Renteria 2 2 141 1 0 6Wil Trapp 8 8 644 1 0 3Gyasi Zardes 1 1 90 1 0 1Waylon Francis 5 5 450 0 3 2Harrison Afful 3 3 225 0 1 2Dilly Duka 2 2 152 0 1 2Alex Grendi 1 0 44 0 1 0Dominic Oduro 4 4 338 0 1 9Duncan Oughton 5 3 310 0 1 1Jukka Raitala 1 1 90 0 1 0Nemanja Vukovic 1 1 83 0 1 2Team totals 24 24 2160 31 25 296Opponent totals 24 24 2160 26 24 267

CREW SC CAREER SCORING VS. DYNAMO (8-6-10)

GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PGWilliam Hesmer 9 810 27 19 0.78 0Steve Clark 5 450 18 14 0.80 0Bill Gaudette 1 90 6 5 1.00 0Noah Palmer 1 90 6 5 1.00 0Matt Lampson 2 180 8 4 1.50 1Zack Steffen 2 180 9 6 1.50 0Andy Gruenebaum 4 360 22 15 1.75 0Team totals 24 2160 96 68 1.08 1Opponent totals 24 2160 108 73 1.29 6


CURRENT DYNAMO VS. CREW SC (6-8-10)

PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHTDarwin Ceren 6 6 540 1 0 8Alberth Elis 1 1 75 1 0 1Romell Quioto 2 2 155 1 0 5DaMarcus Beasley 18 17 1605 0 3 19Boniek Garcia 8 8 622 0 3 5Chris Duvall 7 6 546 0 1 1Marlon Hairston 4 2 143 0 1 0Juan David Cabezas 1 0 20 0 0 0A.J. DeLaGarza 9 9 767 0 0 0Tyler Deric 4 4 288 0 0 0Maynor Figueroa 2 1 135 0 0 2Kevin Garcia 1 0 1 0 0 0Adam Lundkvist 1 1 90 0 0 0Mauro Manotas 2 1 99 0 0 5Tomas Martinez 1 1 78 0 0 1Tommy McNamara 5 4 326 0 0 2Ronaldo Pena 1 0 25 0 0 1Memo Rodriguez 1 0 12 0 0 0Joe Willis 3 2 250 0 0 0Team totals 24 24 2160 26 24 267Opponent totals 24 24 2160 31 25 296

GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHT SV GAA PGTyler Deric 4 288 15 11 0.94 0Joe Willis 3 250 14 11 1.08 1Team totals 24 2160 108 73 1.29 6Opponent totals 24 2160 96 68 1.08 1

PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHTJustin Meram 12 7 631 2 4 22Gyasi Zardes 9 7 673 2 0 12Federico Higuain 10 9 825 1 1 24Wil Trapp 8 8 644 1 0 3Waylon Francis 6 5 458 0 3 2Harrison Afful 3 3 225 0 1 2Joseph Bendik 7 7 630 0 0 0Artur 2 2 148 0 0 3Hector Jimenez 5 1 181 0 0 0Jon Kempin 1 1 90 0 0 0Connor Maloney 1 0 45 0 0 0Jonathan Mensah 2 2 177 0 0 5Patrick Mullins 5 2 134 0 0 3Edward Opoku 1 0 10 0 0 0Pedro Santos 1 1 90 0 0 4Gaston Sauro 1 1 90 0 0 0Zack Steffen 2 2 180 0 0 0Josh Williams 5 5 437 0 0 5Team totals 24 24 2160 31 25 296Opponent totals 24 24 2160 26 24 267

GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PGJoseph Bendik 7 630 41 30 1.43 0Zack Steffen 2 180 9 6 1.50 0Jon Kempin 1 90 3 0 3.00 0Team totals 24 2160 96 68 1.08 1Opponent totals 24 2160 108 73 1.29 6

CURRENT CREW SC VS. DYNAMO (8-6-10)


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HOUSTON DYNAMO (4-1-1; 13 pts.) vs. COLUMBUS CREW SC (4-4-1; 13 pts.)MLS REGULAR SEASON - WEEK 9

Saturday, April 27, 2019 · 7:30 p.m. CDT · BBVA Compass Stadium · Houston, Texas

DYNAMO, MD ANDERSON HIGLIGHT SHARED GOAL ON END CANCER NIGHT

The Houston Dynamo will be looking to return to their winning ways this weekend as they host Columbus Crew SC on Saturday night at BBVA Compass Stadium. Saturday's match will have special significance off the pitch, as the Dynamo team up with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center for End Cancer Night - an evening dedicated to the collective effort to put an end to the disease.

The Dynamo have pledged to donate a portion of the revenue from each single-game ticket sold for Satur-day's match to MD Anderson's treatment and research efforts, and several elements of the game presen-tation will feature cancer survivors or focus on cancer treatment. The first 7,500 fans through the gates at saturday's match will receive free co-branded Dynamo and MD Anderson scarves, and a life-size sign fea-turing the hospital's iconic "cancer strike-through" logo will be on display in the Bud Light Beer Garden for fans to take photos with. Stage 3 ovarian cancer survivor Caly Bevier, who starred on Season 3 of America's Got Talent, will perform a special concert on the field at halftime.

On the pitch, the Dynamo will be looking for their fifth win on the young season against a Columbus team that comes in level with Houston on points, at 13, despite having played two more games. Houston's attack has been driven by the red-hot form of forward Alberth Elis, who has four goals and three assists in Houston's last four matches. The Honduran international has been virtually impossible to man-mark, forcing teams to dedicate two or more defenders to stopping him. That has created open spaces for his teammates to exploit, and fellow attackers Memo Rodriguez and Mauro Manotas have combined for six goals so far this year.

Defensively, the key for Houston's back line will be to contain U.S. Men's National Team forward Gyasi Zardes (3 goals) and Argentinian playmaker Federico Higuain (3 assists). The duo thrived in recent years under former manager Gregg Berhalter and have not skipped a beat so far under the direction of new boss Caleb Porter. Although the playing style has changed slightly under Porter, Crew SC remain very possession oriented and continue to feature a solid midfield block led by USMNT regular Wil Trapp. Columbus will come into Saturday's match on short rest after hosting D.C. United Wednesday night, while Houston will come in with an extra day's rest after playing last Friday night, a factor which may play to the Dynamo's advantage, particularly late in the match. The key, though, will remain in finishing those chances when they arise in order for the boys in orange to walk out with the full three points.

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WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN 2019• DF DaMarcus Beasley is two regular-season starts away from reaching

200 in his MLS career.• Beasley is 543 minutes played from reaching 10,000 minutes played for

the Houston Dynamo during regular-season action.• DF A.J. DeLaGarza is eight regular season appearances away from reach-

ing 250 for his career.• DF Chris Duvall is nine regular season starts away from reaching 100 in

his career.• FW Alberth Elis needs six goals this season to move into the top five in

club history, tying Giles Barnes (31).• Elis needs three assists to tie Will Bruin (20) for fifth on the club's career

assists list and become the fifth player in club history with 20+ goals and 20+ assists.

• MF Boniek García needs to make two regular season appearances to tie Will Bruin and Bobby Boswell (177) for fourth in club history.

• García needs to make seven starts to reach 150 for the club in regu-lar-season play.

• García needs to play 217 minutes to become the sixth player in club his-tory to exceed 15,000 minutes in all competitions.

• FW Mauro Manotas needs five goals to pass Brad Davis (41) for third on the club's regular-season goals list.

• Manotas needs to score seven goals to tie Will Bruin (57) for second on the club's all-time scoring list across all competitions.

• Manotas needs 19 goals in all competitions to tie Brian Ching (69) for the club's career scoring record.

• Manotas needs 19 goals in league play to tie Ching (56) for the club's career record in MLS regular-season games.

• MF Tommy McNamara needs to make two regular-season game appear-ances to reach 100 in his career.

• FW Romell Quioto needs four assists to tie Will Bruin (20) for fifth on the club's career assists list.

• GK Joe Willis needs to make eight more regular season appearances to reach 100 in his career.

2019 DYNAMO FAST FACTSMLS GAMES ONLY

Item QuantityMLS games played: 6Starting lineups used in MLS: 6Players who scored an MLS goal: 4Players with an assist in MLS: 6Players who started an MLS match: 16Players who appeared in an MLS match: 18Goals Leader: Alberth Elis, Memo Rodriguez, 4Assists Leader: Mauro Manotas, 4Minutes Leader: Adam Lundkvist, Joe Willis, 540Games Leader: Eight players tied, 6Starts Leader: Five players tied, 6Largest victory: 4-1 at COL, March 30Largest defeat: 2-1 at LAG, April 13Earliest goal scored: 4', Memo Rodriguez at COL, March 30Earliest goal conceded: 34', Saphir Taïder vs. MTL, March 9Latest goal scored: 86', Mauro Manotas vs. MTL, March 9Latest goal conceded: 88', Diego Polenta at LAG, April 19Clean sheets: 0Held scoreless: 0Longest win streak: 4 games, March 9-April 13Longest unbeaten streak: 5 games, March 2-April 13Longest losing streak: 1 gameLongest winless streak: 1 game, twiceMost individual goals in a game: 2, Memo Rodriguez vs. VAN, March 16Most individual goals (opp.): 1, 7x, last Diego Polenta at LAG, April 19

ALL COMPETITIONSItem QuantityTotal games played: 10Starting lineups used: 10Players who started: 19Players who appeared: 20Players who scored: 5Players with an assist: 6Goals Leader: Alberth Elis, Mauro Manotas, Memo Rodriguez, 4Assists Leader: Mauro Manotas 4Games Leader: Four players tied, 10Starts Leader: Mauro Manotas, Joe Willis, 10Largest victory: 4-1 at COL, March 30Largest defeat: 0-2 vs. TIG (SCCL), March 5Earliest goal scored: 4', Memo Rodriguez at COL, March 30Earliest goal conceded: 34', Saphir Taïder vs. MTL, March 9Latest goal scored: 86', Mauro Manotas vs. MTL, March 9Latest goal conceded: 88', Diego Polenta at LAG, April 19Clean sheets: 1Held scoreless: 2Longest win streak: 3 games, March 16-April 13Longest unbeaten streak: 3 games, twice, last March 16-April 13Longest losing streak: 1 game, three timesLongest winless streak: 2 games, March 2-5 (MLS & SCCL)Most ind. goals in a game: 2, 2x, last Memo Rodriguez vs. VAN, March 16Most individual goals (opp.): 1, 11x, last by Diego Polenta at LAG, April 19

• Improve Houston's record on the season to 5-1-1.• Get the Dynamo to five wins faster than any season in club history. Previ-

ously, Houston won its fifth game of the year in Game 9 during the 2013 and 2017 seasons.

• Be the Dynamo's fourth straight home win and would improve the team's home record to 4-0-1 on the year.

• Improve the Dynamo's record at BBVA Compass Stadium to 66-25-33 in MLS regular-season play.

• Improve Houston's record against Columbus Crew SC to 7-8-10 all-time and 6-1-6 in Houston.

• Improve Houston's record against Eastern Conference opponents to 2-0-0 on the year.

A WIN WOULD...

• FW Alberth Elis can extend his career-long streak by scoring in his fifth consecutive game.

• Elis can tie Corey Ashe (18) for seventh on the club's all-time assists list with his next one and could tie Brian Mullan (19) for sixth if he records two assists.

• MF Boniek García can make his 202nd appearance in all competitions for the Dynamo, which would move him past FW Will Bruin for sixth on the club's all-time appearances list.

• FW Romell Quioto can tie FW Erick Torres (14) for 10th on the club's scoring all-time scoring list with his next goal.

• GK Joe Willis can earn his 31st win for the club in all competitions.• Willis can earn his 29th career win in MLS play and his 23rd with the

Dynamo.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR ON SATURDAY

According to the National Weather Service's website, Weather.gov, the forecast for Saturday night in Houston calls for mostly clear skies, with a low around 66. In other words, perfect weather for a game!

MATCH DAY FORECAST



2019 MLS STANDINGSWESTERN CONFERENCE

TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA GDLos Angeles FC 9 7 1 1 22 25 7 18LA Galaxy 8 6 1 1 19 13 7 6Seattle 8 5 1 2 17 17 11 6FC Dallas 8 5 2 1 16 14 9 5HOUSTON 6 4 1 1 13 13 8 5Minnesota 8 3 3 2 11 17 15 2Real Salt Lake 8 3 4 1 10 10 14 -4Sporting KC 7 2 2 3 9 15 11 4San Jose 8 2 5 1 7 12 19 -7Vancouver 8 1 5 2 5 6 11 -5Portland 7 1 5 1 4 9 18 -9Colorado 8 0 6 2 2 12 23 -11

EASTERN CONFERENCETEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA GDD.C. United 9 5 2 2 17 13 9 4Montreal 9 4 3 2 14 11 14 -3Toronto FC 6 4 1 1 13 18 11 7Philadelphia 8 4 3 1 13 12 9 3COLUMBUS 9 4 4 1 13 8 9 -1Orlando City SC 8 3 3 2 11 12 13 -1New York City FC 8 2 1 5 11 10 11 -1Chicago 8 2 3 3 9 12 12 0FC Cincinnati 8 2 4 2 8 8 13 -5New England 9 2 6 1 7 6 15 -9New York Red Bulls 7 1 4 2 5 8 9 -1Atlanta 6 1 3 2 5 5 8 -3

HOUSTON DYNAMO 2019 SCHEDULEDATE OPPONENT TIME (CT) TV / RESULTSat., March 2 vs. Real Salt Lake DRAW 1-1Sat., March 9 vs. Montreal Impact WIN 2-1Sat., March 16 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC WIN 3-2Sat., March 30 at Colorado Rapids WIN 4-1Sat., April 13 vs. San Jose Earthquakes WIN 2-1Fri., April 19 at LA Galaxy LOSS 1-2Sat., April 27 vs. Columbus Crew SC 7:30 PM KUBESat., May 4 vs. FC Dallas 3:00 PM Univision (Nat'l)Sat., May 11 at Seattle Sounders FC 9:00 PM KUBE/KTMDWed., May 15 vs. Portland Timbers FC 7:30 PM KUBESat., May 18 vs. DC United 7:30 PM KUBESat., May 25 at Minnesota United FC 7:00 PM KUBE/KTMDSat., June 1 vs. Sporting Kansas City 7:30 PM KUBESat., June 22 at Portland Timbers FC 10:00 PM KUBE/KTMDWed., June 26 at San Jose Earthquakes 9:30 PM KUBE/KTMDSat., June 29 at New England Revolution 6:30 PM KUBE/KTMDWed., July 3 vs. New York Red Bulls 8:00 PM KUBESat., July 6 at FC Cincinnati 7:30 PM KUBE/KTMDFri., July 12 vs. Los Angeles FC 8:00 PM UniMás (Nat’l)Wed., July 17 at Atlanta United FC 6:00 PM KUBE/KTMDSat., July 20 at Toronto FC 6:30 PM KUBE/KTMDSat., July 27 vs. Seattle Sounders FC 7:00 PM KUBESat., Aug. 3 vs. Chicago Fire 8:00 PM KUBEThu., Aug. 8 at New York City FC 6:00 PM KUBE/KTMDSun., Aug. 11 at Philadelphia Union 5:00 PM KUBE/KTMDSat., Aug. 17 vs. Colorado Rapids 8:00 PM KUBESat., Aug. 24 at FC Dallas 7:00 PM KUBE/KTMDSat., Aug. 31 at Sporting Kansas City 7:30 PM KUBE/KTMDWed., Sept. 11 vs. Minnesota United FC 7:30 PM KUBESat., Sept. 14 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC 9:00 PM KUBE/KTMDSat., Sept. 21 vs. Orlando City SC 7:30 PM KUBEWed., Sept. 25 at LAFC 9:30 PM KUBE/KTMDSun., Sept. 29 at Real Salt Lake 6:30 PM KUBE/KTMDSun., Oct. 6 vs. LA Galaxy 3:00 PM KUBE

2019 DYNAMO TRANSACTIONSDATE TRANSACTION Oct. 30, 2018 Signed DF Erik McCue to Homegrown ContractNov. 27, 2018 Picked up contract options on MF Eric Bird, MF Juan David

Cabezas, DF A.J. DeLaGarza, MF Boniek García, DF Kevin Garcia, DF Adam Lundkvist, GK Michael Nelson, FW Romell Quioto, MF Memo Rodriguez and GK Joe Willis.

Declined contract options on DF Conor Donovan, DF Leon-ardo, DF Adolfo Machado, DF Dylan Remick, DF Jared Watts and FW Mac Steeves.

Contracts expired for MF Arturo Alvarez, DF DaMarcus Beasley, DF Philippe Senderos and DF Andrew Wenger.

Dec. 11, 2018 MF Eric Alexander selected by FC Cincinnati in 2019 MLS Expansion Draft.

Dec. 20, 2018 Selected MF Tommy McNamara in second stage of 2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft.

Dec. 21, 2018 Signed MF Matías Vera on a full transfer from San Lorenzo in the Argentinian Primera División utilizing Targeted Allo-cation Money.

Dec. 24, 2018 Signed DF Aljaž “Kiki” Struna on a full transfer from US Palermo in the Italian Serie B utilizing Targeted Allocation Money.

Dec. 30, 2018 Re-signed DF DaMarcus Beasley.Dec. 31, 2018 Loan for MF Luis Gil from Querétaro FC expired. Jan. 11, 2019 Signed MF Tommy McNamara. Acquired MF Marlon Hairston in trade with Colorado Rap-

ids in exchange for $125,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM) in 2019 and $50,000 in GAM for the 2020 season.

Selected DF Sam Junqua in the first round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft (eighth overall).

Selected DF Andrew Samuels in the second round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft (33rd overall).

Jan. 14, 2019 Selected MF Brad Dunwell in the third round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft (56th overall).

Jan. 22, 2019 Signed DF Sam Junqua.Jan. 25, 2019 Announced that MF Juan David Cabezas and MF Tomás

Martínez received green cards as permanent United States residents.

Jan. 30, 2019 Signed DF Maynor Figueroa.Feb. 22, 2019 Signed FW Mauro Manotas to a three-year contract exten-

sion.

2019 DYNAMO AWARDS & HONORSPLAYER HONOR DaMarcus Beasley Concacaf Champions League Team of the Week -

Feb. 22 (Round of 16, Leg 1)Alberth Elis Audi MLS Team of the Week - Week 5 Goal.com MLS Best XI - Week 5 Audi MLS Team of the Week - Week 3 Goal.com MLS Best XI - Week 3Mauro Manotas Concacaf Champions League Team of the Week -

Feb. 29 (Round of 16, Leg 2)Tomás Martínez Audi MLS Team of the Week - Week 7Memo Rodriguez Audi MLS Team of the Week reserve - Week 3 MLS Goal of the Week - Week 2Kiki Struna MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week - Week 2



DYNAMO VS. CREW SC SERIESSaturday's match will be the the 25th all-time meeting between the Dyna-mo and Crew SC, and the 13th in Houston. Houston trails the all-time series 6-8-10 overall, though they hold a 5-1-6 lead at home.

HOUSTON DYNAMO vs. COLUMBUS CREW SC, ALL-TIME (6-8-10)Date Score Result Location 07/04/2006 HOU 1 vs CLB 1 T Robertson Stadium09/23/2006 HOU 1 at CLB 1 T Columbus Crew Stadium06/10/2007 HOU 2 at CLB 1 W Columbus Crew Stadium08/25/2007 HOU 1 vs CLB 1 T Robertson Stadium04/26/2008 HOU 0 at CLB 1 L Columbus Crew Stadium08/02/2008 HOU 2 vs CLB 0 W Robertson Stadium03/21/2009 HOU 1 vs CLB 1 T Robertson Stadium09/13/2009 HOU 1 at CLB 2 L Columbus Crew Stadium07/10/2010 HOU 0 vs CLB 0 T Robertson Stadium07/24/2010 HOU 0 at CLB 3 L Columbus Crew Stadium06/18/2011 HOU 0 vs CLB 2 L Robertson Stadium09/14/2011 HOU 2 at CLB 2 T Columbus Crew Stadium04/21/2012 HOU 2 at CLB 2 T Columbus Crew Stadium08/19/2012 HOU 2 vs CLB 2 T BBVA Compass Stadium06/01/2013 HOU 1 at CLB 1 T Columbus Crew Stadium08/03/2013 HOU 3 vs CLB 1 W BBVA Compass Stadium09/04/2013 HOU 0 at CLB 2 L Columbus Crew Stadium05/07/2014 HOU 1 vs CLB 0 W BBVA Compass Stadium08/23/2014 HOU 0 at CLB 3 L Columbus Crew Stadium09/13/2014 HOU 2 vs CLB 2 T BBVA Compass Stadium03/07/2015 HOU 1 vs CLB 0 W BBVA Compass Stadium04/23/2016 HOU 0 at CLB 1 L Mapfre Stadium03/11/2017 HOU 3 vs CLB 1 W BBVA Compass Stadium08/11/2018 HOU 0 at CLB 1 L Mapfre Stadium

DYNAMO LEADERS VS. COLUMBUS CREW SCCategory Player StatisticGoals Brian Ching 4Assists Boniek García 3Games Brad Davis 17Games Started Brad Davis 15Shots Will Bruin 35Shots on Goal Will Bruin 13Fouls Committed Brad Davis 18Fouls Suffered Boniek García 23

DYNAMO GOALKEEPING LEADERS VS. COLUMBUS CREW SCCategory Player StatisticWins Three players tied 2Losses Tally Hall 4Shutouts Pat Onstad 2Saves Tally Hall 35Goals Allowed Tally Hall 18Goals-Against Average Pat Onstad 0.89• Houston Senior VP/GM Matt Jordan played for the Columbus Crew in

2004 and 2005• Houston DF A.J. DeLaGarza played for the LA Galaxy alongside Columbus

MF Hector Jimenez from 2011-2013 and FW Gyasi Zardes from 2013-2016

• Houston MF Tommy McNamara played for New York City FC along with Columbus FW Patrick Mullins from 2015-2016

• Columbus Technical Director Pat Onstad played for the Houston Dynamo from 2006-2010

• Columbus MF Ricardo Clark played for the Houston Dynamo from 2006-17

• Columbus GK Joe Bendik played with Houston MF Darwin Cerén for Or-lando City FC in 2016

HOU v CLB CONNECTIONS

END CANCER NIGHTThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center proudly presents End Cancer Night at BBVA Compass Stadium Saturday, April 27 at 7 p.m. as the Houston Dynamo take on Columbus Crew SC. The special evening will hon-or cancer survivors of all ages and will feature an extraordinary halftime performance by Caly Bevier, America's Got Talent 2016 semi-finalist and stage 3 ovarian cancer survivor.

"We are excited for the opportunity to join forces with Major League Soc-cer (MLS) fans from across the country in the fight to end cancer," said Peter WT Pisters, M.D., president of MD Anderson. "End Cancer Night will give us the chance to honor and support the countless patients and their families fighting this battle as well as raise awareness about the importance of cancer prevention and awareness."

Fans will have a number of ways to join the fight to end cancer during the game. On-site activations will include:

• Co-branded MD Anderson and Houston Dynamo scarves distributed to the first 7,500 fans

• Custom MD Anderson soccer patches shared with fans who pledge to be tobacco-free

• Cancer strike-through giant letters for photos and social media sharing• Opportunities to donate to MD Anderson's mission to end cancer

Jeffrey S. Wefel, Ph.D., an associate professor of Neuropsychology at MD Anderson and a former professional soccer player will participate in a cer-emonial "First Kick." Throughout the game, cancer prevention PSAs featur-ing Houston Dynamo right back Chris Duvall will share healthy lifestyle tips with fans. During halftime, Bevier will perform her cover of Rachel Plat-ten's 2015 hit track – Fight Song as fans will be encouraged to hold up their co-branded MD Anderson and Houston Dynamo scarves. Simultaneously, a gigantic strike-through-cancer scarf will be unveiled on the field.

“Our partnership with MD Anderson has already been so well received throughout the Houston community as well as the larger soccer communi-ty, and we are very excited to team up with them on End Cancer Night to shine a light on the tremendous work that everyone associated with MD Anderson does,” said Dynamo president John Walker. “Our players, coach-es and staff have all embraced the mission that drives MD Anderson and are proud to bear that iconic logo on their jerseys, and our entire organiza-tion is excited to continue to drive awareness and support of that mission around End Cancer Night.”

OUTDF DaMarcus Beasley Left kneeMF Eric Bird Left ankleFW Romell Quioto Right kneeFW Ronaldo Peña Left knee

INJURY REPORT



HOUSTON DYNAMO TECHNICAL STAFF

HOUSTON DYNAMO HEAD COACH WILMER CABRERA

Wilmer Cabrera is in his second season as the head coach of the Houston Dynamo. He was named to the position on October 28, 2016. Cabrera was previously the first head coach the Rio Grande Valley FC Toros, the Dyna-mo's hybrid USL affiliate. He also served time as a head coach and assistant coach in Major League Soccer and head coach of the United States Un-der-17 Boys National Team.

In his first two years on the Dynamo bench, Cabrera has guided the club to within a game of its fifth MLS Cup appearance and captured the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup championship for the first time in club history. Cabre-ra's sides have been synonymous with fast-paced, attacking soccer and have set club scoring records in each of his two seasons in charge. He has also shepherded in a youth movement that saw an influx of talented rising stars from around the globe, particularly from Central and South America, and he has shown the ability to get the most out of his young charges.

A native of Colombia, Cabrera is bilingual in English and Spanish and was the first Latin American head coach at the helm of a U.S. national team. He served as head coach of the United States Under-17 Boys National Team from October 2007 to January 2012 and compiled a 36-29-15 record, guid-ing the U.S. U-17s through two U-17 World Cup qualifying cycles ahead of the 2009 and 2011 FIFA U-17 FIFA World Cups, including progression to the Round of 16 at both tournaments. Cabrera also led his squad to a first-place finish at the 2011 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.

Cabrera began his MLS coaching career as assistant under current FC Dallas head coach Oscar Pareja for two seasons with the Colorado Rapids (2012-13) before he was head coach of Chivas USA in 2014, the club’s final season in MLS.

As the first head coach of Rio Grande Valley FC, Cabrera guided the expan-sion club to a record of 14-7-9 and second-place finish in the USL’s Western Conference. RGV FC had the best goal difference – plus 23 – in the Western Conference, and allowed just 24 goals, second-fewest in the 29-team USL, and fewest in the West. The Toros also led the conference with 16 shutouts and set a USL-record with a streak of 760 minutes without conceding a goal in July and August.

As a player, the former defender made 48 appearances for the Colombia National Team, including three starts at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, inclusion on the roster at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, and a role at four Copa America tournaments (1989, ’91, ’95 and ’97). His 20-year professional playing ca-reer began at age 17 with Independiente Sante Fe in Colombia and includ-ed spells in Argentina and Costa Rica before a final stop in the United States with the Long Island Rough Riders.

Cabrera’s career in youth development began as an assistant coach with Suffolk (New York) Community College followed by a stint as coach with the BW Gottschee Academy in New York City.

CABRERA BY THE NUMBERS

Years with club ........................................................................................... 3Years as MLS head coach ........................................................................... 4MLS Record with club ................................................................... 27-27-20Playoff record with club ...................................................................... 2-2-1U.S. Open Cup record with club .......................................................... 6-1-0Record in international competition ................................................... 2-2-0Overall record with club ................................................................ 37-32-21Career MLS record ........................................................................ 36-46-26Record in Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League ............................ 2-2-0

FIRST ASSISTANT - MICHAEL DELLORUSSO Dellorusso joined the Dynamo in 2017 after serving under Wilmer Cabrera in the same role in 2016 for the Rio Grande Valley FC Toros, the Dyna-mo's hybrid USL affiliate. The Toros finished in second place in the Western Conference in their debut season in 2016. Dellorusso was head coach of Arizona United SC (USL) for two seasons, 2014-15. Before the head coach role, he was an assistant coach at the University of Maryland under Sasho Cirovski from 2010-13 as the Terrapins won two Atlantic Athletic Confer-ence regular-season titles and three ACC tournaments. The team also reached the NCAA College Cup in two straight seasons (2012-13), with an appearance in the national title game in 2013.

As a player, Dellorusso helped Maryland reach four consecutive NCAA Col-lege Cups (2002-05) and was captain as the Terrapins won the 2005 Nation-al Championship. The Colombia, Maryland native was drafted by FC Dallas in 2006 and spent four seasons with the club and joined the Minnesota Thunder (USL) and Austin Aztex (USL) for loan spells.

SECOND ASSISTANT - DAVY ARNAUDArnaud joined the Dynamo in 2017 after serving as an assistant coach for D.C. United in 2016. Arnaud was one the the most respected players in Major League Soccer throughout his 14-year career (2002-15). A native of Nederland, Texas, he starred at West Texas A&M before playing his first 10 professional seasons with the Kansas City Wizards/Sporting Kansas City, winning the 2004 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and reaching the MLS Cup Final the same season. Known for his leadership as a player, the midfielder joined the Montreal Impact in 2012 and was their first captain for their debut MLS season and played two seasons in Quebec. He helped lead D.C. United to the 2014 Eastern Conference regular season title in his first sea-son after they won just three games in 2013.

Arnaud appeared in 351 career regular-season games, eighth among field players in MLS history, and registered 50 goals and 46 assists. He is tied for ninth in league history with 316 career starts and tenth with 28,462 min-utes. Arnaud appeared in 17 playoff games in nine playoff seasons and was the most fouled player in league history, drawing 746 fouls. The Texan also made seven appearances for the U.S. Men's National Team.



HOUSTON DYNAMO TECHNICAL STAFF (CONT.)

HEAD OF PERFORMANCE - PAUL CAFFREY Caffrey enters his fifth season with the Dynamo in 2019 after joining the club in 2015. The Dublin, Ireland native holds experience in MLS and with the United States national team program. Caffrey spent 2014 at Chivas USA as the first assistant coach under Wilmer Cabrera. He served as an assistant coach and fitness coach with the Colorado Rapids on Oscar Pareja’s staff from 2012-13.

Caffrey also was the first assistant coach under Cabrera with the United States under-17 national team from 2007-11 and oversaw the physical preparation and fitness training of the team.

Caffrey played four seasons with the Long Island Rough Riders after a four-year college career at Adelphi University. Caffrey’s experience also includes roles as the director of coaching with the Rough Riders from 2003-05 and head coach and assistant athletic director with Suffolk County (New York) Community College from 2002-07.

Caffrey holds a United States Soccer Federation “A” License as well as cer-tifications as a strength and conditioning specialist (National Strength & Conditioning Association) and functional movement specialist (Functional Movement Systems). He also carries Master’s degrees in Business Adminis-tration and Physical Education.

HEAD OF SPORTS SCIENCE - ALEX CALDERA former professional player in his native Australia, Calder has seven years of experience working with elite athletes around the world, most recently with Orlando City SC as the club’s Sports Science Analyst and Fitness Coach.

With a Bachelor in Sport and Exercise Science from Fitchburg State Univer-sity in Fitchburg, Mass., and a Master of High Performance Sport from Aus-tralian Catholic University, Calder began his career working with high-level athletes at Next Level Training Institute in Melbourne.

Calder worked with Australian Football League players Collingwood FC be-fore moving to the United States in 2014 as the head strength and condi-tioning coach at Super Strength and Conditioning in Westminster, Mass. He returned to the team side as a Sports Performance Intern at Purdue University in 2016 and was a Field Sport Specialist for the University of Louisville from 2016-17.

GOALKEEPER COACH - PAUL ROGERSRogers enters his fifth season in 2019 after joining the Dynamo in 2015. Prior to joining the Dynamo he served as the U.S. Women's National Team goalkeeper coach since 2009. The Brighton, England native joined the U.S. women’s national team as goalkeeper coach in March 2009 and helped lead the U.S. to a gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games and a second-place finish at the 2010 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Rogers’ duties with the women’s national team also included scouting and video analysis.

Rogers served as goalkeeper coach for the Canada Women’s National Team in 2008, helping them to a runner-up finish in CONCACAF Olympic Qualify-ing and the team’s first appearance in the Olympics, where they reached the quarterfinals. Rogers worked on the professional level as an assistant and goalkeeper coach with St. Louis Athletica of Women’s Professional Soc-cer in 2009 and 2010, and collegiately with Florida State University, the University of Louisville and Tulane University prior to that.

Since 2006, Rogers has been an instructor for the U.S. Soccer coaching edu-cation course teaching the goalkeeping license and the goalkeeping section of the USSF A, B and C licenses. He holds a USSF A License, UEFA B License, UEFA B Goalkeeper License and NSCAA Goalkeeper License, as well as a bachelor’s degree in sport administration from Indianapolis University.

As a player, Rogers had spells with several professional and semi-profes-sional clubs in England, including time as a youth player with Queens Park Rangers, Plymouth Argyle and Brighton and as a senior player with Brigh-ton & Hove Albion.

HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER - CHRIS RUMSEYRumsey returns his third year with the club and his second as the Head Athletic Trainer. He was a member of the MLS Athletic Training Staff of the Year in 2017 before taking over as head athletic trainer in 2018. Rumsey obtained his BS in Athletic Training from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio, and then went to Oregon State University to pursue an MS in Sports Medicine. He began his MLS career as an intern with FC Dallas before mov-ing on to the IMG Academy as an Assistant Athletic Trainer.

ASST. ATHLETIC TRAINER - CASEY CARLSONCarlson is currently the Assistant Athletic Trainer for the Houston Dynamo. Carlson has extensive collegiate and professional sports experience after working for Georgia Southern University, LA Galaxy, San Diego Chargers, Colorado Rapids and Kansas State University before taking his current role with the Dynamo. Carlson graduated from South Dakota State University with a BS in Athletic Training and obtained a MS in Kinesiology from Geor-gia Southern.

VIDEO ANALYST - CARL EDWARDSEdwards, a New Zealand native, began his career in sports in 2011 as an Auckland Coach for the Ricki Herbert Football Academy. He moved on to become the Futsal Whites Team Manager for New Zealand Football in 2012. Edwards worked for numerous clubs in his native New Zealand such as Albany United Football Club and Auckland City Football Club before join-ing the Auckland Football Federation as the Football Development Officer in 2015. Edwards returned to the club game in 2017 as the Head Analyst at Wellington Phoenix Football Club before making his move to the United States and joining the Houston Dynamo as the Head Video Analyst in Jan-uary 2019.

PHYSICAL THERAPIST - NATHAN HIRONYMOUSHironymous has more than a decade of experience treating every level of athlete since graduating from the University of Texas with a Bachelor of Sci-ence in Kinesiology in 2003. Hironymous completed his Master’s in Physi-cal Therapy at Texas Woman's University in Houston in 2005 and became board certified in Sports Physical Therapy in 2010.

DATA ANALYST - SEAN STEFFENSteffan was promoted to Data Analyst in the offseason after serving as an Assistant Performance Analyst for the club since 2017. Steffen graduated with a BBA in Arts from Emory University in Atlanta. He began his career as an associate producer for Mann-Made Pictures, then switched over to the sports industry as a Senior Data Analyst for American Soccer Analysis. He joined the Houston Dynamo in 2017 as an Assistant Performance Analyst.



MAURO MOVING UPWith four goals in first five outings in all competitions this season, forward Mauro Manotas continues his ascent up the club's all-time scoring list. Eight goals in his last eight MLS matches gave him 37 in league play, moving him past Giles Barnes for fourth on the club's all-time scoring list.

Next up for Manotas is Brad Davis, who scored 41 goals in 271 appearances to rank third in club history. Manotas has been the most prolific scorer in club history on a per-game basis with an average of 0.54 goals per 90 min-utes, topping his teammate Alberth Elis and club legend Brian Ching.

MOST GOALS, DYNAMO HISTORY - MLS GAMES ONLYPlayer GP GS Minutes Goals Assists G/90Brian Ching 169 123 11,341 56 22 0.44Will Bruin 178 152 12,841 50 20 0.35Brad Davis 271 252 21,767 41 104 0.17MAURO MANOTAS 103 70 6,390 37 11 0.52Giles Barnes 113 108 9,313 31 14 0.30Ricardo Clark 253 242 21,280 28 23 0.12ALBERTH ELIS 62 50 4,550 25 17 0.49Dwayne De Rosario 78 73 6,455 24 11 0.33

Considering all competitions, Manotas became the third player in club his-tory to score at least 50 goals when he netted the winner in Houston's 2-1 win over Montreal on March 9. He is third in club history and within striking distance of Will Bruin's career total for second place.

MOST GOALS, DYNAMO HISTORY - ALL COMPETITIONSPlayer GP GS Minutes Goals Assists G/90Brian Ching 224 162 14,970 69 30 0.41Will Bruin 201 168 14,136 57 21 0.36MAURO MANOTAS 119 83 7,521 50 12 0.60Brad Davis 328 302 26,075 45 120 0.16Giles Barnes 131 119 10,387 34 14 0.29Dwayne De Rosario 112 100 9,030 32 21 0.32Ricardo Clark 304 286 25,319 31 24 0.11ALBERTH ELIS 72 59 5,362 27 22 0.45

MANOTAS AMONG LEAGUE'S ELITEDynamo forward Mauro Manotas scored his first career goal in MLS reg-ular-season play on Sept. 9, 2016 at Sporting Kansas City. Since then, he's gone on to bag 36 more, including a team-record 19 last year, to move himself into fourth on the Dynamo's all-time scoring list.

Moreover, Manotas is sixth among all MLS players in goals scored over that time span. He has averaged a goal every 139 minutes, or slightly more than a goal every 1.5 games, during that time frame to put himself in rather elite company.

