Brooklyn Raines

Brooklyn Raines (born March 11, 2005) is a professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo. Born in Liberia, he represents the United States national under-19 team.

Brooklyn Raines
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-03-11) March 11, 2005
Place of birth Monrovia, Liberia
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Houston Dynamo
Number 35
Youth career
2010–2018 Inter FC Chicago
2018–2021 Barça Residency Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 El Paso Locomotive 3 (0)
2022– Houston Dynamo 2 29 (1)
2022– Houston Dynamo 8 (0)
International career‡
2022 United States U17 1 (0)
2022– United States U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 7, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 30, 2022

Club career

Raines started his soccer career at the age of five when he joined Inter FC Chicago. He left for the Barça Residency Academy at the age of thirteen.[1]

El Paso Locomotive

In September 2021, Raines signed with USL Championship club El Paso Locomotive.[2] He made his debut for El Paso on October 17, coming on as a sub in a 5–0 loss to LA Galaxy II.[3] Raines ended the season with 3 appearances. El Paso finished the season 2nd in the Western Conference, but Raines did not appear in the playoffs.[3]

Houston Dynamo

On February 4, 2022, Raines signed with MLS club Houston Dynamo.[4] The Dynamo acquired his homegrown territory rights from Real Salt Lake in exchange for $50,000 of GAM.[4] Raines made his Dynamo debut on April 19, getting the start and playing 74 minutes in a 2–1 win over Rio Grande Valley FC in a U.S. Open Cup game.[5] The match saw Raines become the youngest player in Dynamo history at 17 years and 36 days.[6] On September 4 he made his MLS debut, coming off the bench in a 2–1 loss to the Seattle Sounders.[5] He ended the season with 4 first team appearances, 3 in the cup and 1 in the league.[5] Raines primarily played for Houston Dynamo 2 in MLS Next Pro during the 2022 season.[5]

International career

Born in Monrovia, Liberia, Raines has represented the United States at youth international level.[7] Raines looked up to Liberian-American midfielder Darlington Nagbe growing up.[8]

Career statistics

Club
As of June 3, 2023[9]
Club Season League National cup Playoffs Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
El Paso Locomotive2021USL Championship 30–00–30
Houston Dynamo 22022MLS Next Pro 161–10–171
Houston Dynamo2022MLS 1030––40
2023MLS 6021––81
Total 70510000121
Career total 261511000322

    References
    1. "Brooklyn Raines – Year Two at Barça Residency Academy". barcaresidencyacademyusa.com. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
    2. "El Paso Locomotive Signs Barca Academy Standout Brooklyn Raines on USL Academy Contract". El Paso Locomotive FC. September 27, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
    3. "Brooklyn Raines 2021 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
    4. "Houston Dynamo sign midfielder Brooklyn Raines as homegrown player". Major League Soccer. February 4, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
    5. "USA - B. Raines - Matches - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
    6. "Four Houston Dynamo players receive U.S. Youth National Team Call-Ups". Houston Dynamo FC. April 21, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
    7. "Brooklyn Raines". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
    8. Raines, Susie [@RainesSusie] (February 17, 2023). "When @brooklynraines4 was 11 he wore the jersey of one of his favorite mids, and fellow Liberian, @darlingtonnagbe to a futsal tournament. This week he got to play against him in an MLS preseason game. Huge thanks to Darlington for chatting with him after the game ❤️" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
    9. Brooklyn Raines at Soccerway
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