2022 Houston Dynamo FC season

The 2022 Houston Dynamo season was the 17th season of the team's existence since joining Major League Soccer (MLS) prior to the 2006 season. It was the first season with head coach Paulo Nagamura, who was hired on January 3.^[1] 2022 was the Dynamo's first full season under General Manager Pat Onstad, who was hired with 1 game remaining in the 2021 season.^[2] Asher Mendelsohn was hired as technical director on January 3.^[3]

Houston Dynamo

2022 season
Owner	Ted Segal
General manager	Pat Onstad
Head coach	Paulo Nagamura (until September 5) Kenny Bundy (Interim) (from September 5)
Stadium	PNC Stadium
MLS	Conference: 13th Overall: 25th
MLS Cup Playoffs	DNQ
U.S. Open Cup	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Sebastián Ferreira: 13 goals All: Sebastián Ferreira: 14 goals
Highest home attendance	League/All: 21,284 (7/9 v. DAL) (7/13 v. MON (8/31 v. LAFC) (10/9 v. LAG)
Lowest home attendance	All: 2,541 (5/11 v. SA, USOC) League: 10,305 (9/14 v. NE)
Average home league attendance	16,426
Biggest win	LAG 0–3 HOU (5/22)
Biggest defeat	PHI 6–0 HOU (7/30)
Home colors Away colors
← 2021 2023 →

On January 18, the Dynamo made the most expensive signing in club history, signing Paraguayan striker Sebastián Ferreira from Club Libertad.^[4] On March 2, the Dynamo made the highest-profile transfer in club history, signing Mexican international Héctor Herrera from Atlético Madrid to a pre-contract agreement.^[5]

On September 5, with the team last in the Western Conference through 29 games and having just 2 wins in the last 13 games, Paulo Nagamura was fired as head coach. Dynamo 2 head coach Kenny Bundy was named interim head coach for the final 5 games, playing to a 2-2-1 record.^[6] The Dynamo ended the season 13th in the conference, missing the playoffs for the 5th consecutive season and the 8th time in 9 years.

On the front office end, it was Ted Segal's second season (first full season) as majority owner and John Walker's fourth and final season as President of Business Operations. On June 14, Walker announced he would step down following the season.^[7] On August 25, Ted Segal bought the remaining shares owned by Oscar De La Hoya, Gabriel Brener, and Ben Guill. Lyle Ayes also joined the ownership group^[8]

Current squad

As of October 10, 2022^[9]

Appearances and goals are totals for MLS regular season only.