MOST GOALS, ALL MLS PLAYERS SINCE SEPT. 9, 2016Player Team Goals GP GS MIN Mins/Goal Josef Martínez ATL 52 60 57 4,957 89.08 B. Wright-Phillips NYRB 46 77 70 6,231 109.47 David Villa NYCFC 43 61 55 4,913 120.07 Nemanja Nikolic CHI 42 72 70 5,919 123.28 Ignacio Piatti MTL 39 71 68 6,115 138.45 MAURO MANOTAS HOU 37 80 67 5,859 139.04 Diego Valeri POR 36 78 76 6,711 146.67 Jozy Altidore TOR 32 52 48 4,038 152.42 Sebastian Giovinco TOR 30 55 53 4,622 152.82 Zlatan Ibrahimovic LAG 29 33 30 2,683 160.07

MANOTAS IN THE CLUB RECORD BOOKCAREER GOALS, ALL COMPETITIONSBrian Ching ............................................................................................... 69Will Bruin .................................................................................................. 57MAURO MANOTAS ..............................................................................50

CAREER GOALS, MLS ONLYBrian Ching ............................................................................................... 56Will Bruin .................................................................................................. 50Brad Davis ................................................................................................. 41MAURO MANOTAS ..............................................................................37

CAREER GOALS, U.S. OPEN CUPMAURO MANOTAS ..............................................................................10Memo Rodriguez ........................................................................................ 3Dominic Oduro ........................................................................................... 3

SINGLE-SEASON GOALS, ALL COMPETITIONSMAURO MANOTAS, 2018 .....................................................................25Will Bruin, 2012 ........................................................................................ 16Erick Torres, 2017 ..................................................................................... 14Brian Ching, 2008 ..................................................................................... 14Brian Ching, 2006 ..................................................................................... 14

SINGLE-SEASON GOALS, MLS ONLYMAURO MANOTAS, 2018 .....................................................................19Erick Torres, 2017 ..................................................................................... 14Brian Ching, 2008 ..................................................................................... 13

SINGLE-SEASON GOALS, U.S. OPEN CUPMAURO MANOTAS, 2018 .......................................................................6Memo Rodriguez, 2018 .............................................................................. 3

CAREER MULTI-GOAL GAMES, MLS ONLYWill Bruin .................................................................................................... 8Brian Ching ................................................................................................. 7MAURO MANOTAS ................................................................................6Brad Davis ................................................................................................... 3Dwayne DeRosario ..................................................................................... 3

CAREER HAT-TRICKS, ALL COMPETITIONSBrian Ching ................................................................................................. 2MAURO MANOTAS ................................................................................14 other players tied .................................................................................... 1



SCORING AT HOMEThe Houston Dynamo have been on a goalscoring tear to start the 2019 season, with 13 goals through six games, an average of nearly 2.2 per game. Part of the reason for that has been a home-heavy start to the season, with four of their first six (and, looking ahead, eight of the first 11) matches at BBVA Compass Stadium.

Since head coach Wilmer Cabrera took charge in 2017, the Dynamo have made a habit of banging in goals at BBVA. In the two-plus seasons under Cabrera, Houston has averaged 2.29 goals per game at home, which is the third-highest average in the league in that time period.

MOST GOALS PER GAME AT HOME, 2017-19Team Won Lost Drawn Win Pct. Goals Goals/GmToronto FC 24 8 6 0.711 97 2.55 Atlanta United FC 22 6 9 0.716 93 2.51 HOUSTON DYNAMO 23 7 8 0.711 87 2.29 Los Angeles FC 14 1 7 0.795 46 2.09 Sporting Kansas City 22 3 12 0.757 75 2.03 Portland Timbers 22 4 8 0.765 68 2.00 Chicago Fire 20 10 9 0.628 78 2.00 Seattle Sounders FC 25 6 8 0.744 77 1.97 Philadelphia Union 22 11 5 0.645 74 1.95 New York Red Bulls 24 6 7 0.743 71 1.92

MEMO ON FIRE TO START THE YEARIt's only six games into the season, but Dynamo MF Memo Rodriguez is off to a blistering start. The 23-year-old Academy Product already has four goals on the year, including the MLS Goal of the Week in Week 2 when he unleashed a left-footed blast from distance against Montreal.

Through eight-plus weeks of league play (though only five games for the Dynamo), Rodriguez is tied for fourth in the league in goals, but his goals-per-90 average leads all MLS players.

MOST GOALS PER 90 MINUTES, 2019 SEASONPLAYER TEAM GP GS MIN G G/90MEMO RODRIGUEZ HOU 5 3 218 4 1.65Jozy Altidore TOR 5 4 373 5 1.21Zlatan Ibrahimovic LA 6 6 540 7 1.17Carlos Vela LAFC 9 9 799 10 1.13Alejandro Pozuelo TOR 4 4 349 4 1.03

Rodriguez's goals-per-90 average is ridiculously high to start this season, but his career average shows that the youngster knows how to find the back of the net. Among Houston Dynamo players with at least 1,000 min-utes played for the club, Rodriguez has the best scoring rate in club histo-ry, just ahead of teammate Mauro Manotas.

MOST GOALS PER 90 MINUTES, DYNAMO HISTORYPLAYER GP GS MIN G A G/90MEMO RODRIGUEZ 33 12 1,189 7 1 0.53 Mauro Manotas 103 70 6,390 37 11 0.52 Alberth Elis 62 50 4,550 25 17 0.49 Nate Jaqua 29 21 1,903 10 6 0.47 Erick Torres 49 30 2,741 14 5 0.46 Brian Ching 169 123 11,341 56 22 0.44 Will Bruin 178 152 12,841 50 20 0.35 Dwayne De Rosario 78 73 6,455 24 11 0.33 Romell Quioto 57 40 3,650 13 16 0.32 Giles Barnes 113 108 9,313 31 14 0.30

ELIS ON A TEAR TO START THE YEARDynamo FW Alberth Elis has been virtually unstoppable so far this season, with four goals and three assists through Houston's first six games and an-other three goals that he helped create but wasn't officially credited with (two opponents' own goals and a goal off of a deflected shot).

Elis established himself as one of the league's most dangerous attacking threats last year, earning his first trip to the MLS All-Star Game in the pro-cess, and has only solidified that reputation through the first two months of this season.

Despite playing two or three fewer games than many of his counterparts in the league, Elis is tied for seventh in the league with a combined seven goals and assists.

MOST GOALS + ASSISTS, MLS 2019 SEASONPlayer Team GP GS G A G+ACarlos Vela LAFC 9 9 10 5 15Alejandro Pozuelo TOR 4 4 4 5 9Zlatan Ibrahimovic LAG 6 6 7 1 8Nani ORL 8 6 4 4 8Darwin Quintero MIN 7 7 5 3 8Wayne Rooney DC 8 8 5 3 8Jozy Altidore TOR 5 4 5 2 7ALBERTH ELIS HOU 6 5 4 3 7Diego Rossi LAFC 9 9 6 1 7Johnny Russell SKC 7 6 4 2 6

GETTING DEFENSIVE IN 2019One of the reasons that the Houston Dynamo are off to the strongest start in club history is the improved play of the defensive group, and a significant part of that improvement is consistency along the back line. A year ago, the Dynamo had used six different combinations of goalkeepers and defenders; through six games this year, the club has used three.

At center back, the Dynamo used 11 different combos last season, but have only used three so far this year. Center backs Kiki Struna and Maynor Figueroa as well as right back A.J. DeLaGarza have each started five out of Houston's six games, while left back Adam Lundkvist and goalkeeper Joe Willis have both started every match so far this season.

As a result of this stability, the Dynamo have given up eight goals through six games, an average of 1.3 per match and down from the average of 1.7 goals allowed per match in 2018.

HOUSTON DYNAMO DEFENSE 2018 vs. 2019Season GP Lineups GK LB CB Pairings RB GA GAA2019 6 3 1 1 3 2 8 1.32018 34 29 3 3 11 6 58 1.7



THE LAST TIME THEY METHOUSTON (Saturday, August 11, 2018) – The Houston Dynamo dropped a tough 1-0 decision to Columbus Crew SC tonight at MAPFRE Stadium after playing to a scoreless stalemate for more than 90 minutes on the road.

A stoppage-time goal from forward Gyasi Zardes gave the home side the win. Zardes got behind Houston’s back line to chest down a cross from mid-fielder Harrison Afful and slot a right-footed shot under a sliding effort from Dynamo goalkeeper Joe Willis. Houston appealed for an offside call on the play, and referee Mark Geiger went to his earpiece to check with the Video Assistant, but ultimately decided not to have a second look at it himself and ruled it a valid goal.

Willis finished with four saves in the contest, including a pair of massive saves in one-on-one situations in the second half. Willis was one of four players, along with midfielder Boniek García and defenders Adolfo Macha-do and Andrew Wenger, who played the full 90 minutes less than 72 hours after playing 120 minutes in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Semifinal on Wednesday night.

Despite playing on short rest against an opponent who came off a bye week, the Dynamo played Columbus even in virtually every statistical cat-egory. The teams finished even on shots (13 each), shots on goal (five), corner kicks (5-4 in favor of Columbus) and fouls (Houston had 11 to Co-lumbus’ 10).

Houston created the first scoring opportunity in the 10th minute on a coun-terattack. Midfielder Eric Alexander sparked the attack when he won the ball 30 yards from his own goal and quickly fired a long ball down the wing to forward Romell Quioto. Quioto turned his defender and raced into the penalty area, where he got off a low right-footed shot that was saved by Columbus goalkeeper Zack Steffen.

Quioto again got free for a shot through traffic from the top of the penalty area in the 18th minute, but Steffen was well-positioned to catch the shot.

Columbus nearly jumped on top in the 30th minute when midfielder Pedro Santos got off a left-footed blast from 25 yards that nicked off the right post of Willis’ net. Willis appeared to get a finger to the shot to push it just wide enough to catch the post. Willis was well positioned three minutes later when he easily collected a shot from distance off the boot of Santos.

Willis came up huge early in the second half when three Crew SC attack-ers got behind Houston’s back line off a pass from midfielder Mike Grella. Grella slipped a ball to All-Star midfielder Federico Higuain, who got of a left-footed shot from 15 yards, but the Houston goalkeeper was perfectly positioned to parry the shot away.

Manotas came close to putting the Dynamo out front in the 59th minute after a brilliant solo run from near midfield into the penalty area, where his right-footed shot force Steffen to dive low to the near post to push the ball wide for a corner.

Willis made himself big once again in the 61st minute to stop Higuain after he got free on the right side of the penalty area thanks to a through pass from winger Justin Meram. Higuain blasted a right-footed shot from just outside the six-yard box, but Willis came off his line to cut down the angle and deflected the ball out for a corner with his chest.

Steffen kept the Dynamo out again in the 72nd minute with a diving save of a volley from Wenger. Wenger’s shot came off of a corner kick as the second ball fell to him at the top of the penalty area, but Steffen was able to get low to push it away at his far post.

Dynamo forward Ronaldo Peña had one final look at goal after Zardes’ score, unleashing a curling right-footed shot from 20 yards toward the up-per right corner of the goal, but Steffen was there to catch the shot and kill off the match.

DYNAMO VS. CREW SC BOX SCOREColumbus Crew SC (11-7-6; 35 pts.) 1-0 Houston Dynamo (7-10-6; 27 pts.)MLS Regular Season Week 24Saturday, August 11, 2018 – MAPFRE Stadium – Columbus, OhioAttendance:15,891

SCORINGSUMMARY:

TEAM 1 2 FColumbus Crew SC 0 1 1Houston Dynamo 0 0 0

CLB: Gyasi Zardes 14 (Harrison Afful 5) 90+1

LINEUPS:

ColumbusCrewSC:Zack Steffen; Harrison Afful, Jonathan Mensah, Gastón Sauro, Milton Valenzuela (Edward Opoku 80); Artur, Wil Trapp (C); Pedro Santos, Federico Higuain (Patrick Mullins 75), Mike Grella (Justin Meram 60); Gyasi Zardes

Unusedsubs:Jon Kempin, Lalas Abubakar, Ricardo Clark, Héctor Jiménez

Houston Dynamo: Joe Willis; Andrew Wenger, Adolfo Machado, Jared Watts, Leonardo (Kevin Garcia 90), Adam Lundkvist; Eric Alexander, Boniek García (C), Tomás Martínez (Memo Rodriguez 78); Mauro Manotas, Romell Quioto (Ronaldo Peña 65)

Unusedsubs:Chris Seitz, Arturo Alvarez, Eric Bird, Luis Gil

MATCH STATISTICSTEAM SH SOG FC OFF CK SV TP ACC POSSCLB 13 5 10 1 5 5 541 88% 57.3%HOU 12 5 11 0 4 4 397 79% 42.7% DISCIPLINE:

CLB: Gyasi Zardes (caution; foul) 56HOU: Leonardo (caution; foul) 80HOU: Adam Lundkvist (caution; foul) 86CLB: Pedro Santos (caution; time wasting) 90+7

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Mark GeigerAssistant Referee 1: Logan BrownAssistant Referee 2: Oscar Mitchell-CarvalhoFourth Official: Rubiel VazquezVAR: Kevin Terry, Jr.



LAST MATCH at LA GALAXYCARSON, CALIF. (Friday, April 19, 2019) – The Houston Dynamo dropped their first game of the season tonight, falling 2-1 to the LA Galaxy at Dignity Health Sports Park.

The Galaxy struck first by virtue of a penalty kick goal from forward Zla-tan Ibrahimovic. The Swedish international drew the penalty when he went down in the penalty area after contact with Dynamo defender A.J. DeLaGarza. Dynamo goalkeeper Joe Willis guessed correctly and got his left hand on Ibrahimovic’s shot, but wasn’t able to push it wide.

The Dynamo equalized in the 53rd minute, also through a penalty. Forward Alberth Elis won the spot kick after he was brought down at the edge of the penalty area by Galaxy defender Jørgen Skjelvik after a quick restart from DeLaGarza. Elis stepped up and coolly rolled his attempt inside the left post for his fourth goal of the season.

The Galaxy found the winner in the 85th minute off of a corner kick when defender Diego Polenta headed midfielder Jonathan dos Santos’ corner just inside of the back post and just past a diving effort from Willis.

Houston pressed for a second goal throughout the final 10 minutes, start-ing with a brilliant individual effort from Elis in which he stripped his de-fender and put himself one-on-one with the goalkeeper, but his shot hit the side netting. Three minutes later, Elis played the role of creator, chipping a ball to forward Mauro Manotas behind the back line, but Manotas’ low shot was saved by goalkeeper David Bingham.

A minute after Polenta’s goal midfielder Memo Rodriguez, who came on in the 70th minute, nearly leveled things with an audacious chip from 60 yards, forcing Bingham to backtrack and leap to snag the shot.

The loss snaps Houston’s five-game unbeaten run to start the year, but de-spite the result the Dynamo are still out to the best start to a season in club history with 13 points through six games.

HOU @ LA BOX SCORELA Galaxy (6-1-0; 18 pts.) 2-1 Houston Dynamo (4-1-1; 13 pts.)MLS Regular Season, Week 8Friday, April 19, 2019 – Dignity Health Sports Park – Carson, Calif.Attendance:21,503

SCORINGSUMMARY:

TEAM 1 2 FLA Galaxy 1 1 2Houston Dynamo 0 1 1

LA: Zlatan Ibrahimovic 7 (penalty) 31HOU: Alberth Elis 4 (penalty) 53LA: Diego Polenta 1 (Jonathan dos Santos 1) 85

LINEUPS:

LAGalaxy:David Bingham; Jørgen Skjelvik, Diego Polenta, Daniel Steres, Ju-lian Araujo; Joe Corona (Servando Carrasco 87), Jonathan dos Santos; Uriel Antuna, Sebastian Lletget, Romain Allessandrini (Emmanuel Boateng 16, Giancarlo González 90+1); Zlatan Ibrahimovic (C)

Substitutesnotused:Matt Lampson, Emil Cuello, Juninho, Dave Romney

HoustonDynamo:Joe Willis; Adam Lundkvist, Maynor Figueroa, Aljaž Stru-na, A.J. DeLaGarza; Matías Vera, Boniek García (C) (Marlon Hairston 85), Tomás Martínez (Juan David Cabezas 79); Tommy McNamara (Memo Ro-driguez 70), Mauro Manotas, Alberth Elis

Substitutes not used: Tyler Deric, Darwin Cerén, Alejandro Fuenmayor, Sam Junqua

MATCH STATISTICSTEAM SH SOG FC OFF CK SV TP ACC POSSLA 13 4 13 4 4 2 479 85% 51.3%HOU 13 3 10 1 5 3 450 85% 48.7%

DISCIPLINE:

HOU: A.J. DeLaGarza (caution; foul) 29HOU: Matías Vera (caution; foul) 47HOU: Alberth Elis (caution; foul) 85

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Jair MarrufoAssistant Referee 1: Jeffrey GreesonAssistant Referee 2: Chris ElliottFourth Official: Guido Gonzalez, Jr.VAR: Alex Chilowicz

Weather: 59 degrees; Partly Cloudy



ABOUT BBVA COMPASS STADIUM

BBVA Compass Stadium is a state-of-the-art, open-air stadium designed to host Houston Dynamo matches, Houston Dash matches and Tex-as Southern University football games as well as additional professional, collegiate and community sporting events, concerts, exhibitions, conventions and special events. Opened on May 12, 2012, the 340,000-square foot, 22,000-seat stadium is the first soccer-specific stadium in Major League Soccer located in a city’s downtown district.

An architecturally stunning building, the stadium features 94,000 square feet of aluminum panels on its exterior, giving it a modern and stylish appearance. Each of the panels is 50 percent open to improve air flow throughout the concourses. Canopies extend 75 feet over the stands on the east and west sides of the stadium, and a stage canopy extends 125 feet over the south end, providing shade to soccer fans and a built-in speaker setup for concerts. With its downtown location, the stadium is a part of a true ‘Stadium District,’ which includes Minute Maid Park and the Toyota Center, as well as the George R. Brown Convention Center, Discovery Green, Warehouse Live and House of Blues.

BBVA Compass Stadium was awarded the LEED® Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council in December 2012. The stadium has been identified as a pioneering example of new construction and sustainable design and is considered a leader in transforming the building industry.

BBVA COMPASS STADIUM QUICK FACTSYear opened .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2012Capacity, soccer ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 22,000Cost to build ...................................................................................................................................................................................... $95,000,000Groundbreaking ................................................................................................................................................................................ Feb. 5, 2011First Dynamo match .................................................................................................................................Dynamo vs. D.C. United, May 12, 2012Largest crowd, Dynamo matches .......................................................................................... 22,661 (Dynamo vs. Seattle, November 21, 2017)Largest crowd, soccer ............................................................................................................ 22,661 (Dynamo vs. Seattle, November 21, 2017)Largest crowd, concert .................................................................................................................................. 21,257 (Ed Sheeran, Sept. 3, 2015)Dynamo record (W-L-T) at BBVA Compass Stadium - MLS matches only............................................................................................. 65-25-33Dash record (W-L-T) at BBVA Compass Stadium - NWSL matches only ............................................................................................... 18-25-13Averagenumberofticketedeventsperyear ................................................................................................................................................... 50Size of pitch for soccer events ....................................................................................................................................................... 115 x 73 yardsType of grass ........................................................................................................................................................................ Tifway 419 Bermuda



INDIVIDUAL SEASON HIGHS

TEAM SEASON HIGHS & LOWS

DYNAMO CATEGORY OPPONENT2, Memo Rodriguez vs. Vancouver (3/16/2019) ............................................ Goals ............... 1 (8x), Last time, Polenta & Ibrahimovic at LA Galaxy (4/19/2019)2 (2x), Last time Mauro Manotas vs. San Jose (4/13/2019) ..........................Assists .................. 1 (4x), Last time Jonathan dos Santos at LA Galaxy (4/19/2019)6, Alberth Elis vs. San Jose (4/13/2019) ........................................................ Shots ........................................................6, Ibrahimovic at LA Galaxy (4/19/2019)3 (3x), Last time Alberth Elis vs. San Jose (4/13/2019) ............................Shots on Goal .................................................... 3, Kei Kamra at Colorado (3/30/2019)75, Maynor Figuero vs. Montreal (3/9/2019) .......................................Passes Attempted ..............................75, Jonathan dos Santos at LA Galaxy (4/19/2019)67, Maynor Figuero vs. Montreal (3/9/2019) ...................................... Passes Completed ..............................67, Jonathan dos Santos at LA Galaxy (4/19/2019)97%, Matias Vera vs. Vancouver (3/16/2019) ...........................Pass Success Rate (min. 25 att.) ......................... 98.3%, Micheal Azira vs. Montreal (3/9/2019)45, Maynor Figueroa vs. Montreal (3/9/2019) ................................Passes In Opposing Half ......................................45, Bacary Sagna vs. Montreal (3/9/2019)38, Maynor Figueria vs. Montreal (3/9/2019) ........................Passes Completed In Opposing Half .............................39, Saphir Taider vs. Montreal (3/9/2019)13, Boniek Garcia vs. Vancouver (3/16/2019) ....................................Passes In Final Third ..............................................15, Jack Price at Colorado (3/30/2019)87, Adam Lundkvist at LA Galaxy (4/19/2019) ............................................ Touches ....................................105, Jonathan dos Santos at LA Galaxy (4/19/2019)13, Alberth Elis vs. San Jose (4/13/2019) ........................................... Dribbles Attempted ............................ 9, Jefferson Savarino vs. Real Salt Lake (3/2/2019)6, Alberth Elis vs. San Jose (4/13/2019) ............................................. Dribbles Completed ............................ 5, Jefferson Savarino vs. Real Salt Lake (3/2/2019)5, Romell Quioto vs. Real Salt Lake (3/2/2019) ........................................ Corner Kicks .........................................7, Albert Rusnak vs. Real Salt Lake (3/2/2019)8, Romell Quioto vs. Real Salt Lake (3/2/2019) ...............................Crosses from Open Play ....................................... 8, Uriel Antuna at LA Galaxy (4/19/2019)25, Alberth Elis at LA Galaxy (4/19/2019) ..................................................... Duels ............................................... 22, Everton Luiz vs. Real Salt Lake (3/2/2019)11, Alberth Elis at LA Galaxy (4/19/2019) ................................................. Duels Won....................................11, Jonathan dos Santos at LA Galaxy (4/19/2019)8, Matias Veras at Colorado (3/30/2019) ..................................................... Tackles ........................................6, Jonathan dos Santos at LA Galaxy (4/19/2019)4, Matias Veras at Colorado (3/30/2019) ................................................. Tackles Won .................................... 4 (2x), Last time Godoy vs. San Jose (4/13/2019)10, Mauro Manotas vs. Montreal (3/9/2019) .............................................. Aerials ...........................................15, Damir Kreilach vs. Real Salt Lake (3/2/2019)6, Kevin Garcia vs. Real Salt Lake (3/2/2019)............................................ Aerials Won..................................................8, Bacary Sagna vs. Montreal (3/9/2019)3, Martinez vs. San Jose (4/13/2019) ............................................................Blocks ...............................2 (2x), Last time Uriel Antuna at LA Galaxy (4/19/2019)4, Kevin Garcia vs. Vancouver (3/16/2019) ............................................. Interceptions ....................................6, Jonathan dos Santos at LA Galaxy (4/19/2019)5, Alberth Elis vs. Vancouver (3/16/2019) ............................................. Fouls Conceded.................... 4 (5x), Last time Godoy & Lopez vs. San Jose (4/13/2019)4 (2x), Last time Elis at LA Galaxy (4/19/2019) ........................................Fouls Suffered ...................................................6, Jon Erice vs. Vancouver (3/16/2019)4 (3x), Last time Joe Willis vs. San Jose (4/13/2019) ..................................... Saves ..................................4 (3x), Last time Daniel Vega vs. San Jose (4/13/2019)

SEASON HIGH STATISTIC SEASON LOW4, 3/30 at COL ............................................................................................. Goals Scored .........................................................................................1, 3/2 vs. RSL2 (2x), Last time 4/19 at LA ...................................................................... Goals Conceded .............................................................. 1 (3x), Last time 3/30 at COL21, 3/16 vs. VAN ............................................................................................... Shots ...............................................................................................8, 3/2 vs. RSL6 (4x), Last time 4/13 vs. SJ ....................................................................... Shots on Goal ..........................................................................................1, 3/2 vs RSL5, 4/19 at LA ............................................................................ Dynamo Shots Blocked by Opponent .................................................................... 1, 3/30 at COL9, 3/2 vs. RSL .............................................................................................. Corner Kicks ........................................................................................ 4, 3/30 at COL4 (2x), Last time 3/30 at COL ..........................................................................Offsides .......................................................................1 (2x), Last time 4/19 at LA16, 3/16 vs. VAN ................................................................................ Crosses From Open Play............................................................................... 1, 3/30 at COL21, 4/13 vs. SJ ..........................................................................................Fouls Committed .................................................................................... 10, 4/19 at LA17, 4/13 vs. SJ ............................................................................................ Fouls Suffered ........................................................................................9, 3/2 vs. RSL4 (3x), Last time 4/13 vs. SJ .............................................................................. Saves ............................................................................................. 0, 3/9 vs. MTL17 (3x), Last time 4/13 vs. SJ ...........................................................................Tackles ............................................................................................ 12, 4/19 at LA64, 3/2 vs. RSL ..............................................................................................Duels Won ......................................................................................... 43, 4/19 at LA55%, 3/2 vs. RSL ...................................................................................... Pct. of Duels Won ...............................................................................43.4%, 4/19 at LA55.26%, 3/16 vs. VAN ...................................................................................Possession .................................................................................... 39.2% 4/13 vs. SJ501, 3/16 vs. VAN ........................................................................................Total Passes ...................................................................................... 296, 4/13 vs. SJ86.2%, 3/9 vs. MTL ..................................................................................Passing Accuracy ............................................................................ 77.1%, 3/30 at COL



THE LAST TIME...

HOW THE GOALS WERE SCORED

BY DYNAMO BY OPPONENT4/21/18 vs. TOR ......................................................................................... 5 Goals, Team ..................................................................................... 5/11/14 vs. RSL3/30/19 at COL .......................................................................................... 4 Goals, Team ..................................................................................10/12/18 at LAFC10/28/18 at LAG ........................................................................................ 3 Goals, Team ...................................................................................... 6/23/18 at SKC3/3/18 vs. ATL (First Half) ...................................................................... 4 Goals, Half, Team ....................................................................................................N/A3/30/19 at COL (First Half) .................................................................... 3 Goals, Half, Team ....................................................... 10/12/18 at LAFC (Second Half)7/5/17 vs. MTL (Andrew Wenger, :52) ........................................ Goal Scored In Opening Minute ....................................... 7/21/18 vs. DAL (Matt Hedges, :49)7/7/18 vs. MIN (Elis, 90+2) ........................................................... Goal Scored In Stoppage Time .......................8/18/18 vs. RSL (Albert Rusnak 90+3 & 90+10)4/20/13 at TOR (Warren Creavalle) ..................................................Goal Scored With 10 Men ................................................... 6/23/18 at SKC (Khiry Shelton)9/29/18 vs. SJ (Alejandro Fuenmayor) ......................................................... Own Goal ..............................3/30/19 at COL (Axel Sjöberg & Keegan Rosenberry)N/A ........................................................................................................... Two Own Goals .........................3/30/19 at COL (Axel Sjöberg & Keegan Rosenberry)9/22/18 at COL (Joe Willis) ............................................................... Clean Sheet (Goalkeeper) ................................................09/22/18 at ORL (Adam Grinwis)4/2/06 vs. COL (Brian Ching - 4) ........................................................... 4+ Goals By A Player ..................................................................................................N/A4/1/17 vs. NYRB (Erick Torres) .............................................................. Hat Trick By A Player ................................................... 5/20/17 vs. ATL (Miguel Almiron)3/16/19 vs. Vancouver (Memo Rodriguez) ............................................ 2 Goals By A Player .........................................................10/28/18 at LAG (Ola Kamara)3/16/19 vs. Vancouver (Alberth Elis) .......................................................Penalty Kick Goal ........................................................................ 3/30/19 (Kei Kamara)10/21/18 vs. SEA (Kevin Garcia) ............................................................Goal By A Defender ................................................... 10/21/18 vs. SEA (Chad Marshall)7/22/17 at DC (Alex - 3) ....................................................................... 3+ Assists By A Player .......................................... 10/21/18 vs. SEA (Nicolas Lodeiro - 3)10/28/18 at LAG (Tomás Martínez) ...................................................... 2 Assists By A Player .......................................................... 10/12/18 at LFC (Carlos Vela)3/16/19 vs. Vancouver (Alberth Elis) .................................................. Assist By A Goalkeeper .......................................................... 8/9/10 at SEA (Kasey Keller)7/21/18 vs. DAL (Joe Willis) ................................................................... Penalty Kick Saved .................................................. 10/26/17 vs. SKC (Andrew Dykstra)3/29/08 at NE (10, Pat Onstad) .................................................................... 10+ Saves ...........................................................................................................N/A10/28/18 at LAG (Ronaldo Peña) ............................................................ Straight Red Card .................................................4/13/19 vs. San Jose (Marcos Lopez)6/23/18 at SKC (Eric Alexander) ..........................................................2 Yellow Cards, Player .........................8/29/15 vs. VAN (Kendall Waston & Matias Laba)8/4/18 vs. SKC (Alejandro Fuenmayor, Darwin Ceren & Alberth Elis) Multiple Players Ejected...................10/31/13 vs. MON (N. Rivas, A. Romero, M. Di Vaio)

BY BODY PARTRight Foot ............................................................. 8Left Foot ............................................................... 3Head ..................................................................... 0Other .................................................................... 2

BY PROXIMITYInside 6-yard box .................................................. 3Inside penalty area ............................................... 9Outside penalty area ............................................ 1

BY DIRECTIONFrom right of goal ................................................. 0From left of goal ................................................... 1In front of goal .................................................... 12

BY TYPE OF PLAYOpen play, no cross .............................................. 5Cross from open play ............................................ 4Corner kick ........................................................... 0Set piece ............................................................... 0Direct Free kick ..................................................... 0Penalty .................................................................. 2Own Goal .............................................................. 2

BY TIMEFirst 5 minutes ...................................................... 1Minute 6-15 .......................................................... 2Minute 16-30 ........................................................ 0Minute 31-45 ........................................................ 3First half stoppage ................................................ 0Minute 46-50 ........................................................ 0Minute 51-60 ........................................................ 3Minute 61-75 ........................................................ 3Minute 76-90 ........................................................ 1Second half stoppage ........................................... 0

BY GAME SITUATIONFirst goal of game ................................................. 3When tied ............................................................. 5When leading ....................................................... 2When trailing ........................................................ 3To equalize the score ............................................ 3When leading by 2+ .............................................. 2When trailing by 2+ .............................................. 0

BY ASSISTSAssisted ................................................................ 7Unassisted ............................................................ 5

BY POSITIONGoalkeeper ........................................................... 0Defenders ............................................................. 0Midfielders ........................................................... 6Forwards ............................................................... 5Opposing Team ..................................................... 2

BY LOCATIONAt home ................................................................ 8Away ..................................................................... 5

BY AGE>22 ........................................................................ 022-25 .................................................................. 1126-29 .................................................................... 030+ ........................................................................ 0

BY NATIONALITYAmerican .............................................................. 4Argentinean .......................................................... 1Brazilian ................................................................ 0Colombian ............................................................ 2Honduran ............................................................. 4Panamanian .......................................................... 0Salvadorian ........................................................... 0Swedish ................................................................ 0Swiss ..................................................................... 0Venezuelan ........................................................... 0



THE DYNAMO RECORD WHEN...CATEGORY OVERALL AT HOME ON THE ROADScoring first 3-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-0Scoring second 1-1-1 1-0-1 0-1-0Scoring zero goals 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Leading at halftime 2-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0Tied at halftime 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0Trailing at halftime 1-1-1 1-0-1 0-1-0Leading after 75 minutes 3-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-0Tied after 75 minutes 1-1-1 1-0-1 0-1-0Trailing after 75 minutes 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Match decided by 1 goal 3-1-0 3-0-0 0-1-0Scoring 3+ goals 2-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0Conceding 3+ goals 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Conceding 0 goals 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0at BBVA Compass Stadium 3-0-1 3-0-1 0-0-0On the road 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0vs. Western Conference opponents 3-1-1 2-0-1 1-1-0vs. Eastern Conference opponents 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0Wearing orange 4-0-0 3-0-0 1-0-0Wearing black 0-1-1 0-0-1 0-1-0Wearing white 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0In March 3-0-1 2-0-1 1-0-0In April 1-1-0 1-0-0 0-1-0In May 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0In June 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0In July 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0In August 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0In September 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0In October 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0On Fridays 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0On Saturdays 4-0-1 3-0-1 1-0-0On Sundays 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0On Weekdays (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0With a man advantage 2-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0Down a man 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0When Rodriguez scores 3-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-0When Quioto scores 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0When Elis scores 3-1-0 2-0-0 1-1-0When Manotas scores 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0When Peña scores 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0When Willis starts at GK 4-1-1 3-0-1 1-1-0When Deric starts at GK 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0U.S. Open Cup 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0



DYNAMO 2019 GAME-BY-GAME STATSDATE OPPONENT GS SH SOG BL IN18 O18 HS CK FC CR OFF DU DU% TP ACC POSS

03-02 Real Salt Lake 1 8 1 3 1 0 0 9 12 11 3 68 56.2% 433 79% 53.4%

03-09 Montreal 2 14 6 3 2 4 1 6 12 12 4 46 48% 462 85.5% 48.4%

03-16 Vancouver 3 21 6 1 6 0 2 8 19 15 2 45 46.4% 501 85.2% 55.3%

03-30 at Colorado 4 10 6 1 8 0 0 4 14 1 4 48 47.1% 393 77.1% 46.6%

04-13 San Jose 2 18 6 4 10 8 3 4 21 2 1 53 51.5% 296 77.7% 39.2%

04-16 at LA Galaxy 1 13 3 3 9 4 1 5 10 12 1 43 43.4% 457 85.1% 49.0%

04-27 Columbus

05-04 Dallas

05-11 at Seattle

05-15 Portland

05-18 Washington DC

05-25 at Minnesota

06-01 Sporting Kansas City

06-22 at Portland

06-26 at San Jose

06-29 at New England

07-03 New York Red Bull

07-06 at Cincinnati

07-12 Los Angeles FC

07-17 at Atlanta

07-20 at Toronto

07-27 Seattle

08-03 Chicago

08-08 at New York FC

08-11 at Philadelphia

08-17 Colorado

08-24 at Dallas

08-31 at Sporting Kansas City

09-11 Minnesota

09-14 at Vancouver

09-21 Orlando

09-25 at Los Angeles FC

09-29 at Real Salt Lake

10-06 LA Galaxy

NOTES: G = Goals; SH = Shots; SOG = Shots on Goal; BL = Blocked Shots; IN18 = Shots inside the 18-yard area; O18 = Shots outside the 18-yard area; HS =

Headed Shots; CK = Corner Kicks; FC = Fouls Committed; CR = Crosses from Open Play; OFF = Offside; DU = Duels; DU% = Percent of Duels Won; TP = Total

Passes; ACC = Passing Accuracy; POSS = Possession



DYNAMO OPPONENTS' 2019 GAME-BY-GAME STATSDATE OPPONENT GS SH SOG BL IN18 O18 HS CK FC CR OFF DU DU% TP ACC POSS

03-02 Real Salt Lake 1 14 5 5 3 2 1 8 9 13 1 53 43.8% 377 79% 46.6%

03-09 Montreal 1 7 1 3 1 0 2 3 13 10 1 50 52.1% 494 86.7% 51.6%

03-16 Vancouver 2 7 3 4 2 1 2 8 14 10 2 52 53.6% 402 80.9% 44.7%

03-30 at Colorado 1 20 5 6 3 2 4 5 16 8 1 54 53% 441 81% 53.4%

04-13 San Jose 1 15 5 4 6 9 0 6 18 11 1 50 48.5% 458 85.4% 60.8%

04-16 at LA Galaxy 2 13 5 5 11 2 3 4 13 17 4 56 56.6% 480 85.2% 51.0%

04-27 Columbus

05-04 Dallas

05-11 at Seattle

05-15 Portland

05-18 Washington DC

05-25 at Minnesota

06-01 Sporting Kansas City

06-22 at Portland

06-26 at San Jose

06-29 at New England

07-03 New York Red Bull

07-06 at Cincinnati

07-12 Los Angeles FC

07-17 at Atlanta

07-20 at Toronto

07-27 Seattle

08-03 Chicago

08-08 at New York FC

08-11 at Philadelphia

08-17 Colorado

08-24 at Dallas

08-31 at Sporting Kansas City

09-11 Minnesota

09-14 at Vancouver

09-21 Orlando

09-25 at Los Angeles FC

09-29 at Real Salt Lake

10-06 LA Galaxy

NOTES: G = Goals; SH = Shots; SOG = Shots on Goal; BL = Blocked Shots; IN18 = Shots inside the 18-yard area; O18 = Shots outside the 18-yard area; HS =

Headed Shots; CK = Corner Kicks; FC = Fouls Committed; CR = Crosses from Open Play; OFF = Offside; DU = Duels; DU% = Percent of Duels Won; TP = Total

Passes; ACC = Passing Accuracy; POSS = PossessionPasses; ACC = Passing Accuracy; POSS = Possession



