The Dynamo roster is currently comprised of 27 players. Creating the roster is an elaborate process, combining salary cap restraints while trying to create the most competitive team possible. Below is a look at how the 2013 Dynamo roster was constructed. It is clear the club has exercised all methods for acquiring players, including: the draft, signing homegrown players, trades, loans and signing players from other clubs.
The first chart details when and how each player was acquired:
<strong><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Date acquired</span></span></strong> |
<strong><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Player</span></span></strong> |
<strong><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Transaction</span></span></strong> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">12/16/05</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Brian Ching</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Moved with club from San Jose (SJ acquired 03 Supplemental Draft)</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">12/16/05 </span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Brad Davis</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Moved with club from San Jose (SJ acquired 05 trade) </span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">1/12/07 </span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Corey Ashe</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">2007 MLS SuperDraft, Round 2 (pick 26) </span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">12/12/07 </span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Bobby Boswell</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Traded from D.C. United for Zach Wells</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">1/23/09 </span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Tally Hall</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Signed as discovery player on free transfer from Esbjerg (Denmark)</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">2/27/09</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Tyler Deric</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Signed as home-grown player (first in club history)</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">6/9/09 </span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Cam Weaver</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Traded from San Jose Earthquakes for Chris Wondolowski </span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">1/13/11</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Kofi Sarkodie</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">2011 MLS SuperDraft, Round 1 (pick 7)</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">1/13/11 </span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Will Bruin</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">2011 MLS SuperDraft, Round 1 (pick 11)</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">1/19/11 </span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Alex Dixon</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Signed as home-grown player</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">2/16/11 </span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Jermaine Taylor</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Transferred from St. George’s (Jamaica)</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">3/23/11</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Calen Carr</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Traded from Chicago Fire for Dominic Oduro</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">7/21/11</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam Moffat</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Traded from Portland Timbers for Mike Chabala and Lovel Palmer</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">8/9/11</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Luiz Camargo</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Loaned from Clube Paraná (Brazil) </span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">1/12/12</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Warren Creavalle</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">2012 MLS SuperDraft Round 2 (pick 37)</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">1/17/12</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Brian Ownby</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">2012 MLS Supplemental Draft Round 1 (pick 7)</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">2/22/12</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Erich Marscheider</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Signed as trialist</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">6/7/12</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Boniek Garcia</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Transferred from C.D. Olimpia (Honduras)</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">8/8/12</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Ricardo Clark</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Signed as free agent (originally moved with club from San Jose)</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">8/29/12</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Giles Barnes</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Signed as free agent</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">12/3/12</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Eric Brunner</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Traded from Portland for allocation money</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">12/22/12</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Omar Cummings</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Traded from Colorado for Nathan Sturgis and allocation money</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">1/17/13</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Jason Johnson</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">2013 MLS SuperDraft Round 1 (pick 13)</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">1/22/13</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Anthony Arena</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">2013 MLS Supplemental Draft Round 1 (pick 18)</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">2/14/13</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Bryan Salazar</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Signed as home-grown player</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">2/20/13</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Andrew Driver</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Loaned from Heart of Midlothian (Scotland)</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">3/1/13</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Mike Chabala</span></span> |
<span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Signed as free agent (Spent 2006-11 with Dynamo before trade to Portland)</span></span> |
Next is a list of when the current Dynamo players were acquired, sorted by their first season with the club.
Acquisitions by first season* with club
2006 2
2007 1
2008 1
2009 3
2010 0
2011 7
2012 6
2013 7
*For players that re-joined the Dynamo (i.e Clark, Chabala), first season is classified by their year of return.
Finally, here is a breakdown of the current Dynamo roster by the amount of players acquired by various methods.
Acquisitions by method
Returning players classified by how they re-joined the Dynamo.
MLS SuperDraft |
5 |
MLS Supplemental Draft |
2 |
Trade |
6 |
Home-Grown Player |
3 |
San Jose original |
2 |
Transfer |
2 |
Loan |
2 |
Trialist |
1 |
Free agent |
4 |