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
12	Steve Clark		GK	April 14, 1986 (age 36)	Portland Timbers	2022	33	0
26	Michael Nelson		GK	February 10, 1995 (age 27)	Southern Methodist University	2018	13	0
38	Xavier Valdez (HGP)		GK	November 23, 2003 (age 18)	Houston Dynamo Academy	2022	0	0
Defenders
2	Daniel Steres		DF	November 11, 1990 (age 31)	LA Galaxy	2022	18	2
3	Adam Lundqvist		DF	March 20, 1994 (age 28)	IF Elfsborg	2018	121	0
4	Zarek Valentin		DF	August 6, 1991 (age 31)	Nashville SC	2020	53	0
5	Tim Parker		DF	February 23, 1993 (age 29)	New York Red Bulls	2021	62	0
13	Ethan Bartlow (GA)		DF	February 2, 2000 (age 22)	University of Washington	2021	15	0
17	Teenage Hadebe (DP)		DF	September 17, 1995 (age 27)	Yeni Malatyaspor	2021	39	2
25	Griffin Dorsey		DF	March 5, 1999 (age 23)	Toronto FC	2021	47	3
29	Sam Junqua		DF	November 9, 1996 (age 25)	University of California	2019	46	1
37	Zeca		DF	May 16, 1994 (age 28)	Vasco da Gama	2022	20	0
Midfielders
8	Memo Rodríguez (HGP)		MF	December 27, 1995 (age 26)	Rio Grande Valley FC	2017	136	17
16	Héctor Herrera (DP)		MF	April 19, 1990 (age 32)	Atlético Madrid	2022	10	0
20	Adalberto Carrasquilla		MF	November 28, 1998 (age 23)	Cartagena	2021	42	3
22	Matías Vera		MF	October 26, 1995 (age 26)	San Lorenzo	2019	108	3
24	Darwin Cerén		MF	December 31, 1989 (age 32)	San Jose Earthquakes	2018	109	3
27	Marcelo Palomino (HGP)		MF	May 21, 2001 (age 21)	Houston Dynamo Academy	2020	3	0
32	Juan Castilla (HGP)		MF	July 27, 2004 (age 18)	Houston Dynamo Academy	2021	2	0
35	Brooklyn Raines (HGP)		MF	March 11, 2005 (age 17)	Barça Residency Academy	2022	1	0
Forwards
7	Thiago Fernandes (U22)		FW	March 13, 2001 (age 21)	Flamengo	2022	3	0
9	Sebastián Ferreira (DP)		FW	February 13, 1998 (age 24)	Club Libertad	2022	31	13
10	Fafà Picault		FW	February 23, 1991 (age 31)	FC Dallas	2021	61	18
11	Corey Baird		FW	January 30, 1996 (age 26)	Los Angeles FC	2021	30	2
21	Nelson Quiñónes		FW	August 20, 2002 (age 20)	Once Caldas	2022	8	0
23	Darwin Quintero		FW	September 19, 1987 (age 35)	Minnesota United FC	2020	73	19
33	Danny Ríos (HGP)		FW	March 29, 2003 (age 19)	Houston Dynamo Academy	2021	0	0
34	Thorleifur Úlfarsson (GA)		FW	December 27, 2000 (age 21)	Duke University	2022	31	4
45	Beto Avila		FW	October 16, 2000 (age 21)	Houston Dynamo 2	2022	8	0

Player movement

In

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

Date	Player	Position	Age	Previous Club	Notes	Ref
December 12, 2021	Daniel Steres	DF	31	LA Galaxy	Acquired in exchange for a 3rd round pick in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft. The Galaxy will retain a portion of the salary budget charge in 2022.	[10]
December 22, 2021	Steve Clark	GK	35	Portland Timbers	Signed on a free transfer.	[11]
January 18, 2022	Sebastián Ferreira	FW	23	Club Libertad	Signed as a Designated Player. Transfer fee undisclosed, but is rumored to be $4.3 million.	[12][4]
February 4, 2022	Brooklyn Raines	MF	16	Barça Residency Academy	Signed as a homegrown player. Acquired his homegrown rights from Real Salt Lake for $50,000 in GAM.	[13]
February 10, 2022	Zeca	DF	27	Vasco da Gama	Signed on a free transfer.	[14]
February 27, 2022	Xavier Valdez	GK	18	Houston Dynamo Academy	Signed as a homegrown player. Acquired his homegrown territory rights from NYCFC and the New York Red Bulls for $50,000 in GAM each.	[15]
March 2, 2022	Héctor Herrera	MF	31	Atlético Madrid	Signed as a Designated Player on a free transfer, contract effective July 1, 2022	[5]
March 21, 2022	Thiago Fernandes	FW	21	Flamengo	Signed on loan for the 2022 season with an option to buy. Signed as a U-22 Initiative player.	[16]
May 6, 2022	Beto Avila	FW	21	Houston Dynamo 2	Promoted from reserve team.	[17]
May 10, 2022	Adalberto Carrasquilla	MF	23	Cartagena	Exercised the purchase option in the loan. Transfer fee undiscloed but is reportedly close to $2 million.	[18][19]
July 27, 2022	Nelson Quiñónes	FW	19	Once Caldas	Signed on a 12-month loan with an option to buy.	[20]