HOUSTON DYNAMO TV/RADIO ROSTER

9 MAUROMANOTAS 11 TOMMY

MCNAMARA 12 CHRISDUVALL10 TOMÁS

MARTÍNEZ8 MEMORODRIGUEZ

2 ALEJANDROFUENMAYOR 3 ADAM

LUNDKVIST 5 JUAN DAVIDCABEZAS 7 DAMARCUS

BEASLEY6 KIKISTRUNA

23 JOEWILLIS

17 ALBERTHELIS 20 A.J.

DE LA GARZA 21 RONALDOPEÑA 22 MATÍAS

VERA

26 MICHAELNELSON25 ERIC

BIRDBONIEKGARCÍA27

SAMJUNQUA29 ROMELL

QUIOTO31

ERIKMCCUE28

MAYNORFIGUEROA15 KEVIN

GARCIA16

24 DARWINCERÉN

1 TYLERDERIC

14 MARLONHAIRSTON



2019 HOUSTON DYNAMO ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate Hometown 2018 Team (League) Notes7 Beasley, DaMarcus DF 5-8 145 5/24/1982 Fort Wayne, Indiana Houston Dynamo (MLS)25 Bird, Eric MF 5-11 170 4/8/1993 Virginia Beach, Virginia Houston Dynamo (MLS)5 Cabezas, Juan David MF 6-0 175 2/27/1991 Cali, Colombia Houston Dynamo (MLS) GC24 Cerén, Darwin MF 5-10 165 12/31/1989 Quezaltepeque, El Salvador Houston Dynamo (MLS) GC20 DeLaGarza, A.J. DF 5-9 150 11/4/1987 Bryans Road, Maryland Houston Dynamo (MLS)1 Deric, Tyler GK 6-3 185 8/30/1988 Houston, Texas Houston Dynamo (MLS) HGP12 Duvall, Chris DF 5-10 185 9/10/1991 Duluth, Georgia Houston Dynamo (MLS)17 Elis, Alberth FW 6-0 165 2/12/1996 San Pedro Sula, Honduras Houston Dynamo (MLS) INT/DP15 Figueroa, Maynor DF 5-11 187 5/2/1983 Jutiapa, Honduras FC Dallas (MLS)2 Fuenmayor, Alejandro DF 6-0 184 8/29/1996 Maracaibo, Venezuela Houston Dynamo (MLS) INT27 García, Boniek MF 5-9 150 9/4/1984 Tegulcigalpa, Honduras Houston Dynamo (MLS) GC16 Garcia, Kevin DF 6-0 185 8/21/1990 Flushing, New York Houston Dynamo (MLS)14 Hairston, Marlon MF 6-0 157 3/23/1994 Jackson, Mississippi Colorado Rapids (MLS)29 Junqua, Sam DF 6-0 175 11/9/1996 Saratoga, California Univ. of California (NCAA)3 Lundkvist, Adam DF 5-9 143 3/20/1994 Nyköping, Sweden Houston Dynamo (MLS) INT9 Manotas, Mauro FW 6-0 155 7/15/1995 Sabanalarga, Colombia Houston Dynamo (MLS) GC10 Martínez, Tomás MF 5-9 145 3/7/1995 Béccar, Argentina Houston Dynamo (MLS) GC/DP28 McCue, Erik DF 6-3 175 1/18/2001 Onsala, Sweden Houston Dynamo Academy (USSDA) HGP11 McNamara, Tommy MF 5-9 170 2/6/1991 West Nyack, New York New York City FC (MLS)26 Nelson, Michael GK 6-4 180 2/10/1995 Katy, Texas Houston Dynamo (MLS)21 Peña, Ronaldo FW 6-1 172 3/10/1997 Acarigua, Venezuela Houston Dynamo (MLS) INT31 Quioto, Romell FW 5-11 170 8/9/1991 Rio Esteban Colón, Honduras Houston Dynamo (MLS) GC8 Rodriguez, Memo MF 5-8 145 12/27/1995 Wharton, Texas Houston Dynamo (MLS) HGP6 Struna, Aljaz (Kiki) DF 6-2 185 8/4/1990 Piran, Slovenia US Palermo (Serie B) INT22 Vera, Matías MF 5-8 150 10/26/1995 Merlo, Argentina O'Higgins F.C. (Chile) INT23 Willis, Joe GK 6-5 200 8/10/1988 St. Louis, Missouri Houston Dynamo (MLS)

NOTESINT = International player GC = Former international playing as a domestic due to green card status DP = Designated Player HGP = Homegrown Player

HOUSTON DYNAMO NUMERICAL ROSTER WITH PRONUNCIATIONNo. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Age MLSExp. FIFANationality Note Pronunciation1 Tyler Deric GK 6-3 185 30 10 USA Academy Product2 Alejandro Fuenmayor DF 6-0 184 22 1 Venezuela International FWAYN-my-OR3 Adam Lundkvist DF 5-9 143 24 1 Sweden International LUNN-kwist5 Juan David Cabezas MF 6-0 175 27 2 Colombia 6 Aljaz (Kiki) Struna DF 6-2 185 28 0 Slovenia International AHL-ee-ahsh7 DaMarcus Beasley DF 5-8 145 36 10 USA 8 Memo Rodriguez MF 5-8 145 23 2 USA Academy Product9 Mauro Manotas FW 6-0 155 23 4 Colombia Mah-NO-tas10 Tomás Martínez MF 5-9 145 23 2 Argentina Young DP11 Tommy McNamara MF 5-9 170 28 5 USA MAC-nah-MARE-ah12 Chris Duvall DF 5-10 185 27 5 USA Doo-VAHL14 Marlon Hairston MF 6-0 157 24 5 USA 15 Maynor Figueroa DF 5-11 187 35 5 Honduras International MY-nor16 Kevin Garcia DF 6-0 185 28 2 USA 17 Alberth Elis FW 6-0 165 23 2 Honduras Int'l/Young DP AL-bert (the h is silent)20 A.J. DeLaGarza DF 5-9 150 31 10 Guam 21 Ronaldo Peña FW 6-1 172 21 1 Venezuela International22 Matías Vera MF 5-8 150 23 0 Argentina International23 Joe Willis GK 6-5 200 30 8 USA 24 Darwin Cerén MF 5-10 165 29 5 El Salvador sirr-ENN25 Eric Bird MF 5-11 170 25 2 USA 26 Michael Nelson GK 6-4 180 24 R USA 27 Boniek García MF 5-9 150 34 7 Honduras BONE-ee-ek28 Erik McCue DF 6-3 175 18 R USA/Sweden Academy Product29 Sam Junqua DF 6-0 175 22 R USA Draft Pick JUHN-kwah31 Romell Quioto FW 5-11 170 27 2 Honduras kee-OH-toe35 Andrew Samuels DF 5-9 150 21 R USA Draft Pick

TECHNICAL STAFFGeneralManager: Matt Jordan HeadCoach: Wilmer CabreraAssistantCoaches: Michael Dellorusso, Davy Arnaud, Paul Rogers (Goalkeepers Coach), Paul Caffrey (Fitness Coach)



HOUSTON DYNAMO ROSTER BY POSITION

GOALKEEPERS (3)

No. Name Pos. MLSExp.Age Ht. Wt. FIFANationality

1 Tyler Deric GK 10 30 6-3 185 USA

23 Joe Willis GK 8 30 6-5 200 USA

26 Michael Nelson GK R 22 6-4 180 USA

DEFENDERS (10)


2 Alejandro Fuenmayor DF 1 22 6-0 184 Venezuela

3 Adam Lundkvist DF 1 24 5-9 143 Sweden

6 Aljaz (Kiki) Struna DF 0 28 6-2 185 Slovenia

7 DaMarcus Beasley DF 10 36 5-8 145 USA

12 Chris Duvall DF 5 27 5-10 185 USA

15 Maynor Figueroa DF 5 35 5-11 187 Honduras

16 Kevin Garcia DF 2 28 6-0 185 USA

20 A.J. DeLaGarza DF 10 31 5-9 150 Guam

28 Erik McCue DF R 17 6-3 175 USA/Sweden

29 Sam Junqua DF R 22 6-0 175 USA

MIDFIELDERS (9)


5 Juan David Cabezas MF 2 27 6-0 175 Colombia

8 Memo Rodriguez MF 2 23 5-8 145 USA

10 Tomás Martínez MF 2 23 5-9 145 Argentina

11 Tommy McNamara MF 5 27 5-9 170 USA

14 Marlon Hairston MF 5 24 6-0 157 USA

22 Matías Vera MF 0 23 5-8 150 Argentina

24 Darwin Cerén MF 5 29 5-10 165 El Salvador

25 Eric Bird MF 2 25 5-11 170 USA

27 Boniek García MF 7 34 5-9 150 Honduras

FORWARDS (5)


9 Mauro Manotas FW 4 23 6-0 155 Colombia

17 Alberth Elis FW 2 23 6-0 165 Honduras

21 Ronaldo Peña FW 1 21 6-1 172 Venezuela

31 Romell Quioto FW 2 27 5-11 170 Honduras



GAME-BY-GAME STARTING LINEUPS

Game GK LB LCB RCB RB LDM RDM ACM LW FW RW

03-02 vs RSL Willis Lundkvist Figueroa Fuenmayor K. Garcia B. Garcia (C) Vera Martinez Quioto Manotas Elis

03-09 vs MTL Willis Lundkvist Figueroa Struna DeLaGarza B. Garcia (C) Ceren Martinez Rodriguez Manotas Hairston

03-16 vs VAN Willis Lundkvist K. Garcia Struna DeLaGarza B. Garcia (C) Vera Martinez Rodriguez Manotas Elis

03-30 at COL Willis Lundkvist Figueroa Struna DeLaGarza B. Garcia (C) Vera Martinez Rodriguez Manotas Elis

04-13 vs SJ Willis Lundkvist Figueroa Struna DeLaGarza B. Garcia (C) Vera Martinez Hairston Manotas Elis

04-16 at LAG Willis Lundkvist Figueroa Struna DeLaGarza B. Garcia (C) Vera Martinez McNamara Manotas Elis

04-27 vs CLB

05-04 vs DAL

05-11 at SEA

05-15 vs POR

05-18 vs DC

05-25 at MIN

06-01 vs SKC

06-22 at POR

06-26 at SJ

06-29 at NE

07-03 vs NY

07-06 at CIN

07-12 vs LFC

07-17 at ATL

07-20 at TOR

07-27 vs SEA

08-03 vs CHI

08-08 at NYC

08-11 at PHI

08-17 vs COL

08-24 at DAL

08-31 at SKC

09-11 vs MIN

09-14 at VAN

09-21 vs ORL

09-25 at LFC

09-29 at RSL

10-06 vs LAG



GAME-BY-GAME SUBSTITUTIONSGame 1stSubstitution 2ndSubstitution 3rdSubstitution

03-02 vs RSL 52' McNamara for Martinez 76' Rodriguez for Quioto 89' Hairston for Manotas

03-09 vs MTL 57' Elis for Hairston 65' Quioto for Rodriguez 74' McNamara for Martinez

03-16 vs VAN 71' McNamara for Martinez 74' Quioto for Rodriguez 90' Hairston for Manotas

03-30 at COL 46' Hairston for Rodriguez 64' McNamara for B. Garcia 79' Ceren for Martinez

04-13 vs SJ 64' McNamara for Hairston 80' Ceren for Martinez 89' Cabezas for Vera

04-16 at LAG 70' Rodriguez for McNamara 79' Cabezas for Martinez 85' Hairston for B. Garcia

04-27 vs CLB

05-04 vs DAL

05-11 at SEA

05-15 vs POR

05-18 vs DC

05-25 at MIN

06-01 vs SKC

06-22 at POR

06-26 at SJ

06-29 at NE

07-03 vs NY

07-06 at CIN

07-12 vs LFC

07-17 at ATL

07-20 at TOR

07-27 vs SEA

08-03 vs CHI

08-08 at NYC

08-11 at PHI

08-17 vs COL

08-24 at DAL

08-31 at SKC

09-11 vs MIN

09-14 at VAN

09-21 vs ORL

09-25 at LFC

09-29 at RSL

10-06 vs LAG



Height ........................................................... 6-3Weight ......................................................... 185Age ................................................................ 30DOB ...................................................... 8/30/88Nationality ..................................................USAHometown .....................................Houston, TX2019 GP/GS ..................................................0/0MLS Career GP/GS ...................................83/82Dynamo GP/GS ........................................83/82Note ....................................... Academy Product

First-ever Dynamo Academy product and second homegrown player to reach a club’s first team in league history. Career record is 27-29-24 in league play.

2019 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO/RGV FC)• Has played in three games for RGV FC to stay match fit, playing all 90

minutes at El Paso Locomotive FC on March 23, vs. New Mexico United on April 6 and at LA Galaxy II on April 24

2018 SEASON (RGV FC/HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Started in two games for the Dynamo and saw action in six games for

RGV FC• Made his season debut as a starter in a 4-2 loss at Los Angeles FC on

Oct. 12• Started at Seattle Sounders FC on Oct. 21• Dressed for the time with the Dynamo in a 1-0 loss at New York Red Bulls

on Aug. 29

2017 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Started and played 90 minutes in 26 games this season• Recorded his second postseason career clean sheet and eighth in the

year a 0-0 draw vs. Portland Timbers during the First Leg of the Western Conference Semifinals of the Audi 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs

• Recorded his first postseason career clean sheet and seventh in the year a 1-0 win vs. Sporting Kansas City during the Knockout Round of the Audi 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs

• Recorded his sixth clean sheet of the season in a 3-0 win vs. Chicago Fire on October 22

• Recorded his fifth clean sheet of the season and a career high of nine saves in a 0-0 tie at Sporting Kansas City on October 15

• Recorded his fourth and second cosecutive clean sheet of the season in 3-0 win vs. San Jose Earthquakes on August 12

• Recorded his third clean sheet of the season in a 0-0 tie at Real Salt Lake on August 5

• Recorded his second clean sheet of the season in a 0-0 tie at Minnesota United FC

• Recorded his first clean sheet of the season in a 0-0 tie at FC Dallas on May 28

LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP• In 2018, was a member of the Dynamo team that won the U.S. Open Cup • In 2013, started in two games and kept a clean sheet in a 3-0 win against

FC Tucson on May 30• In 2012, started and played 90 minutes in a 1-0 loss at San Antonio Scor-

pions on May 30

PREVIOUS SEASONS (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Missed the last 15 games of the season after sustaining a left abdominal

strain in practice on July 14 followed by a sprained left elbow on August

1 TylerDeric GK

YEAR TEAM GP GS MP SOG SV SO GA GAA PG PA W L T2009 HOU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 02010 HOU 2 2 180 9 8 1 1 0.50 0 0 2 0 02011 HOU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 02012 HOU 1 1 90 9 7 0 2 2.00 0 0 0 1 02013 HOU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 02014 HOU 11 10 910 53 36 3 14 1.38 2 3 3 5 22015 HOU 31 31 2790 139 89 7 44 1.42 5 5 10 13 82016 HOU 10 10 772 37 31 4 6 0.70 0 0 2 2 42017 HOU 26 26 2,340 109 76 6 31 1.19 2 2 10 6 102018 HOU 2 2 180 14 7 0 7 3.50 1 1 0 2 02019 HOU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0MLS TOTALS 83 82 7,262 370 254 21 105 1.30 10 11 27 29 24

CAREER HIGHSSaves 9, Oct. 15, 2017, HOU at SKCGoals Allowed 4, 3 times, last: Oct. 4, 2015, HOU at DAL

THE LAST TIMELast start Oct. 21, 2018, HOU vs. SEALast shutout Oct. 22, 2017, HOU vs. CHI

21 on loan with Rio Grande Valley FC• Tallied fourth shutout of season (and second in a row) in scoreless draw

at Orlando City SC July 8 (15th career regular-season shutout)• Recorded third shutout of season in 1-0 win over Philadelphia Union on

July 2• Recorded second shutout of season in 0-0 draw with D.C. United on June

18 (13th career regular-season shutout)• Made 50th career MLS appearance at Vancouver on May 28• Received his second red card of the season for a professional foul in the

79th minute at San Jose on May 11• Saw his first game action of 2016 at Columbus on April 23, but was sent

off after 18 minutes for a denial of an obvious goal-soring opportunity in the penalty area.

• Spent two weeks as guest player with West Ham United of English Pre-mier League in December

• Won four MLS Save of the Week awards and nominated for MLS Save of the Week 14 times in 2015

• Set career-high with 31 starts in 2015• Started final 9 games of 2014 season and set career-high with 11 appear-

ances after replacing injured Tally Hall



Height ........................................................... 6-0Weight ......................................................... 178Age ................................................................ 22DOB .................................................. 8/29/1996Nationality ........................................ VenezuelaHometown ........................................... Valencia2019 GP/GS ..................................................1/1MLS Career GP/GS ...................................22/21Dynamo GP/GS ........................................22/21Note ...............................................International

Young center back who brings a physical presence in the middle of the back line for the Dynamo. Signed with the Dynamo on January 16, 2018.

2019 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Started and played all 90 minutes on Opening Day in 1-1 draw with Real

Salt Lake on March 2• CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

• Started and played all 90 minutes vs. Tigres UANL in Leg 1 of the quar-terfinal on March 5

2018 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Played in 22 regular season games while starting in 21• Scored his third goal of the season in a 4-1 win against Portland Timbers

on September 15• Missed a 1-0 loss at Columbus Crew SC on August 11 due to a red card

received in a 1-0 loss against Sporting Kansas City on Aug. 4 • Missed a 2-1 loss at Portland Timbers on July 28 due to yellow card ac-

cumulation• Missed two games on May 30 & June 2 due to a two-game suspension

after a committing a foul that endangered the safety of an opponent against New York City FC on May 25

• Scored his second goal of the season in a 3-1 win against New York City FC on May 25, earning MLS Team of the Week honors

• Scored his first career goal in MLS in a 3-2 win against LA Galaxy on May 5• Came in as a sub for DF Leonardo in the 75th minute in a 5-1 win against

Toronto FC on Apr. 21• Made his MLS debut in a 2-0 loss against New England Revolution on

Mar. 31• Dressed for the first time in a 2-1 loss vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC on

Mar. 10

LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP• In 2018, played 90 minutes in four games for the Houston Dynamo help-

ing them win the Open Cup for the first time in club history

CARABOBO FC• Played in 72 games and scored two goals in his four years with Carabobo

FC• Made his professional debut in 2013 in a 2-0 win against Deportivo La

Guira• Helped Carabobo FC be on the top of the Venezuela Primera Division in

2016 and 2017• Carabobo FC was the least scored defense in 2017• La Vinotinto Regional was the second-fewest in goals scored Venezuela

in 2016• Helped Carabobo FC return to Copa Sudamericana in 2015 for the first

time in 18 years, and helped the team earn a spot in their first Copa Lib-ertadores in 2017 and then again in the 2018 edition

2 AlejandroFuenmayor DF

3 AdamLundkvist DFHeight ............................................................5-9Weight ..........................................................143Age .................................................................25DOB ...................................................3/20/1994Nationality ............................................ SwedenHometown ......................................... Nyköping2019 GP/GS .................................................. 6/6MLS Career GP/GS ................................... 22/18Dynamo GP/GS ........................................ 22/18Note ............................................... International

Speedy young left back who joined the Dynamo from IF Elfsborg in Sweden midway through the 2018 season. Capable of playing either outside back position or on the wing. Signed for the Dynamo on April 26, 2018.

2019 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Has started all six of Houston's regular-season matches this season and

has recorded one assist• Started and played all 90 minutes on Opening Day, recording an assist in

1-1 draw with Real Salt Lake on March 2• CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

• Made his Champions League debut as a substitute for DF DaMarcus Beasley at Tigres UANL in the quarterfinal on March 12

2018 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO) • Started in 12 games and saw action in 15 during his first season in orange• Recorded his first regular season assist in a 4-2 loss against Los Angeles

FC on October 12• Made his home debut in a 2-0 win against Colorado Rapids on June 9• Made his MLS debut in a 2-1 loss at Real Salt Lake on May 30, starting at

right back and playing all 90 minutes• Dressed for the first time in a 3-2 win at Chicago Fire on May 22• Joined the Dynamo on a full transfer from IF Elfsborg April 26, 2018

LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP• In 2018, won the U.S. Open Cup with the Dynamo after starting in two

games and recorded the game-winning assist in the Round of 16

IF ELFSBORG• Played in 109 games scoring three goals and recorded 15 assists in his

four years with IF Elfsborg• Won the Svenska Cup in the 2013-14 season• Helped IF Elfsborg reach the group stage of the UEFA Europa League in

the 2013-14 season• Played in two matches in the 2013-14 UEFA Europa League against Esb-

YEAR TEAM GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2018 HOU 22 21 1,763 3 1 8 4 29 7 0 0 7 12019 HOU 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0MLS TOTALS 23 22 1,853 3 1 8 4 29 8 0 0 7 1

CAREER HIGHSGoals 1, three times, last, Sep. 15, 2018, HOU vs. PORAssists 1, Apr. 21, 2018, HOU vs. TORShots on Goal 1, four times, last, Sep. 15, 2018, HOU vs. PORShots 1, eight times, Oct. 21, 2018, HOU vs. SEAFoulsCommitted 4, Jul. 25, 2018, HOU vs. PHIFoulsSuffered 1, five times, last, March 2, 2019, HOU vs. RSL

THE LAST TIMELast start March 5, 2019, HOU vs. TIG (SCCL)Last appearance March 5, 2019, HOU vs. TIG (SCCL)Last goal Sep. 15, 2018, HOU vs. PORLast assist Apr. 21, 2018, HOU vs. TOR



jerg fB and Standard Liege• Made his professional debut in a 2-0 at Gefle IF on November 3, 2013

INTERNATIONAL• Has represented the Swedish national team at several age levels, U-17,

U-18, U-19, U-21, U-23 and the senior team• Made his debut with the Swedish national team in a 1-1 draw against

Estonia on January 6, 2016• Recorded his first assist with the Swedish national team in a 3-0 win

against Finland on January 10, 2016• Represented Sweden in the 2016 Rio Olypmics where he started in all

three group stage games• Started in two group matches of the 2017 UEFA European U-21 Cham-

pionship

YEAR TEAM GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2018 HOU 15 12 1,168 0 1 6 1 16 15 0 19 4 02019 HOU 6 6 540 0 1 1 0 6 3 1 11 2 0MLS TOTALS 22 18 1,740 0 2 7 1 24 18 1 30 6 0

CAREER HIGHSGoals None in MLSAssists 1, twice, last March 2, 2019, HOU vs. RSLShots on Goal 1, June 9, 2018, HOU vs. COLShots 2, Sep. 29, 2018, HOU vs. SJFoulsCommitted 3, June 9, 2018, HOU vs. COLFoulsSuffered 5, July 25, 2018, HOU vs. PHI

THE LAST TIMELast start April 19, 2019, HOU at LALast appearance April 19, 2019, HOU at LALast goal None in MLSLast assist March 2, 2019, HOU vs. RSL

Height ............................................................6-0Weight ..........................................................175Age .................................................................28DOB ...................................................2/27/1991Nationality ..........................................ColombiaHometown ................................................... Cali2019 GP/GS .................................................. 2/0Career GP/GS ........................................... 35/30Dynamo GP/GS ........................................ 35/30

Strong and physical midfielder who excels at winning the ball and is a threat in the air. Joined the Dynamo on a full transfer from Deportivo Cali in the Colombian first division on December 7, 2017. Received his green card as a permanent United States resident in January 2019.

2019 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Made his regular-season debut as a substitute in the 89th minute vs. San

Jose on April 13• Made two appearances for RGV FC while working back from a hamstring

injury, playing 45 minutes at Tulsa Roughnecks FC on March 29 and 72 minutes vs. New Mexico United on April 6

• CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE• Started and played 69 minutes in Houston's 1-0 at CD Guastatoya on

Feb. 19 in the Conacaf Champions League Round of 16

2018 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Saw action in six games with four starts while battling injuries throughout

the season

5 JuanDavidCabezas MF

• Wore the captain's armand in a 3-2 win against San Jose Earthquakes on Sept. 29

• Made his second start of the season and first since Opening Day in a 0-0 draw at Orlando City SC on Sept. 22

• Returned to action action in a 4-1 win against Portland Timbers on Sept. 15 after missing 16 games due to a thigh strain

• Returned to action in a 3-1 win against New York City FC on May 25 after missing nine games due to a thigh strain

• Started in his season debut in a 4-0 win against Atlanta United on March 3 but went off after just 15 minutes with a thigh injury

2017 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Voted Team MVP by Houston-area media for the 2017 season• Started and played every minute of the Audi 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs• Made his playoff debut in a 1-0 win vs. Sporting Kansas City during the

Knockout Round of the Audi 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs• Made his 26th start in a 3-0 win vs. Chicago Fire on October 22• Returned to the Starting XI in a 0-0 draw at Sporting Kansas City on Oct.

15 after missing two games due to an injury in the right hamstring (Sep. 30 vs. MIN and Oct. 11 vs. SKC)

• Missed a 3-3 draw at FC Dallas on Aug. 23 due to yellow card accumu-lation

• Scored a late equalizer goal and his first MLS goal in a 2-2 draw vs. Port-land Timbers

• Made it back to the 18-man roster in 2-2 tie vs. Minnesota United FC on Apr. 15 after missing two games due to a concussion (Apr. 1 vs. NY and Apr. 8 at NE)

• Made his first start with the Dynamo in 2-1 loss at Portland Timbers• Made MLS debut coming in as a sub for Eric Alexander at the 70th minute

in a 3-1 win vs. Columbus Crew SC• Missed the first game of the 2017 season due to two yellow cards he

received in his last game with Independiente Medellin.

LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP• In 2018, played 90 minutes in a 3-0 win against Philadelphia Union help-

ing the Houston Dynamo win the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

BEFORE MLS• Brings eight years of professional experience and 170 career appearanc-

es at the senior level to the Dynamo, with 19 goals to his credit• Won the 2016 Apertura Championship with Independiente Medellin and

scored the equalizing goal in the first leg of the championship series• Reached the quarterfinals of the 2016 Copa Sudamericana with Indepen-

diente Medellin• Helped Deportivo Cali to the 2015 Apertura championship over Indepen-

diente Medellin• Made his professional debut in 2009 at age 17 for Deportivo Cali and

played in three games during his debut season• Has made 87 appearances with Deportivo Cali in his career with 69 starts

and has scored 11 goals for the club

YEAR TEAM GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2017 HOU 27 26 2,231 1 0 20 4 63 16 0 0 7 02018 HOU 6 4 290 0 0 4 1 10 2 0 0 1 02019 HOU 2 0 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0MLS TOTALS 35 30 2,533 1 0 24 5 74 18 0 0 8 0

CAREER HIGHSGoals 1, July 29, 2017, HOU vs. PORAssists None with the DynamoShots on Goal 1, four times, last Sep. 9, 2017, HOU vs. COLShots 3, Jun. 23 2017. HOU vs. DALFoulsCommitted 6, May 28, 2017, HOU at DALFoulsSuffered 2, six times, last Sep. 29, 2018, HOU vs. SJ

THE LAST TIMELast start Feb. 19, 2019, HOU at CDG (SCCL)Last appearance April 19, 2019, HOU at LALast goal Jul. 29, 2017, HOU vs. PORLast assist None in MLS



Height ............................................................6-2Weight ..........................................................185Age .................................................................28DOB .....................................................8/4/1990Nationality ........................................... SloveniaHometown .................................................Piran2019 GP/GS .................................................. 5/5Career MLS GP/GS ....................................... 5/5Dynamo GP/GS ............................................ 5/5Note ............................................... International

Tall and physical center back who is comfortable with the ball on either foot and is a threat in the air offensively and defensively. Brings experience in UEFA Champions League, Serie A and at the international level. Signed with the Dynamo on a full transfer from US Palermo on December 24, 2018.

2019 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Has started five consecutive games this season in league play• Made his Major League Soccer debut on March 9 vs. Montreal, starting

and playing all 90 minutes in a 2-1 win• CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

• Started and played all 90 minutes in three of Houston's four matches in the tournament, including both legs of the Round of 16 series win over CD Guastatoya

• Helped the Dynamo keep a clean sheet in his Dynamo debut, leading a 1-0 win at CD Guastatoya on Feb. 19

2018-19 SEASON (US PALERMO)• Five starts for Palermo in Serie B• Scored one goal

2017-18 SEASON (US PALERMO)• Made 37 starts for Palermo• Played a key role on the second-best defense in Serie B with 39 goals

conceded in 42 games

2016-17 SEASON (CARPI FC)• Made 34 appearances (33 starts) on loan with Carpi in Serie B

2015-16 SEASON (US PALERMO)• Started 22 games in Serie A with Palermo• Scored one goal

2014-15 SEASON (CARPI FC)• Started 34 games on loan from Palermo• Helped I Biancorossi capture the league championship and earn promo-

tion to Serie A for the first time in the club’s 109-year history• Won Serie B for the second consecutive year• Conceded the fewest goals in Serie B, allowing just 28 in 42 matches

2013-14 SEASON (US PALERMO)• Made one appearance on Palermo's Serie B-winning side

2012-13 SEASON (AS VARESE)• Signed with Palermo• Made nine appearances (six starts) on loan with Varese in Serie B

2011-12 SEASON (FC KOPER)• Made 23 starts with Koper in the Slovenian PrvaLiga

2010-11 SEASON (FC KOPER)• Made 24 appearances (19 starts) for Koper• Scored two goals• Made two Champions League appearances

6 Aljaž"Kiki"Struna DF

YEAR TEAM GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2019 HOU 5 5 450 0 0 1 0 5 3 0 0 0 0MLS TOTALS 5 5 450 0 0 1 0 5 3 0 0 0 0

CAREER HIGHSGoals None in MLSAssists None in MLSShots on Goal None in MLSShots None in MLSFoulsCommitted 3, March 30, 2019, HOU at COLFoulsSuffered 2, March 30, 2019, HOU at COL

THE LAST TIMELast start April 19, 2019, HOU at LALast appearance April 19, 2019, HOU at LALast goal None in MLSLast assist None in MLS

7 DaMarcusBeasley DFHeight ............................................................5-8Weight ..........................................................145Age .................................................................36DOB ...................................................5/24/1982Nationality .................................................. USAHometown ...........................Ft. Wayne, Indiana2019 GP/GS .................................................. 0/0Career GP/GS ....................................... 210/198Dynamo GP/GS .................................... 112/110

Four-time World Cup veteran and U.S. Men's National Team legend with 124 caps to his credit. Has played professionally in Scotland, Holland, Mexi-co and Germany. Signed as a Designated Player on July 23, 2014. Re-signed with the club on Dec. 30, 2018.

2019 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Underwent successful surgery on his left knee on March 22 and is expect-

ed to miss four to six weeks• CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

• Started all four of Houston's Champions League matches and played the full 90 minutes in three of the four

• Suffered a knee injury at Tigres UANL on March 12 and left the match in the 20th minute

• Scored the game-winning goal in Houstotn's 1-0 win at CD Guastatoya in the first leg on Feb. 19, his fifth goal in all competitions for the club, earning Concacaf Team of the Week honors

2018 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Started in 26 matches for the Dynamo• Scored his first goal of the season in a 4-1 loss at Seattle Sounders FC on

October 8• Recorded his second assist of the season in his 100 game playing for the

Dynamo in a 2-2 draw against Los Angeles FC on July 3• Recorded his first assist of the season in a 3-2 loss at Sporting Kansas City

on June 23

2009-10 SEASON (FC KOPER)• Made five appearances (four starts) for Koper• Made his professional debut at age 18 on Aug. 1, 2009 as an 85th-minute

substitute against Interblok• Member of PrvaLiga-winning side

INTERNATIONAL• Slovenia international who has earned 14 caps• Made his international debut on March 23, 2016 against Macedonia,

starting at leftb back in a 1-0 Slovenia victory



• Missed a 2-2 draw at Vancouver Whitecaps FC on May 11 due to an injury• Returned to the Starting XI for the Dynamo in a 5-1 win against Toronto

FC on April 21 after missing a game due to red card suspension • Did not play in a 2-2 draw at San Jose Earthquakes on April 14 due to a

red card suspension received in a 2-0 loss against New England Revolu-tion on March 31

• Earned MLS Team of the Week honors after his performance in a 2-2 draw at D.C. United on March 17

• Wore the captain's armband in the season debut in a 4-0 win against Atlanta United on March 3

2017 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Started and played in four games of the Audi 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs• Returned to the Starting XI in 2-0 loss vs. Seattle Sounders on November

21 after having missed the previous game due to an injury • Missed the Second Leg of the Western Conference Semifinal a 2-1 win at

Portland Timbers on November 5 due to an injury• Returned to a playoff game for the first time in 14 years in a 1-0 win vs.

Sporting Kansas City during the Knockout Round of the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs

• Saw action in 24 games with 22 starts during the regular season• Named to the 2017 MLS All-Star Fan XI • Dished his first assist of the season and 22nd in MLS in a 3-3 draw against

LA Galaxy on September 27• Did not dress in a 3-1 win vs. D.C. United on July 22 due to a tightness in

the left hamstring• Did not dress in a 1-1 draw vs. FC Dallas on June 23 due to right quadri-

ceps injury• Made his first start with the Dynamo as a midfielder at Atlanta on May

20 when he lined up at left wing in a 4-1-4-1 formation• Came on as a substitute for just the 11th time in his career vs. New York

Red Bulls on April 1• Did not dress vs. Columbus Crew SC (March 11) due to family obligations

2016 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Played in and started 24 games for the Dynamo in 2016, finishing the

year with 1,979 minutes played and one goal• Served as captain 15 times, including eight of the last nine matches• Missed eight league games after surgery July 14 to remove a loose body

in his left knee• Scored first goal of season, second-career Dynamo goal and 16th career

MLS goal at Vancouver on May 28

2015 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Set MLS career-highs with 28 games played, 28 starts, and 2,374 minutes

played in his first full season with the Dynamo• Named to MLS All-Star team as part of Fan XI (fourth career selection)• Started and played first half of MLS All-Stars 2-1 win over Tottenham on

July 29, his fourth career All-Star start• Named Houston Dynamo Defender of the Year• Finished the year with one goal scored and one assist• Scored first goal of Dynamo career vs. San Jose Earthquakes on Aug. 8• Recorded first Dynamo assist on Will Bruin's game-winning goal vs.

Sporting Kansas City on Aug. 15• Did not feature in U.S. Open Cup matches

2014 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Joined Dynamo on July 23 after playing all 390 minutes in four starts for

U.S. national team at 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil• Appeared in 10 games in first season with Dynamo and helped club keep

five shutouts in his 10 starts• Made Dynamo debut at left back in 1-0 win vs. D.C. United on Aug. 3• Missed final two games of season with left hamstring strain• Signed with the Dynamo as a Designated Player on 7/23.

2012-13 SEASON (PUEBLA)• Appeared in 31 Liga MX matches for Puebla, scoring four goals• Made four more appearances in Copa MX

2011-12 SEASON (PUEBLA)• Appeared in 33 Liga MX matches for Puebla, scoring seven goals

2010-11 SEASON (HANNOVER 96/PUEBLA)• Signed a two-year deal with Bundesliga club Hannover 96 but only made

four appearances with the club• Joined Mexican Primera Division side Puebla in June 2011• Started all 16 of the games in which he featured for Puebla in the Aper-

tura, adding two goals and two assistS• Scored his first goal for the club on Aug. 21 in the 2-1 win against Pumas

2009-10 SEASON (RANGERS FC)• Finished the season with fourteen games played in all competitions, in-

cluding nine starts, with two goals and four assists• After nagging injuries and Rangers’ success kept Beasley out of first team

action for the majority of the start of the campaign, he returned to ap-pear in five of the final seven games of the year

• Raised hopes with his form and energy, as well as scoring in consecutive games against Dundee United and Motherwell

2008-09 SEASON (RANGERS FC)• Began the 2008-09 season with Rangers looking to improve on their sec-

ond-place finish in the Scottish Premier League• Scored in his second match following a five-and-a-half-month injury lay-

off – and on his 26th birthday – helping Rangers beat Queen of the South 3-2 in the Scottish FA Cup final

2007-08 (RANGERS FC)• Transferred to Scottish club Rangers FC and made his debut for the club

on Aug. 4, 2007 against Inverness• Scored his first goal for the club on Aug. 4, 2007, in a Champions League

qualifier against Montenegran club FK Zeta• Became the second American to play for Rangers after former MNT cap-

tain Claudio Reyna played there from 1999-2001• Returned from injury in mid-2008 to tally a goal and an assist during a

3-2 victory in Rangers’ Scottish Cup triumph against Queen of the South in May of 2008

• Finished the season with 20 appearances in all competitions, scoring five goals

2006-07 SEASON (MANCHESTER CITY FC)• In August 2006, secured a year-long loan to English Premier League club

Manchester City• Spent much of the beginning part of the season on the treatment table

but came on strong in the winter and spring to earn a consistent role in the team

• In total, made 22 appearances for the Citizens, scoring four goals

2005-06 (PSV EINDHOVEN)• Reprised his starting role at PSV to begin the campaign until a hamstring

injury put him out six weeks at the end of the year

2004-05 (PSV EINDHOVEN)• Became an immediate contributor at PSV after his summertime move

from the Chicago Fire, scoring in his first-ever league match with his new club, a 5-2 win against Roosendaal on Aug. 14

• His goal-scoring exploits extended to the Champions League, where he tallied four goals in 12 games

• Finished his debut season with ten goals in all competitions and helped PSV to the Dutch Eredivisie title and the Amstel Cup

2004 SEASON (CHICAGO FIRE)• Appeared in 15 games (14 starts) with three assists before securing

transfer to Dutch powerhouse PSV Eindhoven in July

2003 SEASON (CHICAGO FIRE)• Registered a career high seven goals to go along with five assists• Selected to his third MLS All-Star team, scoring the final goal in the 3-1

victory against Chivas, and earning MLS Best XI honors

2002 SEASON (CHICAGO FIRE)• Started 19 matches for the Fire, recording three goals and four assists• Named to the MLS All-Star team for the second consecutive year

2001 SEASON (CHICAGO FIRE)



• Started 24 matches for the Fire, recording two goals and six assists• His six assists were fourth best on the team• Eearned his first MLS All-Star appearance

2000 SEASON (CHICAGO FIRE)• Traded to Chicago Fire and made 18 appearances• Finished third in the league with three assists in the 2000 playoffs and

started for the Fire in a losing effort in MLS Cup 2000• Named one of World Soccer Magazine’s “Top 100 Rising Stars” in the

world in 2000, he was one of the 10 youngest players on the list

1999 SEASON (LA GALAXY)• At 16 years, 10 months, was youngest player to sign with MLS at the time• Allocated to Los Angeles Galaxy, played on MLS Pro-40 team in A-League

LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP• In 2018, started and played 90 minutes in two games helping the Dyna-

mo win the 2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup• In 2016, he started in a 4-0 win against San Antonio FC on June 15 playing

for Houston Dynamo• In 2003, he started in a 1-0 win at Metrostars on October 14 playing for

Chicago Fire• In 2000, he started in a 2-1 win against Miami Fusion on October 20 play-

ing for Chicago Fire

INTERNATIONAL• Has played in four FIFA World Cups, making him the only American man

to do so• His 11 World Cup appearances are tied for second-most in US Men's Na-

tional Team history• His 126 caps are the seventh-most in USMN history; ranks eighth in as-

sists, with 13, and is tied for ninth all-time in goals scored with 17• Has appeared with the USMNT in 16 of the last 17 years• Called up by head coach Bruce Arena for international duty on October

1, 2017• Played 90 minutes in the 2018 World Cup Qualifier at Mexico on Jun. 11,

2017• Made international debut friendly match against China in 2-1 win on Jan.

