Houston Dynamo
The money at Houston Dynamo: what it pays its players, what it is worth and who owns it, and what it is paid. The club's games, rosters and history are at soccerstats.us.
Pay
Payroll by season
| season | players | total pay | highest paid | pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | $20,912,912 | Ezequiel Ponce | $3,000,212 |
| 2025 | 36 | $16,766,903 | Ezequiel Ponce | $2,852,200 |
| 2024 | 32 | $20,515,359 | Hector Herrera | $5,246,875 |
| 2023 | 33 | $17,459,127 | Hector Herrera | $5,246,875 |
| 2022 | 32 | $16,867,485 | Hector Herrera | $5,246,875 |
| 2021 | 33 | $11,152,451 | Darwin Quintero | $1,352,055 |
| 2020 | 29 | $10,116,689 | Darwin Quintero | $1,352,055 |
| 2019 | 29 | $8,744,849 | Mauro Manotas | $1,245,050 |
| 2018 | 30 | $5,896,563 | Alberth Elis | $650,340 |
| 2017 | 30 | $5,771,646 | Erick Torres | $695,000 |
| 2016 | 28 | $5,104,169 | DaMarcus Beasley | $813,333 |
| 2015 | 28 | $5,121,708 | DaMarcus Beasley | $813,333 |
| 2014 | 26 | $4,481,882 | DaMarcus Beasley | $779,167 |
| 2013 | 27 | $3,553,532 | Brad Davis | $372,062 |
| 2012 | 27 | $3,294,092 | Brad Davis | $312,062 |
| 2011 | 26 | $3,492,155 | Carlo Costly | $425,583 |
| 2010 | 23 | $2,565,875 | Brian Ching | $350,000 |
| 2009 | 26 | $2,614,143 | Ricardo Clark | $248,050 |
| 2008 | 28 | $2,457,094 | Dwayne De Rosario | $325,000 |
| 2007 | 27 | $2,434,147 | Dwayne De Rosario | $325,000 |
Pay is guaranteed compensation where the source gives it and base salary where it does not. Total pay sums it across every player on record that season.
Transfers
| season | player | from | to | move | fee | up to | reported | sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Brooklyn Raines | Houston Dynamo | New England Revolution | within MLS | $1.6M | $2M | 1 2 | |
| 2026 | Mateusz Bogusz | Cruz Azul | Houston Dynamo | in | — | $10M | 1 | |
| 2026 | Jack McGlynn | Houston Dynamo | Stoke City | out | — | $5.5M | 1 | |
| 2025 | Adalberto Carrasquilla | Houston Dynamo | UNAM | out | $3.5M | — | 1 | |
| 2025 | Ondrej Lingr | SK Slavia Prague | Houston Dynamo | in | $2.6M | — | 1 | |
| 2025 | Jack McGlynn | Philadelphia Union | Houston Dynamo | within MLS | $2.1M | $3.4M | 1 2 | |
| 2025 | Aliyu Ibrahim | Houston Dynamo | Columbus Crew | within MLS | — | $1.2M | 1 | |
| 2025 | Micael | Houston Dynamo | Palmeiras | out | — | $6M | 1 | |
| 2024 | Ezequiel Ponce | AEK Athens | Houston Dynamo | in | $8M | — | 1 | |
| 2022 | Sebastián Ferreira | Club Libertad | Houston Dynamo | in | $4M | — | 1 |
Fees paid and received, as reported; nearly all are press estimates. Every transfer on record.
Value & ownership
Valuations
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| season | publisher | rank | value | revenue | operating income | sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Forbes | 23 | $565,000,000 | $72,000,000 | -$1,000,000 | 1 2 |
| 2026 | Sportico | 22 | $600,000,000 | $63,000,000 | — | 1 2 |
| 2025 | Forbes | 20 | $550,000,000 | $58,000,000 | -$2,000,000 | 1 2 |
| 2025 | Sportico | 21 | $580,000,000 | $59,000,000 | — | 1 2 |
| 2024 | Forbes | 20 | $530,000,000 | $45,000,000 | -$10,000,000 | 1 2 |
| 2024 | Sportico | 21 | $550,000,000 | $54,000,000 | — | 1 2 |
| 2023 | Forbes | 22 | $435,000,000 | $39,000,000 | -$10,000,000 | 1 2 |
| 2022 | Sportico | 22 | $475,000,000 | $45,000,000 | — | 1 2 |
| 2021 | Sportico | 21 | $425,000,000 | — | — | 1 2 |
| 2019 | Forbes | 15 | $280,000,000 | $23,000,000 | -$6,000,000 | 1 2 |
| 2018 | Forbes | 16 | $220,000,000 | $28,000,000 | -$1,000,000 | 1 2 |
| 2017 | Forbes | 13 | $218,000,000 | $26,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1 2 |
| 2016 | Forbes | 6 | $215,000,000 | $26,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1 2 |
| 2015 | Forbes | 3 | $200,000,000 | $26,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 1 2 |
| 2013 | Forbes | 4 | $125,000,000 | $32,600,000 | $8,200,000 | 1 2 |
| 2008 | Forbes | 7 | $33,000,000 | $10,000,000 | -$1,800,000 | 1 |
Estimates, not sale prices. Forbes values the team alone, its revenue and operating income are for the season before the list; Sportico includes the team's real estate and related businesses. Every club's valuations.
Ownership
| operator | from | to | note | sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anschutz Entertainment Group | 2005 | 2008 | 1 | |
| Anschutz Entertainment Group, Oscar De La Hoya and Gabriel Brener | 2008 | 2015 | 1 2 | |
| Gabriel Brener, Oscar De La Hoya, Jake Silverstein and Ben Guill | 2015 | 2021 | James Harden bought 5% in 2019 | 1 |
| Ted Segal | 2021 | present | 1 |
| year | seller | buyer | stake | price | club valued at | note | sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Anschutz Entertainment Group | Gabriel Brener and Oscar De La Hoya | 50% | — | $45,000,000 | AEG kept the other half and control | 1 2 |
| 2015 | Anschutz Entertainment Group | Gabriel Brener | 50% | — | — | terms not found | 1 |
| 2021 | Gabriel Brener | Ted Segal | controlling | — | $400,000,000 | the Dynamo and the Houston Dash together | 1 |
Every club's ownership, sales and expansion fees.
Revenue
Sponsorships
| sponsor | named | seasons | a year | in all | note | sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBVA Compass | BBVA Compass Stadium | 2012–2021 | $2,000,000 | $20,000,000 | ten years, renamed BBVA Stadium in 2019 and PNC Stadium in 2021 as the bank changed hands | 1 |
| Shell Energy | Shell Energy Stadium | 2023–2030 | $5,000,000 | $40,000,000 | eight years | 1 |
Figures are as reported, mostly press estimates; one in grey italics is worked out from the other figure and the deal's length. Seasons are the first and last the deal covers. Sources are numbered links to the reports. Every club's sponsorships.