Out

Date	Player	Position	Age	Destination Club	Notes	Ref
November 30, 2021	José Bizama	DF	27	Palestino	Contract option declined	[21]
November 30, 2021	Maynor Figueroa	DF	38	retired	Contract option declined	[21]
November 30, 2021	Erik McCue	DF	20	AB Argir	Contract option declined	[21]
November 30, 2021	Marko Marić	GK	25	Atromitos	Contract option declined	[21]
November 30, 2021	Kyle Morton	GK	27	Louisville City	Contract option declined	[21]
November 30, 2021	Maximiliano Urruti	FW	30	Austin FC	Contract option declined	[21]
November 30, 2021	Alejandro Fuenmayor	DF	25	Oakland Roots	Contract expired	[21]
November 30, 2021	Boniek García	MF	37	Olimpia	Contract expired	[21]
December 16, 2021	Ariel Lassiter	FW	27	Inter Miami CF	Traded for $100,000 in GAM.	[22]
February 21, 2022	Joe Corona	MF	31	GIF Sundsvall	Waived	[23]
March 9, 2022	Derrick Jones	MF	25	Charlotte FC	Traded along with $50,000 in 2023 GAM for $250,000 in 2022 GAM.	[24]
April 26, 2022	Nico Lemoine	FW	22		Waived	[25]
August 5, 2022	Tyler Pasher	FW	28	New York Red Bulls	Waived	[26]

Loans out

Date	Player	Position	Age	Destination Club	Notes	Ref
January 28, 2022	Mateo Bajamich	FW	22	Huracán	Loaned for remainder of 2022 season.	[27]
March 9, 2022	Nico Lemoine	FW	21	Oakland Roots	Loaned for remainder of 2022 season. Recalled on April 26.	[28]
June 23, 2022	Ian Hoffmann	DF	20	Orange County SC	Loaned for remainder of 2022 season.	[29]

MLS SuperDraft

See also: 2022 MLS SuperDraft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Age	College	Notes	Ref
1	4	Thorleifur Úlfarsson	FW	21	Duke	Signed to a Generation Adidas contract.	[30]
2	32	Paulo Lima	MF	23	Providence	Signed with Houston Dynamo 2	[30][31]
2	39	Arturo Ordoñez	DF	24	Pittsburgh	Signed with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds.	[30][32]

Coaching staff

As of September 6, 2022^[33][34]

Position	Name
Interim Head Coach	Kenny Bundy
Interim Assistant Coach	Daniel Roberts
Interim Assistant Coach	Roy Lassiter
Goalkeeper Coach	Zach Thornton
Head of Performance	Paul Caffrey
Video Analyst	James Routledge
Scouting Coordinator/Analyst	Sebastian Romero
Head Athletic Trainer	Casey Carlson
Assistant Athletic Trainer	Steven Patera
Assistant Athletic Trainer	Joel Lockhart
Head Physical Therapist	Nathan Hironymous
Massage Therapist	Ivan Diaz
Head of Sports Science	Alex Calder
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Anthony Narcisi
Dietician	Brett Singer
Director of Team Administration	Cesar Martinez
Team Operations Coordinator	Alejandro Vega
Head Equipment Manager	Eddie Cerda
Assistant Equipment Manager	Shane Maxwell
Chief Medical Officer/Primary Care Physician	Dr. Rehal Bhojani
Head Orthopedic Surgeon	Dr. Walter Lowe
Team Orthopedic Physician	Dr. Evan Meeks

Non-competitive

Preseason

Houston Dynamo v Houston Dynamo 2

January 29 Scrimmage	Houston Dynamo	–	Houston Dynamo 2	Houston, Texas
		Report		Stadium: Houston Sports Park

Houston Dynamo v Real Salt Lake

February 2 Desert Showcase	Houston Dynamo	1–1	Real Salt Lake	Tucson, Arizona
12:00 PM CST	Picault 20'	Report	55'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex

Houston Dynamo v Colorado Rapids

February 5 Desert Showcase	Houston Dynamo	3–2	Colorado Rapids	Tucson, Arizona
5:00 PM CST	Ferreira 33' Andre Gitau 82' Carrasquilla 90+3'	Report	Rubio 7' Toure 87'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex

Houston Dynamo v Phoenix Rising

February 8 Desert Showcase	Houston Dynamo	2–1	Phoenix Rising	Tucson, Arizona
2:00 PM CST	Baird 2' Ferreira 18'	Report	Lambert 24'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex

Houston Dynamo v Austin FC

February 12	Houston Dynamo	0–4	Austin FC	Houston, Texas
6:00 PM CST		Report	Domínguez 18', 20' Ring 30' Urruti 61'	Stadium: PNC Stadium

Houston Dynamo v Toronto FC

February 16	Houston Dynamo	2–1	Toronto FC	Austin, Texas
12:00 PM CST	Ferreira 5' (Dorsey) Pasher 61' (Úlfarsson)	HOU Report TOR Report	Achara 74'	Stadium: St. David's Performance Center

FC Dallas v Houston Dynamo

February 19	FC Dallas	2–1	Houston Dynamo	Frisco, Texas
6:00 PM CST	Ferreira 4' Pomykal 57'	Report	Baird 76'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium

Competitions

Major League Soccer

See also: 2022 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Western Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Colorado Rapids	34	11	13	10	46	57	−11	43
11	Seattle Sounders FC	34	12	17	5	47	46	+1	41
12	Sporting Kansas City	34	11	16	7	42	54	−12	40
13	Houston Dynamo FC	34	10	18	6	43	56	−13	36
14	San Jose Earthquakes	34	8	15	11	52	69	−17	35

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Overall

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
23	Atlanta United FC	34	10	14	10	48	54	−6	40
24	Chicago Fire FC	34	10	15	9	39	48	−9	39
25	Houston Dynamo FC	34	10	18	6	43	56	−13	36
26	San Jose Earthquakes	34	8	15	11	52	69	−17	35
27	Toronto FC[a]	34	9	18	7	49	66	−17	34

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Notes:

1. Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	10	6	18	43	56	−13	36	6	5	6	24	22	+2	4	1	12	19	34	−15

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Stadium	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H
Result	D	L	W	D	W	W	D	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	L	D	W	L	W	L
Position (conf.)	9	11	9	8	7	6	5	7	7	8	6	8	7	7	10	8	9	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	13	14	12	14	13	13	13	13	13
Position (league)	18	19	18	16	12	7	7	10	13	18	13	15	13	13	19	15	16	20	20	21	19	21	22	25	25	26	27	25	27	26	26	26	25	25

Updated to match(es) played on October 10, 2022. Source: Match results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

Houston Dynamo v Real Salt Lake

February 27 1	Houston Dynamo	0–0	Real Salt Lake	Houston, Texas
6:00 PM CST	Steres  12' Vera  34' Carrasquilla  53' Picault  90+4'	Report	Ruíz  17' Caldwell  23' Holt  59'	Stadium: PNC Stadium Attendance: 18,561 Referee: Ramy Touchan

Sporting Kansas City v Houston Dynamo

March 5 2	Sporting Kansas City	1–0	Houston Dynamo	Kansas City, Kansas
2:30 PM CST	Walter 60' Espinoza  83'	Report	Cerén  55' Quintero  86' Vera  90+2'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,872 Referee: Victor Rivas

Houston Dynamo v Vancouver Whitecaps FC

March 12 3	Houston Dynamo	2–1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Houston, Texas
5:30 PM CST	Quintero 33', 51' Úlfarsson  87'	Report	Cavallini 14' Brown  28' Veselinović  80'	Stadium: PNC Stadium Attendance: 13,028 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

Houston Dynamo v Colorado Rapids

March 19 4	Houston Dynamo	1–1	Colorado Rapids	Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT	Dorsey  68' Rodríguez  78' Pasher 90'	Report	Trusty  37' Kaye 42' Rosenberry  45+1' Rubio  62' Wilson  90+3'	Stadium: PNC Stadium Attendance: 17,007 Referee: Nima Saghafi