27, 2001• His first goal with USMNT was a game winning goal against South Korea

in a 2-1 win during the 2002 Gold Cup on 01/19/02• Help USMNT reach the World Cup quaterfinals in Korea/Japan 2002, the

farthest stage USMNT has reached in the XXI Century • Finished second with USMNT in the FIFA Condeferations Cup 2009, high-

est placing for a US team in this tournament's history• Has won the Gold Cup four times (2002, 2005, 2007, 2013) and partici-

pated six times (2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015)• Tie as top goal scorer in the 2005 Gold Cup with three goals• Served as captain of the USMNT when the team won the 2013 Gold Cup• Played all 120 minutes of U.S.’ 3-2 loss to Mexico in CONCACAF Cup on

October 10, 2015• Featured for U.S. national teams at U-17, U-20 and U-23 levels• Won the Silver Ball in the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship as the

national team finished fourth overall

YEAR TEAM GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2000 CHI 18 11 1,085 2 2 10 4 10 47 5 0 0 02001 CHI 24 24 2,156 2 6 27 18 38 82 8 14 4 02002 CHI 19 19 1,719 3 4 26 12 34 83 5 5 1 02003 CHI 22 20 1,969 7 5 45 16 48 96 9 16 5 02004 CHI 15 14 1,290 0 3 23 6 21 50 3 4 1 02014 HOU 10 10 821 0 0 5 1 2 13 1 0 1 02015 HOU 28 28 2,374 1 1 13 7 16 58 1 0 1 02016 HOU 24 24 1,979 1 0 5 4 15 49 1 0 1 02017 HOU 24 22 1,985 0 1 6 3 13 35 0 0 0 02018 HOU 26 26 2,208 1 2 11 7 14 39 0 0 0 12019 HOU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0MLS TOTALS 210 198 17,586 17 24 171 78 211 551 33 39 14 1

CAREER HIGHSGoals 2, 3 times, last: May 31, 2003, CHI at SJAssists 1, 24 times, last: Jul. 3, 2018, HOU vs. LFCShots on Goal 5, Aug. 25, 2001, CHI at LAShots 7, Apr. 13, 2003, CHI vs. NEFoulsCommitted 7, Sept. 13, 2003, CHI at LAFoulsSuffered 8, 5 times, last: July 17, 2004, CHI vs. MET

THE LAST TIMELast start March 12, 2019, HOU at TIG (SCCL)Last appearance March 12, 2019, HOU at TIG (SCCL)Last goal Feb. 19, 2019, HOU at CDG (SCCL)Last assist Jul. 3, 2018, HOU vs. LFC

8 MemoRodriguez MFHeight ........................................................... 5-8Weight ......................................................... 145Age ................................................................ 23DOB ................................................ 12/27/1995Nationality ..................................................USAHometown ................................Wharton, Texas2019 GP/GS ..................................................5/3Career GP/GS ...........................................33/12Dynamo GP/GS ........................................33/12Note .....................................Homegrown Player

Skillful young winger who is an alumnus of the Dynamo Academy and is the first player to progress through each level of the club's developmental system from the Academy to USL side RGV FC and up to the Dynamo first team. Played in the Chipotle Homegrown Game during 2016 MLS All-Star Game festivities. Signed a Homegrown Player contract with the Dynamo on Dec. 4, 2014.

2019 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Started and scored for the third consecutive match at Colorado on March

30, netting the opener in a 4-1 win• Started his second consecutive match and scored a brace, including the

game-winner in a 3-2 win over Vancouver on March 16, earning a reserve spot on the Audi MLS Team of the Week

• Started and scored the equalizing goal in a 2-1 win over Montreal on March 9, winning MLS Goal of the Week

• Made his 2019 season debut as a substitute in the 76th minute against Real Salt Lake on March 2

• CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE• Made his Champions League debut as an 81st-minute substitute vs.

Tigres UANL in Leg 1 of the quarterfinal on March 5

2018 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Played in 18 games with five starts for the Dynamo• Started in his first game of the season in a 1-0 loss at Montreal Impact

on June 2



YEAR TEAM GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2017 HOU 9 3 326 2 1 11 6 6 7 0 5 0 02018 HOU 19 6 645 1 0 12 2 8 13 0 23 1 02019 HOU 5 3 218 4 0 10 5 5 5 2 5 1 0MLS TOTALS 33 12 1,189 7 1 33 13 19 25 2 33 2 0

CAREER HIGHSGoals 2, March 16, 2019, HOU vs. VANAssists 1, Jul. 29, 2017, HOU vs. PORShots on Goal 2, four times, last, March 16, 2019 HOU vs. VANShots 5, twice, last March 16, 201, HOU vs. VANFoulsCommitted 3, March 9, 2019 vs. MTLFoulsSuffered 3, twice, last Jul. 14, 2018, HOU at COL

THE LAST TIMELast start March 30, 2019, HOU at COLLast appearance April 19, 2019, HOU at LALast goal March 30, 2019, HOU at COLLast assist Jul. 29, 2017, HOU vs. POR

• Came in as a sub in the 84th to score the winning goal and his first of the season in a 3-2 win against LA Galaxy on May 5

• Came in as a sub for FW Romell Quioto in the 87th minute in a 2-1 loss at Minnesota United FC on April 28

• Made season debut when came in as a sub for Eric Alexander in the 78 minute in a 2-0 loss against New England Revolution on March 31

2017 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Missed the last five games of the season and the Audi 2017 MLS Cup

Playoffs due to a right knee sprain• Played in nine games and had three starts during the regular season• Assisted on a late equalizer goal and his first MLS assist in a 2-2 draw vs.

Portland Timbers• Made his second start and scored his second goal of the season in a 3-1

win at D.C. United on July 22• Made his first MLS start in a 0-0 draw against Minnesota United FC on

July 19• Scored his first career goal in MLS competition in a 3-1 win against Mon-

treal Impact on July 5• Made his home debut in a 2-1 win vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC when he

came in as a substitute for Mauro Manotas in the 81' minute• Made his MLS debut, coming in as a sub for Ricardo Clark at New England

Revolution (April 8)• Dressed for the first time this season in a 4-1 win vs. New York Red Bulls

(April 1)

2016 SEASON (RGV FC)• Participated in the 2016 Chipotle Homegrown Game during the 2016

MLS All-Star Game week in San Jose, Calif.• Played in 30 games with RGV FC, and tallied six goals and seven assists

in 1,845 minutes• Helped lead RGV FC to a 14-7-9 record in the team's first year of exis-

tence and a second-place finish in the USL Western Conference

LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP• In 2018, started in two games and played in five, helping the Dynamo

win the 2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Scored two goals in a 5-0 win against NTX Rayados in the fourth round on June 6, recorded one as-sist in a 4-2 quarterfinal win against Sporting Kansas City on July 18, and scored one goal in a 3-3 (7-6 pen.) semifinal win against Los Angeles FC on August 8

• In 2017, started and played in two games. Scored one goal in the Fourth Round at North Carolina FC on June 14

2013-14 DYNAMO ACADEMY• Joined Dynamo Academy with U-16s after being selected out of nearly

400 players at the Dynamo ID Camp • Named Dynamo Academy Players' Player of the Year in 2012 and 2013

Height ........................................................... 6-0Weight ......................................................... 155Age ................................................................ 23DOB .................................................. 7/15/1995Nationality ......................................... ColombiaHometown .....................................Sabanalarga2019 GP/GS ..................................................6/6Career GP/GS .........................................103/70Dynamo GP/GS ......................................103/70

Skillful young forward that set club records for most goals scored in a cal-endar year and in an MLS season. Won the Golden Boot in the 2018 La-mar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and is the club's all-time leading scorer in the Open Cup. Received his green card as a permanent United States citizen. Acquired by the Dynamo on a full transfer from Uniautónoma F.C. on May 13, 2015. Signed a three-year contract extension on Feb. 22, 2019.

2019 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Signed a three-year contract extension on Feb. 22 that will keep him with

the club through the 2021 season• Tied a career-high with two assists, setting up both scores in a 2-1 win

over San Jose on April 13• Recorded his second assist of the season when he set up FW Alberth Elis

for the final goal in a 4-1 win at Colorado on March 30• Made his 100th league appearance on March 16 in a 3-2 win over Van-

couver• Scored in his fifth straight league game and netted his fifth career

game-winning goal in a 2-1 win over Montreal on March 9 with an 86th-minute strike

• Scored the game-tying goal in a 1-1 draw on Opening Day against Real Salt Lake on March 2

• CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE• Started all four of Houston's Champions League matches• Scored a brace in just 21 minutes to give Houston a 2-1 win in the re-

turn leg of the Round of 16 series vs. CD Guastatoya on Feb. 26, and a 3-1 aggregate series win, earning Concacaf Team of the Week honors

2018 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Played in 33 games for the Dynamo and set club single-season records

for goals in an MLS season (19), goals in the U.S. Open Cup (6) and goals in all competitions (25)

• Named the team's Most Valuable Player and Players' Player of the Year and also won club Golden Boot with 19 goals

• Earned team Ironman of the Year honors after playing a team-high 2,633 minutes

• Finished tied for fourth in the league with 19 goals• Bagged a brace on Decision Day to lead a thrilling 3-2 comeback win at

LA Galaxy on Oct. 28• Scored his 17th goal of the season in a 3-2 loss against Seattle Sounders

FC on Oct. 21• Scored his 16th goal of the season and recorded his first assist of the

season in a 4-2 loss against Los Angeles FC on Oct. 12, earning a spot in the MLS Team of the Week

• Scored his 15th goal of the season in a 3-2 win against 3-2 San Jose Earth-quakes on Sept. 29, which broke the club single-season scoring record and earned him a spot in the MLS Team of the Week

• Scored his 13th and 14th goals of the season in a 4-1 win against Portland Timbers on Sept. 15

• Scored his 12th goal of the season in a 4-2 loss at FC Dallas on Sept. 1 • Scored his 11th goal of the season in a 3-1 loss against Philadelphia

Union on July 25• Scored his 10th goal of the season in a 1-1 draw against FC Dallas on July

21• Scored his ninth goal of the season in a 2-2 draw against Los Angeles FC

9 MauroManotas FW



on July 3 • Scored his seventh and eighth goals of the season in a 3-2 loss at Sporting

Kansas City on June 23, earning him MLS Team of the Week honors• Scored his sixth goal of the season in a 2-0 win against Colorado Rapids

on June 9 • Scored his fifth goal of the season in a 2-2 draw at Vancouver Whitecaps

FC on May 11• Scored his fourth goal of the season in a 5-1 win against Toronto FC on

April 21, becoming the seventh Dynamo player to score at 20 goals for the club

• Scored his third goal of the season in a 2-2 draw at San Jose Earthquakes on April 14

• Scored his second goal of the season in a 2-2 draw at DC United on March 17

• Made his first season debut on Opening Day and scored a goal in a 4-0 win over Atlanta United FC on March 3

2017 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Named Dynamo's Young Player of the Year for the second year in a row• Made four apperances and three starts during the Audi 2017 MLS Cup

Playoffs• His first postseason goal was a game-winning goal in a 2-1 win at Portland

Timbers on November 5 • Made his postseason debut in a 0-0 draw against Portland Timbers on

October 30• Played in 33 games and started in 24 during the regular season• Scored his 10th goal of the season in a 3-0 win against Chicago Fire on

October 22• Scored his ninth goal of the season in a 1-1 draw at New York City FC on

September 23• Dished his fifth assist of the season in a 2-1 loss at Vancouver Whitecaps

FC on August 19• Scored his eighth goal of the season in a 3-0 win vs. San Jose Earthquakes

on August 12, extending his single season personal high to eight goals• Scored his seventh goal setting a single season personal high in a 2-2

draw vs. Portland Timbers on July 29• Scored his sixth goal of the season in a 3-1 win at D.C. United on July 22• Nominated to 2017 MLS All-Star Game• Dished multiple assists (2) for the first time in his MLS career in a 3-1 win

against Montreal Impact in July 5• Scored his fifth goal of the season in a 2-2 draw at Los Angeles Galaxy on

June 17• Scored his fourth goal of the season and dished his second assists of the

season in a 5-1 win vs. Real Salt Lake on May 31• Earned a spot on GOAL.com's Team of the Week for Week 10 after re-

cording two goals and an assist in a 4-0 win vs. Orlando City SC (May 6)• Scored his first goal of the season in a 2-2 tie vs. Minnesota United FC

on April 15• Made his first start of the season in a 4-1 win vs. New York Red Bulls on

April 1• Named to the bench of MLSsoccer.com's Team of the Week for Week 5

vs. New York Red Bulls on April 1• Made season debut coming as a sub for FW Erick Torres at the 81st min-

utes in a 3-1 win vs. Columbus Crew SC on March 11

2016 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Tied for the team lead with six goals in MLS play despite not startnig a

game until Aug. 14• Led the team with nine goals across all competitions• Scored two goals in 3-2 loss to Colorado Rapids Oct. 8• Tallied his first career MLS hat trick in a 3-1 win over Portland on Sept. 24.

It was the sixth hat trick in Houston Dynamo history and first since April 29, 2011. At age 21, he was the youngest player in MLS to record hat trick in 2016 and youngest to record feat in Dynamo history

• Named MLS Player of the Week for his hat trick vs. Portland on Sept. 24• Scored his first career MLS goal in the 30th minute at Sporting KC Sept. 9. • Made first career MLS start and earned first MLS assist in Aug. 14 draw

with Toronto FC• Also scored vs. Real Sociedad in BBVA Compass Dynamo Charities Cup

May 24• Had two goals in four appearances on loan with RGV FC (326 total min-

utes) in USL

LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP• Holds the club record for most goals scored in the Open Cup with 10,

including six in the 2018 tournament• In 2018, started in four games, scoring the game-winning goal in the

Round of 16 1-0 win against Minnesota United FC on June 18, two more in a 4-2 win against Sporting Kansas City on July 18 leading the team to the semifinals, one more in a 3-3 (7-6 pen.) against Los Angeles FC on August 8 helping the Dynamo and two more to win the Golden Boot and the help the Dynamo win the 2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

• In 2016, scored three goals to help the Dynamo advance to the quarter-finals

• In 2015, scored first Dynamo goal, the game-winning header in 1-0 2015 U.S. Open Cup win vs. Colorado on June 30, in his start for the Dynamo

2015 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Scored first Dynamo goal, the game-winning header in 1-0 2015 U.S.

Open Cup win vs. Colorado on June 30, in his start for the Dynamo• Made Dynamo debut as substitute in 2-0 win vs. Austin on June 17 and

assisted on Ricardo Clark’s stoppage time goal

ABROAD• Scored six goals in 32 appearances across all competitions (Primera A and

Copa Colombia) with Uniautónoma in Colombia's First Division• Helped Colombia Under-20 national team qualify for the 2015 FIFA U-20

World Cup with a second place finish at the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship in Uruguay this January and February, appearing in three games (one start) and scoring against Brazil in the group stage

• Scored the crucial goal to keep Uniautónoma in the Colombian top flight (Categoria Primera A) in 2014, a late winner in the last regular season game to qualify for a playoff

YEAR TEAM GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2015 HOU 9 0 102 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 02016 HOU 22 10 1,054 6 1 41 18 11 17 9 0 0 02017 HOU 33 24 2,063 10 5 71 35 21 27 4 2 3 02018 HOU 33 30 2,633 19 1 95 43 24 20 23 4 1 02019 HOU 6 6 538 2 4 16 7 5 0 3 0 0 0MLS TOTALS 103 70 6,390 37 11 226 104 62 64 41 6 4 0

CAREER HIGHSGoals 3, Sept. 24, 2016, HOU vs. PORAssists 2, twice, last April 13, 2019, HOU vs. SJShots on Goal 5, Apr. 1, 2017, HOU vs. NYShots 7, 2 times, last:, Jul 19, 2017, HOU at MINFoulsCommitted 3, four times, last, Oct. 8, 2018, HOU at SEAFoulsSuffered 6, June 17, 2017, HOU at LA

THE LAST TIMELast start April 19, 2019, HOU at LALast appearance April 19, 2019, HOU at LALast goal March 9, 2019, HOU vs. MTLLast assist April 13, 2019, HOU vs. SJ



10 TomásMartínez MFHeight ............................................................5-9Weight ..........................................................145Age .................................................................24DOB .....................................................3/7/1995Nationality ......................................... ArgentinaHometown .............................................. Béccar2019 GP/GS .................................................. 6/6Career GP/GS ........................................... 47/42Dynamo GP/GS ........................................ 47/42Note ...... International/Young Designated Player

Talented and creative young midfielder who had first-team experience in Argentina, Spain and Portgual before moving to Houston. Joined the Dyna-mo as a Young Designated Player on a full transfer from S.C. Braga in the Portugal Primeira Liga on July 17, 2017. Earned his Green Card as a perma-nent United States resident on Jan. 29, 2019.

2019 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Has started all six of Houston's league matches this season and has re-

corded one goal and one assist• Scored his first goal of the season, the eighth of his career and his third

career game-winning goal when he struck in the 60th minuteof a 2-1 win over San Jose on April 13

• Recorded his first assist of the season and 14th of his career when he set up MF Memo Rodriguez for the equalizing goal in a 2-1 win over Mon-treal on March 9

• Started and played 52 minutes on Opening Day aginst Real Salt Lake on March 2

• CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE• Came on as a substitute in the second leg of Houston's quarterfinal

series at Tigres UANL on March 12• Started and played 65 minutes in Houston's 1-0 win at CD Guastatoya

in the Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League Round of 16 on Feb. 19.

2018 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Played in 32 games for the Dynamo with 31 starts and tied for the team

lead in assists with 13• Tied a career high with two assists in a 3-2 comeback win at LA Galaxy on

Oct. 28, giving him 13 on the season• Recorded his 11th assist of the season in a 4-2 loss at Los Angeles FC on

Oct. 12• Reached double digits in assists for the first time in MLS with one in a 4-1

loss at Seattle Sounders FC on Oct. 8• Scored his fifth goal and recorded his ninth assist of the year in a 3-2 win

against San Jose on Sept. 29• Set a career high with two assists in a 4-1 win against Portland on Sept.

15• Recorded his sixth assist of the season in a 1-1 draw against FC Dallas on

Aug. 23• Received a red card in a 3-1 loss against Philadelphia Union on July 25,

but the MLS Independent Panel rescinded the one-game suspension and allowed him to play in Houston's 2-1 loss at Portland on July 28

• Recorded his fifth assist of the season in a 3-2 loss at Sporting Kansas City on June 23

• Scored his fourth goal of the season and the second game-winning goal of his career in a 2-0 win against Colorado on June 9, earning MLS Team of the Week honors

• Scored his third goal of the season and first career game-winning goal in a 3-1 win against New York City FC on May 25

• Recorded his fourth assist of the season in a 3-2 win at Chicago on May 20

• Scored his second goal of the season in a 2-2 draw at Vancouver on May 11

• Recorded his third assist of the season in a 2-1 loss at Minnesota on Apr. 28

• Scored his first goal of the season and recorded an assist in a 2-2 draw at San Jose on Apr. 14, earning MLS Team of the Week honors

• Made his season debut and recorded his first career assist in a 2-1 loss against Vancouver on Mar. 10

• Missed the first game of the 2018 season due to a red card suspension in the second leg of the 2017 Western Conference Championship

2017 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Dished his first postseason assist in a 2-1 win at Portland Timbers on

November 5• Has started in all the games of the Audi 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs this sea-

son• Scored his second goal of the season in a 2-1 win against Sporting Kansas

City on October 11• Scored his first MLS goal in a 3-3 draw against LA Galaxy on September 27• Made his first MLS start in a 1-0 loss at San Jose Earthquakes on Septem-

ber 16• Made his MLS debut when he came in as a sub for Ricardo Clark in the

62nd minute in a 3-0 win vs. San Jose Earthquakes on August 5• Signed with the Dynamo as a Young Designated Player on July 17, 2017

on a full transfer from Sporting Braga in Portgual's Primeira Liga.

LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP• In 2018, won the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, playing in four games with

three starts. Recorded an assist in a 3-3 (7-6 pen.) semifinal win against Los Angeles FC on August 8 to help the Dynamo advance to the final.

2016-17 SEASON (S.C. BRAGA)• Made 15 appearances across all competitions, scoring three goals and

dishing one assist

2013-16(RIVERPLATE):• Made 18 appearances with four assists.• Made his professional debut when he came in as a sub for current FC

Dallas Mauro Diaz on April 23, 2013 against Estudiantes Buenos Aires.• Won the 2013-14 Copa Sudamericana, the club’s first international title

in 17 years. • Went on loan to Spain’s Tenerife in 2015-16 and Argentina’s Defensa y

Justicia.

INTERNATIONAL• Played 10 games with Argentina U-20, scoring one goal and five assists • Won the 2015 South American U-20 Championship, playing in nine

games, scored a goal and provided four assists• Started in all three matches for Argentina 2015 U-20 World Cup in New

Zealand

YEAR TEAM GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2017 HOU 9 5 501 2 0 18 5 5 13 1 15 2 02018 HOU 32 31 2,455 5 13 66 19 22 61 2 24 5 12019 HOU 6 6 435 1 1 16 4 12 9 0 5 0 0MLS TOTALS 47 42 3,391 8 14 100 28 39 83 3 44 7 1

CAREER HIGHSGoals 1, eight times, last, April 13, 2019, HOU vs. SJAssists 2, twice, last Oct. 28, 2018, HOU at LAGShots on Goal 4, Apr. 14, 2018, HOU at SJShots 6, Apr. 14, 2018, HOU at SJFoulsCommitted 4, April 13, 2019, HOU vs. SJFoulsSuffered 5, twice, last, Aug. 11, 2018, HOU at CLB

THE LAST TIMELast start April 19, 2019, HOU at LALast appearance April 19, 2019, HOU at LALast goal April 13, 2019, HOU vs. SJLast assist March 9, 2019, HOU vs. MTL



11 TommyMcNamara MFHeight ........................................................... 5-0Weight ......................................................... 170Age ................................................................ 28DOB .................................................... 2/6/1991Nationality ..................................................USAHometown .....................West Nyack, New York2019 GP/GS ..................................................6/1Career GP/GS ..........................................98/73Dynamo GP/GS ............................................6/1

Talented, creative and versatile midfielder who can play centrally or on ei-ther wing. Selected by the Dynamo in the second stage of the 2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft and signed with the club on Jan. 11, 2019.

2019 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Has appeared in every game this season for the Dynamo across all com-

petitions• Made his first start in league play on April 19 at the LA Galaxy and played

70 minutes in a 2-1 defeat• Made his regular-season debut when he came on as a substitute in the

52nd minute against Real Salt Lake on March 2• CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

• Started and played the full 90 minutes in both legs of Houston's quar-terfinal series against Tigres UANL, at home on March 5 and in Mon-terrey on March 12

• Made his first start with his new club and played 79 minutes vs. CD Guastatoya on Feb. 26

• Made his Dynamo debut as a 65th-minute substitute for MF Tomás Martínez at CD Guastatoya on Feb. 19

2018 SEASON (NEW YORK CITY FC)• Made 10 appearances (4 starts) for New York City FC

2017 SEASON (NEW YORK CITY FC)• Made 29 appearances with 19 starts and scored 3 goals with 2 assists• Started and scored a goal in NYCFC's 1-1 draw with Colorado on Sept. 16• Assisted on Jack Harrison's game-winning goal in NYCFC's 3-1 win over

Minnesota on June 29• Started and scored the equalizer in NYCFC's 1-1 draw at FC Dallas on May

14• Set up David Villa's goal at D.C. United on Apr. 8• Scored the game-winning goal in a 2-1 win over San Jose on Apr. 1

2016 SEASON (NEW YORK CITY FC)• Enjoyed a career-high 30 appearances and 28 starts• Scored a career-high five goals with nine assists• Scored the opener in a 2-2 draw with FC Dallas on Sept. 17• Assisted on the opening goal in a 5-1 win over Colorado on July 30, giving

him a goal or assist in three consecutive matches• Scored in the New York Derby, a 4-1 win over New York Red Bulls, on

July 24• Had a career-high two assists in a 3-1 win at Montreal on July 17• Set up the game-winning goal in NYCFC's 1-0 win at New England on July

6• Assisted on the opening goal in a 3-2 win over Philadelphia on June 18• Scored the game-winning goal in a 2-1 win at Portland on May 15• Recorded an assist for the third straight game, setting up the winner in a

2-0 win at D.C. United on May 8• Had the game-winning assist in a 3-2 win over Vancouver on Apr. 30• Registered an assist in a 1-1 draw vs. Montreal on Apr. 27• Scored in a 1-1 draw vs. New England on March 26• Had a goal and an assist, scoring the opener and setting up the game-win-

ner in a 4-3 win at Chicago on Opening Day, March 6• Started one game in the MLS Cup Playoffs

2015 SEASON (NEW YORK CITY FC)• Selected by D.C. United in the Chivas USA Dispersal Draft, then left unpro-

tected and selected by New York City FC in the 2014 MLS Expansion Draft• Made 19 appearances with 15 starts in NYCFC's inaugural season and

scored five goals with three assists• Scored a goal and had an assist in a 3-1 win over D.C. United on Aug. 13• Scored in a 3-2 loss vs. Montreal on Aug. 1• Had an assist and scored the game-winning goal in a 5-3 win vs. Orlando

on July 26• Scored in a 3-1 loss to New York Red Bulls on June 28• Had an assist in a 2-0 win at Toronto on June 20• Scored the equalizer in a 2-1 win at Philadelphia on June 6

2014 SEASON (CHIVAS USA)• Selected by Chivas USA with the 20th overall pick in the 2014 MLS Su-

perDraft• Started six games and scored one goal under head coach Wilmer Cabrera• Scored on his MLS debut, bagging the second goal in a 3-2 win vs. Chica-

go on March 9• Suffered a season-ending ACL injury on April 12

COLLEGE (BROWN / CLEMSON)• Played four seasons at Brown University before enrolling at Clemson Uni-

versity in order to earn a master's degree• His team-high seven goals to go with eight assists helped lead the Tigers

to an 11-7-3 record and berth in the 2013 NCAA Tournament

YEAR TEAM GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2014 CHV 6 6 467 1 0 6 3 6 6 0 0 1 02015 NYC 19 15 1,324 5 3 23 12 18 21 1 3 3 02016 NYC 30 28 2,229 5 9 40 18 33 28 3 5 5 02017 NYC 27 19 1,574 3 2 23 11 18 28 3 1 5 02018 NYC 10 4 370 0 0 3 0 7 2 0 0 4 02019 HOU 6 1 195 0 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 0MLS TOTALS 98 73 6,159 14 14 97 44 85 88 8 9 18 0

CAREER HIGHSGoals 1, 14 times, last Sept. 16, 2017, NYC at COLAssists 2, July 17, 2016, NYC at MTLShots on Goal 2, 10 times, last May 17, 2017, NYC at RSLShots 5, March 26, 2016, NYC vs. NEFoulsCommitted 4, July 26, 2015, NYC vs. ORLFoulsSuffered 4, Oct. 15, 2017, NYC at NE

THE LAST TIMELast start April 19, 2019, HOU at LALast appearance April 19, 2019, HOU at LALast goal Sept. 16, 2017, NYC at COLLast assist June 29, 2017, NYC vs. MIN



Height ......................................................... 5-10Weight ......................................................... 165Age ................................................................ 27DOB .................................................. 9/10/1991Nationality ..................................................USAHometown ............................... Duluth, Georgia2019 GP/GS ..................................................0/0MLS Career GP/GS .................................101/91Dynamo GP/GS ............................................0/0

Experienced defender who has the ability to play right back or center back. Joined the Dynamo via trade from Montreal on Dec. 17, 2018.

2018 SEASON (MONTREAL IMPACT)• Made 15 appearances with 14 starts for Montreal Impact in MLS play and

recorded one assist• Assisted on the opening goal at Atlanta on Apr. 28

2017 SEASON (MONTREAL IMPACT)• Traded to Montreal Impact in Dec. 2016 after being selected by Minneso-

ta United FC in the 2016 Expansion Draft• Made 27 appearances for Montreal with 25 starts, scoring one goal and

adding two assists• Assisted on the opener in a 2-1 win over Philadelphia on July 19• Scored the second in a 2-0 win over D.C. United on July 1• Recorded an assist in a 2-2 draw at Chicago on April 1

2016 SEASON (NEW YORK RED BULLS)• Made 25 appearances with 20 starts for New York Red Bulls and tallied

two assists in regular season play• Assisted on the opening goal in a 3-2 win over Columbus on Oct. 16• Had the game-winning assist in a 1-0 win over Montreal on Sept. 24• Started both legs of New York's conference semifinal loss to Montreal in

the MLS Cup Playoffs

2015 SEASON (NEW YORK RED BULLS)• Appeared 15 times with 14 starts to begin the season for New York and

recorded one goal and one assist• Scored his first career goal, a game-winner, in a 3-1 victory in the New

York Derby at NYCFC on June 28• Registered his first assist of the season vs. Vancouver on June 20• Suffered a broken tibia in June causing him to miss remainder of New

York's Supporter's Shield-winning season

2014 SEASON (NEW YORK RED BULLS)• Selected by New York Red Bulls with the 22nd overall pick in the 2014

MLS SuperDraft• Made 19 appearances with 18 starts as a rookie and provided one assist• Recorded his first career assist, setting up Thierry Henry in a 2-2 draw at

Philadelphia on Sept. 13• Made his Major League Soccer debut on May 17, coming on as a substi-

tute for Kosuke Kimura in the 48th minute of a 2-0 loss at Toronto

COLLEGE (WAKE FOREST)• Four-year letterwinner at Wake Forest• Made 74 appearances with a goal and 11 assists for the Demon Deacons

HIGH SCHOOL / CLUB• Four-year letterwinner at the Wesleyan School where he scored 29 goals

and 29 assists• Earned honorable mention All-American honors from ESPN Rise• Member of adidas ESP All-Star team in 2009• Named All-County in 2008 and 2009• Played club soccer for Concorde Fire

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YEAR TEAM GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2014 NYRB 19 18 1,604 0 1 2 0 8 19 0 0 0 02015 NYRB 15 14 1,283 1 1 9 5 18 17 2 0 3 02016 NYRB 25 20 1,889 0 2 9 1 19 26 1 0 4 12017 MTL 27 25 2,210 1 2 11 4 26 29 5 0 5 12018 MTL 15 14 1,195 0 1 1 0 19 11 0 0 4 02019 HOU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0MLS TOTALS 101 91 8,181 2 7 32 10 90 102 8 0 16 2

CAREER HIGHSGoals 1, twice, last: July 1, 2017, MTL vs. DCAssists 1, seven times, last: April 28, 2018, MTL at ATLShots on Goal 2, five times, last: April 15, 2017, MTL vs. ATLShots 2, March 8, 2015, NYRB at SKCFoulsCommitted 3, six times, last: May 5, 2018, MTL vs. NEFoulsSuffered 5, May 13, 2016, NYRB at DC

THE LAST TIMELast start July 14, 2018, MTL vs. SJLast appearance Oct. 6, 2018, MTL vs. CLBLast goal July 1, 2017, MTL vs. DCLast assist April 28, 2018, MTL at ATL

• Member of Georgia State ODP from 2005-09• Won three club state championships with GSA from 2004-2006• Also ran cross country in high school

PERSONAL• Is the godson of former Houston Oilers star Billy "White Shoes" Johnson• Has been extremely active in the community throughout his career,

working with a number of different charitable organizations• Lists his guilty snack pleasure as Goldfish

Height ........................................................... 6-0Weight ......................................................... 157Age ................................................................ 25DOB .................................................. 3/23/1994Nationality ..................................................USAHometown .........................Jackson, Mississippi2019 GP/GS ..................................................6/2MLS Career GP/GS .................................101/70Dynamo GP/GS ............................................6/2

Speedy two-way winger who has the ability to create scoring opportunities for teammates and finish his own chances. Joined the Dynamo in a trade from Colorado on Jan. 11, 2019.

2019 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Has appeared in all six league games for the team this season• Started and went 64 minutes in a 2-1 win over San Jose on April 13• Made his first start for the club and played 57 minutes in a 2-1 win over

Montreal on March 9• Made his regular-season debut when he came on for FW Mauro Manotas

in the 89th minute against Real Salt Lake on March 2• CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

• Came on in the 67th minute vs. Tigres UANL in Leg 1 of the quarterfinal on March 5

• Made his first start with his new club and played all 90 minutes vs. CD Guastatoya on Feb. 26

• Made his Dynamo debut as a substitute for FW Alberth Elis in the 62nd minute of Houston's 1-0 win at CD Guastatoya on Feb. 19 in the Scotia-bank Concacaf Champions League Round of 16

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2018 SEASON (COLORADO RAPIDS)• Made 15 appearances 13 starts and tallied two assists• Both of his assists came in the last three games of the season• Had an assist on Decision Day, helping set up the equalizer in a come-

from-behind 2-1 win over FC Dallas on Oct. 28• Had the game-winning assist in a 2-0 win at Minnesota on Oct. 13

2017 SEASON (COLORADO RAPIDS)• Appeared in all 34 games with a career-high 29 starts• Tied a career high with three goals and added four assists • Recorded an assist in a 2-2 draw vs. Vancouver on Aug. 5• Had an assist on the Fourth of July vs. Seattle• Scored a career-high two goals in a 3-1 win vs. Houston on July 1• Had an assist in a 2-1 win vs. Columbus on June 3• Assisted on the opener vs. Real Salt Lake on Apr. 15• Scored the equalizer in a 2-2 draw vs. Minnesota on March 18

2016 SEASON (COLORADO RAPIDS)• Named Rapids Young Player of the Year• Made 21 appearances with 14 starts and set career highs with three

goals and six assists• Also appeared in 4 MLS Cup Playoff matches• Set up the equalizer on Decision Day in a 1-1 draw vs. Houston on Oct.

23, giving him assists in three straight appearances• Had an assist in his second consecutive game when he helped set up the

lone goal in a 1-0 win over Portland on Oct. 1• Set up the opener in a 3-3 draw at Vancouver on Sept. 24• Had an assist in a 1-1 draw at the LA Galaxy on Aug. 13• Scored a goal and set up another in Colorado's 2-0 win over Vancouver

on Aug. 6• Scored for the second consecutive week in a 1-1 draw vs. FC Dallas on

July 23• Bagged the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over Sporting Kansas City on

July 16• Assisted on a goal in a 1-1 draw vs. Philadelphia on May 28

2015 SEASON (COLORADO RAPIDS)• Made 3 appearances, all starts, all coming in the final month of the sea-

son

2014 SEASON (COLORADO RAPIDS)• Selected with the 12th overall pick at the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by the

Colorado Rapids• Made 22 appearances with 9 starts in his rookie season and tallied one

goal and one assist• Scored his first career goal, getting the opener in a 4-3 loss vs. LA Galaxy

on Aug. 20• Recorded his first career assist in a 4-1 win over Montreal on May 24• Earned his first start on May 3 vs. the LA Galaxy• Made his professional debut on March 29, coming on for Vicente San-

chez in the 88th minute vs. Sporting Kansas City

INTERNATIONAL• Earned first senior U.S. Men's National Team call-up for January 2018

camp• Earned U-21 and U-23 U.S. National Team call-ups in 2014 … Was part of

the U.S. U-20 National Team at the 2013 Toulon Tournament … Received first U.S. Youth National Team call-up for April 2013 training camp

COLLEGE (LOUISVILLE)• Named to the all-Big East rookie team in his freshman year• Helped lead the Cardinals to win the inaugural American Athletic Confer-

ence title in 2013, scoring three goals and adding two assists• First team all-conference honors in 2013

PREP• Finished his prep career at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.

PERSONAL• His cousin, LaMarcus Aldridge, plays for the NBA's San Antonio Spurs

Height ......................................................... 5-11Weight ......................................................... 187Age ................................................................ 35DOB .................................................... 5/2/1983Nationality .........................................HondurasHometown ............................................. Jutiapa2019 GP/GS ..................................................5/5MLS Career GP/GS ...................................85/80Dynamo GP/GS ........................................... 505

Experienced and powerful center back who brings experience at virtu-ally every level of the sport, including the World Cup, Olympics, Premier League, MLS and Concacaf Champions League. Joined the Dynamo in a trade from FC Dallas on Jan. 29, 2019.

