Brooklyn Raines

Updated February 20, 2026

BROOKLYN RAINES AT A GLANCE:

• United States youth international has made 101 professional appearances in five-year pro career, tallying two goals and seven assists.
• Totaled 45 MLS appearances over four seasons with Houston Dynamo FC, starting 20 of 22 games played in 2025.
• In 2025, named a finalist for 2025 U.S. Soccer Young Male Player of the Year and made the MLS 22 Under 22 list.
• Won the 2023 U.S. Open Cup with Houston.
• Represents the United States on the international stage, with 25 appearances across multiple age levels.
• Key part of Marko Mitrović’s roster at the 2025 FIFA Under-20 World Cup, appearing in all five matches with one goal and one assist.
• Began career on an amateur contract with USL Championship side El Paso Locomotive after graduating from the Barca Residency Academy in 2021.

MLS CAREER: Fifth-year central midfielder, a U22 Initiative signing, was ranked No. 21 on the MLS 22 Under 22 List in 2025...Career totals include 45 MLS appearances, with 27 starts, for Houston Dynamo FC...With Houston in 2025, made 22 regular season appearances, 20 starts, and played 1,700 minutes…Added three Leagues Cup 2025 appearances, with one assist…Made two appearances in the 2025 U.S. Open Cup…In 2024, started four of 15 MLS appearances…Also made seven appearances in MLS NEXT Pro…Saw action in both Leagues Cup 2024 and the 2024 Concacaf Champions League…Notched two appearances in the 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs…Made seven regular season appearances, with three starts, during the 2023 campaign…Tallied two assists in 13 MLS NEXT Pro appearances…Made three appearances in the 2023 U.S. Open Cup, scoring one goal as Houston won the tournament...In first MLS season in 2022, logged one league appearance…Scored one goal and recorded three assists in 16 MLS NEXT Pro appearances, along with an additional match in the postseason…Saw action in three matches during the 2022 U.S. Open Cup.

2025 (with Houston Dynamo FC): Made 22 regular season appearances, with 20 starts…Added three Leagues Cup 2025 appearances, with one assist…Made two appearances in the 2025 U.S. Open Cup…(3/8) at CLB: Made season debut as a second half substitute…Named to the 2025 MLS 22 Under 22 list at No. 21...(4/12) at LA: Logged 25th MLS appearance in first start of the season, playing 72 minutes…(5/7) at PHX: Tallied an assist off the bench in U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round action…(5/21) at ATX: Started in U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 play…(7/29) vs. UANL: Tallied first Leagues Cup assist…(9/13) at COL: Made 25th MLS start, logging 90 minutes…(10/18) at SKC: Made final appearance for the club, starting and playing 80 minutes to close the regular season.

2024 (with Houston Dynamo FC): Started four of 15 MLS appearances…Also made seven appearances in MLS NEXT Pro…Saw action in both Leagues Cup 2024 and the 2024 Concacaf Champions League…(2/20) at STL: Made Concacaf Champions League debut, logging 90 minutes…(2/24) vs. SKC: Started in MLS season opener, logging 67 minutes…(3/12) at CLB: Saw action off the bench in Champions Cup Round of 16 play…(8/9) vs. TOL: Made Leagues Cup debut off the bench…Postseason: Notched two appearances in the 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs…(10/28) at SEA: Made MLS Cup Playoffs debut, logging nine minutes off the bench…(11/3) vs. SEA: Again appeared off the bench, converting a penalty in the shootout.

2023 (with Houston Dynamo FC): Made seven regular season appearances, with three starts…Tallied two assists in 13 MLS NEXT Pro appearances…Made three appearances in the 2023 U.S. Open Cup, scoring one goal and helping Houston to the tournament title…(2/25) at CIN: Appeared off the bench in MLS opener…(3/25) vs. NYC: Made first MLS start, logging 75 minutes in a shutout victory…(4/26) at TB: Scored game-winning goal in U.S. Open Cup Third Round victory.

2022 (with Houston Dynamo FC): In first MLS season, logged one league appearance…Scored one goal and recorded three assists in 16 MLS NEXT Pro appearances, along with an additional match in the postseason…Saw action in three matches during the 2022 U.S. Open Cup…(3/26) vs. VWFCII: Made club and season debut, starting and playing 64 minutes…(4/16) vs. PTFCII: Tallied first professional assist in a 61-minute performance…(4/19) vs. RGV: Made first team debut in U.S. Open Cup action, starting and playing 74 minutes in a Third Round victory…(8/7) vs. SKCII: Scored first professional goal, playing 86 minutes…(9/4) at SEA: Made MLS debut off the bench, logging 34 minutes…Postseason: (9/25) at TAC: Started and played 64 minutes in first MLS NEXT Cup Playoffs match.

CLUB CAREER OUTSIDE MLS: Signed an amateur contract with USL Championship side El Paso Locomotive in September 2021…Made professional debut on Oct. 17 off the bench against LA Galaxy II…Added substitute appearances in the final two matches of the season.

INTERNATIONAL (UNITED STATES): Nominated for U.S. Soccer’s 2025 Young Male Player of the Year Award…Selected to the U.S. U-21 side for a pair of friendlies against Denmark and Serbia in November 2025, coached by Revolution Assistant Coach Michael Morris…Donned captain’s armband in 74-minute effort against Serbia on Nov. 18, 2025...Capped 18 times at the U-20 level...Part of Marko Mitrović’s roster for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile…Appeared in all five matches at the tournament...Tallied an assist in the opening game against New Caledonia on Sept. 30, 2025…Scored second goal in the team's 3-0 victory over France…Made five appearances at the 2024 Concacaf U-20 Championship, helping the U.S. finish as runner-up…Tallied first international goal, a game winner, in the semifinals against Panama on Aug. 2, 2024...Logged consecutive appearances in shutout victories over Argentina and Uruguay in June 2024...Elevated to the U.S. U-19 side in 2022, making four appearances, along with one game played for the U-17s that year.

PERSONAL: Full name is Brooklyn Sigel Randolph Raines…Born in Liberia...Adopted at 15 months old by American parents and raised in Chicago…One of five adopted siblings…Hockey fan...Interested in fashion...Avid reader...Favorite musicians include NBA YoungBoy, Gunna, and Lil Durk...Began youth career with Inter FC Chicago at age five…Moved to Arizona at age 13 to join the Barca Residency Academy in Casa Grande…Active supporter of M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, where his mother was treated in 2020…Looked up to midfielder Darlington Nagbe.