Inter Miami CF v Houston Dynamo

April 2 5	Inter Miami CF	1–3	Houston Dynamo	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:00 PM CDT	Lassiter  38' Marsman  57' Gregore  61' Higuaín 66' (pen.)	Report	Lundqvist  42' Quintero 49' Picault 57' (pen.), 90+3',  90+4' Hadebe  78' Baird  84'	Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Referee: Allen Chapman

Houston Dynamo v San Jose Earthquakes

April 9 6	Houston Dynamo	4–3	San Jose Earthquakes	Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT	Ferreira 8'  27' 68' Quintero  18' 43' Hadebe 57'  58' Picault  63' Cerén  89' Bartlow  90+2'	Report	Marie  20' López  22' Ebobisse 25' 28' Thompson 77' Yueill  90+1'	Stadium: PNC Stadium Attendance: 15,414 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

Houston Dynamo v Portland Timbers

April 16 7	Houston Dynamo	0–0	Portland Timbers	Houston, Texas
5:00 PM CDT	Hadebe  26'  75'	Report	Paredes  16' Blanco  26' Chará  49' Tuiloma  81'	Stadium: PNC Stadium Attendance: 13,650 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

FC Dallas v Houston Dynamo

April 23 8 Texas Derby	FC Dallas	2–1	Houston Dynamo	Frisco, Texas
2:00 PM CDT	Farfan  2' Cerrillo  71' Ntsabeleng 87' Quignon 90+3'  90+5'	Report	Ferreira 33' Dorsey  35' Carrasquilla  78' Bartlow  90+2'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 15,792 Referee: Victor Rivas

Houston Dynamo v Austin FC

April 30 9 Copa Tejas	Houston Dynamo	1–2	Austin FC	Houston, Texas
12:30 PM CDT	Ferreira 5' Carrasquilla  47' Hadebe  50' Parker  88'	Report	Driussi  36', 66' Pereira 39' Ring  62'	Stadium: PNC Stadium Attendance: 16,296 Referee: Ted Unkel

D.C. United v Houston Dynamo

May 7 10	D.C. United	2–0	Houston Dynamo	Washington, D.C.
6:30 PM CDT	Fountas 35', 43' Canouse  55' Durkin  90+3'	Report	Quintero  45+4' Carrasquilla  87' Rodríguez  90+3'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 15,194 Referee: John Freemon

Houston Dynamo v Nashville SC

May 14 11	Houston Dynamo	2–0	Nashville SC	Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT	Carrasquilla 16' Lundqvist  35' Clark  42' Hadebe  42' Quintero  49' 53' (pen.)	Report	Miller  45+1' Maher  46' Zubak  86' Zimmerman  90+1'	Stadium: PNC Stadium Attendance: 16,035 Referee: Ramy Touchan

Houston Dynamo v Seattle Sounders FC

May 18 12	Houston Dynamo	0–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT	Carrasquilla  11'  54'	Report	Ruidíaz 28' Rowe  47' A. Roldan  79'  82'	Stadium: PNC Stadium Attendance: 11,093 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

LA Galaxy v Houston Dynamo

May 22 13	LA Galaxy	0–3	Houston Dynamo	Carson, California
7:00 PM CDT	DePuy  65'	Report	Ferreira 11' Rodríguez  16' Pasher 58' Úlfarsson 62',  62' Avila  80' Hadebe  86'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 22,471 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

Real Salt Lake v Houston Dynamo

May 28 14	Real Salt Lake	3–0	Houston Dynamo	Sandy, Utah
8:30 PM CDT	Wood 29' Córdova 57' MacMath  79' Glad 90+2'	Report	Avila  15' Carrasquilla  25'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,489 Referee: Armando Villarreal

Orlando City SC v Houston Dynamo

June 18 15	Orlando City SC	2–1	Houston Dynamo	Orlando, Florida
6:30 PM CDT	Jansson  14' Kara 25', 58' Pereyra  39' Gallese  64'	Report	Avila  16' Lundqvist  20' Vera 21' Zeca  32' Hadebe  44' Ferreira 59' Úlfarsson  87'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 16,333 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