2019 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Has started nine of Houston's 10 games across all competitions. Missed

the match against Vancouver on March 16 due to a slight injury suffered at Tigres four days earlier in Champions League action

• Started and was credited with a secondary assist on the game-tying goal against Real Salt Lake on March 2

• CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE• Started all four of Houston's Champions League matches and played

the full 90 minutes in three of the four contests• Started in his Dynamo debut at CD Guastatoya on Feb. 19, helping

Houston keep a clean sheet in a 1-0 win

2018 SEASON (FC DALLAS)• Appeared in 16 matches with 11 starts for FC Dallas and scored one goal• Scored the game-winning goal in a 2-0 win over Minnesota on Aug. 18

2017 SEASON (FC DALLAS)• Made 26 appearances, all starts, and scored three goals with one assist• Scored the game-winner in a 2-0 win over Colorado on Sept. 27• Scored in a 3-3 draw vs. Houston on Aug. 23• Had an assist in a 3-1 win over Toronto on July 1• Scored the game-winner in a 1-0 win over Sporting Kansas City on April

22

2016 SEASON (FC DALLAS)

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YEAR TEAM GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2014 COL 22 9 988 1 1 12 4 12 21 3 0 1 02015 COL 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 02016 COL 21 14 1,272 3 6 16 9 11 15 10 0 2 02017 COL 34 29 2,605 3 4 15 7 26 40 11 0 2 02018 COL 15 13 1,107 0 2 5 1 6 11 1 0 1 02019 HOU 6 2 172 0 0 2 2 1 5 2 0 0 0MLS TOTALS 101 70 6414 7 13 50 23 58 95 27 0 6 0

CAREER HIGHSGoals 2, July 1, 2017, COL vs. HOUAssists 1, 13 times, last: Oct. 28, 2018, COL vs. DALShots on Goal 3, July 1, 2017, COL vs. HOUShots 4, July 1, 2017, COL vs. HOUFoulsCommitted 4, Oct. 22, 2017, COL at SEAFoulsSuffered 4, Aug. 26, 2017, COL at RSL

THE LAST TIMELast start April 13, 2019, HOU vs. SJLast appearance April 19, 2019, HOU at LALast goal July 1, 2017, COL vs. HOULast assist Oct. 28, 2018, COL vs. DAL



YEAR TEAM GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2015 COL 10 10 900 1 0 12 4 10 13 0 0 3 02016 DAL 28 28 2,434 0 1 21 4 27 11 1 0 7 12017 DAL 26 26 2,325 3 1 34 6 20 21 1 0 8 02018 DAL 16 11 1,008 1 0 14 6 9 3 0 0 2 02019 HOU 5 5 450 0 1 6 0 4 6 0 0 2 0MLS TOTALS 85 80 7,117 5 3 87 20 70 54 2 0 22 1

CAREER HIGHSGoals 1, five times, last: Aug. 18, 2018, DAL vs. MINAssists 1, three times, last: March 2, 2019, HOU vs. RSLShots on Goal 2, twice, last: June 29, 2018, DAL at MINShots 5, twice, last: March 18, 2017, DAL vs. NEFoulsCommitted 3, four times, last: Sept. 30, 2017, DAL at ORLFoulsSuffered 4, Sept. 12, 2015, COL vs. DC

THE LAST TIMELast start April 19, 2019, HOU at LALast appearance April 19, 2019, HOU at LALast goal Aug. 18, 2018, DAL vs. MINLast assist March 2, 2019, HOU vs. RSL

• Traded to FC Dallas on January 26• Won U.S. Open Cup and Supporters' Shield• Made 28 appearances, all starts, and provided one assist • Had the game-winning assist in a 3-1 win at Houston on Aug. 27• Started both MLS Cup Playoff matches

2015 SEASON (COLORADO RAPIDS)• Joined Colorado Rapids on Aug. 7• Made 10 appearances, all starts, and scored one goal• Scored his first MLS goal in a 2-1 win over Sporting Kansas City on Aug. 29• Made his Major League Soccer debut on Aug. 14 at San Jose

PRIOR TO MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER• Began career in Honduras with Victoria before moving to Olimpia in 2003 • Joined Wigan Athletic on loan in January 2008• Signed a permanent contract with Wigan in December 2008• Won the 2013 FA Cup• Signed with Hull City in June 2013• Returned to Wigan on loan in October 2014• Recalled to Hull City in December 2014• Made 179 Premier League appearances in total

INTERNATIONAL• Has earned 149 international caps for Honduras, most all-time for Los

Catrachos, and has scored five goals• Longtime national team captain• Appeared in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups• Appeared in the 2012 Olympics• Appeared in three Concacaf Gold Cups (2005, 2007, 2015)

16 KevinGarcia DFHeight ........................................................... 6-2Weight ......................................................... 190Age ................................................................ 28DOB .................................................. 8/21/1990Nationality ..................................................USAHometown .......................... Flushing, New York2019 GP/GS ..................................................2/2Career GP/GS ...........................................20/15Dynamo GP/GS ........................................20/15

Strong and intelligent defender who captained RGV FC in 2016 under cur-rent Dynamo head coach Wilmer Cabrera. Capable of playing right back or center back. Originally signed with the Dynamo on Sept. 6, 2016.

2019 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Started and played all 90 minutes at center back in a 3-2 win over Van-

couver on March 16• Started on Opening Day and played all 90 minutes at right back in 1-1

draw with Real Salt Lake on March 2• CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

• Made his Champions League debut as a late substitute for DF Maynor Figueroa in the second leg of Houston's quarterfinal series at Tigres UANL on March 12

2018 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Played in 15 games for the Dynamo, starting in 11• Scored his first MLS goal in a 3-2 loss against Seattle Sounders on October

21

2017 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Started in two games and played in three games during the regular sea-

son • Made his second MLS start in a 3-3 draw at FC Dallas on Aug. 23• Started and played 90 minutes in a 2-0 loss in the Round of 16 against

Sporting Kansas City on June 28• Started and played all 120 minutes in a 3-2 win at North Carolina FC in

the Fourth Round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on June 14• Made his first MLS start in a 2-0 win vs. San Jose Earthquakes on Apr. 22• Made his MLS debut in a 2-2 tie vs. Minnesota United FC coming in as a

sub for MF Ricardo Clark (April 15)• Dressed for the first time in a 2-0 loss at New England Revolution (April 8)

LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP• In 2018, won the 2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup after playing in four-

games with two starts• In 2017, started in two games for the Houston Dynamo • In 2013, started and played 90 minutes in a 4-1 loss against Richmond

Kicker playing for Icon FC

2016 SEASON (RGV FC)• Captained RGV FC in its inaugural season and helped lead the Toros to

a 14-7-9 record in the team's first year of existence and a second-place finish in the USL Western Conference

• Appeared in 25 games for RGV FC, helping guide the expansion club to a league-record 760-minute shutout streak

2013-14 (IFK LULEA)• Signed with Swedish club IFK Luleå in 2013 and made 30 appearances in

two seasons

COLLEGE• Four-year starter at Villanova



YEAR TEAM GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2016 HOU 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02017 HOU 3 2 211 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 02018 HOU 15 11 1,103 1 0 3 1 5 4 0 0 0 02019 HOU 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 0MLS TOTALS 20 15 1,494 1 0 3 1 13 5 0 0 2 0

CAREER HIGHSGoals 1, Oct. 21, 2018, HOU vs. SEAAssists None in MLSShots on Goal 1, Oct. 21, 2018, HOU vs. SEAShots 2, Mar. 10, 2018, HOU vs. VANFoulsCommitted 1, seven times, last, Oct. 28, 2018, HOU at LAGFoulsSuffered 1, five times, last, Oct. 21, 2018, HOU vs. SEA

THE LAST TIMELast start March 16, 2019, HOU vs. VANLast appearance March 16, 2019, HOU vs. VANLast goal Oct. 21, 2018, HOU vs. SEALast assist None in MLS

Height ........................................................... 6-0Weight ......................................................... 165Age ................................................................ 23DOB .................................................. 2/12/1996Nationality .........................................HondurasHometown .................................San Pedro Sula2019 GP/GS ..................................................6/5Career GP/GS ...........................................62/50Dynamo GP/GS ........................................62/50Note ......International/Young Designated Player

Lightning-fast attacker who joined the Dynamo on a full transfer on Dec. 13, 2017 from CF Monterrey in Mexico as a Young Designated Player. Capable of playing on either wing or as a lone striker. At 23, has already represented his country in the Olympics and at the senior international level. 2018 MLS All-Star.

2019 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Has played in every game for the Dynamo this season across all compe-

titions• Made his 50th start for the club in league play and scored his 25th goal

at the LA Galaxy on April 19, converting a penalty kick in a 2-1 defeat. The goal extended his career-long scoring streak to four straight games

• Tied a career-long streak by scoring in his third consecutive game when he bagged the opener in a 2-1 win vs. San Jose on April 13

• Put in a second consecutive dominant performance in a 4-1 win at Col-orado on March 30, factoring in all four goals. Had an assist on the first, forced a pair of Rapids own goals and scored the final goal himself

• Started and scored his first goal of the season, converting a penalty kick, and added two assists in a 3-2 win over Vancouver on March 16 to earn Audi MLS Team of the Week honors

• Started and played all 90 minutes on Opening Day against Real Salt Lake on March 2

• CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE• Recorded the series-winning assist when he set up FW Mauro Mano-

tas' first goal in 2-1 win over CD Guastatoya on Feb. 26• Started all four of Houston's Champions League matches

2018 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Played in 30 games for the Dynamo and set a club single-season record

for total goals responsible for, with 21• Named to the MLS All-Star team and played in the All-Star Game vs. Ju-

ventus in Atlanta

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• Finished second on the team with 11 goals and was third in assists with 10, becoming the first player in club history to record double-digit assists and goals in the same season

• Registered his 10th assist of the year in a 3-2 win over LA Galaxy on Oct. 28

• Scored his 11th goal and recorded ninth assist of the season in a 4-1 win against Portland on Sept. 15, earning MLS Team of the Week honors

• Scored his 10th goal of the season in a 4-2 loss at FC Dallas on Sept. 1• Missed two games due to disciplinary suspension - one for a red card

received vs. Sporting Kansas City on August 4 and one for yellow card accumulation

• Recorded his eighth assist of the season in a 2-1 loss at Portland on July 28

• Recorded his seventh assist and ninth goal of the season in a 3-0 win against Minnesota on July 7

• Recorded his sixth assist of the season in a 2-2 draw against Los Angeles FC on July 3

• Scored his eighth goal of the season in a 2-1 loss at Real Salt Lake on May 30

• Scored his seventh goal of the season in a 3-1 win against New York City FC on May 25, earning MLS Team of the Week honors

• Scored his fifth and sixth goal of the season in a 3-2 win at Chicago Fire on May 20, earning MLS Team of the Week honors

• Started and recorded an assist in a 2-2 draw at Vancouver Whitecaps FC on May 11

• Started and scored his fourth goal of the season in a 2-1 loss at Minne-sota on April 28

• Started and scored his third goal of the season in a 5-1 win against To-ronto on April 21

• Started and matched his MLS career high with his fourth assist of the season in a 2-2 draw at San Jose on April 14

• Started, scored his second goal and recorded his third assist of the sea-son in a 2-2 draw at D.C. United on March 17, earning MLS Team of the Week honors

• Started and scored his first goal of the season in a 2-1 loss against Van-couver on March 10

• Started and recorded two assists in a 4-0 win against Atlanta on March 3, earning Man of the Match and MLS Team of the Week honors

2017 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Named club Players' Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year• Started and played in four games during in the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs• Missed the second leg of the Western Conference Championship due to

yellow-card accumulation • Scored his first playoff goal and his fourth game-winning goal of the year

in a 1-0 win vs. Sporting Kansas City during the Knockout Round of the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs

• Started in 18 games and played 26 games during the regular season• Scored his 10th goal of the season and became the sixth Dynamo player

in history to reach double digits in a 2-1 win against Minnesota on Sept. 30

• Scored his eighth and ninth goals of the year to help the Dynamo com back from a 3-1 deficit to draw 3-3 against LA Galaxy on Sept. 27

• Scored his seventh goal and recorded his fourth assist of the season in a 3-0 win vs. San Jose on Aug. 12

• Missed a 2-1 loss at Vancouver on Aug. 19 due to yellow card accumu-lation

• After joining Honduras during the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Elis re-turned to the Dynamo in a 2-2 draw against Portland on July 29

• Played and scored one goal in a 2-2 draw at LA Galaxy on June 17• Dished two assists in the 5-1 win vs. Real Salt Lake on May 31• Missed games at Philadelphia (May 17) and at Atlanta (May 20) due to a

hamstring injury• Scored in consecutive home games vs. Minnesota, vs. San Jose and vs.

Orlando City• Scored his first goal in MLS in a 3-1 win vs. Columbus on March 11, net-

ting the game-winner in the 35th minute• Made his MLS debut by starting and playing 74 minutes in a 2-1 win over

Seattle on March 4

LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP• In 2018, played in four games with three starts, recording an assist in a



3-3 (7-6 pen.) win against Los Angeles FC on Aug. 8 to help the Dynamo reach the final; recorded two assists in a 3-0 win against Philadelphia Union to help the Dynamo win the 2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

2016-17 SEASON (CF MONTERREY)• Signed with Monterrey on Aug. 26, 2016• Saw action in five matches with Los Rayados in the Apertura season with

one start

2013-16 SEASONS (CD OLIMPIA)• Scored 25 goals in 62 appearances from 2013-16 with Olimpia , helping

the club win the Liga Nacional Clausura (spring) championship in 2014 and 2015

• Named Best Young Player in CONCACAF Champions League in 2016• Played in four CONCACAF Champions League matches with Olimpia, with

one start against Seattle Sounders FC on Aug. 20• Scored two goals in CONCACAF Champions League, both against Seattle

INTERNATIONAL• Has scored six goals in 28 appearances with the Honduran national team

since making his debut as an 18-year-old in 2014• Scored a goal against Mexico in a 3-2 win on October 10; sending Hondu-

ras to the Inter-Confederation Play-off against Australia• Scored a goal in a 2-1 win at Trinidad and Tobago in the World Cup Qual-

ifiers• Called up by the Honduran national team for 2017 Gold Cup• Called up by the Honduran national team for World Cup qualifying on

May 30, 2017• Won the Golden Boot at the 2015 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualify-

ing Championship with four goals, including a brace against the United States in the semifinal to help Honduras qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio

YEAR TEAM GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2017 HOU 26 18 1,645 10 4 71 28 36 37 8 0 8 02018 HOU 30 27 2,422 11 10 101 44 33 51 7 0 6 12019 HOU 6 5 483 4 3 19 8 13 16 4 0 2 0MLS TOTALS 62 50 4,550 25 17 191 80 82 104 19 0 16 1

CAREER HIGHSGoals 2, twice, last: May 20,2018, HOU at CHIAssists 2, three times, last: March 16, 2019, HOU vs. VANShots on Goal 4, March 10, 2018, HOU vs. VANShots 6, April 13, HOU vs. SJFoulsCommitted 4, three times, last, April 13, 2019, HOU vs SJFoulsSuffered 6, Sep. 9, 2017, HOU vs. COL

THE LAST TIMELast start April 19, 2019, HOU at LALast appearance April 19, 2019, HOU at LALast goal April 19, 2019, HOU at LALast assist March 30, 2019, HOU at COL

20 A.J.DeLaGarza DFHeight ............................................................5-9Weight ..........................................................150Age .................................................................31DOB ...................................................11/4/1987Nationality .................................................. USAHometown ....................Bryans Road, Maryland2019 GP/GS .................................................. 5/5Career GP/GS ....................................... 243/235Dynamo GP/GS ........................................ 39/39

Versatile veteran defender joined the Dynamo in a draft-day trade from the LA Galaxy on Jan. 13, 2016. Part of three MLS Cup championship sides with the Galaxy, and a two-time national champion in college at Maryland. Named 2014 MLS Works Humanitarian of the Year.

2019 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Has started in five of Houston's six matches this season at right back• Made his 2019 league debut, starting and playing all 90 minutes in a 2-1

win over Montreal on March 9 • CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

• Started and played all 90 minutes in all four of Houston's Champions League matches

• Played a key role in helping Houston keep a clean sheet in a 1-0 win at CD Guastatoya on Feb. 19

2018 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Started in four games for the Dynamo as he returned from a torn ACL

suffered in the 2017 season finale• Started in his first game back with the Dynamo and played 90 minutes in

a 3-2 win against San Jose on Sept. 29• Dressed for the first time in a 3-0 win against Philadelphia on Sept. 26 to

win the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup• Returned to action when he played 45 minutes with RGV FC in a 2-1 loss

at Sacramento on Aug. 11• Missed the first part of the season as he recovered from a torn left ACL

suffered on Decision Day 2017

2017 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Missed the the Audi 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs due to a torn ACL in the left

knee• Started and played in 30 games during the regular season• Set a career high with three assists in a season when he dished an assist

to MF Tomas Martinez in a 3-3 draw on Sept. 27• Missed a 3-3 draw at FC Dallas on Aug. 23 due to accumulation of yellow

cards• Dished his second assist of the season in 3-1 loss at Colorado on July 1,

matching his career high• Earned a spot on GOAL.com's Team of the Week for Week 10• Dished his first assist of the season in a 4-0 win vs. Orlando City on May 6• Returned to the Starting XI in 2-0 loss at Toronto on Apr. 28 after missing

two games due to a strained right calf• Made Dynamo debut starting and playing 90 minutes in a 2-1 vs. Seattle

on March 4

2016 SEASON (LA GALAXY)• Started 23 of 24 games for the Galaxy and surpassed 2,000 minutes

played for the fifth time in six seasons• Topped 20 appearances in league play for the sixth consecutive season

2015 SEASON (LA GALAXY)• Played in 24 games with 22 starts, logging 1,963 minutes, and tallied one

assist• Started and played the full 90 minutes on Aug. 9 at Seattle, notching an

assist in the 3-1 Galaxy victory



• Postseason: Started and played 83 minutes in LA's 3-2 loss at Seattle on Oct. 28

2014 SEASON (LA GALAXY)• Named MLS Works Humanitarian of the Year for his work with the #Luca-

KnowsHeart campagaign, which he started after he and his wife lost their newborn son to complications from hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a congenital heart defect

• Earned Galaxy Defender of the Year honors for the third time in four years as he helped lead the Galaxy to their third title in four years

• Topped 2,000 minutes played for the fourth consecutive season and played in 29 games with 28 starts

• Finished the season with a career-high two assists• Postseason: Started four of five games in LA's run to a third MLS Cup title

in four years, including MLS Cup final where he played all 120 minutes ni LA's 2-1 win over New England (Dec. 7)

2013 SEASON (LA GALAXY)• Played in and started 28 games, totaling 2,399 minutes on the pitch• Postseason: Saw action in both legs of LA's Western Conference semifi-

nal series loss to Real Salt Lake, coming on in the final minute of LA's 1-0 home win on Nov. 3 and entering as a halftime sub in the 2-0 loss at Real Salt Lake on Nov. 7

2012 SEASON (LA GALAXY)• Helped the Galaxy capture their second consecutive MLS Cup champi-

onship• Named the Galaxy's Defender of the Year for the second year in a row• Started 30 games for the second consecutive season and logged a ca-

reer-high 2,644 minutes• Postseason: Did not play in LA's playoff run due to a torn ligament in his

left knee suffered Sept. 30 at Colorado

2011 SEASON (LA GALAXY)• Set career highs with 30 appearances and 30 starts• Made 42 appearances across all competitions, helping LA keep a clean

sheet in 20 of those matches• In addition to his 30 regular season appearances, DeLaGarza also start-

ed all four of the club’s postseason games, six CONCACAF Champions League games and both games in the U.S. Open Cup

• Postseason:Started and played all 90 minutes in all four of LA's postsea-son games, including the MLS Cup final, a 2-1 victory over Houston on Nov. 20

2010 SEASON (LA GALAXY)• One of the most versatile defenders on the squad, DeLaGarza appeared

in 17 games during his second season in MLS, starting at left back, right back and in central defense

• The Galaxy were 11-2-1 in the 14 games that he started, keeping a clean sheet in half of those games

• Scored his second career goal in a 3-1 win vs. Philadelphia on May 1, tallying just 51 seconds into the game

2009 SEASON (LA GALAXY)• A second-round pick by the Galaxy, he appeared in 22 games at both

right back and left back• Made his debut in the season opening 2-2 draw vs. D.C. United on March

22, playing the full 90 minutes at left back• Started 16 consecutive games for the club at right back mid-season• Scored the first goal of his MLS career on Sept. 12 vs. FC Dallas, sliding

home a rebound to tie the score at 2-2 just before halftime• Was one of two Galaxy players to play the full 90 minutes against both AC

Milan and Barcelona in the club’s summer friendlies• Postseason: Replaced the injured Todd Dunivant for the Western Con-

ference Championship vs. Houston, playing the full 120 minutes as the Galaxy won 2-0 in extra time

• Came on for the injured Omar Gonzalez late in regulation of the MLS Cup final and played all of extra time at right back

LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP• Was member of the championship team that won the 2018 Lamar Hunt

U.S. Open Cup

YEAR TEAM GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2009 LAG 22 21 1,754 1 1 3 2 14 32 0 0 2 02010 LAG 17 14 1,307 1 0 1 1 14 13 1 0 3 02011 LAG 30 30 2,627 0 0 3 1 31 31 1 0 3 02012 LAG 30 30 2,644 0 0 1 0 41 32 0 0 4 02013 LAG 28 28 2,399 0 0 2 1 22 22 0 0 3 02014 LAG 29 28 2,491 0 2 2 2 24 31 0 0 4 02015 LAG 24 22 1,963 0 1 4 0 11 11 0 0 4 02016 LAG 24 23 2,064 0 0 3 1 21 21 0 0 5 02017 HOU 30 30 2,623 0 3 8 2 26 20 0 0 8 02018 HOU 4 4 360 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 02019 HOU 5 5 450 0 0 1 0 9 10 0 0 0 0MLS TOTALS 243 235 20,682 2 7 28 10 219 225 2 0 36 0

CAREER HIGHSGoals 1, 2 times, last: May 1, 2010, LA vs. PHIAssists 1, 7 times, last: Sep. 27, 2017, HOU vs. LAShots on Goal 2, Sept. 12, 2009, LA vs. DALShots 2, Sept. 12, 2009, LA vs. DALFoulsCommitted 5, Mar. 8, 2014, LA vs. RSLFoulsSuffered 5, May 11, 2014, LA at POR

THE LAST TIMELast start April 19, 2019, HOU at LALast appearance April 19, 2019, HOU at LALast goal May 1, 2010, LA vs. PHILast assist Sep. 27, 2017, HOU vs. LA

• In 2016, started in two games for LA Galaxy• In 2015, started in two games for LA Galaxy• In 2014, started in two games for LA Galaxy• In 2011, started in two games for LA Galaxy• In 2010, started in two games for LA Galaxy

COLLEGE • A two-time National Champion at the University of Maryland, he ap-

peared in 88 games during his college career, making 81 starts and re-cording two assists

• Helped the Terrapins reach the NCAA Tournament in all four of his years in College Park, while also claiming the ACC Championship in 2008

INTERNATIONAL • Called to join training camp with Guam on March 17, 2018• Originally represented the United States on the international level and

collected the first two caps of his international career in January 2012. However, those appearances did not cap-tie him, and he later switched international allegiance to the country of his ancestry, Guam. He has since been a mainstay for the tiny island nation in their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign.



21 RonaldoPeña FWHeight ............................................................6-1Weight ..........................................................172Age .................................................................22DOB ...................................................3/10/1997Nationality ........................................ VenezuelaHometown ...........................................Acarigua2019 GP/GS .................................................. 0/0MLS Career GP/GS ....................................... 9/2Dynamo GP/GS ............................................ 9/2Note ............................................... International

Talented young forward joins the Dynamo after having played in Europe for four years. Signed with the Dynamo as a Discovery Player on July 5, 2018.

2019 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

• Started in his 2019 debut and played 69 minutes in a 2-1 win over CD Guastatoya on Feb. 26 in the second leg of the Round of 16 series

2018 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO) • Played in nine games with two start for the Dynamo• Was sent off in the season finale at LA Galaxy on Oct. 28 after receiving

two yellow cards, meaning he will miss the 2019 opener• Scored his first MLS goal in a 1-1 draw against FC Dallas on Aug. 23• Made his MLS debut in a 1-0 loss against Sporting Kansas City on Aug. 4• Signed with the Dynamo as a Discovery Player on July 5

2017-18 SEASON (MOREIRENSE)• Made 25 appearances (15 starts), scroing three goals in the Liga Nos• Scored a game-winning goal in a 2-1 win against Rio Ave FC• Started in three matches of the Taça Portugal• Started in two games of the Taça CTT

LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP• In 2018, was member of the championship team that won the 2018 La-

mar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE• Joined UD Las Palmas on loan from Caracas F.C. for the 2015-16 and

2016-17 seasons, where he played in various games for their develop-ment teams

• Joined Portugesa FC in La primera Division Venezolana on loan from Ca-racas F.C.

• Made his professional debut at 16 years old when he was signed by Ca-racas F.C.

INTERNATIONAL• Received his first call up to represent Venezuela at the senior level on

October 2, 2018• Has represented the Venezuelan national team at the U-17 and U-20 lev-

els• Led Venezuela's U-20 national team to the final of the 2017 U-20 FIFA

World Cup, as he started in all seven games and scored one goal against Germany in the group stage

• Led Venezuela's U-20 side to the third place of the 2017 U-20 South American Championship

• Helped Venezuela's U-17 placed second in the 2013 South American U-17 Championship

YEAR TEAM GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2018 HOU 9 2 222 1 0 7 5 14 3 2 0 2 12019 HOU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0MLS TOTALS 9 2 222 1 0 7 5 14 3 2 0 2 1

CAREER HIGHSGoals 1, Aug. 23, 2018, HOU vs. DALAssists None in MLSShots on Goal 1, five times, last, Sep. 29, 2018, HOU vs. SJShots 2, twice, lastl, Sep. 22, 2018, HOU at ORLFoulsCommitted 3, twice, last, Aug. 18, 2018, HOU vs. RSLFoulsSuffered 2, Aug. 4, 2018, HOU vs. SKC

THE LAST TIMELast start Feb. 26, 2019, HOU vs. CDG (SCCL)Last appearance Feb. 26, 2019, HOU vs. CDG (SCCL)Last goal Aug. 23, 2018, HOU vs. DALLast assist None in MLS

22 MatíasVera MFHeight ............................................................5-8Weight ..........................................................150Age .................................................................23DOB .................................................10/26/1995Nationality ......................................... ArgentinaHometown ............................................... Merlo2019 GP/GS .................................................. 5/5MLS Career GP/GS ....................................... 5/5Dynamo GP/GS ............................................ 5/5Note: .............................................. International

Tenacious young midfielder who excels at tackling and winning the ball. Is a tidy distributor who keeps the play moving in the middle of the field. Signed with the Dynamo on a full transfer from San Lorenzo de Almagro on December 21, 2018.

2019 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Has started in five of six league games and nine of 10 matches across all

competitions this year for his new club• Started in his MLS debut against Real Salt Lake on March 2, but received

two yellow cards and was sent off after 81 minutes• CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

• Started and played all 90 minutes in all four of Houston's Champions League matches

• Started in his Dynamo debut at CD Guastatoya on Feb. 19, helping Houston keep a clean sheet in a 1-0 win

2018 SEASON (O'HIGGINS)• Joined San Lorenzo de Almagro in the Argentine Primera División in Jan-

uary but immediately loaned to O'Higgins F.C. of Chile• Started 28 of 30 games in the Chilean Primera División, playing 2,484

minutes, with O'Higgins and scored two goals• Also started two matches in the Copa Chile

2017-18 SEASON (NUEVA CHICAGO)• Started 10 games for Nueva Chicago in Argentina's Primera B Nacional

2016-17 SEASON (NUEVA CHICAGO)• Started 38 of 44 games for Nueva Chicago in Primera B Nacional and

scored one goal

2016 SEASON (NUEVA CHICAGO)• Made 18 appearances with 14 starts for Nueva Chicago in the Primera B

Nacional and scored one goal




CAREER HIGHSGoals None in MLSAssists None in MLSShots on Goal None in MLSShots 1, three times, last, April 19, 2019, HOU at LAFoulsCommitted 2, twice, last, April 13, 2019, HOU vs. SJFoulsSuffered 1, three times, last, April 19, 2019, HOU at LA

THE LAST TIMELast start April 19, 2019, HOU at LALast appearance April 19, 2019, HOU at LALast goal None in MLSLast assist None in MLS

23 JoeWillis GKHeight ............................................................6-5Weight ..........................................................185Age .................................................................30DOB ...................................................8/10/1988Nationality .................................................. USAHometown ............................St. Louis, Missouri2019 GP/GS .................................................. 6/6Career GP/GS ........................................... 92/89Dynamo GP/GS ........................................ 69/67

Goalkeeper with great length who possesses cup competition experience. Joined Dynamo via trade from D.C. United on Dec. 8, 2014. Named Dynamo Defensive Player of the Year in 2016.

2019 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Has played every minute of every match in all competitions for the Dy-

namo this season• Extended his career-long win streak to four straight games in a 2-1 win

over San Jose on April 13, tying a season high with four saves• Made a season-high four saves en route to his third consecutive win in a

4-1 win at Colorado on March 30• Started and earned his second consecutive win in a 3-2 victory over Van-

couver on March 16• Earned his 25th career win in league play in a 2-1 win over Montreal on

March 9• Made his second career Opening Day start on March 2 against Real Salt

Lake and made four saves to earn Man of the Match honors in a 1-1 draw• CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

• Started all four of Houston's Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League matches and totaled 16 saves in those matches

• Recorded a career-high eight saves in 2-1 series-clinching win over CD Guastatoya on Feb. 26 to earn his 26th win for the club in all compe-titions

2018 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Started in 26 games for the Dynamo and posted a record of 9-11-6• Led the team to 2018 U.S. Open Cup championship, starting the semifi-

nal and final• Nine wins as a starter were a career high• Recorded his fourth clean sheet of the year in a 0-0 draw at Orlando City

SC on Sept. 22• Started in a 1-1 draw against FC Dallas on July 21, stopping his third ca-

reer penalty kick in regular-season play, which earned him a spot in the MLS Team of the Week for Week 21

• Recorded his third clean sheet of the season in a 0-0 draw against Colo-rado on July 14

• Recorded his second clean sheet of the season in a 3-0 win against Min-nesota on July 7

• Recorded his first clean sheet of the season in a 2-0 win against Colorado on June 9

• Made his season debut in a 5-1 win against Toronto on April 21, stopping his second career penalty kick in MLS regular-season play

2017 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Started in three games of the 2017 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs• Saved a penalty kick in the first leg of Western Conference Champion-

ship; this was his second career penalty kick saved in a playoff series• Made his debut in the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs in a 2-1 win at Portland on

Nov. 5• Started and played 90 minutes in eight games during the regular season• Recorded Dynamo's second clean sheet of the season and his eleventh in

a 4-0 win vs. Orlando on May 6• Made his season debut in a 2-2 tie vs. Minnesota on April 15• Dressed for first time of the season in a 4-1 win vs. New York Red Bulls

on April 1• Missed the first three games of the season due to an injury in the right

knee• U.S. Open Cup: Started and played 120 minutes in a 3-2 win at North Car-

olina FC in the Fourth Round on June 14; started and played 90 minutes in a 2-0 loss against Sporting Kansas City in the Round of 16 on June 28

2016 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Set career highs in appearances (26), starts (24), saves (89), shutouts (5)

and wins (5)• Named Dynamo Defensive Player of the Year for his play throughout the

season• Finished the season with 16 consecutive starts• Nominated for MLS Save of the Year for tipping Kevin Doyle’s header over

the cross bar at Colorado on Oct. 23• Matched career high with seven saves at Seattle on October 12, including

stunning double save against Erik Friberg that was named MLS Save of the Week (his third such honor of the season)

• Won MLS Save of the Week for diving stop against Alberto Quintero of San Jose in 2-1 road win Aug. 19

• Set career-high with third shutout of the season on July 23 vs. Vancouver• Registered second clean sheet of the season in a 1-0 win over Real Salt

Lake May 15 & recorded first career assist, launching a long goal kick that MF Giles Barnes ran on to and slotted home for the game-winning goal

• Started first seven games of the 2016 season, including first career start on opening day vs. New England on March 6

2015 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Played in three games (all starts) and registered five saves

2014 SEASON (D.C. UNITED)• Did not make an MLS appearance while serving as Bill Hamid's backup

at D.C. United • Recorded three shutouts in three 2014 CONCACAF Champions League

starts as United won its group

2013 SEASON (D.C. UNITED)• Started all nine games he appeared in and finished the regular season

with 28 saves in 810 minutes with a goal against average of 2.22• Registered one shutout on July 7 in a tie against Colorado, and he record-

ed his first regular season win of the season on Aug. 3 in a 3-1 victory over Montreal

• Led the Black-and-Red to the finals of the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup with four consecutive victories in the tournament

• Saved two penalties against the Richmond Kickers on May 28 as the team

2015 SEASON (NUEVA CHICAGO)• Made his professional debut for Nueva Chicago on April 6 at the age of 19

after the club earned promotion to the Primera Divisón• Went on to make 16 appearances with 13 starts in the Argentine first

division



advanced in penalty kicks and then anchored the team in consecutive 3-1 victories over the Philadelphia Union on June 12 and the New England Revolution on June 26 to advance to the semifinals. On Aug. 7, he earned his third straight U.S. Open Cup victory with a 2-0 defeat of the Chicago Fire

2012 SEASON (D.C. UNITED)• Made appearances in 11 games in his second season with United, start-

ing 10 of them• Made 31 saves – a career high – in 972 minutes and registered two shut-

outs, both in 0-0 ties to Vancouver Whitecaps FC on March 24 and Seattle Sounders FC on April 7

• Playoffs: In Leg 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, Willis entered the game to save a re-taken penalty kick en route to a 1-0 series-clinching win against the New York Red Bulls

2011 SEASON (D.C. UNITED)• Made his MLS debut on Aug. 13 in the 4-0 win against expansion side

Vancouver Whitecaps FC, recording six saves and earning his first career win and shutout

• Played three matches (all starts) for United, registering one shutout and 12 saves in 270 minutes of action during the 2011 MLS season

LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP• In 2018, led the Dynamo to the club's, and his, first title in the Open Cup,

starting in the semifinal and final. Saved two penalties in the shootout win against Los Angeles FC on Aug. 8 to help the Dynamo advance to the final. Kept a clean sheet in the Open Cup Final

• In 2017, started in two games for Houston Dynamo• In 2016, started in three games for Houston Dynamo• In 2015, started in three games for Houston Dynamo• In 2013, started in four games for D.C. United• In 2012, started in a 2-1 win at Richmond Kicker on May 29 while playing

for D.C. United

COLLEGE• Started 51 games over five years (including a redshirt season) at the Uni-

versity of Denver

PERSONAL• Is very involved with Dynamo Charities and the club's Special Olympics

Unified Team• Named the club's Humanitarian of the Year in 2018

YEAR TEAM GP GS MP SOG SV SO GA GAA PG PA W L T2011 DCU 3 3 270 16 12 1 4 1.33 0 0 1 2 02012 DCU 11 10 972 50 31 2 19 1.76 2 2 4 4 32013 DCU 9 9 810 47 28 1 20 2.22 1 1 1 7 12015 HOU 3 3 270 10 5 0 5 1.67 0 0 1 1 12016 HOU 26 24 2,275 129 89 5 39 1.54 5 6 5 12 92017 HOU 8 8 720 31 17 2 14 1.75 1 1 3 4 12018 HOU 26 26 2,340 124 82 4 42 1.62 5 7 9 11 62019 HOU 6 6 540 24 16 0 8 1.33 3 3 4 1 1MLS TOTALS 92 89 8,197 431 280 15 151 1.66 17 20 28 42 22

CAREER HIGHSGoals Allowed 5, May 2, 2012, DC at SJSaves (all comp.) 8, Feb. 26, 2019, HOU vs. CDG (SCCL)Saves (MLS) 7, 4 times, last: Aug. 18, 2018, HOU vs. RSL

THE LAST TIMELast start April 19, 2019, HOU at LALast appearance April 19, 2019, HOU at LALast shutout Feb. 19, 2019, HOU at CDG (SCCL)Last assist May 15, 2016, HOU vs. RSL

24 DarwinCerén MFHeight ..........................................................5-10Weight ..........................................................165Age .................................................................29DOB .................................................12/31/1989Nationality ....................................... El SalvadorHometown ................................ Quezaltepeque2019 GP/GS .................................................. 3/1MLS Career GP/GS ................................. 102/88Dynamo GP/GS ........................................ 27/21

Two-way Salvadoran midfielder acquired via trade on January 19, 2018. Possesses a Green Card as a naturalized American citizen and does not oc-cupy an International roster slot.

