SPREADING THE WEALTH The Dynamo have gotten goals from 15 different players in 2011 out of a total of 25 field players who have taken the field in an MLS game. Houston has six players with at least four goals, including co-scoring leaders Brian Ching and Will Bruin with five goals each and Bobby Boswell, Geoff Cameron, Brad Davis, and Cam Weaver with four goals apiece.
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER The Dynamo have scored 20 of their 38 goals (52.6%) in the final 15 minutes of a half, portions of the game that combine to make up 30 percent of a match. Houston has scored 13 goals in the final 15 minutes of games, tied for the most in MLS with the Seattle Sounders.
RE-WRITING THE RECORD BOOKS Brad Davis is playing his way to the top of the Dynamo record books. Davis is the all-time club leader in games played in all competitions (193) and MLS (155); games started in all competitions (175) and MLS (141); and assists in all competitions (68) and MLS (59). Davis also ranks second in team history in minutes played and third in goals in all competitions (22) and MLS goals (20).
ALWAYS THERE Goalkeeper Tally Hall is the only Houston player to contest all 2,700 minutes of the MLS regular season so far. Hall and midfielder Brad Davis are the only players to start each MLS game.
UP NEXT: PENULTIMATE HOME GAME The Dynamo will play their second-to-last regular season home game at Robertson Stadium next Saturday, hosting the Chicago Fire at 3 p.m. in the only afternoon match of the season in Houston. The teams played to a 1-1 tie earlier in the season and were also involved in a trade that sent Dominic Oduro to Chicago and brought Calen Carr to Houston.
NEW BLOOD Of the Dynamo’s 26 players on the roster, 14 are new to the orange in 2011. Houston acquired three players via draft (Kofi Sarkodie, Will Bruin, Evan Newton), four via trade (Colin Clark, Jason Garey, Calen Carr, Adam Moffat), five via international signings (Hunter Freeman, Jermaine Taylor, Je-Vaughn Watson, Carlo Costly, Luiz Camargo), and two via the Dynamo Academy (Alex Dixon, Josue Soto).
LOCAL FLAVOR Almost one-third of the Dynamo’s current roster has close ties to Texas. Six players are native Texans (Bobby Boswell, Tyler Deric, Alex Dixon, Hunter Freeman, Francisco Navas Cobo, Josue Soto), Colin Clark attended SMU in Dallas, and Jason Garey (Gonzales, La.) has a sister, Melissa, who was a standout player at Texas A&M University in College Station.