Houston Dynamo v Chicago Fire

June 25 16	Houston Dynamo	2–0	Chicago Fire	Houston, Texas
7:00 PM CDT	Úlfarsson 23' Rodríguez  41' Quintero 45+2' Steres  64' Cerén  79' Parker  90+2'	Report	Navarro  38' Espinoza  81'	Stadium: PNC Stadium Attendance: 13,081 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

Portland Timbers v Houston Dynamo

June 29 17	Portland Timbers	2–1	Houston Dynamo	Portland, Oregon
9:30 PM CDT	Blanco  17' Župarić  27' Moreno 34' (pen.), 36',  42' Tuiloma  54'  75' Williamson  72'	Report	Rodríguez  21' Zeca  34' Hadebe  44' Quintero 65' Vera  69'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 22,932 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

Houston Dynamo v Charlotte FC

July 3 18	Houston Dynamo	1–2	Charlotte FC	Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT	Cerén  55' Steres  72' Picault 81'	Report	Vera 28' (o.g.) Ruiz  66' Shinyashiki 74',  85' Gaines  90+1'	Stadium: PNC Stadium Attendance: 19,242 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Houston Dynamo v FC Dallas

July 9 19 Texas Derby	Houston Dynamo	2–2	FC Dallas	Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT	Steres  41' Lundqvist  47' Úlfarsson 69' Zeca  86' Hadebe 90+11'	Report	Hedges  17', 27' Quignón  22' Ferreira  87', 90+3' Farfan  88' Servania  90+8'  90+13'	Stadium: PNC Stadium Attendance: 21,284 Referee: Jon Freemon

Austin FC v Houston Dynamo

July 12 20 Copa Tejas	Austin FC	3–1	Houston Dynamo	Austin, Texas
8:00 PM CDT	Fagúndez 15' Urruti 57' Lima  66' Ring 70'	Report	Carrasquilla 11' Hadebe  14' Lundqvist  62' Herrera  80'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Chris Penso

San Jose Earthquakes v Houston Dynamo

July 17 21	San Jose Earthquakes	1–2	Houston Dynamo	San Jose, California
8:30 PM CDT	Monteiro  45' Yueill 53'	Report	Parker  28' Vera  43' Ferreira 71' Úlfarsson 76' Picault  90'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 13,445 Referee: Tim Ford

Houston Dynamo v Minnesota United FC

July 23 22	Houston Dynamo	1–2	Minnesota United FC	Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT	Lundqvist  8' Dorsey  59' Picault 85'	Report	Fragapane 45+2' Hlongwane 72'	Stadium: PNC Stadium Attendance: 15,223 Referee: Nima Saghafi

Philadelphia Union v Houston Dynamo

July 30 23	Philadelphia Union	6–0	Houston Dynamo	Chester, Pennsylvania
6:30 PM CDT	Gazdag 23' McGlynn 42' Uhre 45+1', 48' Carranza 55' Flach  85' Sullivan 89'	Report	Vera  63' Cerén  83' Dorsey  90'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 19,089 Referee: Kevin Stott

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Houston Dynamo

August 5 24	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2–1	Houston Dynamo	Vancouver, British Columbia
9:30 PM CDT	Cavallini  78' 90+2' Gauld  81' Becher 88'	Report	Picault Herrera  53'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 14,668 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Houston Dynamo v CF Montréal

August 13 25	Houston Dynamo	2–3	CF Montréal	Houston, Texas
8:00 PM CDT	Ferreira 12' Steres 36' Micael  80' Carrasquilla  86'	Report	Quioto 15' (pen.),  71' Johnston 28',  66' Corbo  63' Lappalainen 69'	Stadium: PNC Stadium Attendance: 21,284 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