2019 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Came on as an 80th-minute sub vs. San Jose on April 13 to help close out

a 2-1 win over his former team• Made his second appearance of the season when he came on for MF

Tomás Martínez in the 79th minute of a 4-1 win at Colorado on March 30• Made his 100th career appearance in MLS competition, starting and go-

ing all 90 minutes in a 2-1 win over Montreal on March 9• CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

• Started and played all 90 minutes in 2-1 series-clinching win over CD Guastatoya on Feb. 26

• Came on as a substitute for Juan David Cabezas in the 69th minute of Houston's 1-0 win at CD Guastatoya on Feb. 19

2018 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Started in 20 games in his first season with the Dynamo• Missed a 1-0 loss at Columbus on Aug. 11 due to red card recieved in a

1-0 loss against Sporting Kansas City on Aug. 4• Missed a 2-1 loss at Portland on July 28 due to yellow card accumulation• Returned to the Starting XI in a 3-0 win against Minnesota on July 7• Saw action in a 2-1 loss against C.F. Monterrey in the BBVA Compass Dy-

namo Charities Cup on June 29• Missed six games due to an injury on his right knee suffered in a 2-2 draw

at Vancouver on May 11• Made his first start for the Dynamo in a 2-1 loss against Vancouver on

March 10• Made his Dynamo debut when he came in for MF Juan David Cabezas in

the 15th minute of a 4-0 win against Atlanta United on March 3, scoring the fourth goal of the game in first-half stoppage time

2017 SEASON (SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES)• Appeared in 21 games with 19 starts for San Jose Earthquakes• Collected two assists• Started San Jose's lone playoff game in the Western Conference Knock-

out Round

2016 SEASON (ORLANDO CITY SC/SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES)• Appeared in 16 games with 14 starts for Orlando City • Dished two assists for the Lions• Traded to San Jose Earthquakes on August 3 • Made 12 appearances with nine starts for San Jose

2015 SEASON (ORLANDO CITY SC)• Won fan vote to claim the MLS Latino del Año award• Made 26 appearances with 25 starts• Made his MLS debut in a 1-0 at Houston on March 13• Scored his first MLS goal in a 4-0 win against LA Galaxy on May 17• Dished his first MLS assist in a 5-3 loss against New York City FC on July 26

LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP• In 2018, played in three games with two starts in two games and record-



ed an assist in a 4-2 win against Sporting Kansas City on July 18 helping lead the team to the semifinals. Helped the Dynamo lift their first ever U.S. Open Cup on September 26

• In 2017, started in a loss at Sporting Kansas City on August 9• In 2015, started in two games for Orlando City SC• In 2014, started in two games for Orlando City SC

OUTSIDE MLS• Helped lead Juventud Independiente out of the second division and into

the Salvadoran premier league• In El Salvador he made 83 total appearances and recorded 15 goals as a

defensive midfielder• Before signing in MLS, he trialed with Turkish second-division team Balıke-

sirspor in the summer of 2013.

INTERNATIONAL• Debuted for El Salvador in 2012 and has 41 caps, occasionally serving as

captain. • He appeared in all three of El Salvador’s games at the 2015 Gold Cup, and

featured for La Selecta in 2018 World Cup Qualifying.

YEAR TEAM GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2015 OSC 26 25 2,254 2 2 29 7 53 33 0 0 6 02016 OSC 16 14 1,221 0 2 14 1 24 12 1 1 1 12016 SJ 12 9 891 0 0 16 2 17 17 0 0 3 02016 Totals 28 23 2,113 0 2 30 3 41 29 1 1 4 12017 SJ 21 19 1,642 0 2 17 2 33 22 0 0 3 22018 HOU 24 20 1,858 1 0 8 2 42 20 0 7 9 12019 HOU 3 1 111 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0MLS TOTALS 102 88 7,978 3 6 84 14 171 107 1 8 22 4

CAREER HIGHSGoals 1, three times, last: March 3, 2018, HOU vs. ATLAssists 1, six times, last: Oct. 15, 2017, SJ at VANShots on Goal 2, May 17, 2015, OCS vs. LAShots 5, twice, last: Sep. 24, 2016, SJ at SKCFoulsCommitted 6, Oct. 25, 2015, OCS at PHIFoulsSuffered 5, Jul. 18, 2015, OCS vs. NYRB

THE LAST TIMELast start March 9, 2019, HOU vs. MTLLast appearance April 13, 2019, HOU vs. SJLast goal Mar. 3, 2018, HOU vs. ATLLast assist Oct. 15, 2017, SJ at VAN

YEAR TEAM GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2018 HOU 6 4 340 0 0 7 3 9 1 0 0 0 02019 HOU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0MLS TOTALS 6 4 340 0 0 7 3 9 1 0 0 0 0

CAREER HIGHSGoals None in MLSAssists None in MLSShots on Goal 1, three times, last, Oct. 21, 2018, HOU vs. SEAShots 4, Aug. 29, 2018, HOU at NYRFoulsCommitted 3, twice, Oct. 21, 2018, HOU vs. SEAFoulsSuffered 1, Jul. 3, 2018, HOU vs. LFC

THE LAST TIMELast start Oct. 21, 2018, HOU vs. SEALast appearance Oct. 21, 2018, HOU vs. SEALast goal None in MLSLast assist None in MLS

Height ......................................................... 5-11Weight ..........................................................175Age .................................................................26DOB .....................................................4/8/1993Nationality .................................................. USAHometown .................... Virginia Beach, Virginia2019 GP/GS .................................................. 0/0MLS Career GP/GS ....................................... 6/4Dynamo GP/GS ............................................ 6/4

After leading the University of Virginia to a national championship, Bird was drafted by Philadelphia Union (41st overall) in the 2015 MLS Super-Draft and later joined Dynamo's USL affiliate RGV FC.

2019 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Suffered an ankle injury during preseason that has kept him out of action

to start the season

2018 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Played in six games with four starts in his first season in MLS• Made his MLS debut as a starter playing 90 minutes in a 1-0 loss at Mon-

treal on June 2

2017 SEASON (RGV FC)• Started 29 games as captain of RGVFC, scoring four goals and dishing

three assists, and completed 76.9% of his passes

2016 SEASON (RGV FC)• Started in 15 of the 23 games he played• Scored seven goals while giving one assist under head coach Wilmer

Cabrera

2015 SEASON (PHILADELPHIA UNION)• Drafted in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by the Philadelphia Union• Played for Philadelphia Union's affiliate at the time Harrisburg City Is-

landers

LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP• In 2018, started in two games for the Houston Dynamo helping them win

their first U.S. Open Cup• In 2017, started in two games for the Houston Dynamo

COLLEGE• Played for four years at the University of Virginia and won the 2014 NCAA

National Championship• Named NSCAA Second-Team All-American

25 EricBird MF



26 MichaelNelson GKHeight ............................................................6-4Weight ..........................................................180Age .................................................................24DOB ...................................................2/10/1995Nationality .................................................. USAHometown ........................................Katy, Texas2019 GP/GS .................................................. 0/0MLS Career GP/GS ....................................... 0/0Dynamo GP/GS ............................................ 0/0

Selected as the 20th pick in the first round of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft from Southern Methodist University.

2019 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO/RGV FC)• Has made two starts on loan for RGV FC and has posted a 1-1-0 record

2018 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Made his Dynamo debut on a 2-1 loss against C.F. Monterrey in the BBVA

Compass Dynamo Charities Cup on June 29• Made his professional in a 0-0 draw with RGV FC against Phoenix Rising

FC on June 23• Signed with the Dynamo on Feb. 28• Selected by the Dynamo in the first round of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft

LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP• In 2018, dressed in two games for the Dynamo helping them win their

first ever Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

COLLEGE• Three-time All-American Athletic Association First Team selection for the

Mustangs• Appeared in 76 games and tallied 27 shutouts during his collegiate career• Named the American Athletic Association Goalkeeper of the Year as a

freshman and a senior

YOUTH• Attended school and played soccer at Seven Lakes High School in Katy,

Texas• First team All-State• Helped lead the Spartans to two State championships and served as cap-

tain in 2012 and 2013• Played club for Albion Hurricanes Football Club

YEAR TEAM GP GS MP SOG SV SO GA GAA PG PA W L T2018 HOU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 02019 HOU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0MLS TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0

CAREER HIGHSSaves None in MLSGoals Allowed None in MLS

THE LAST TIMELast start None in MLSLast appearance None in MLSLast shutout None in MLS

Height ........................................................... 5-9Weight ......................................................... 150Age ................................................................ 34DOB .................................................... 9/4/1984Nationality .........................................HondurasHometown ......................................Tegucigalpa2019 GP/GS ..................................................6/6Career GP/GS .......................................175/143Dynamo GP/GS ....................................175/143

Dynamic two-way midfielder and 2014 World Cup veteran who is a fixture for Honduras national team with 114 caps and three goals. Was named Dynamo Players' Player of the Year in 2012. Ranks second in club history with 40 assists. Possesses a green card as a naturalized American citizen and does not occupy an International roster slot.

2019 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Has started all six league matches and worn the captain's armband on

each occasion• Made his 200th appearance for the club in all competitions vs. San Jose

on April 13, becoming the seventh player in club history to play in 200 competitive matches. Wore the armband and played all 90 minutes in the 2-1 victory

• Wore the captain's armband on Opening Day, starting and playing all 90 minutes in a 1-1 draw against Real Salt Lake on March 2

• CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE• Started both legs of Houston's quarterfinal sereies vs. Tigres UANL, at

home on on March 5 and in Monterrey on March 12• Made his season debut, coming on as a substitute for MF Tommy Mc-

Namara in the 79th minute of a 2-1 Round of 16 series-clinching win over CD Guastatoya on Feb. 26

2018 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Played in 29 games with 21 starts and finished with a goal and seven

assists• Recorded his seventh assist of the season in a 3-2 loss against Seattle on

Oct. 21• Recorded his sixth assist of the season in a 4-2 loss at Los Angeles FC on

Oct. 12• Made his 150th start with the Dynamo across all competitions in a 4-1

loss at Seattle on Oct. 8• Scored his first goal of the season in a 2-1 loss against Real Salt Lake on

Aug. 18• Wore the captain's armband in a 1-0 loss at Columbus on Aug. 11• Wore the captain's armband in a 1-0 loss against Sporting Kansas City• Wore the captain's armband for the first time on the year and recorded

an assist in a 3-1 loss against Philadelphia on July 25• Recorded his fourth assist of the season in a 3-1 win against New York

City FC on May 25• Recorded his third assist of the season in a 3-2 win at Chicago on May 22• Recorded his second assist of the season in a 2-2 draw at Vancouver on

May 11• Started and dished an assist in a 4-0 win against Atlanta on March 3

2017 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Played in two games during the 2017 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs• Made his return to a postseason in a 2-1 win at Portland on Nov. 5• Started in 12 games and played in 20 during the regular season• Dished his fourth assist of the season in a 3-0 win vs. San Jose on Aug. 12• Dished his third assist of the season in a 2-2 draw at LA Galaxy on June 17• Recorded his second assist of the season in 5-1 win vs. Real Salt Lake on

May 31• Made his second start of the season as a right back in a 2-2 tie vs. Minne-

sota and dished an assist to FW Alberth Elis

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• Made his first start of the season as a right back in a 2-0 loss at New En-gland on April 8. It was his fourth career start at right back.

2016 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Reached MLS career highs in appearances (31), and assists (9)• Started first 19 MLS games under interim head coach Wade Barrett, the

longest streak of consecutive starts in his MLS career• Tallied ninth assist of the season on FW Mauro Manotas' game-winning

goal on Sept. 24 vs. Portland, giving him the most assists by Dynamo player other than Brad Davis in a season

• Fifth career two-assist game with the Dynamo Sept. 9 at Sporting Kansas City and first since June 26 at the Portland Timbers.

• Wore the captain's arm band for first time with Dynamo on July 23• Recorded fourth two-assist game with Dynamo on June 26 at Portland

2015 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Played in 23 games with 16 starts and finished the season with three

goals and five assists• Started and went the duration, scoring a goal in a 2-2 draw at Portland

on Aug. 21• Notched his fifth assist in a 2-1 win vs. San Jose on Aug. 8• Had a goal and two assists in 45 minutes as a second-half substitute in

Houston's 4-2 win vs. New York Red Bulls on June 5• Started and scored his first goal of the year in a 2-1 win over Toronto FC

on May 10

2014 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Appeared in 27 games with 26 starts and tallied two goals and one assist • Scored volley goal in 2-0 win over Chicago on Sept. 28. Goal was voted

Dynamo Play of the Year• Recorded an assist on Giles Barnes' goal at Chivas USA on May 3• Scored vs. New England Revolution on Opening Day, Mar. 8, and was

named MLS Team of the Week

2013 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• MLS Team of the Week for Week 23 when he converted from the penalty

spot in 2-1 win against D.C. United on Oct. 27• Assisted in back to back games in 1-1 tie at New England Revolution on

Sept. 28 and 1-0 win vs. Montreal on Oct. 4• Scored fourth and fifth goals in 5-1 win vs. Chivas USA on Sept. 21• Assisted both Will Bruin and Cam Weaver’s goals in 3-1 win vs. Columbus

Crew on Aug. 3, the first two-assist game in his MLS career• Assisted on Will Bruin's opening goal in 4-0 win at D.C. United on May 8• Earned first assist of the season vs. San Jose on Mar. 30; assisting on Will

Bruin's opening goal in 2-0 win• Playoffs: Converted a penalty kick to score the second goal in 3-0 win vs.

Montreal on Oct. 31 in Eastern Conference Knockout Round

2012 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Ignited Houston's run to the playoffs with four goals and six assists in 17

regular season games• Dynamo went 9-4-6 with +10 goal difference in regular season after his

debut• Scored game-winning goal in 3-1 win over Philadelphia on Oct. 20• Scored in 2-0 win over New England on Sept. 29• Scored equalizer in 3-1 defeat at Philadelphia on Sept. 23• Named to the MLS Team of the Week for Week 19 when he scored his

first MLS goal on July 15 vs. D.C.• Made his MLS debut on June 30 vs. Philadelphia when he started and

had a secondary assist on Brad Davis' fourth-minute goal• Playoffs: Played 90 minutes in all six playoff games, leading the Dynamo

to the MLS Cup final• Scored in 1-1 draw at D.C. United in second leg of Eastern Conference

Championship on Nov. 18• Delivered an assist in 3-1 home win over D.C. United in first leg of Eastern

Conference Championship on Nov. 11• CONCACAF Champions League: Played 90 minutes in 1-1 draw at Olimpia

on Aug. 30 and was a substitute for the final 12 minutes in 1-1 draw vs. Olimpia on Oct. 23, helping Dynamo advance by winning Group 3

LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP• In 2018, started in three games helping the Dynamo win their first ever

YEAR TEAM GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2012 HOU 17 17 1,530 4 6 30 12 19 31 4 9 0 02013 HOU 22 21 1,899 3 6 18 5 27 35 7 45 4 02014 HOU 27 26 2,206 2 1 25 9 39 58 3 24 4 02015 HOU 23 16 1,460 3 5 7 4 17 29 1 16 2 12016 HOU 31 24 2,249 0 9 25 3 35 58 3 42 4 02017 HOU 20 12 1,165 0 4 6 2 21 17 0 29 4 02018 HOU 29 21 2,063 1 7 6 1 43 23 1 53 7 02019 HOU 6 6 509 0 0 5 1 11 5 1 7 1 0MLS TOTALS 175 143 13,081 13 38 122 38 212 256 20 225 26 1

CAREER HIGHSGoals 2, Sept. 21, 2013, HOU vs. CHVAssists 2, 5 times, last: Sept. 9, 2016, HOU at KCShots on Goal 3, Sept. 23, 2012, HOU at PHIShots 5, July 28, 2012, HOU at TORFoulsCommitted 6, July 28, 2018, HOU at PORFoulsSuffered 8, Apr. 5, 2014, HOU vs. DAL

THE LAST TIMELast start April 19, 2019, HOU at LALast appearance April 19, 2019, HOU at LALast goal Aug. 18, 2018, HOU vs. RSLLast assist Oct. 21, 2018, HOU vs. SEA

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup• In 2017, played 28 minutes in a 2-0 loss in the Round of 16 of Lamar Hunt

U.S. Open Cup against Sporting Kansas City on June 28• In 2016, played in three matches and recorded an assist in a 3-1 win

against Sporting Kansas City on June 29

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE• Played for C.D. Olimpia from 2003-2006 before being transferred to C.D.

Marathón for the 2006-2007 Apertura season• Returned to Olimpia in January 2007 and made 115 appearances scoring

14 goals before his transfer to the Dynamo• Played in 14 CONCACAF Champions League matches for Olimpia from

2008-2011, totaling 1,103 minutes and two goals• Helped Olimpia advance to the quarterfinals of the 2010-11 CCL tour-

nament.

INTERNATIONAL• Fourth on Honduras' all-time appearances list with 125 caps• Member of the squad that qualified Honduras to a Inter-Continental

Play-off against Australia for a spot in 2018 FIFA World Cup • Participated with the Honduran National Team in the 2017 CONCACAF

Gold Cup• Joined Honduras national team for CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying

matches and helped Los Catrachos advance to Hexagonal round of qual-ifying. Played final 20 minutes in 2-1 home win over Canada on Sept. 2 and 30 minutes of 0-0 draw at Mexico Sept. 6

• Earned his 100th career cap for Honduras and recorded an assist in 3-0 win over Venezuela on Sept. 4, 2015

• Part of two FIFA World Cups (2010, 2014) with Honduras and appeared in three games (two starts) at 2014 tournament in Brazil



28 ErikMcCue DFHeight ........................................................... 6-3Weight ......................................................... 175Age ................................................................ 18DOB .................................................. 1/18/2001Nationality ....................................USA/SwedenHometown ...............................Onsala, Sweden2019 GP/GS ..................................................0/0Career GP/GS ...............................................0/0Dynamo GP/GS ............................................0/0Note: ................................... Homegrown Player

Dynamo Academy product who signed to the First Team on Oct. 30, 2018.

019 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO/RGV FC)• Made his professional debut on loan with RGV FC at Tulsa Roughnecks FC

on March 29 in USL Championship play

DYNAMO ACADEMY & YOUTH CAREER• Joined Dynamo Academy prior to the 2017-18 season• Played 25 games for Dynamo Academy U-17s in 2017-18• Named U-17 Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year, as well as

earning the Ricardo Clark Leadership Award in his first year in Houston• Played with the Dynamo Academy U-19s to start the 2018-19 season• Joined Brazos Valley Cavalry FC over 2018 summer, no appearances• Previously played for D.C. United Academy (2015-17) and Bangkok FC in

Thailand


CAREER HIGHSGoals None in MLSAssists None in MLSShots on Goal None in MLSShots None in MLSFoulsCommitted None in MLSFoulsSuffered None in MLS

THE LAST TIMELast start None in MLSLast appearance None in MLSLast goal None in MLSLast assist None in MLS

29 SamJunqua DFHeight ........................................................... 6-0Weight ......................................................... 175Age ................................................................ 22DOB .................................................. 11/9/1996Nationality ..................................................USAHometown ......................... Saratoga, California2019 GP/GS ..................................................0/0Career GP/GS ...............................................0/0Dynamo GP/GS ............................................0/0

Versatile young defender who can play left back or center back. Selected with the eighth overall pick of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by the Houston Dynamo on Jan. 11, 2019. Signed with the Dynamo on Jan. 22, 2019.

2019 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO/RGV FC) • Made the matchday 18-man roster but did not play on Opening Day

against Real Salt Lake on March 2• Has started four games for RGV FC in the USL Championship, gaining

valuable professional experience

COLLEGE (UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA) • Made 68 appearances in four years with the Golden Bears• Recorded three assists• 2018 All-Pac-12 Conference honorable mention

PREP & CLUB CAREER• Ranked as a four-star player by TopDrawerSoccer.com out of Saratoga HS• United States Soccer Development Academy West Conference Best XI

selection for the 2012-13 season with De Anza Force• Was one of 64 players who attended the National Combine at Nike Head-

quarters in 2013


CAREER HIGHSGoals None in MLSAssists None in MLSShots on Goal None in MLSShots None in MLSFoulsCommitted None in MLSFoulsSuffered None in MLS

THE LAST TIMELast start None in MLSLast appearance None in MLSLast goal None in MLSLast assist None in MLS



Height ..........................................................5-11Weight ..........................................................170Age .................................................................27DOB .....................................................8/9/1991Nationality ......................................... HondurasHometown ............................Rio Esteban Colon2019 GP/GS .................................................. 3/1Career GP/GS ........................................... 57/40Dynamo GP/GS ........................................ 57/40

Dynamic and powerful forward who signed with the Dynamo on December 22, 2016 from CD Olimpia in the Honduran first division. Received his green card as a naturalized American citizen in June, 2018.

2019 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO)• Came off the bench and recorded the game-winning assist when he set

up FW Mauro Manotas in the 86th minute to deliver a 2-1 win over Mon-treal

• Started on Opening Day against Real Salt Lake and played 76 minutes in 1-1 draw with Real Salt Lake on March 2

• CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE• Started all four of Houston's Champions League matches, playing the

full 90 minutes in three of them• Started and played all 90 minutes in a 1-0 win at CD Guastatoya on

Feb. 19. Won the corner kick that led to the game-winning goal in the 84th minute

2018 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO) • Played in 32 games, starting in 25, and was second on the team with 12

assists• Started and scored his sixth goal of the year in a 3-2 comeback win at LA

Galaxy on Oct. 28• Recorded his 12th assist of the season in a 3-2 loss against Seattle on Oct.

12, which made him he third Dynamo player to record 12 assists• Scored his fifth goal of the season and his first game-winning goal in the

85th minute of a 3-2 win against San Jose on Sept. 29• Scored his fourth goal of the season in a 2-1 loss at Portland on July 28• Recorded his 11th assist of the season in a 1-1 draw against FC Dallas on

July 21• Recorded his ninth and 10th assist in a 3-0 win against Minnesota on

July 7• Recorded his eighth assist of the season in a 2-2 draw against Los Angeles

FC on July 3• Recorded his seventh assist of the season in a 3-2- loss at Sporting Kansas

City on June 23• Recorded his sixth assist of the season in a 2-1 loss at Real Salt Lake on

May 30• Recorded his fifth assist of the season in a 3-1 win against New York City

FC on May 25• Scored his third goal of the season of the season in a 3-2 win at Chicago

on May 20• Scored his second goal of the season and recorded his fourth assist of the

season in a 3-2 win against LA Galaxy on May 5• Recorded his third assist of the season in a 2-1 loss at Minnesota on April

28• Scored his first goal of the season and recorded his first two assists of the

season in a 5-1 win against Toronto FC on April 21, earning MLS Team of the Week honors

• Made his first start of the season in a 2-2 draw at San Jose on April 14

2017 SEASON (HOUSTON DYNAMO) • Made four appearances and one start in the 2017 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs• Missed the second leg of the Western Conference Championship due to

an illness

31 RomellQuioto FW • Made his first postseason start in a 0-0 draw against Portland on Oct. 30• Made his playoff debut in a 1-0 win vs. Sporting Kansas City during the

Knockout Round of the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs• Started in 14 games while playing 22 games during the regular season• Scored his seventh goal of the season in a 3-0 win against Chicago on

Oct. 22• Scored his second game-winning goal in a 2-1 win against Minnesota on

Sept. 30• Dished his third assist of the season in a 3-3 draw at FC Dallas on Aug. 23• Scored his fifth goal of the season in a 2-1 loss at Vancouver Whitecaps

FC on Aug. 29• Returned to the Starting XI in a 4-0 win vs. Orlando on May 6, scoring one

goal and dished his first MLS assist• Became the eighth player in club history to score in three consecutive

games and tied the club record for most consecutive games with a goal after scoring a goal in a 4-2 loss at Portland on March 18

• Became the third Dynamo player to score in his first two games with the club, joining FW Brian Ching, (2006: Apr. 2 vs. COL, Apr. 8 vs. KC) and FW Andrew Wenger(2016: Mar. 6 vs. NE, Mar. 12 vs. DAL).

• Became the first Dynamo player to score in his first two MLS appearanc-es. Both Ching and Wenger had previous MLS experience before joining the Dynamo.

• Was named to the Week 1 MLS Team of the Week on his debut• Won MLS Goal of the Week for his game-winning goal vs. Seattle on

March 4

LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP• In 2018, played in four games with three starts to help the Dynamo win

the U.S. Open Cup for the first time in club history• Scored two goals in a 4-2 win against Sporting Kansas City on July 18

helping lead the team to the semifinals

2016 SEASON (OLIMPIA) • Won Torneo Clausura 2016 with Olimpia• 2016-17 CONCACAF Champions Cup: Played and started in two match-

es…Scored a goal in each match, first goal in a 5-1 win at Police United (Belize) on 9/30 and in a 4-4 tie vs. CF Pachuca (Mexico) on 10/15

INTERNATIONAL• Honduran international with 40 caps and eight goals• Scored a game-winning goal against Mexico in a 3-2 win on October 10;

sending Honduras to the Inter-Confederation Play-off • Dished an assist in a 1-1 draw at Costa Rica during the 2018 FIFA World

Cup Qualifiers on October 7• Scored in a 1-1 draw against USA during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Quali-

fiers on September 4• Dished two assists in a 2-1 win at Trinidad and Tobago during the 2018

FIFA World Cup Qualifiers on September 1• Scored the opening goal in a 2-2 draw at Panama during the 2018 FIFA

World Cup Qualifiers on June 13, 2017• Called up by Honduras national team for FIFA World Cup qualifying on

May 30, 2017• Played in 11 games during the World Cup qualifying campaign and scored

five times• Earned fourth place in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games with the Hon-

duras U-23 team, the side's highest achievement in Summer Olympic Games history

• Was called by head coach Jorge Luis Pinto as an over aged player for the Summer Olympic Games and started in all five games, scoring one goal in a 3-2 win vs. Algeria on Aug. 4

• Recorded three assists, two were on goals by Houston Dynamo team-mate, forward Alberth Elis



YEAR TEAM GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E2017 HOU 22 14 1,281 7 3 44 15 16 15 1 4 4 02018 HOU 32 25 2,252 6 12 82 30 28 33 5 32 3 02019 HOU 3 1 117 0 1 3 1 3 2 1 8 1 0MLS TOTALS 57 40 3,650 13 16 129 46 47 50 7 44 8 0

CAREER HIGHSGoals 1, 13 times, last Oct. 28, 2018, HOU at LAGAssists 2, twice, last, Jul. 7, 2018, HOU vs. MINShots on Goal 3, three times, May 5, 2018, HOU vs. LAGShots 7, May 5, 2018, HOU vs. LAFoulsCommitted 5, Sep. 30, 2017, HOU vs. MINFoulsSuffered 3, twice, last, Aug. 4, 2018, HOU vs. SKC

THE LAST TIMELast start March 12, 2019, HOU at TIG (SCCL)Last appearance March 16, 2019, HOU vs. VANLast goal Oct. 28, 2018, HOU at LAGLast assist March 9, 2019, HOU vs. MTL

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RSL MTL VAN COL SJ LA

1-1 2-1 3-2 4-1 2-1 1-2

1 Tyler Deric

2 Alejandro Fuenmayor 90D

3 Adam Lundkvist 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

5 Juan David Cabezas 1 11

6 Kiki Struna 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

7 DaMarcus Beasley

8 Memo Rodriguez 14 65M 74M 45M 20

9 Mauro Manotas 89F 90F 89F 90F 90F 90F

10 Tomas Martinez 52M 74M 71M 79M 80M 79M

11 Tommy McNamara 38 16 19 26 26 70M

12 Chris Duvall

14 Marlon Hairston 1 57M 1 45 64M 5

15 Maynor Figueroa 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

16 Kevin Garcia 90D 90D

17 Alberth Elis 90M 33 90M 90M 90M 90M

20 A.J. DeLaGarza 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

21 Ronaldo Pena

22 Matias Vera 81M 90M 90M 89M 90M

23 Joe Willis 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G

24 Darwin Ceren 90M 11 10

25 Eric Bird

26 Michael Nelson

27 Boniek Garcia 90M 90M 90M 64M 90M 85M

28 Erik McCue

29 Sam Junqua

31 Romell Quioto 76M 25 16

"00" = 100 minutes played

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Game #1 03/02/2019 HOU 1 vs RSL 1 T Manotas 1 (Lundkvist 1, Figueroa 1) 62

Game #2 03/09/2019 HOU 2 vs MTL 1 W Rodriguez 1 (Martinez 1) 36; Manotas 2 (Quioto 1) 86

Game #3 03/16/2019 HOU 3 vs VAN 2 W Rodriguez 2 (Elis 1) 15; Elis 1 (penalty kick) 42; Rodriguez 3 (Elis 2, Manotas 1) 73

Game #4 03/30/2019 HOU 4 at COL 1 W Rodriguez 4 (Elis 3) 4; own goal (Sjoberg) 15; own goal (Rosenberry) 34; Elis 2 (Manotas 2) 67

Game #5 04/13/2019 HOU 2 vs SJ 1 W Elis 3 (Manotas 3) 52; Martinez 1 (Manotas 4) 60

Game #6 04/19/2019 HOU 1 at LA 2 L Elis 4 (penalty kick) 53

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CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

# Player R161 R162 QF1 QF2

GUAS GUAS TIGR TIGR

1-0 2-1 0-2 0-1

1 Tyler Deric

2 Alejandro Fuenmayor 90D

3 Adam Lundkvist 71

5 Juan David Cabezas 69M

6 Kiki Struna 90D 90D 90D

7 DaMarcus Beasley 90D 90D 90D 19D

8 Memo Rodriguez 9

9 Mauro Manotas 90F 21 90F 90F

10 Tomas Martinez 65M 18

11 Tommy McNamara 25 79M 90M 90M

12 Chris Duvall

14 Marlon Hairston 28 90F 23

15 Maynor Figueroa 90D 90D 90D 75D

16 Kevin Garcia 15

17 Alberth Elis 62F 30 81F 90F

20 A.J. DeLaGarza 90D 90D 90D 90D

21 Ronaldo Pena 69F

22 Matias Vera 90M 90M 90M 90M

23 Joe Willis 90G 90G 90G 90G

24 Darwin Ceren 21 90M

25 Eric Bird

26 Michael Nelson

27 Boniek Garcia 21 90M 90M

28 Erik McCue

29 Sam Junqua

31 Romell Quioto 90F 60F 67F 90F

CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

R161 02/19/2019 HOU 1 at GUASTA 0 W Beasley (unassisted) 84

R161 02/26/2019 HOU 2 vs GUASTA 1 W Manotas (Elis) 77; Manotas (unassisted) 85

QF1 03/05/2019 HOU 0 vs TIGRES 2 L

QF2 03/12/2019 HOU 0 at TIGRES 1 L

2019 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

Date: Saturday, April 27, 2019Kickoff: 8:30 p.m. ETLocation: BBVA Compass Stadium (Houston, Texas) SportsTime Ohio [TV], FOX Sports GO [App]: Neil Sika (play-by-play) Dwight Burgess (analyst) Ashley Collins (sideline) 1460 ESPN/97.1 HD2 [Radio], 971TheFan.com [Stream]: Chris Doran (play-by-play) ColumbusCrewSC.com Spanish Audio Stream: Juan Valladares (play-by-play) Columbus Crew SC Communications Contacts: Tim Miller (O: 614-447-4176) (C: 847-828-2003), [email protected]**Carlos Mojica (O: 614-447-4203) (C: 330-321-8989), [email protected]

Houston Dynamo Communications Contacts:Zac Emmons (C: 281-799-3325), [email protected] Veliz (C: 713-534-3920), [email protected]

** Traveling with the team

2019 MLS REGULAR-SEASON RECORD: OVERALL: 4-4-1 HOME: 3-2-1 AWAY: 1-2-0Date Opponent Time (ET)/Result TV Sat., March 2 NEW YORK RED BULLS D 1-1 SportsTime Ohio

Sat., March 9 at New England Revolution W 2-0 SportsTime Ohio

Sat., March 16 FC DALLAS W 1-0 FOX Sports Ohio

Sat., March 23 at Philadelphia Union L 3-0 FOX Sports Ohio

Sat., March 30 ATLANTA UNITED W 2-0 SportsTime Ohio

Sat., April 6 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION W 1-0 Fox Sports Ohio

Sat., April 13 at Montreal Impact L 1-0 SportsTime Ohio

Sat., April 20 PORTLAND TIMBERS L 3-1 Fox Sports Ohio

Wed., April 24 D.C. UNITED L 1-0 SportsTime Ohio

Sat., April 27 at Houston Dynamo 8:30 PM ET SportsTime Ohio

Sat., May 4 at D.C. United 8:00 PM ET SportsTime Ohio

Wed., May 8 LA GALAXY 7:30 PM ET FOX Sports Ohio

Sat., May 11 LOS ANGELES FC 7:30 PM ET FOX Sports Ohio

Sat., May 18 at Minnesota United FC 8:00 PM ET SportsTime Ohio

Sat., May 25 at Colorado Rapids 9:00 PM E T SportsTime Ohio

Sat., June 1 NEW YORK CITY FC 7:30 PM ET SportsTime Ohio

Sun., June 23 SPORTING KANSAS CITY 7:30 PM ET SportsTime Ohio

Sat., June 29 ORLANDO CITY SC 7:30 PM ET FOX Sports Ohio

Wed., July 3 at Real Salt Lake 10:00 PM ET FOX Sports Ohio

Sat., July 6 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 7:30 PM ET FOX Sports Ohio

Sat., July 13 at Orlando City SC 7:30 PM ET FOX Sports Ohio

Wed., July 17 at Chicago Fire 9:00 PM ET FOX Sports Ohio

Sat., July 20 MONTREAL IMPACT 7:30 PM ET FOX Sports Ohio

Sat., July 27 at New York Red Bulls 8:00 PM ET FOX Sports Ohio

Sat., Aug. 3 at San Jose Earthquakes 10:30 PM ET SportsTime Ohio

Sat., Aug. 10 FC CINCINNATI 7:30 PM ET FOX Sports Ohio

Sat., Aug. 17 TORONTO FC 7:30 PM ET SportsTime Ohio

Wed., Aug. 21 at New York City FC 7:00 PM ET FOX Sports Ohio

Sun., Aug. 25 at FC Cincinnati 8:00 PM ET FS1

Sat., Aug. 31 CHICAGO FIRE 7:30 PM ET FOX Sports Ohio

Sat., Sep. 14 at Atlanta United 7:00 PM ET FOX Sports Ohio

Sat., Sep. 21 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC 5:00 PM ET FOX Sports Ohio

Sun., Sep. 29 PHILADELPHIA UNION 5:00 PM ET FOX Sports Ohio

Sun., Oct. 6 at Toronto FC 4:00 PM ET SportsTime Ohio

All Crew SC matches will also be streamed live on the FOX Sports GO app

For a full channel lineup for each match, visit ColumbusCrewSC.com/broadcast

PRONUNCIATIONS # Player Pos. Pronunciation 1 Joe Bendik GK BEN-dick 2 Luis Argudo M loo-EES are-GOO-doe 3 Josh Williams D 4 Jonathan Mensah D Men-SAH 6 Wil Trapp M 7 Pedro Santos M SAHN-toes 8 Artur M are-TOUR 9 Justin Meram M MAIR-ahm 10 Federico Higuain (Nickname “Pipa”) M FED-er-EE-co EE-gwa-EEN (“PEA-pa”) 11 Gyasi Zardes F JAH-see SAR-des 12 Ben Lundgaard GK 13 Ricardo Clark M 14 Waylon Francis D WAY-lon 16 Hector Jimenez M hee-MEH-nes 17 Lalas Abubakar D ah-BOO-bah-car 18 Robinho M roh-BEAN-yo 19 Milton Valenzuela D VAH-len-SWAY-el-ah 20 Eduardo Sosa M eh-DOO-are-doe So-SAH 21 Alex Crognale D Crow-nALL-e 22 Gaston Sauro D GAs-tone sOW-roh 23 Zack Steffen GK 24 Jon Kempin GK kem-PIN 25 Harrison Afful D AH-full (like Waffle) 27 Edward Opoku F oh-POE-coo 28 Niko Hansen M KNEE-co 30 Aboubacar Keita D ah-BOO-bah-car Keh-ee-TAH 31 Connor Maloney D 32 Patrick Mullins F 33 JJ Williams F

For an audio guide with every Crew SC player pronouncing his own name, please see www.columbuscrewsc.com/media/pronounce. Technical staff pronunciations on page two.

