Brooklyn Raines

Updated January 1, 2025

BROOKLYN RAINES AT A GLANCE:

• United States youth international has made 101 professional appearances in his five-year career, tallying two goals and seven assists.
• MLS totals include 45 appearances, with 27 starts, over four seasons with Houston Dynamo FC.
• Owns eight appearances in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, including three in 2023 to help Houston lift the tournament crown.
• Represents the United States on the international stage, with 25 caps across various age levels.
• Part of Marko Mitrović’s roster for the 2025 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Chile, appearing in all five tournament matches and notching a goal and an assist.
• Began professional career on an amateur contract with USL Championship side El Paso Locomotive after graduating from the Barca Residency Academy in 2021.

MLS CAREER: Acquired by New England via trade with Houston Dynamo FC in exchange for XXX and signed via the MLS U22 Initiative through the 202X MLS Season, with a club option for 2030, on Dec. XX, 2025…With Houston in 2025, 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…In 2024, started four of his 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 and helping Houston to the tournament title…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, ranked at number-21…(4/12) at LA: Logged 25^th 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, receiving a late red card…(7/29) vs. UANL: Tallied first Leagues Cup assist…(9/13) at COL: Made 25^th 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 his 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…Did not see action in the postseason.

NATIONAL TEAM (UNITED STATES): Represents the United States at the youth international level…Nominated for U.S. Soccer’s 2025 Young Male Player of the Year Award…Part of Marko Mitrović’s roster for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile…Earned one appearances for the U.S. Under-17 side in 2022…Elevated to the U.S. U-19 side in 2022, making four appearances...Logged consecutive appearances in shutout victories over Argentina and Uruguay in June 2024…Capped 18 times by the U.S. U-20 side…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…Appeared in all five matches for the U.S. at the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup…Tallied an assist in the opening game against New Caledonia on Sept. 30, 2025…Scored second goal for the U-20s on Oct. 2, 2025 in a 3-0 victory over France…Selected to the U.S. U-21 side for a pair of friendlies against Denmark and Serbia in November 2025 under current Revolution Assistant Coach Michael Morris…Donned captain’s armband in a 74-minute effort against Serbia on Nov. 18, 2025.

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…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.