Colorado Rapids v Houston Dynamo

August 20 26	Colorado Rapids	1–1	Houston Dynamo	Commerce City, Colorado
8:00 PM CDT	Acosta  19'  80' Abubakar 48' Gutiérrez  65' Barrios  85'	Report	Dorsey  15' Herrera  67' Ferreira 90+5'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,380 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

Minnesota United FC v Houston Dynamo

August 27 27	Minnesota United FC	2–1	Houston Dynamo	Saint Paul, Minnesota
2:30 PM CDT	Reynoso  43' Picault 79' (o.g.) Amarilla  84'	Report	Carrasquilla  37' Baird 45+1' Steres  63' Parker  78'	Stadium: Allianz Field Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

Houston Dynamo v Los Angeles FC

August 31 28	Houston Dynamo	2–1	Los Angeles FC	Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT	Ferreira 12' (pen.) Dorsey 75' Cerén  90+3'  90+7' Clark  90+6'	Report	Sánchez  11' Arango 11' Acosta  90+3'	Stadium: PNC Stadium Attendance: 21,284 Referee: Matt Conger

Seattle Sounders FC v Houston Dynamo

September 4 29	Seattle Sounders FC	2–1	Houston Dynamo	Seattle, Washington
8:00 PM CDT	Nouhou 59' Montero 76',  77' Rusnák  85'	Report	Steres 26' Dorsey  63'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 33,621 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Houston Dynamo v Sporting Kansas City

September 10 30	Houston Dynamo	0–0	Sporting Kansas City	Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT	Vera  18'  41' Ferreira  38' Carrasquilla  90'	Report	Isimat-Mirin  65' Sallói  88'	Stadium: PNC Stadium Attendance: 15,169 Referee: Tori Penso

Houston Dynamo v New England Revolution

September 14 31	Houston Dynamo	3–1	New England Revolution	Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT	Quintero 37' Picault  51', 76' (pen.), 85' Cerén  67'	Report	Farrell  31' Gil 63' (pen.) McNamara  74'	Stadium: PNC Stadium Attendance: 10,305 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Los Angeles FC v Houston Dynamo

September 18 32	Los Angeles FC	3–1	Houston Dynamo	Los Angeles, California
9:30 PM CDT	Vela 8' (pen.), 45+4' (pen.) Hollingshead 52'	Report	Dorsey  7' Baird 24'	Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,131 Referee: Kevin Stott

Nashville SC v Houston Dynamo

October 2 33	Nashville SC	1–2	Houston Dynamo	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 PM CDT	Bunbury  90+3' Zimmerman 90+6'	Report	Ferreira 29' (pen.), 39' Hadebe  48'  90+4'	Stadium: Nashville Fairgrounds Stadium Attendance: 28,720 Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr

Houston Dynamo v LA Galaxy

October 9 34	Houston Dynamo	1–3	LA Galaxy	Houston, Texas
4:00 PM CDT	Ferreira 8' Parker  78' Rodríguez  90+3'	Report	Hernández  17', 32' Puig 31' Araujo  61' Joveljić 69'	Stadium: PNC Stadium Attendance: 21,284 Referee: Drew Fischer

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2022 U.S. Open Cup

Houston Dynamo v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros

April 19 Third Round	Houston Dynamo	2–1	Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT	Nodarse 9' (o.g.) Junqua 90+3' Castilla  90+6'	Report	Hadebe 48' (o.g.)	Stadium: PNC Stadium Attendance: 7,983 Referee: Elton García

Houston Dynamo v San Antonio FC

May 11 Round of 32	Houston Dynamo	1–0	San Antonio FC	Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT	Picault  42' Ferreira 82' (Junqua)	Report	Abu  40' Garcia  42' Taintor  76'	Stadium: PNC Stadium Attendance: 2,541 Referee: Nima Saghafi

Sporting Kansas City v Houston Dynamo

May 25 Round of 16	Sporting Kansas City	2–1	Houston Dynamo	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM CDT	Rosell  29' Russell 52', 73' (pen.) Ford  88'	Report	Cerén  18' Baird 41' Quintero  51' Dorsey  69'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 14,913 Referee: Calin Radosav