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C R E W S C M E D I A W E B S I T E : C O L U M B U S C R E W S C . C O M / M E D I A

LAST MATCH STARTING XI

CREW SC OHIOHEALTH INJURY REPORT FOR UPCOMING MATCHQUESTIONABLE: None

OUT: Harrison Afful - Jaw Fracture Milton Valenzuela - R Knee Injury

Denotes 2019 MLS regular-season statistics

14 FRANCIS8 GP, 8 GS, 0 G, 0 A

10 HIGUAIN9 GP, 9 GS, 0 G, 3 A

16 JIMENEZ8 GP, 5 GS, 0 G, 1 A

6 TRAPP (C) 8 GP, 8 GS, 0 G, 0 A

23 STEFFEN8 GP, 8 GS, 0.75 GAA, 28 SV, 4 SO

3 WILLIAMS4 GP, 4 GS, 1 G, 0 A

7 SANTOS9 GP, 9 GS, 2 G, 2 A

4 MENSAH9 GP, 9 GS, 0 G, 0 A

9 MERAM8 GP, 3 GS, 0 G, 0 A

8 ARTUR9 GP, 9 GS, 0 G, 0 A

11 ZARDES 8 GP, 8 GS, 3 G, 0 A

M L S M A T C H 1 0 : C O L U M B U S C R E W S C A T H O U S T O N D Y N A M O

No . Name Pos. Ht. Wt. DOB Hometown College 1 Joe Bendik GK 6-2 217 04-25-89 Mariettta, GA Clemson University 2 Luis Argudo M 5-9 150 12-13-95 Queens, NY Wake Forest University 3 Josh Williams D 6-2 185 04-18-88 Copley, OH Cleveland State University 4 Jonathan Mensah D 6-2 183 07-13-90 Prampram, Ghana 6 Wil Trapp M 5-8 150 01-15-93 Gahanna, OH University of Akron 7 Pedro Santos M 5-6 139 04-22-88 Lisbon, Portugal 8 Artur M 5-11 154 03-11-96 Salvador, Brazil 9 Justin Meram M 6-1 165 12-04-88 Shelby Township, MI University of Michigan 10 Federico Higuaín (“Pipa”) M 5-8 165 10-25-84 Buenos Aires, Argentina 11 Gyasi Zardes F 6-1 187 09-02-91 Hawthorne, CA Cal State University Bakersfield 12 Ben Lundgaard GK 6-5 205 09-25-95 Wilmington, DE Virginia Tech 13 Ricardo Clark M 5-10 165 02-10-83 Atlanta, GA Furman University 14 Waylon Francis D 5-9 160 09-20-90 Puerto Limon, Costa Rica 16 Hector Jiménez M 5-9 145 11-03-88 Bell Gardens, CA University of California-Berkeley 17 Lalas Abubakar D 6-0 180 12-25-94 Kumasi, Ghana University of Dayton 18 Robinho M 5-5 148 01-19-95 Senador Pompeu, Brazil 19 Milton Valenzuela D 5-6 145 08-13-98 Rosario, Argentina 20 Eduardo Sosa M 5-7 165 06-20-96 Barinas, Barinas, Venezuela 21 Alex Crognale D 6-5 205 08-27-94 Gahanna, OH University of Maryland 22 Gaston Sauro D 6-3 190 02-23-90 Rosario, Argentina 23 Zack Steffen GK 6-3 190 04-02-95 Downingtown, PA University of Maryland 24 Jon Kempin GK 6-1 175 04-08-93 Leawood, KS 25 Harrison Afful D 5-6 135 07-24-86 Awutu Breku, Ghana 27 Edward Opoku F 5-7 140 08-21-96 Konongo, Ghana University of Virginia 28 Niko Hansen M 5-10 170 09-14-94 Sacramento, CA University of New Mexico 30 Aboubacar Keita D 6-2 180 04-06-00 Columbus, OH University of Virginia 31 Connor Maloney D 5-6 145 05-18-95 Harrisburg, PA Pennsylvania State University 32 Patrick Mullins F 6-1 176 02-05-92 New Orleans, LA University of Maryland 33 JJ Williams F 6-3 200 01-04-98 Clovis, NM University of Kentucky

No. Name Age Pronunciation Birthplace Previous Club17 Lalas Abubakar 24 ah-BOO-bah-car Kumasi, Ghana University of Dayton (NCAA)25 Harrison Afful 32 AH-full (like Waffle) Tema, Ghana Esperance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia)2 Luis Argudo 23 loo-EES are-GOO-doe Queens, NY Wake Forest University (NCAA) 1 Joe Bendik 30 BEN-dick Marietta, GA Orlando City 13 Ricardo Clark 35 Atlanta, GA Houston Dynamo 21 Alex Crognale 24 Crow-nALL-e Columbus, OH University of Maryland (NCAA)7 Artur 23 are-TOUR Brumado, Brazil Sao Paulo FC (Brazil) 14 Waylon Francis 28 WAY-lon Puerto Limon, Costa Rica Seattle Sounders FC28 Niko Hansen 24 KNEE-co Randers, Denmark University of New Mexico (NCAA)10 Federico Higuaín (“Pipa”) 34 FED-er-EE-co EE-gwa-EEN (“PEA-pa”) Buenos Aires, Argentina Colón de Santa Fe (Argentina)16 Hector Jimenez 30 hee-MEH-nes Huntington Park, CA LA Galaxy30 Aboubacar Keita 19 ah-BOO-bah-car Keh-ee-TAH New York, NY University of Virginia (NCAA)24 Jon Kempin 26 Leawood, KS LA Galaxy12 Ben Lundgaard 23 Wilmington, DE Virginia Tech (NCAA) 31 Connor Maloney 23 Harrisburg, PA University of Pennsylvania (NCAA)4 Jonathan Mensah 28 Men-SAH Accra, Ghana Anzhi Makhachkala (Russia) 9 Justin Meram 30 MAIR-ahm Shelby Township, MI Orlando City SC 32 Patrick Mullins 26 New Orleans, LA D.C. United 27 Edward Opoku 22 oh-POH-coo Konongo, Ghana University of Virginia (NCAA) 18 Robinho 24 roh-BEAN-yo enador Pompeu, Brazil Ceara Sporting Clube (Brazil) 32 Pedro Santos 31 SAHN-toes Lisbon, Portugal Sporting Clube de Braga (Portugal)22 Gaston Sauro 28 GAS-tone sOW-roh Rosario, Argentina Calcio Catania (Italy)20 Eduardo Sosa 22 eh-DOO-are-doe So-SAH Barinas, Venezuela Zamora FC (Venezuela) 23 Zack Steffen 24 Coatesville, PA SC Freiburg (Germany)6 Wil Trapp 26 Columbus, OH University of Akron (NCAA)19 Milton Valenzuela 20 VAH-len-SWAY-la Rosario, Argentina Newell’s Old Boys (Argentina) 3 Josh Williams 31 Akron, OH Toronto FC 33 JJ Williams 21 Montgomery, AL University of Kentucky (NCAA) 11 Gyasi Zardes 27 JAH-see SAR-des Los Angeles, CA LA Galaxy

NUMERICAL ROSTER

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

President: Tim Bezbatchenko Technical Director: Pat Onstad Head Coach: Caleb PorterAssistant Coaches: Mike Matkovich, Matt Reis, Pablo Moreira, Ben Cross

Strength and Conditioning Coach: Brook Hamilton Fitness Coach: Federico PizzutoAssistant Strength and Conditioning Coach: Kelly Roderick

Head Athletic Trainer: Chris ShenbergerAssistant Athletic Trainer: Daniel Givens

Director of Team Operations: Zach Crusse Team Coordinator: Julio Velasquez

Head Equipment Manager: David Brauzer Assistant Equipment Manager: Ron Meadors

Video Performance Analyst: David Handgraaf Data Analyst: Alex MysiwDietician: Jay Short


2019 MLS RESULTS

MLS REGULAR SEASON

Date Opponent Result Score Attendance Record Place Pts. Goal Scorers Sat., March 2 NEW YORK RED BULLS D 1-1 17,931 0-0-1 Fifth 1 CLB: Sauro (Higuain) 41' NY: Ivan (Valot, Murillo) 6' Sat., March 9 @ New England Revolution W 2-0 13,808 1-0-1 First 4 CLB: Zardes (Santos) 26', Zardes (Jimenez, Steffen) 90+6' NE: None Sat., March 16 FC DALLAS W 1-0 9,687 2-0-1 Second 7 CLB: Sauro (Santos) 10' DAL: None Sat., March 23 @ Philadelphia Union L 0-3 14,135 2-1-1 Third 7 CLB: None PHI: Accam (Picault, Medunjanin) 31', Accam 41', Ilsinho (Accam) 48' Sat., March 30 ATLANTA UNITED W 2-0 10,973 3-1-1 Second 10 CLB: Santos (Unassisted) 2', Zardes (Robinho, Higuain) 39' ATL: None Sat., April 6 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION W 1-0 10,942 4-1-1 First 13 CLB: Williams (Higuain) 42' NE: None Sat., April 13 @ Montreal Impact L 1-0 18,634 4-2-1 Second 13 CLB: None MTL: Novillo (Urruti) 55' Sat., April 20 PORTLAND TIMBERS L 3-1 11,707 4-3-1 Fourth 13 CLB: Santos (Unassisted) 69'

POR: Mabiala(Valeri) 31', Ebobisse(Blanco) 35', Moreira (Paredes, Blanco) 90+1 Wed., April 24 D.C. UNITED L 1-0 10,169 4-4-1 Fifth 13 CLB: None DC: Rooney (Unassisted) 27' Sat., April 27 @ Houston Dynamo Sat., May 4 @ D.C. United Wed., May 8 LA GALAXY Sat., May 11 LOS ANGELES FC Sat., May 18 @ Minnesota United Sat., May 25 @ Colorado Rapids Sat., June 1 NEW YORK CITY FC Sun., June 23 SPORTING KANSAS CITY Sat., June 29 ORLANDO CITY SC Wed., July 3 @ Real Salt Lake Sat., July 13 @ Orlando City SC Wed., July 17 @ Chicago Fire Sat., July 20 MONTREAL IMPACT Sat., July 27 @ New York Red Bulls Sat., Aug. 3 @ San Jose Earthquakes Sat., Aug. 10 FC CINCINNATI Sat., Aug. 17 TORONTO FC Wed., Aug. 21 @ New York City FC Sun., Aug. 25 @ FC Cincinnati Sat., Aug. 31 CHICAGO FIRE Sat., Sep. 14 @ Atlanta United Sat., Sep. 21 @ Vancouver Whitecaps FC Sun., Sep. 29 PHILADELPHIA UNION Sun. Oct. 6 @ Toronto FC


MLS Regular Season

YEAR W-L-T PTS OT ShO GF GA Finish Playoff Result 1996 15-17-0 37 0-0-0 4-5 59 60 East 4 East Semifinals 1997 15-17-0 39 0- 0-0 3-4 42 41 East 3 East Finals 1998 15-17-0 45 0-0-0 0-5 67 56 East 2 East Finals 1999 19-13-0 45 0-0-0 6-4 48 39 East 2 East Finals 2000 11-16-5 38 1-0-5 0-0 48 58 Cent 4 Did not qualify 2001 13-7-6 45 1-0-6 0-0 49 36 Cent 2 Quarterfinals 2002 11-12-5 38 1-3-5 0-0 44 43 East 1 East Finals 2003 10-12-8 38 1-3-8 0-0 44 44 East 5 Did not qualify 2004 12-5-13 49 0-0-0 0-0 40 32 East 1 East Semifinals 2005 11-16-5 38 0-0-0 0-0 34 45 East 6 Did not qualify 2006 8-15-9 33 0-0-0 0-0 30 42 East 6 Did not qualify 2007 9-11-10 37 0-0-0 0-0 39 44 East 6 Did not qualify 2008 17-7-6 57 0-0-0 0-0 50 36 East 1 MLS Cup Champion 2009 13-7-10 49 0-0-0 0-0 41 31 East 1 East Quarterfinals 2010 14-8-8 50 0-0-0 0-0 40 34 East 2 East Quarterfinals 2011 13-13-8 47 0-0-0 0-0 43 44 East 4 East Wild Card 2012 15-12-7 52 0-0-0 0-0 44 44 East 6 Did not qualify 2013 12-17-5 41 0-0-0 0-0 42 46 East 8 Did not qualify 2014 14-10-10 52 0-0-0 0-0 52 42 East 3 East Semifinals 2015 15-11-8 53 0-0-0 0-0 58 53 East 2 East. Conf. Champ. , MLS Cup 2016 8-14-12 36 0-0-0 0-0 50 58 East 9 Did not qualify 2017 16-12-6 54 0-0-0 0-0 53 49 East 5 East. Conf. Championship 2018 14-11-9 51 0-0-0 0-0 43 45 East 5 East. Conf. Semifinals 2019 4-4-1 13 0-0-0 0-0 8 9 TBD TBD TOT. 304-284-150 1051 4-6-24 13-18 1069 1032

Regular-Season Home Matches

YEAR W-L-T PTS OT ShO GF GA GD 1996 8-8-0 24 0-0-0 0-3 32 27 +5 1997 11-5-0 33 0-0-0 3-1 25 15 +10 1998 11-5-0 33 0-0-0 0-1 49 31 +18 1999 10-6-0 30 0-0-0 3-4 29 18 +11 2000 7-6-3 24 1-0-3 0-0 29 25 +4 2001 7-1-5 26 1-0-5 0-0 29 15 +14 2002 6-4-4 22 0-1-4 0-0 17 15 +2 2003 6-3-6 24 0-0-6 0-0 24 15 +9 2004 8-2-5 29 0-0-0 0-0 26 18 +8 2005 7-8-1 22 0-0-0 0-0 15 19 -4 2006 4-6-6 18 0-0-0 0-0 16 16 0 2007 5-5-5 20 0-0-0 0-0 17 17 0 2008 11-2-2 35 0-0-0 0-0 30 15 +15 2009 9-2-4 31 0-0-0 0-0 25 15 +10 2010 10-3-2 32 0-0-0 0-0 22 12 +10 2011 9-3-5 32 0-0-0 0-0 27 18 +9 2012 11-3-3 36 0-0-0 0-0 28 21 +11 2013 7-7-3 24 0-0-0 0-0 19 13 +6 2014 9-4-4 31 0-0-0 0-0 27 15 +12 2015 9-4-4 31 0-0-0 0-0 38 25 +13 2016 6-3-8 26 0-0-0 0-0 31 25 +6 2017 12-3-2 38 0-0-0 0-0 34 17 +17 2018 11-2-4 36 0-0-0 0-0 29 18 +112019 3-2-1 10 0-0-0 0-0 5 2 +3 TOT. 197-97-77 674 2-1-18 6-9 624 428 +196

YEAR-BY-YEAR OVERALL RECORD

YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD

Regular-Season Road Matches

YEAR W-L-T PTS OT ShO GF GA GD 1996 7-9-0 21 0-0-0 4-2 27 33 -6 1997 4-12-0 12 0-0-0 0-3 17 26 -9 1998 4-12-0 12 0-0-0 0-4 18 25 -7 1999 9-7-0 27 0-0-0 3-0 19 21 -2 2000 4-10-2 14 0-0-2 0-0 19 33 -14 2001 6-6-1 19 0-0-1 0-0 20 21 -1 2002 5-8-1 16 1-2-1 0-0 27 28 -1 2003 4-9-2 14 1-3-2 0-0 20 29 -9 2004 4-3-8 20 0-0-0 0-0 14 14 0 2005 4-8-4 16 0-0-0 0-0 19 26 -72006 4-9-3 15 0-0-0 0-0 14 26 -122007 4-6-5 17 0-0-0 0-0 22 27 -5 2008 6-5-4 22 0-0-0 0-0 20 21 -1 2009 4-5-6 18 0-0-0 0-0 16 16 0 2010 4-5-6 18 0-0-0 0-0 18 22 -4 2011 4-10-3 15 0-0-0 0-0 16 26 -102012 4-9-4 16 0-0-0 0-0 16 23 -7 2013 5-10-2 17 0-0-0 0-0 23 33 -102014 5-6-6 21 0-0-0 0-0 25 27 -2 2015 6-7-4 22 0-0-0 0-0 20 28 -8 2016 2-11-4 10 0-0-0 0-0 19 33 -142017 4-9-4 16 0-0-0 0-0 19 32 -132018 3-9-5 14 0-0-0 0-0 14 27 13 2019 1-2-0 3 0-0-0 0-0 3 5 -2TOT. 107-187-74 793 2-5-6 7-9 448 549 -100


Columbus Crew SC record: 8-6-10 (31 GF, 26 GA) Home games: 7-1-4 (20 GF, 9 GA) Road games: 1-5-6 (11 GF, 17 GA) PREVIOUS REGULAR-SEASON MEETINGS04/23/2016 CLB 1 vs. HOU 0 W MAPFRE Stadium 03/11/2017 CLB 1 at HOU 3 L BBVA Compass Stadium08/11/2018 CLB 1 vs. HOU 0 W MAPFRE Stadium

CREW SC FACES THE HOUSTON DYNAMO ON THE ROAD Columbus Crew SC travels to face the Houston Dynamo at BBVA Compass Stadium on Saturday, April 27 for the lone regular-season meeting between the clubs in 2019. The match marks the 25th all-time regular-season contest between Columbus and Houston dating back 2006. LAST REGULAR-SEASON MEETINGOn August 11, 2018, Crew SC hosted the Houston Dynamo at MAPFRE Stadium. The two teams were on even terms for the ma-jority of the match, with neither side able to impose its will on the other. In the first minute of second-half stoppage time, Harrison Afful found Gyasi Zardes inside Houston's penalty box with a long ball over the top, which Zardes then sent past Dynamo goalkeep-er Joe Willis to score the game-winner.

COACHESCaleb Porter: 72-54-53 (Portland Timbers: ‘13 - 17; Crew SC: '19 - Present)vs. Wilmer Cabrera: 36-46-26 (Chivas USA: '14; Houston Dynamo: '17- Present) Records listed are MLS regular-season totals

WHERE TO WATCH/LISTENSaturday's road contest against the Houston Dynamno kicks-off at 8:30 p.m. ET and is set to be televised regionally on SportsTime Ohio as well as streamed live via the FOX Sports GO App. Neil Sika, Dwight Burgess and Ashley Collins are set to have the call in Eng-lish, with pre-match and post-match coverage airing exclusively on SportsTime Ohio. Locally, the contest is available in English on 1460 ESPN and 97.1 HD2, as well as via stream on 971TheFan.com, with Chris Doran on the call. A Spanish radio stream is available on ColumbusCrewSC.com, with Juan Valladares on the call. For com-plete regional television listings, please visit ColumbusCrewSC.com/broadcast. CREW SC'S PASSING: BY THE NUMBERS Through nine matches in the 2019 MLS regular season, Crew SC:

• Leads the League in passes (4,803) and successful passes (3,933)

• Is third in MLS when it comes to passes into the final third (563), behind only the New England Revolution (689) and the New York Red Bulls (573)

• Has the fourth-highest passing completion rate (81.89 per-cent) among teams that have attempted 4,000 or more passes behind only FC Dallas (83.83 percent), Los Angeles Football Club (83.65 percent) and Seattle Sounders FC (82.8 percent)

• Is third in the League in passes in the opponent’s half (2,374) - trailing only the New England Revolution (2,455) and Los Angeles FC (2,412)

• Are fourth in MLS in successful passes in the opponent’s half (1,762), trailing only Los Angeles FC (1,865), the LA Galaxy (1,782) and Seattle Sounders FC (1,774).

BLACK & GOLD TRIO AMONG PASSING LEADERS IN MLSIn addition to leading MLS in passes and successful passes as a team, Crew SC boasts multiple players among the leaders in several individual passing categories. Three of the top-five players in the passes and successful passes categories are Crew players, with Wil Trapp (second in passes, third in successful passes), Artur (third in passes, fifth in successful passes) and Jonathan Mensah (fifth in passes, fourth in successful passes) among the leaders. For a breakdown of the leading passers in MLS, see the table below.

MLS 2019 REGULAR-SEASON: PASSING LEADERSPLAYER SUCC. PASSES 1. Eduard Atuesta (LFC) .................. 624 7172. Jonathan dos Santos (LA).......... 579 6233. Wil Trapp (CLB) .............................. 553 6554. Jonathan Mensah (CLB) ............. 519 5935. Artur (CLB) ...................................... 514 6076. Reto Ziegler (DAL)........................ 496 578 7. Junior Moreno (DC) ..................... 479 540 8. Haris Medunjanin (PHI) .............. 468 558 9. Michael Bradley (TOR) ................ 467 518

MISCELLANEOUS TEAM NOTES

2019 REGULAR-SEASON SNAPSHOT

On Wednesday, Crew SC hosted D.C. United at MAPFRE Stadium for the first of two regular-season meetings between the clubs in 2019. D.C. took the lead in the 27th minute through a Wayne Rooney free kick. Columbus responded by pressing the action for the remainder of the contest, outpossessing and outshooting D.C. United , as well as forcing goalkeeper Bill Hamid to make four saves, but ultimately the contest ended 1-0 in favor of the visitors.

CREW SC & HOUSTON DYNAMO AT A GLANCE

LAST MATCH RECAP BLACK & GOLD NOTES

CREW SC SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CAPS

MLS Regular Season: 4-4-1 MLS Regular Season: 4-1-1Points: 13 Points: 13Eastern Conference: Fifth Western Conference: FifthHome: 3-2-1 Home: 3-0-1 Away: 1-2-0 Away: 1-1-0Goals For: 8 Goals For: 13Goals Against: 9 Goals Against: 8+/-: -1 +/-: +2

2019 Regular-Season Leaders

Goals: Zardes (3) Goals: Elis, Rodriguez (4)Assists: Higuain (3) Assists: Manotas (4)Shots: Santos (19) Shots: Elis (19)Shots on Goal: Robinho (7) Shots on Goal: Elis (8)Fouls Suffered: Santos (28) Fouls Suffered: Elis (16)Fouls Committed: Meram (15) Fouls Committed: Elis (13) Yellow Cards Issued: Four players tied (2) Yellow Cards Issued: Six played tied (2) Saves Leader: Steffen (28) Saves Leader: Willis (16)GAA Leader: Steffen (0.75) GAA Leader: Willis (1.33) Wins: Steffen (4) Wins: Willis (4)

Player National Team Caps Last Appearance Waylon Francis Costa Rica 7 3/22/19 vs. Guatemala (friendly) Harrison Afful Ghana 77 9/08/18 vs. Kenya (AFCoN qua.)Jonathan Mensah Ghana 56 9/5/17 vs. Congo (WC qua.)Justin Meram Iraq 31 3/26/19 vs. Jordan (friendly) Zack Steffen United States 8 2/2/19 vs. Costa Rica (friendly)Wil Trapp United States 15 3/26/19 vs. Chile (friendly)Gyasi Zardes United States 42 3/26/19 vs. Chile (friendly)


WILLIAMS REACHES 150TH MLS REGULAR-SEASON APPEARANCEWith his appearance in Wednesday’s home contest against D.C. United, defender Josh Williams recorded his 150th MLS regular-season appearance (132nd start). Williams played the entire 90 minutes, making one tackle, registering 54 touches, completing 42 passes and leading the team with a 95.2 percent passing accu-racy during the contest. The defender originally played for Crew SC from 2010-2014 before rejoining the Black & Gold prior to the start of the 2017 season. To date, Williams has made 118 regular-season appearances (104 starts) for the Crew, scoring eight goals and recording four assists.

JIMENEZ REACHES 100TH MLS REGULAR-SEASON STARTIn his start at rightback, Hector Jimenez registered his 100th MLS regular-season start (153rd appearance) during Wednesday’s match against D.C. United. Jimenez played the entire 90 minutes, recording two shots (one on target), registering 95 touches and attempting 68 passes during the contest. Jimenez joined Crew SC prior to the 2014 season after three seasons with the LA Galaxy. To date, he has made 110 appearances and 72 starts while wear-ing the Black & Gold. Overall, Jimenez has scored five goals and provided 21 assists since joining MLS in 2011. FEDERICO HIGUAIN: ORCHESTRATING CREW SC’S PLAYThrough nine starts in the 2019 MLS regular season, Federico Higuain is tied with D.C. United’s Wayne Rooney, the San Jose Earthquakes’ Cristian Espinoza and Seattle Sounders FC’s Nicolas Lodeiro for fourth-most goal-scoring chances created (21). Simi-larly, Higuain has been proficient when playing in the attacking half, as he ranks third in the categories of passes into the final third (110) and passes ending in the final third (203), while also ranking fourth in passes in the opponent’s half (356) and fifth in successful passes in the opponent’s half. In 2019, Federico Higuain has made nine regular-season appearances (all starts), providing three assists.

HIGUAIN: JOINT REGULAR-SEASON ASSIST LEADER FOR CREW SCFederico Higuain is currently tied with Robert Warzycha on the Crew’s list of all-time regular-season assist leaders and needs only one more helper to overtake Warzycha as the outright all-time leader. Notably, Higuain’s assist against New England on April 6 was also his 20th game-winning assist in regular-season action, extending his lead as Columbus’ all-time regular-season leader in this category. Since joining the Black & Gold in 2012, Higuain has made 188 regular-season appearances (180 starts), scoring 54 goals to go with his 61 assists. CREW SC ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON LEADERS: ASSISTSPLAYER A T-1. Robert Warzycha ......... 61T-1. Federico Higuain ......... 613. Brian McBride ................... 454. Jeff Cunningham ............. 445. Guillermo Barros Schelotto .... 41 Denotes players on current roster

PEDRO SANTOS AMONG TOP DRIBBLERS IN MLSMidfielder Pedro Santos is among the top dribblers in MLS thus far in the 2019 MLS regular season. Santos is currently tied with New York City FC's Alexandru Mitrita for third-most attempted dribbles (21), beind only Minnesota United FC's Darwin Quntero (22) and Los Angeles FC's Latif Blessing and Carlos Vela (23 each). Addi-tionally, the Portuguese midfielder ranks second in attempted dribbles (44), behind only Quintero (50).

BLACK & GOLD QUOTES

ALEX CROGNALE• He has made 22 regular-season appearances in MLS and needs

three more regular-season appearances to reach 25 in the League.

WAYLON FRANCIS• He has made 91 regular-season appearances for Crew SC and

needs nine more regular-season appearances to reach 100 ap-pearance s for the Club.

FEDERICO HIGUAIN• He has provided 61 regular-season assists in MLS and needs

one more regular-season assist to overtake Robert Warzycha as Crew SC's all-time regular-season assist leader.

• He has scored 54 regular-season goals and provided 61 regular-season assists. Should he score six more goals, he would become the only player in Crew history to have tallied at least 60 goals and 60 assists. Currently he is the only Crew SC player to have registered at least 50 goals and 50 assists.

JUSTIN MERAM• He has made 144 regular-season starts for Crew SC and needs

six more regular-season appearances to reach 150 starts for the Club.

PATRICK MULLINS• He has scored 24 goals in MLS regular-season action and needs

one more to reach 25 in the League.

PEDRO SANTOS• He has made 48 regular-season appearances and 46 starts for

Crew SC and needs two more regular-season appearances and four more regular-season starts to reach 50 of each.

MILESTONES ON THE HORIZON

ON FACING THE HOUSTON DYNAMO ON SHORT REST

"We got to keep going. Like I said this is a long season and there are going to be ups and downs, and we are in a down moment right now in terms of results. I think we’re still breaking through and becoming the team we want to be, it’s just not showing up in the results but in the play - in a lot of ways - it is. " - Caleb Porter

ON THE IMPORTANCE OF CONFIDENCE WHEN GOING THROUGH TOUGH STRETCHES

"It’s the most important [thing]. It’s easy to break at times. This is a situation in which we can bend a little bit, and it’s frustrating in terms of the results if you look at it, but the idea that we bend but don’t break is very key at this moment." - Wil Trapp

ON HECTOR JIMENEZ MAKING HIS 100TH REGULAR-SEASON START IN MLS

"I’ve known Hector [Jimenez] a long time. I think he’s a guy that everyday steps into the locker room to get better, to make his teammates better. It’s no coincidence that he has been in the league nine years and [he has also] made 100 appearances with us. So, his attitude I know for me, has made me a better profes-sional, and I think you could ask almost every guy in the locker room that would say the same." - Wil Trapp

ON HOW THE CREW ARE GETTING READY FOR THE MATCH AGAINST THE HOUSTON DYNAMO

“The next game is the most important game. The big thing for us right now is recovering and getting ready [for the Houston Dy-namo]. We’ll have to travel down there – it’ll be warm of course – and it’s an opponent that is traditionally good at home.” - Wil Trapp


2019 MISCELLANEOUS MLS REGULAR-SEASON STATSQuickest Goal: Santos, 3/30 vs. ATL 2’ Quickest Goal Against: Ivan, 3/2 vs. NY 6’

Game-Winning Goals after 75’: N/A’

Game-Tying Goals after 75’: N/A’ Game-Winning Goals Against after 75’: N/A

Game-Tying Goals Against after 75’: N/A

Hat Tricks: N/A

Hat Tricks Against: N/A

Own Goals For: N/A

Own Goals Against: N/A

Red Cards: N/A

Opponent’s Red Cards: Mancienne, 4/6 vs. NE 64'

2019 REGULAR-SEASON PENALTY KICKS FOR

2019 REGULAR-SEASON PENALTY KICKS AGAINST

CLB Player Goalkeeper, Team Date Result

Higuain Guzan, ATL 3/30 SAVED

Player, Team CLB Goalkeeper Date Result

Fagundez, NE Zack Steffen 3/9 SAVED

CREW SC 2019 REGULAR-SEASON HONORSML Player of the Month presented by EA Sports: N/A

MLSSoccer.com Player of the Week: N/A

MLSSoccer.com Team of the Week: Gaston Sauro (Week 1, Week 3) Gyasi Zardes (Week 2) Zack Steffen (Week 3, Week 5, Week 6)

MLSSoccer.com Coach of the Week: Caleb Porter (Week 2)

MLSSoccer.com Goal of the Week: N/A

MLSSoccer.com Goal of the Year: N/A

2018-19 COLUMBUS CREW SC TRANSACTIONSPLAYERS IND - Valenzuela (12/21/18 - permanently transferred from Newell's Old Boys)

GK - Joe Bendik (12/27/18 - signed)

M - Robinho (1/18/19 - signed from Ceara SC)

F - JJ Williams (1/11/19 - MLS SuperDraft)

D - Waylon Francis (2/5/19 - trade from Seattle Sounders FC)

PLAYERS OUTGK - Logan Ketterer (11/26/18 - option declined)

M - Mike Grella (11/26/18 - option declined)

M - Cristian Martinez (11/26/18 - option de-clined)

F - Adam Jahn (11/26/18 - option declined)

HOW CREW SC WAS BUILTSeason 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019SuperDraft Abubakar Opoku Williams Hansen Lundgaard Argudo Maloney Homegrown Trapp Crognale Keita Trade Jimenez Zardes Francis++ Grella Kempin Mullins Meram++

DP Higuain Santos Young DP Valenzuela** Signing Steffen Mensah+ Sosa Bendik Afful Sauro Williams++ Robinho Loan Artur* Allocation Waiver Draft Free Agent Clark * Permanent transfer in 2018 ** Permanent transfer in 2019 + Was acquired in 2018 and occupied a DP slot in 2017 ++ On second stint with the club

Overall Home AwayOverall: 4-4-1 3-2-1 1-2-0vs. East: 3-2-1 2-1-1 1-1-0vs. West: 1-2-0 1-1-0 0-1-0Before All-Star Game: 4-4-1 3-2-1 1-2-0After All-Star Game: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Scoring First: 3-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-0Opp. Scoring First: 0-4-1 0-2-1 0-2-0Leading at Half: 3-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-0Trailing at Half: 0-3-0 0-2-0 0-1-0Tied at Half: 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0Leading at 75’: 3-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-0Trailing at 75’: 0-4-0 0-2-0 0-2-0Tied at 75’: 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0Out-Shooting Opponent: 2-2-1 2-2-1 0-0-0Out-Shot by Opponent: 1-2-0 0-0-0 1-2-0Shots Even: 2-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0One-Goal Games: 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-0-0Day Games (before 5 p.m. local): 2-1-1 1-0-1 1-1-0Night Games (5 p.m. or after local): 2-3-0 2-2-0 0-1-0In Gold Kits: 1-3-1 0-1-1 1-2-0In Black Kits: 2-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0In Other Kits: 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-0-0On FOX Sports Ohio: 2-2-0 2-1-0 0-1-0On SportsTime Ohio: 1-2-1 0-1-1 1-1-0On ESPN: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0On FS1: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0On UniMas/Univision Deportes: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0In March: 2-1-1 1-0-1 1-1-0In April: 1-3-0 1-2-0 0-1-0In May: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0In June: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0In July: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0In August: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0In September: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0In October: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0On Mondays: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0On Tuesdays: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0On Wednesdays: 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-0-0On Thursdays: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0On Fridays: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0On Saturdays: 4-3-1 3-1-1 1-2-0On Sundays: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0In Sunny Weather: 1-0-1 0-0-1 1-0-0In Clear Weather: 2-3-0 1-1-0 1-2-0In Rain: 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0In Cloudy Weather: 1-1-1 1-1-1 0-0-030°-49° at Kickoff: 2-2-1 1-1-1 1-1-050°-59° at Kickoff: 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-060°-69° at Kickoff: 1-2-0 1-1-0 0-1-070°-79° at Kickoff: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-080°-89° at Kickoff: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-090°+ at Kickoff: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Indoors: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Using No Subs: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Using 1 Sub: 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0Using 2 Subs: 1-1-0 0-1-0 1-0-0Using 3 Subs: 3-3-0 2-1-0 0-2-0On Natural Grass: 3-4-1 3-2-1 0-2-0On FieldTurf/Artificial Surface: 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0When scoring 0 goals: 0-2-0 0-1-0 0-1-0When scoring 1 goal: 2-1-1 2-1-1 0-0-0When scoring 2 goals: 2-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0When scoring 3 goals: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0When scoring 4+ goals: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0When allowing 0 goals: 3-0-0 3-0-0 1-0-0When allowing 1 goal: 0-2-1 0-1-1 0-1-0When allowing 2 goals: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0When allowing 3 goals: 0-2-0 0-1-0 0-1-0When allowing 4+ goals: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

2019 MLS REGULAR-SEASON CATEGORICAL WIN-LOSS


PLAYER MINI BIOS

• Bendik joined Crew SC on December 27, 2018

• Prior to joining Crew SC, he played for the Portland Timbers (2012), Toronto FC (2013-2015) and Orlando City SC (2016-2018)

• Bendik played two seasons with Norwegian club Sogndal from 2010-2011

• He made his Crew SC regular-season debut and first start in a road contest against the Philadelphia Union (March 23)

2019 Regular Season: 1 GP/1 GS, 2 SV, 0 W, 0 SO Crew SC’s last match: Named to gameday 18Last match played: at Philadelphia Union (3/23/19)2019 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-1-02019 Crew SC record when he appears: 0-1-02019 Crew SC record when he keeps a clean sheet: 0-0-0 Last shutout with Columbus: N/A

Denotes MLS Regular Season

• Williams originally played for the Crew from 2010-2014 and returned to the Club on January 5, 2017

• In 2018, he made 21 regular-season appearances (16 starts)

• Williams made his 2019 regular-season debut in a home match against Atlanta United (March 30)

• He scored the game-winning goal in a home contest against the New England Revolution (April 6), his first strike of the 2019 regular season • This season, Williams made his 150th MLS regular-season ap-pearance in a home contest against D.C. United (April 24)

• To date, he has made 118 regular-season appearances (104starts) for the Black & Gold, scoring eight goals and tallying four assists

2019 Regular Season: 4 GP/4 GS, 1 G, 0 ACrew SC’s last match: Started against D.C. United (4/24/19) Last match played: vs. D.C. United (4/24/19)2019 Crew SC record when he starts: 2-2-02019 Crew SC record when he appears: 2-2-02019 Crew SC record when he scores: 1-0-0 2019 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: 0-0-0 Last goal with Columbus: vs. New England Revolution (4/6/19)Last assist with Columbus: vs. D.C. United (04/27/13) Denotes MLS Regular Season

• Argudo was selected by Crew SC in the Third Round of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft on January 21, 2018

• He made his regular-season debut for the Crew in 2018 as a substitute in a road contest against Toronto FC (March 3)

• In 2018, his rookie year, he made 18 regular-season appear-ances (six starts)

• Argudo was on loan with USL Championship Hatford Ath-letic and made two appearances (all starts) on April 13 and April 17 of 2019

• He made his 2019 MLS and Crew SC regular-season debut on the road against the Philadelphia Union (March 23)

2019 Regular Season: 1 GP/0 GS, 0 G, 0 A Crew SC’s last match: Did not make an appearance Last match played: at Philadelphia Union (3/23/19)2019 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-0-02019 Crew SC record when he appears: 0-1-02019 Crew SC record when he scores: 0-0-02019 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: 0-0-0Last goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: N/A Denotes MLS Regular Season

1 JOE BENDIK - GK

3 JOSH WILLIAMS - D

2 LUIS ARGUDO - M

4 JONATHAN MENSAH - D

• Mensah joined Crew SC on January 3, 2017

• He has earned 57 caps for the Ghana National Team, includ-ing appearances in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup

• In 2018, Mensah made 27 regular-season appearances (21 starts)

• He has played every minute of every regular-season match in 2019

• Since joining Columbus, Mensah has made 62 regular-sea-son appearances (60 starts), scored three goals and provided one assist

2019 Regular Season: 9 GP/9 GS, 0 G, 0 ACrew SC’s last match: Started against D.C. United (4/24/19) Last match played: vs. D.C. United (4/24/19) 2019 Crew SC record when he starts: 4-4-12019 Crew SC record when he appears: 4-4-12019 Crew SC record when he scores: 0-0-02019 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: 0-0-0 Last goal with Columbus: vs. New York Red Bulls (07/28/18)Last assist with Columbus: at San Jose Earthquakes (08/05/17) Denotes MLS Regular Season

6’2”, 217 LBS. / D.O.B.: 04-25-1989 / HOMETOWN: MARIETTA, GA / @JTBENDIK

6’ 2”, 185 LBS. / D.O.B.: 04-18-1988 / HOMETOWN: COPLEY, OH / @JOSH3WILLIAMS

5’ 9”, 150 LBS. / D.O.B.: 12-13-1995 / HOMETOWN: QUEENS, NY/ @LUIS_ARGUDO26

6' 2", 183 LBS. / D.O.B.: 07-13-1990 / HOMETOWN: PRAMPRAM, GHANA / @JOMENS25


PLAYER MINI BIOS

• Trapp is a Crew SC Academy product and joined the Crew First Team on December 13, 2012

• He was named Club Captain ahead of the 2017 MLS regular season

• In 2018, Trapp made 30 regular-season appearances (29 starts) while scoring one goal and providing one assist

• In all, Trapp has made 165 regular-season appearances (161 starts) while scoring two goals and providing 15 assists for the Black & Gold • He has earned 15 caps for the U.S. Men’s National Team, most recently featuring in a friendly against Chile (March 26)

2019 Regular Season: 8 GP/8 GS, 0 G, 0 ACrew SC’s last match: Started against D.C. United (4/24/19)Last match played: vs. D.C. United (4/24/19)2019 Crew SC record when he starts: 4-3-12019 Crew SC record when he appears: 4-3-12019 Crew SC record when he scores: 0-0-02019 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: 0-0-0 Last goal with Columbus: vs. Orlando City SC (7/21/18) Last assist with Columbus: at Atlanta United FC (08/19/18) Denotes MLS Regular Season

• Artur arrived on loan from Sao Paulo FC on February 13, 2017 and joined Crew SC on a permanent transfer on Decem-ber 6, 2017

• During his time with Sao Paulo FC’s Under-20 Team, Artur won the Copa do Brasil twice (2015, 2016), the Sao Paulo State Tournament (2016) and the Copa Libertadores (2016)

• In 2018, Artur made 32 regular-season appearances (all starts) while registering two assists

