Starting XI Notes: Dynamo vs. Minnesota United September 19, 2020

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DYNAMO STARTING XI (4-3-3):

  • MarkoMarić; Adam Lundkvist, Maynor Figueroa, Kiki Struna, ZarekValentin; Matias Vera ©; Darwin Cerén, Memo Rodriguez; Darwin Quintero, Mauro Manotas, Ariel Lassiter 


INDIVIDUAL PLAYER NOTES:

  • GK Marko Marić will earn his 12th start for the Dynamo and can earn his third clean sheet of the season. 

  • DF Adam Lundkvist will earn his 50th start in league play and make his 56th appearance for the Dynamo.

  • Lundkvist leads players in the Western Conference in tackles won with 25 and has won possession 56 times this season. 

  • DF Maynor Figueroa will make his 36th appearance for the Dynamo and 116th appearance in league play.  

  • Figueroa leads the team in possession won with 59 recoveries and interceptions with 19.


  • DF Kiki Strunawill earn his 41st appearance for the Dynamo today. 

  • Strunais tied for the most blocksin the league with 14 and leads the team with 23 headed clearances.  

  • DF Zarek Valentin will play in his 143rd career MLS regular-season match and earn his 1ath start with the Dynamo.  

  • Valentin is a key player in the transition to the opponents’ final third and leads the backline with successful passes into the attacking third with 94. 

  • MF Matías Vera will make his 41st start for the Dynamo.


  • Vera leads the midfield in interceptions with 18 and has won possession 56 times this season. 

  • MF Darwin Cerén will make his seventh start of the season and his 121st appearance in league play. 

  • Cerén will play in his 46th match for the Dynamo today and enters the game with assists in three of the last five games. 

  • Ceren has been key in winning the ball throughout the midfield and is fourth on the team with 16 interceptions, three shy of Maynor Figueroa. 

  • MF Memo Rodriguez will make his 66th appearance for the Dynamo in league play. 


  • Rodriguez needs one goal for sole possession of 12th place in the club record books and to tie Erick Torres (14) for 11th on the club’s all-time scoring list.

  • FW Darwin Quintero will earn his 68th league appearance today and ninth start for the Dynamo.

  • Quintero leads the team in chances created in 2020 with 24 and successful passes ending in the final third with 157.  

  • Quintero leads the Dynamo with four goals and six assists in 2020.
  • FW Ariel Lassiter will make his 30th MLS appearance today and earn his second start for the Dynamo. 


  • FW Mauro Manotas will make his 10th appearance this season earn his 99th start for the club. 

  • Manotas scored his 50th goal in league play on Sept. 5 and needs to score one goal to have sole possession of the second highest mark for the Dynamo in MLS. 


SUBSTITUTES:   

  • GK Cody Cropper can make his Dynamo debut if he enters the game tonight.


  • DF Sam Junqua can earn his second MLS appearance tonight if he enters the match. Junqua made his league debut on July 13 in Houston’s 3-3 draw with LAFC.  

  • DF Victor Cabrera can make his fifth appearance for the Dynamo today and his 97th MLS appearance if he enters the game today. 

  • DF Jose Bizama can make his second appearance of the season and first from the bench if he enters the game today. 

  • MF Boniek Garcia can make his 212th appearance for the Dynamo if he enters the game this evening. 

  • Garcia needs one assist to reach 40 in his MLS career. 


  • MF Tomás Martínez can make his 82nd league appearance if he enters the game today. 

  • FW Christian Ramirez can make his ninth appearance of the season if he comes off the bench today. 

  • Ramirez can make his 93rd league appearance today. 

  • FW Niko Hansen can earn his 56th appearance in league play if he comes off the bench today. 

  • FW Nico Lemoine can make his seventh Dynamo appearance today after making his MLS debut on July 13 in Houston’s 3-3 draw with LAFC.