Season statistics

Appearances, goals, assists, and cards

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total					MLS					Open Cup
				Apps	G	A			Apps	G	A			Apps	G	A
2	DF		Daniel Steres	19	2	1	6	0	18	2	1	6	0	1	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Adam Lundqvist	31	0	5	5	1	31	0	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF		Zarek Valentin	7	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
5	DF		Tim Parker	29	0	0	5	0	28	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0
7	FW		Thiago Fernandes	5	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
8	MF		Memo Rodríguez	33	0	3	6	0	30	0	3	6	0	3	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Sebastián Ferreira	32	14	3	2	0	31	13	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0
10	MF		Fafà Picault	32	7	3	6	0	30	7	3	5	0	2	0	0	1	0
11	FW		Corey Baird	25	3	4	1	0	23	2	4	1	0	2	1	0	0	0
12	FW		Steve Clark	33	0	0	2	0	33	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	DF		Ethan Bartlow	17	0	0	2	0	15	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
16	MF		Héctor Herrera	10	0	1	3	0	10	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	DF		Teenage Hadebe	23	2	0	10	2	22	2	0	10	2	1	0	0	0	0
17	FW		Nico Lemoine[a][b]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW		Tyler Pasher[b]	20	2	1	0	0	17	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0
20	MF		Adalberto Carrasquilla	33	2	4	8	1	32	2	4	8	1	1	0	0	0	0
21	MF		Derrick Jones[b]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	FW		Nelson Quiñónes	8	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF		Matías Vera	29	0	2	7	1	28	0	2	7	1	1	0	0	0	0
23	FW		Darwin Quintero	32	8	6	5	0	31	8	5	4	0	1	0	1	0	0
24	MF		Darwin Cerén	30	0	1	9	1	27	0	1	8	1	3	0	0	1	0
25	MF		Griffin Dorsey	29	1	3	8	0	27	1	3	7	0	2	0	0	1	0
26	GK		Michael Nelson	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0
27	MF		Marcelo Palomino	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
29	DF		Sam Junqua	18	1	2	0	0	15	0	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	0
30	MF		Ian Hoffmann[a]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	MF		Juan Castilla	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0
33	FW		Danny Ríos	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	FW		Thorleifur Úlfarsson	33	4	1	3	0	31	4	1	3	0	2	0	0	0	0
35	FW		Brooklyn Raines	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0
37	DF		Zeca	21	0	1	3	0	20	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
38	GK		Xavier Valdez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	FW		Beto Avila	11	0	2	3	0	8	0	1	3	0	3	0	1	0	0
57	DF		Micael[c]	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: Player Stats and match reports in Competitions

1. Loaned out during the season
2. Transferred out during the season
3. Short term loan from Houston Dynamo 2

Clean sheets

No.	Nat.	Player	MLS	Open Cup	Total
12		Steve Clark	6	0	6
26		Michael Nelson	0	1	1
Total			6	1	7

Source: Player Stats and match reports in Competitions

Honors and awards

MLS Player of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent	Statistics	Ref.
13	Sebastián Ferreira	LA Galaxy	1 goal and 2 assists	[35]

MLS Goal of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent	Date	Ref.
9	Sebastián Ferreira	Austin FC	April 30	[36]

MLS Team of the Week

Week	Player	Position	Ref.
3	Darwin Quintero	MF	[37]
5	Fafà Picault	FW	[38]
6	Sebastián Ferreira	FW	[39]
11	Adalberto Carrasquilla	Bench	[40]
13	Sebastián Ferreira	FW	[41]
	Steve Clark	Bench
16	Adam Lundqvist	DF	[42]
19	Teenage Hadebe	DF	[43]
21	Tim Parker	DF	[44]
28	Steve Clark	GK	[45]
	Adalberto Carrasquilla	MF
	Tim Parker	Bench
	Paulo Nagamura	Coach
31	Fafà Picault	MF	[46]
	Corey Baird	Bench
33	Sebastián Ferreira	FW	[47]