• Since joining the Crew, Artur has made 65 regular-season appearances (60 starts) while providing five assists

2019 Regular Season: 9 GP/9 GS, 0 G, 0 ACrew SC’s last match: Started against D.C. United (4/24/19) Last match played: vs. D.C. United (4/24/19) 2019 Crew SC record when he starts: 4-4-12019 Crew SC record when he appears: 4-4-12019 Crew SC record when he scores: 0-0-0 2019 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: 0-0-0 Last goal with Columbus: vs. NYCFC (10/31/17)Last assist with Columbus: vs. D.C. United (3/24/18) Denotes MLS Regular Season

• Santos was acquired as a Designated Player via a Discovery Signing August 8, 2017• He made his MLS debut on the road against Orlando City in 2017 (August 19)

• Santos made 30 regular-season appearances in 2018 (11 starts as left midfielder and 18 starts as a right midfielder)

• He was named to the MLSSoccer.com Team of Week follow-ing scoring a goal against D.C. United on March 24, 2018

• In 2019, he has provided two game-winning assists and scored two goals, including a game-winning goal against Atlanta United (March 30)

2019 Regular Season: 9 GP/9 GS, 2 G, 2 ACrew SC’s last match: Started against D.C. United (4/24/19)Last match played: vs. D.C. United (4/24/19) 2019 Crew SC record when he starts: 4-4-12019 Crew SC record when he appears: 4-4-12019 Crew SC record when he scores: 1-1-02019 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: 2-0-0 Last goal with Columbus: vs. Portland Timbers (4/20/19)Last assist with Columbus: vs. FC Dallas (3/16/19) Denotes MLS Regular Season

6 WIL TRAPP - M

8 ARTUR - M

7 PEDRO SANTOS - M

9 JUSTIN MERAM - M

• Meram originally played for Crew SC from 2011-2017 before returning on August 3, 2018 in a trade with Orlando City SC • During the 2017 MLS regular season, Meram set a career-high in goals (13) while also tallying seven assists

• He made his 200th regular-season appearance for the Crew in 2019 during a home match against FC Dallas (March 16)

• Meram has earned 31 caps for the Iraq National Team and was named the MVP of the International Friendship Cham-pionship after scoring one goal against Syria (March 20) and providing an assist against Jordan (March 26)

2019 Regular Season: 8 GP/ 3 GS, 0 G, 0 ACrew SC’s last match: Started against D.C. United (4/24/19)Last match played: vs. D.C. United (4/24/19) 2019 Crew SC record when he starts: 1-1-12019 Crew SC record when he appears: 4-3-12019 Crew SC record when he scores: 0-0-02019 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: 0-0-0 Last goal with Columbus: vs. New York City FC (9/1/18)Last assist with Columbus: vs. Colorado Rapids (9/22/18) Denotes MLS Regular Season

5’8”, 150 LBS. / D.O.B.: 01-15-1993 / HOMETOWN: GAHANNA, OH / @WIL_TRAPP

5’ 11”, 154 LBS. / D.O.B.: 03-11-1996 / HOMETOWN: SALVADOR, BAHIA, BRAZIL / @ARTURL33

5' 6”, 139 LBS. / D.O.B.: 04-22-1988 / HOMETOWN: LISBON, PORTUGAL / @PEDRO32SANTOS

6’ 1”, 165 LBS. / D.O.B.: 12-04-1988 / HOMETOWN: SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MI / @JUSTINMERAM


PLAYER MINI BIOS

• Higuain has won the following awards while with Crew SC: 2012 MLS Newcomer of the Year, 2014 Crew SC Golden Boot winner and the Crew SC Most Valuable Player Award (2013, 2014, 2017)

• He leads Crew SC in all-time regular season penalty kick goals (19), regular-season game-winning assists (20) and is the joint regular-season assist leader, tied with Robert War-zycha (61)

• Made his 150th appearance for the club on the road against Toronto FC on March 3, 2018

• On March 24, 2018 he became the first player in Crew SC his-tory to reach a career total of at least 50 goals and 50 assists

• Has provided three assists this season: one assist in a contest against the New York Red Bulls (March 2), one helper against Atlanta United (March 30) and one game-winning assist against the New England Revolution (April 6)

2019 Regular Season: 9 GP/9 GS, 0 G, 3 ACrew SC’s last match: Started against D.C. United (4/24/19) Last match played: vs. D.C. United (4/24/19) 2019 Crew SC record when he starts: 4-4-12019 Crew SC record when he appears: 4-4-12019 Crew SC record when he scores: 0-0-02019 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: 2-0-1Last goal with Columbus: at Orlando City SC (10/21/18)Last assist with Columbus: vs. New England Revolution (4/6/19) Denotes MLS Regular Season

• Lundgaard was selected 21st overall in the First Round of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft on January 19, 2018 by Crew SC

• Lungaard spent the 2018 regular-season on loan with USL side Indy Eleven • Lundgaard is currently on loan with USL Championship side the Pittsburgh Riverhounds and has made four appearances (all starts), posting two shutouts

2019 Regular Season: 0 GP/0 GS, 0 G, 0 A Crew SC’s last match: Currently on loan with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL Championship)2019 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-0-02019 Crew SC record when he appears: 0-0-2019 Crew SC record when he keeps a clean sheet: 0-0-0 Last shutout with Columbus: N/A Denotes MLS Regular Season

• Zardes joined the Crew on January 20, 2018 in a trade with the LA Galaxy

• In 2019, he made his 150th MLS regular-season career start (165th appearance) against the New York Red Bulls (March 2)

• Won the 2018 MLS Comeback Player of the Year Award • Registered his first brace of the 2019 regular season in a road contest against the New England Revolution (March 9) and was named to MLSSoccer.com's Team of the Week for Week 2

• Scored his third goal of the 2019 regular season against At-lanta United (March 30)

• He has earned 44 caps with the U.S. Men’s National Team, most recently scoring a game-winning goal against Ecuador (March 21) and providing an assist against Chile (March 26)

2019 Regular Season: 8 GP/8 GS, 3 G, 0 ACrew SC’s last match: Started against D.C. United (4/24/19)Last match played: vs. D.C. United (4/24/19) 2019 Crew SC record when he starts: 4-3-12019 Crew SC record when he appears: 4-3-12019 Crew SC record when he scores: 2-0-02019 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: 0-0-0 Last goal with Columbus: vs. Atlanta United (3/30/19)Last assist with Columbus: N/A Denotes MLS Regular Season

10 FEDERICO HIGUAIN - M

12 BEN LUNDGAARD - GK

11 GYASI ZARDES - F

13 RICARDO CLARK - M

• Clark made 13 regular-season appearances for the Black & Gold in 2018

• Clark made his Crew SC debut on March 10, 2018 (Montreal Impact) as a substitute in the 90+5 minute

• Started first match for Crew SC against D.C. United on March 24, 2018 and scored the game-winning goal

• Recorded his 350th MLS regular-season appearance against the Colorado Rapids at home on September 22, 2018.

• Made his 2019 MLS regular-season debut in a home match against FC Dallas (March 16) and his first start of the 2019 regular season against the Philadelphia Union (March 23)

2019 Regular Season: 4 GP/1 GS, 0 G, 0 A Crew SC’s last match: Named to gameday 18Last match played: vs. New England Revolution (4/6/19)2019 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-1-02019 Crew SC record when he appears: 3-1-02019 Crew SC record when he scores: 0-0-02019 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: 0-0-0Last goal with Columbus: vs. D.C. United (3/24/18)Last assist with Columbus: vs. Chicago Fire (5/12/18) Denotes MLS Regular Season

5’8”, 165 LBS. / D.O.B.: 10-25-1984 / HOMETOWN: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA

6’ 5”, 205 LBS. / D.O.B.: 09-25-1995 / HOMETOWN: WILMINGTON, DE/ @BEN_LUNDGAARD

6’ 1”, 187 LBS. / D.O.B.: 09-02-1991 / HOMETOWN: HAWTHRONE, CA / @GYASINHO

5’ 10”, 165 LBS. / D.O.B.: 02-10-1983 / HOMETOWN: ATLANTA, GA / @RICOC13


PLAYER MINI BIOS

• Francis originally played for the Crew from 2014 – 2017 and returned to the Club from Seattle Sounders FC on February 5, 2019

• To date, he has made 91 regular-season appearances (83 starts) for the Black & Gold

• In 2015, Francis was named to the 2015 MLS All-Star roster

• Francis has earned seven caps with the Costa Rica National Team and most recently featured in a friendly against Guate-mala (March 22)

2019 Regular Season: 8 GP/8 GS, 0 G, 0 ACrew SC’s last match: Started against D.C. United (4/24/19)Last match played: vs. D.C. United (4/24/19) 2019 Crew SC record when he starts: 4-3-12019 Crew SC record when he appears: 4-3-1 2019 Crew SC record when he scores: 0-0-02019 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: 0-0-0 Last goal with Columbus: N/A Last assist with Columbus: at Orlando City SC (8/19/17) Denotes MLS Regular Season

• Abubakar was selected by Crew SC in the First Round of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft on January 13, 2017 • He made MLS and Crew SC debut in a 2017 road contest against Minnesota United FC and played the entire 90 min-utes (July 4)

• Abubakar scored his first MLS and Crew SC career goal in a road contest against Orlando City SC on August 19 (2017) • He has made 30 regular-season appearances (26 starts) for Crew SC to date

2019 Regular Season: 0 GP/0 GS, 0 G, 0 ACrew SC’s last match: Named to gameday 18 Last match played: vs. Minnesota United FC (10/28/18) 2019 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-0-02019 Crew SC record when he appears: 0-0-02019 Crew SC record when he scores: 0-0-02019 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: 0-0-0 Last goal with Columbus: at New England Revolution (5/19/18)Last assist with Columbus: N/A


• Jimenez joined Crew SC in 2014 and has made 110 regular-season appearances (72 starts) to date for the Black & Gold

• He made his 125th MLS appearance on the road against Real Salt Lake on July 29, 2017

• Jimenez made his first regular-season appearance of 2019 in a road contest against the New England Revolution (March 9), registering an assist

• This season, he made his 100th regular-season start in MLS in a home contest against D.C. United (April 24)

• Jimenez made his first 2019 regular-season start on the road against the Philadelphia Union (March 23)

2019 Regular Season: 8 GP/5 GS, 0 G, 1 ACrew SC’s last match: Started against D.C. United (4/24/19)Last match played: vs. D.C. United (4/24/19) 2019 Crew SC record when he starts: 1-4-02019 Crew SC record when he appears: 4-4-02019 Crew SC record when he scores: 0-0-02019 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: 1-0-0 Last goal with Columbus: at D.C. United (04/19/14) Last assist with Columbus: at New England Revolution (3/9/19) Denotes MLS Regular Season

14 WAYLON FRANCIS - D

17 LALAS ABUBAKAR - D

16 HECTOR JIMENEZ - M

18 ROBINHO - M

• Crew SC acquired Robinho from Brazil First Division side Ceara Sporting Club on January 18, 2019

• During his time in Brazil, the midfielder made 119 appear-ances across all competitions in Brazil from 2014-2018, scor-ing 14 goals

• Robinho made his MLS and Crew SC regular-season debut in 2019 when he came in as a substitute for Justin Meram in a home match against the New York Red Bulls (March 2)

• He made his first regular-season start for Crew SC in 2019 during a home match against FC Dallas (March 16)

• Robinho registered his first regular-season assist for the Crew in 2019 during a home match against Atlanta United (March 30)

2019 Regular Season: 9 GP/6 GS, 0 G, 1 A Crew SC’s last match: Subbed in against D.C. United (4/24/19)Last match played: vs. D.C. United (4/24/19) 2019 Crew SC record when he starts: 3-3-02019 Crew SC record when he appears: 4-4-12019 Crew SC record when he scores: 0-0-02019 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: 1-0-0 Last goal with Columbus: N/A Last assist with Columbus: vs. Atlanta United (3/30/19) Denotes MLS Regular Season

5’9”, 160 LBS. / D.O.B.: 09-20-1990 / HOMETOWN: PUERTO LIMON, COSTA RICA/ @WAYLONFRANCIS90

6’ 20", 180 LBS. / D.O.B.: 12-25-1994 / HOMETOWN: KUMSAI, GHANA / @LALASBUBKAR1

5' 9”, 145 LBS. / D.O.B.: 11-03-1988 / HOMETOWN: BELL GARDENS, CA / @HECTOR_J16

5’ 5”, 148 LBS. / D.O.B.: 01-19-1995 / HOMETOWN: SENADOR POMPEU, BRAZIL / @ROBSHOW95


PLAYER MINI BIOS

• The Crew acquired Valenzuela on a permanent transfer from Newell’s Old Boys as a Young Designated Player on December 21, 2018

• He made 30 regular-season appearances for Crew SC in 2018 and provided one goal and six assists • Valenzuela underwent successful Anterior Cruciate Liga-ment reconstruction on his right knee on February 7 and is expected to be sidelined for approximately nine to 12 months

2019 Regular Season: 0 GP/0 GS, 0 G, 0 ACrew SC’s last match: Did not make an appearance after being listed as out with a right knee injury Last match played: vs. Minnesota United FC (10/28/18) 2019 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-0-02019 Crew SC record when he appears: 0-0-02019 Crew SC record when he scores: 0-0-0 2019 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: 0-0-0 Last goal with Columbus: vs. D.C. United (3/24/18)Last assist with Columbus: vs. Minnesota United FC (10/28/18) Denotes MLS Regular Season

• Crognale spent four years in the Crew SC Academy (2010-2013) and signed as a Homegrown player on December 20, 2016

• He has made 22 regular-season appearances to date, mak-ing his MLS debut on the road against D.C. United on March 18, 2017 • In 2018, he was sent on loan to USL side Orange County SC, where he made 22 appearances (21 starts) and scored two goals

• Crognale scored his first career goal with Crew SC on June 2, 2018 against Toronto FC • He is currently on loan with USL Championship side the Indy Eleven and has made three appearances (three starts)

2019 Regular Season: 0 GP/0 GS, 0 G, 0 ACrew SC’s last match: Currently on loan with the Indy Eleven (USL Championship)Last match played: vs. Toronto FC (6/2/18)2019 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-0-02019 Crew SC record when he appears: 0-0-02019 Crew SC record when he scores: 0-0-02019 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: 0-0-0 Last goal with Columbus: vs. Toronto FC (6/2/18)Last assist with Columbus: vs. Toronto FC (04/15/17) Denotes MLS Regular Season

• Sosa joined Crew SC following a Discovery Signing from Zamora FC on January 9, 2018

• Made 10 appearances in the 2018 season and scored one goal

• He scored his first MLS career goal - a game-winning strike - against Real Salt Lake on June 30, 2018

• Made his 2019 regular-season debut on the road against the Philadelphia Union (March 23)

2019 Regular Season: 2 GP/0 GS, 0 G, 0 ACrew SC’s last match: Named to gameday 18Last match played: vs. Portland Timbers 4/30/19)2019 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-0-02019 Crew SC record when he appears: 0-2-02019 Crew SC record when he scores: 0-0-02019 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: 0-0-0 Last goal with Columbus: vs. Real Salt Lake (6/30/18)Last assist with Columbus: at Portland Timbers (9/19/18) Denotes MLS Regular Season

19 MILTON VALENZUELA - D

21 ALEX CROGNALE - D

20 EDUARDO SOSA - M

22 GASTON SAURO - D

• Sauro was signed by Crew SC on August 6, 2015

• He was added to the Season-Ending Injury List on March 4, 2017 and missed the 2017 MLS Season, returning in 2018 and making seven regular-season appearances (six starts)

• Sauro registered his 25th regular-season appearances and recorded his first regular-season goal for Crew SC in 2019 during a home contest against the New York Red Bulls (March 2), which earned him a spot on MLSSoccer.com's Team of the Week for his performance

• He scored the game-winning goal in a home contest against FC Dallas (March 16) and was named to MLSSoccer.com's Team of the Week for Week 3

2019 Regular Season: 5 GP/5 GS, 2 G, 0 ACrew SC’s last match: Did not make an apperanceLast match played: vs. Portland Timbers (4/20/19) 2019 Crew SC record when he starts: 2-2-12019 Crew SC record when he appears: 2-2-12019 Crew SC record when he scores: 1-0-12019 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: 0-0-0 Last goal with Columbus: vs. FC Dallas (3/16/19)Last assist with Columbus: N/A Denotes MLS Regular Season

5’6”, 145 LBS. / D.O.B.: 08-13-1998 / HOMETOWN: ROSARIO, ARGENTINA

6’ 5”, 205 LBS. / D.O.B.: 08-27-1994 / HOMETOWN: GAHANNA, OH / @ALEXCROGNALE

5’ 7”, 165 LBS. / D.O.B.: 06-20-1996 / HOMETOWN: BARINAS, VENEZUELA

6’ 3”, 185 LBS. / D.O.B.: 02-23-1990/ HOMETOWN: ROSARIO, ARGENTINA


PLAYER MINI BIOS

• Steffen joined Crew SC via a Discovery Signing on July 22, 2016 • In 2018, Steffen was named the MLS Goalkeeper of the Year and earned a spot on the 2018 MLS All-Star Roster and on the MLS Best XI • In 2019, he registered consecutive shutouts against the New England Revolution (March 9), FC Dallas (March 16), Atlanta United (March 30) and against the New England Revolution (April 6) en route to posting a 499-minute shutout streak, which is the second longest regular-season streak in Crew SC history) • Steffen was named the 2018 U.S. Soccer Male Athlete of the Year and hass earned eight caps with the U.S. Men’s National Team

2019 Regular Season: 8 GP/8 GS, 28 SV, 4 W, 4 SOCrew SC’s last match: Started against D.C. United (4/24/19)Last match played: vs. D.C. United (4/24/19) 2019 Crew SC record when he starts: 4-3-12019 Crew SC record when he appears: 4-3-12019 Crew SC record when he keeps a clean sheet: 4-0-0Last shutout with Columbus: vs. New England Revolution (4/6/19) Denotes MLS Regular Season

• Afful joined the Black and Gold on July 30, 2015

• Debut match for Crew SC against New York City FC on Au-gust 19, 2015

• In 2018, Afful set a personal career-high in assists, with six helpers • Afful has earned 77 caps with the Ghana National Team and featured in the 2014 FIFA World Cup

• To date, he has made 100 regular-season appearances (97 starts) for the Black and Gold, scoring five goals and providing 12 assists

• Suffered a fractured jaw during a home contest against Atlanta United (March 30) and is estimated to be out four to five weeks

2019 Regular Season: 5 GP/5 GS, 0 G, 0 ACrew SC’s last match: Did not make an appearance after being listed as out with a jaw fractureLast match played: vs. Atlanta United (3/30/19) 2019 Crew SC record when he starts: 3-1-12019 Crew SC record when he appears: 3-1-12019 Crew SC record when he scores: 0-0-02019 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: 0-0-0 Last goal with Columbus: vs. New York City FC (9/1/18)Last assist with Columbus: vs. Minnesota United FC (10/28/18)


• Kempin joined Crew SC on December 13, 2017 from LA Galaxy in exchange for a Fourth Round Pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft

• Recorded five starts for Crew SC during the 2018 season

• Made his regular-season debut against D.C. United on March 24, 2018 and recorded his first win with Crew SC • He was recently on loan with USL Championship side Hart-ford Athletic and made two appearances (all starts) on April 13 and April 17 of 2019

2018 Regular Season: 0 GP/0 GS, 0 SV, 0 W, 0 SO Crew SC’s last match: Did not make an appearance Last match played: vs. Real Salt Lake (6/30/18)2019 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-0-02019 Crew SC record when he appears: 0-0-02019 Crew SC record when he keeps a clean sheet: 0-0-0 Last shutout with Columbus: N/A


23 ZACK STEFFEN - GK

25 HARRISON AFFUL - D

24 JON KEMPIN - GK

27 EDDIE OPOKU - F

• Opoku was selected by the Crew in the Second Round of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft on January 19, 2018 • Opoku's first regular-season start came in a road match against Atlanta United FC on August 19, 2018

• To date, he has made five regular-season appearances (one start) for Crew SC • He is currently on loan with USL Championship side Bir-mingham Legion FC and has made three appearances

2018 Regular Season: 0 GP/0 GS, 0 G, 0 A Crew SC’s last match: Currently on loan with Birmingham Legion FC (USL Championship)Last match played: at Atlanta United FC (8/19/18)2019 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-0-02019 Crew SC record when he appears: 0-0-02019 Crew SC record when he scores: 0-0-02019 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: 0-0-0 Last goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: N/A Denotes MLS Regular Season

6’3”, 190 LBS. / D.O.B.: 04-02-1995 / HOMETOWN: DOWNINGTON, PA / @ZACKSTEF_23

5’ 6”, 135 LBS. / D.O.B.: 07-24-1986 / HOMETOWN: AWUTU BREKU, GHANA / @THEKINGHARRSION

6’ 1”, 175 LBS. / D.O.B.: 04-08-1993 / HOMETOWN: LEAWOOD, KA / @JONKEMPIN21

5’ 7”, 140 LBS. / D.O.B.: 08-01-1996 / HOMETOWN: MILLBROOK, NY / @EDWARD_OPOKU


PLAYER MINI BIOS

• Hansen was selected by Crew SC in the First Round of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft on January 13, 2017

• He made his MLS debut for Crew SC in a home match against the Portland Timbers on March 25, 2017, scoring his first career MLS goal - as well as the game-winning goal • Hansen registered his first professional brace in a road con-test against the Portland Timbers during a road contest on September 19, 2018• He made his 2019 regular-season debut as a substitute in a home match against the New England Revolution (April 6)

2019 Regular Season: 2 GP/0 GS, 0 G, 0 ACrew SC’s last match: Named to gameday 18Last match played: at Montreal Impact (4/13/19) 2019 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-0-02019 Crew SC record when he appears: 1-1-02019 Crew SC record when he scores: 0-0-0 2019 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: 0-0-0 Last goal with Columbus: (2) at Portland Timbers (9/19/18) Last assist with Columbus: vs. Minnesota United FC (10/28/18) Denotes MLS Regular Season

• Maloney was selected in the Third Round of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft by Crew SC

• He made his regular-season team debut at Houston Dynamo on March 11, 2017

• Maloney made his first MLS regular season start and record-ed his first MLS assist for Crew SC in a road match against Real Salt Lake on July 29, 2017

• In 2018, he was the recipient of the Kirk Urso Heart Award as voted on by his teammates

2018 Regular Season: 0 GP/0 GS, 0 G, 0 ACrew SC’s last match: Did not make an appearanceLast match played: at Portland Timbers (9/19/18)2019 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-0-02019 Crew SC record when he appears: 0-0-02019 Crew SC record when he scores: 0-0-02019 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: 0-0-0 Last goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: at Real Salt Lake (07/29/2017) Denotes MLS Regular Season

• Keita is a Crew SC Academy product who was signed as a Homegrown player on January 22, 2019

• He is currently on loan with USL League One side the Richmond Kickers • In 2018, he played for the University of Virginia, earning a spot in the All-Atlantic Coast Conference All-Freshman Team.

• Keita featured for the U.S. Men's Under-20 National Team in friendlies against France (March 22) and Japan (March 25), providing an assist against France

2019 Regular Season: 0 GP/0 GS, 0 G, 0 ACrew SC’s last match: Currently on loan with the Richmond Kickers (USL League One) Last match played: N/A 2019 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-0-02019 Crew SC record when he appears: 0-0-02019 Crew SC record when he scores: 0-0-0 2019 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: 0-0-0 Last goal with Columbus: N/A Last assist with Columbus: N/A Denotes MLS Regular Season

28 NIKO HANSEN - M

31 CONNOR MALONEY – D

30 ABOUBACAR KEITA - D

32 PATRICK MULLINS – F

• Mullins joined Crew SC on July 12, 2018 in a trade with D.C. United • He made his Black & Gold debut as a substitute during a home match against Orlando City SC on July 21, 2018

• Overall, Mullins made a combined 20 regular-season appear-ances in 2018, scoring one goal and providing two assists

• He made his first 2019 regular-season start in a road contest at the Philadelphia Union (March 23).

2019 Regular Season: 3 GP/1 GS, 0 G, 0 A Crew SC’s last match: Subbed in against D.C. United (4/24/19) Last match played: vs. D.C. United (4/24/19)2019 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-1-02019 Crew SC record when he appears: 0-3-02019 Crew SC record when he scores: 0-0-02019 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: 0-0-0 Last goal with Columbus: at New York Red Bulls (7/28/18)Last assist with Columbus: at New York Red Bulls (7/28/18) Denotes MLS Regular Season

5’10”, 170 LBS. / D.O.B.: 09-14-1994 / HOMETOWN: SACRAMENTO, CA

5'6"”, 145 LBS. / D.O.B.: 05-18-1995 / HOMETOWN: HARRISBURG, PA / @CMALPSU5

6’ 2”, 180 LBS. / D.O.B.: 04-06-2000 / HOMETOWN: COLUMBUS, OH / @ABOURBACAR_11

6’ 1”, 176 LBS. / D.O.B.: 02-05-1992 / HOMETOWN: NEW ORLEANS, LA / @PMULLINS14


PLAYER MINI BIOS

• Williams was selected by the Crew in the First Round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft on January 11, 2019

• He made his 2019 MLS and Crew SC regular-season debut on the road against the Philadelphia Union (March 23)

• He played three seasons at the University of Kentucky, mak-ing 57 appearances, 30 starts, scoring 24 goals and providing 15 assists from 2016-2018 • He was on loan with USL Championship side Birmingham Legion FC, making one appearance and scoring two goals on April 13 of 2019

2019 Regular Season: 2 GP/0 GS, 0 G, 0 A Crew SC’s last match: Did not make an appearanceLast match played: vs. Portland Timbers (4/20/19) 2019 Crew SC record when he starts: 0-0-02019 Crew SC record when he appears: 0-2-02019 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2019 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: N/A Last goal with Columbus: 0-0-0 Last assist with Columbus: 0-0-0 Denotes MLS Regular Season

33 JJ WILLIAMS - F6’3, 200 LBS. / D.O.B.: 01-04-1998 / HOMETOWN: MONTGOMERY, AL / @JJ23WILLIAMS


2019 MLS REGULAR-SEASON MATCH-BY-MATCH BOX SCORESCOLUMBUS CREW SC 1 VS. NEW YORK RED BULLS 1 March 2, 2019 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, Ohio) Att. 17,931Scoring - CLB - Sauro (Higuain) 41' NY - Ivan (Valot, Murillo) 6'

Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 13 3 11 6 9NY 14 4 9 2 3

COLUMBUS CREW SC 2 @ NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION 0 March 9, 2019 at Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Massachusetts) Att. 13,808Scoring - CLB - Zardes (Santos) 26', Zardes (Jimenez, Steffen) 90+6' NE - None

Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 6 3 13 2 2NE 11 2 13 2 1

COLUMBUS CREW SC 1 VS. FC DALLAS 0 March 16, 2019 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, Ohio) Att. 9,687Scoring - CLB - Sauro (Santos) 10' DAL - None

Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 10 3 9 0 3DAL 8 2 10 0 5 COLUMBUS CREW SC 0 @ PHILADELPHIA UNION 3 March 23, 2019 at Talen Energy Stadium (Chester, Pennsylvania ) Att. 15,135Scoring - CLB - None PHI - Accam (Picault, Medunjanin) 31', Accam 41', Ilsinho (Accam) 48'

Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 5 2 11 1 5PHI 9 1 10 2 0

COLUMBUS CREW SC 2 VS. ATLANTA UNITED 0 March 30, 2019 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, Ohio) Att. 10,973Scoring - CLB - Santos (Unassisted) 2', Zardes (Robinho, Higuain) 39'ATL - None

Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 8 5 8 2 4ATL 16 1 7 3 7

COLUMBUS CREW SC 1 VS. NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION 0 April 6, 2019 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, Ohio) Att. 10,942Scoring - CLB - Williams (Higuain) 42'NE - None

Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 8 2 16 3 4NE 7 0 10 0 6

COLUMBUS CREW SC 0 @ MONTREAL IMPACT 1 April 13, 2019 at Stade Saputo (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) Att. 18,634Scoring - CLB - NoneMTL - Novillo (Urruti) 55'

Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 11 6 12 3 7MTL 13 5 5 2 2

COLUMBUS CREW SC 1 VS. PORTLAND TIMBERS 3 April 20, 2019 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, Ohio) Att. 11,707Scoring - CLB - Santos (Unassisted) 69'POR - Mabiala (Valeri) 31', Ebobisse (Blanco) 35', Moreira (Paredes, Blanco) 90+1'

Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 17 2 9 0 7POR 15 4 11 0 2

COLUMBUS CREW SC VS. D.C. UNITED April 24, 2019 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, Ohio) Att. 10,169 Scoring - CLB - None DC - Rooney (Unassisted) 27'

Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 17 5 9 1 12DC 16 4 12 1 6


vs. New York Red Bulls @ New England Revolution vs. FC Dallas @ Philadelphia Union vs. Atlanta United D, 1-1 March 2, 2019 W, 2-0 March 9, 2019 W, 1-0 March 16, 2019 L, 0-3 March 23, 2019 W, 2-0 March 30, 2019 GK Steffen GK Steffen GK Steffen GK Bendik GK SteffenRB Afful RB Afful RB Afful RB Afful RB Afful (Jimenez 31')CB Mensah CB Mensah CB Mensah CB Mensah CB MensahCB Sauro CB Sauro CB Sauro CB Sauro CB J. WilliamsLB Francis LB Francis LB Francis LB Jimenez CB FrancisCM Artur CM Artur CM Artur (Clark 87') CM Artur (Argudo 65') CM ArturCM Trapp © CM Trapp © CM Trapp © CM Clark CM Trapp ©RM Santos RM Santos (Jimenez 90+3') RM Santos (Jimenez 90+3') RM Santos RM SantosCAM Higuain CAM Higuain CAM Higuain CAM Higuain © CAM Higuain (Clark 73')LM Meram (Robinho 79’) LM Meram (Robinho 74') LM Robinho (Meram 78') LM Robinho (Sosa 84') LM Robinho (Meram 81') F Zardes F Zardes F Zardes F Mullins (JJ Williams 55') F Zardes vs. New England Revolution @ Montreal Impact vs. Portland Timbers vs. D.C. United W, 1-0 April 6, 2019 L, 1-0 April 13, 2019 L, 3-1 April 20, 2019 L, 1-0 April 24, 2019 GK Steffen GK Steffen GK Steffen GK Steffen RB Jimenez RB Jimenez (Mullins 86') RB Jimenez (JJ Williams 88') RB JimenezCB Mensah CB Mensah CB Mensah CB MensahCB Williams CB Williams CB Sauro CB WilliamsLB Francis LB Francis LB Francis LB FrancisCM Artur CM Artur CM Artur (Sosa 83') CM Artur (Mullins 83')CM Trapp © CM Trapp © CM Trapp © CM Trapp ©RM Santos (Hansen 85') RM Santos (Meram 58') RM Santos RM SantosCAM Higuain (Clark 90+3') CAM Higuain CAM Higuain CAM HiguainLM Robinho (Meram 79') LM Robinho (Hansen 74') LM Robinho (Meram 60') LM Meram (Robinho 76')F Zardes F Zardes F Zardes F Zardes

2019 MLS REGULAR-SEASON MATCH-BY-MATCH LINEUPS


2019 COLUMBUS CREW SC STATISTICS (4-4-1, 13 pts.)

2019 COLUMBUS CREW SC GOALKEEPING STATISTICS (4-4-1, 13 pts.)

# POS PLAYER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO23 G Zack Steffen 8 8 720 34 28 6 0.75 0 1 4 3 1 4 1 G Joseph Bendik 1 1 90 5 2 3 3.00 0 0 0 1 0 0 Team totals 9 9 810 39 30 9 1.00 0 1 4 4 1 4 Opponent totals 9 9 810 33 22 8 0.89 0 1 4 4 1 3

# POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E11 F Gyasi Zardes 8 8 720 3 0 14 5 7 9 9 0 0 07 M Pedro Santos 9 9 762 2 2 19 6 11 28 1 21 2 022 D Gaston Sauro 5 5 450 2 0 8 2 5 1 0 0 1 03 D Josh Williams 4 4 360 1 0 1 1 5 1 1 0 1 010 M Federico Higuain 9 9 792 0 3 14 5 3 12 1 31 1 016 M Hector Jimenez 8 5 505 0 1 2 1 4 1 1 0 1 018 M Robinho 9 6 506 0 1 16 7 6 6 0 0 0 023 G Zack Steffen 8 8 720 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 025 D Harrison Afful 5 5 391 0 0 4 2 3 3 0 0 1 02 M Luis Argudo 1 0 25 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 08 M Artur 9 9 768 0 0 2 0 12 5 0 0 0 01 G Joe Bendik 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 013 M Ricardo Clark 4 1 111 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 014 D Waylon Francis 8 8 720 0 0 1 0 13 4 0 0 2 028 M Niko Hansen 2 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04 D Jonathan Mensah 9 9 810 0 0 4 2 6 1 0 0 2 09 M Justin Meram 8 3 323 0 0 5 2 15 4 4 1 0 032 F Patrick Mullins 3 1 65 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 020 M Eduardo Sosa 2 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 06 M Wil Trapp 8 8 720 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 2 033 F JJ Williams 2 0 38 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 017 D Lalas Abubakar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 021 D Alex Crognale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 030 D Aboubacar Keita 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 024 G Jon Kempin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 012 G Ben Lundgaard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 031 D Connor Maloney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 027 F Edward Opoku 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team totals 8 8 720 8 8 78 28 89 75 17 41 11 0 Opponent totals 8 8 720 8 10 93 33 75 89 11 26 12 1 2019 MLS regular-season stats only


GAMES PLAYEDPLAYER GPChad Marshall 15Eddie Gaven 13Justin Meram 12Danny O'Rourke 11Federico Higuain 10William Hesmer 9Guillermo Barros Schelotto 8Ethan Finlay 8Wil Trapp 8

GAMES STARTEDPLAYER GSChad Marshall 15Eddie Gaven 12William Hesmer 9Federico Higuain 9Danny O'Rourke 9Guillermo Barros Schelotto 8Wil Trapp 8Justin Meram 7Robbie Rogers 7

MINUTES PLAYEDPLAYER MINChad Marshall 1243Eddie Gaven 1073Danny O'Rourke 838Federico Higuain 825William Hesmer 810Guillermo Barros Schelotto 703Wil Trapp 644Justin Meram 631

COLUMBUS CREW SC INDIVIDUAL LEADERS VS. HOUSTON DYNAMO (ALL-TIME) GOALSPLAYER GP GEddie Gaven 13 5Andres Mendoza 2 3Alejandro Moreno 6 3 Justin Meram 12 2

ASSISTSPLAYER GP ASTS Justin Meram 12 4 Guillermo Barros Schelotto 8 3 Waylon Francis 5 3 Bernardo Anor 5 2

Denotes players on current Crew SC roster

COLUMBUS CREW SC VS. HOUSTON DYNAMO ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON SERIES GAME-HIGHS

Columbus Crew SC Houston DynamoGoals 5 Eddie Gaven 4 Brian ChingAssists 4 Justin Meram 3 Boniek GarciaShots 24 Federico Higuain 35 Will BruinShots on Goal 11 Eddie Gaven 13 Will BruinFouls Committed 17 Chad Marshall 18 Brad DavisFouls Suffered 20 Alejandro Moreno 23 Boniek Garcia Saves 19 William Hesmer 35 Tally HallGoals Allowed 7 Gruenebaum/Hesmer 18 Tally Hall

Denotes players on current Crew SC roster

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1 Joseph Bendik 90G

2 Luis Argudo 25

3 Josh Williams 90D 90D 90D 90D

4 Jonathan Mensah 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

6 Wil Trapp 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M

7 Pedro Santos 90M 89M 89M 90M 81M 85M 58M 90M 90M

8 Artur 90M 90M 87M 65M 90M 90M 90M 83M 83M

9 Justin Meram 79M 74M 12 9 11 32 30 76M

10 Federico Higuain 90M 90M 90M 90M 73M 89M 90M 90M 90M

11 Gyasi Zardes 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F

12 Ben Lundgaard

13 Ricardo Clark 3 90M 17 1

14 Waylon Francis 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

16 Hector Jimenez 1 1 90D 59 90D 86D 88D 90D

17 Lalas Abubakar

18 Robinho 11 16 78M 84M 90M 79M 74M 60M 14

19 Milton Valenzuela

20 Eduardo Sosa 6 7

21 Alex Crognale

22 Gaston Sauro 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

23 Zack Steffen 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G

24 Jon Kempin

25 Harrison Afful 90D 90D 90D 90D 31D

27 Edward Opoku

28 Niko Hansen 5 16

30 Aboubacar Keita

31 Connor Maloney

32 Patrick Mullins 54F 4 7

33 JJ Williams 36 2

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Game log:

Game #1 03/02/2019 CLB 1 vs NYR 1 T Sauro 1 (Higuain 1) 41

Game #2 03/09/2019 CLB 2 at NE 0 W Zardes 1 (Santos 1) 26; Zardes 2 (Jimenez 1, Steffen 1) 96+

Game #3 03/16/2019 CLB 1 vs DAL 0 W Sauro 2 (Santos 2) 10

Game #4 03/23/2019 CLB 0 at PHI 3 L

Game #5 03/30/2019 CLB 2 vs ATL 0 W Santos 1 (unassisted) 2; Zardes 3 (Robinho 1, Higuain 2) 39

Game #6 04/06/2019 CLB 1 vs NE 0 W Jo. Williams 1 (Higuain 3) 42

Game #7 04/13/2019 CLB 0 at MTL 1 L

Game #8 04/20/2019 CLB 1 vs POR 3 L Santos 2 (unassisted) 69

Game #9 04/24/2019 CLB 0 vs DC 1 L

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