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

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.

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. 1 2 "Brooklyn Raines 2021 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
    4. 1 2 "Houston Dynamo sign midfielder Brooklyn Raines as homegrown player". Major League Soccer. February 4, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
    5. 1 2 3 4 "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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