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Brooklyn Raines

{{short description|Professional soccer player}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2024}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Brooklyn Raines

| image =

| fullname = Brooklyn Sigel Randolph Raines{{cite web |url=https://mcusercontent.com/78d3589fb61466b549ff752e5/files/403430ce-158a-6c16-67fc-92028509200a/24_CCC_Final_Rosters.pdf |title=2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup – Club roster: Houston Dynamo (USA) |publisher=CONCACAF |page=12 |date=January 30, 2024 |access-date=January 30, 2024}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2005|3|11}}

| birth_place = Monrovia, Liberia

| height = 5 ft 8 in

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Houston Dynamo

| clubnumber = 35

| youthyears1 = 2010–2018

| youthclubs1 = Inter FC Chicago

| youthyears2 = 2018–2022

| youthclubs2 = Barça Residency Academy

| years1 = 2021

| clubs1 = El Paso Locomotive

| caps1 = 3

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2022–2024

| clubs2 = Houston Dynamo 2

| caps2 = 37

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2022–

| clubs3 = Houston Dynamo

| caps3 = 25

| goals3 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2022

| nationalteam1 = United States U17

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2022

| nationalteam2 = United States U19

| nationalcaps2 = 2

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2024–

| nationalteam3 = United States U20

| nationalcaps3 = 6

| nationalgoals3 = 1

| nationalyears4 = 2023–

| nationalteam4 = United States U23

| nationalcaps4 = 5

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| club-update = April 12, 2025

| nationalteam-update = October 12, 2024

| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's football}}

{{Medal|Country|{{fb|USA}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|CONCACAF U-20 Championship}}

{{Medal|RU|2024 Mexico|}}

}}

Brooklyn Sigel Randolph Raines (born March 11, 2005) is a professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo. Born in Liberia, he represents the United States at youth level.

Club career

Raines started his soccer career at the age of three and joined Inter FC Chicago at age five. He left for the Barça Residency Academy at the age of thirteen, where he remained until age sixteen.{{cite web|url=https://barcaresidencyacademyusa.com/brooklyn-raines-year-two-at-barca-residency-academy/|title=Brooklyn Raines – Year Two at Barça Residency Academy|date=23 August 2019|accessdate=30 September 2022|website=barcaresidencyacademyusa.com}}

= El Paso Locomotive =

In September 2021, Raines signed an amateur academy contract with USL Championship club El Paso Locomotive.{{Cite web |date=September 27, 2021 |title=El Paso Locomotive Signs Barca Academy Standout Brooklyn Raines on USL Academy Contract |url=https://www.eplocomotivefc.com/news/2021/09/27/el-paso-locomotive-signs-barca-academy-standout-brooklyn-raines-on-usl-academy-contract/ |access-date=February 21, 2023 |website=El Paso Locomotive FC |language=}} He made his debut for El Paso on October 17, coming on as a sub in a 5–0 loss to LA Galaxy II.{{Cite web |title=Brooklyn Raines 2021 Match Logs |url=https://fbref.com/en/players/b4caa0c5/matchlogs/2021/summary/Brooklyn-Raines-Match-Logs |access-date=2023-02-21 |website=FBref.com |language=en}} Raines ended the season with 3 appearances. El Paso finished the season 2nd in the Western Conference, but Raines did not appear in the playoffs.

= Houston Dynamo =

On February 4, 2022, Raines signed with MLS club Houston Dynamo. The Dynamo acquired his homegrown territory rights from Real Salt Lake in exchange for $50,000 of GAM.{{cite web |date=February 4, 2022 |title=Houston Dynamo sign midfielder Brooklyn Raines as homegrown player |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/houston-dynamo-sign-midfielder-brooklyn-raines-as-homegrown-player |accessdate=September 30, 2022 |website=Major League Soccer}} Raines made his senior Dynamo debut on April 19, getting the start and playing 74 minutes in a 2–1 win over Rio Grande Valley FC in a U.S. Open Cup game.{{Cite web |title=USA - B. Raines - Matches - Soccerway |url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/brooklyn-raines/731512/matches/ |access-date=2023-02-21 |website=us.soccerway.com}} The match saw Raines become the youngest player in Dynamo history at 17 years and 36 days.{{Cite web |date=April 21, 2022 |title=Four Houston Dynamo players receive U.S. Youth National Team Call-Ups |url=https://www.houstondynamofc.com/news/four-houston-dynamo-players-receive-u-s-youth-national-team-call-ups |access-date=February 21, 2023 |website=Houston Dynamo FC}} On September 4 he made his MLS debut, coming off the bench in a 2–1 loss to Seattle Sounders FC. He ended the season with 4 first team appearances, 3 in the cup and 1 in the league. Raines primarily played for Houston Dynamo 2 in MLS Next Pro during the 2022 season.

International career

Born in Monrovia, Liberia, Raines has represented the United States at youth international level.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/brooklyn-raines/|title=Brooklyn Raines|accessdate=30 September 2022|website=mlssoccer.com}} Raines looked up to Liberian-American midfielder Darlington Nagbe growing up.{{Cite tweet|number=1626391990945591296|user=RainesSusie|title=When @brooklynraines4 was 11 he wore the jersey of one of his favorite mids, and fellow Liberian, @darlingtonnagbe to a futsal tournament. This week he got to play against him in an MLS preseason game. Huge thanks to Darlington for chatting with him after the game ❤️|last=Raines|first=Susie}} Raines represented the United States at the 2023 Pan American Games, starting all 5 matches in a 4th-place finish.{{Cite web |title=Juegos Panamericanos 2023 - Web Results |url=https://results-santiago2023.org/ |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=Juegos Panamericanos - Web Results |language=en}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|April 30th, 2025}}{{Soccerway|brooklyn-raines/731512}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National cup

!colspan="2"|Playoffs

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
El Paso Locomotive2021USL Championship

|3

0colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2" |–colspan="2"|–30
rowspan="4"|Houston Dynamo 22022MLS Next Pro

|17

1colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2" |–colspan="2"|–171
2023MLS Next Pro

|13

0colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–130
2024MLS Next Pro

|7

0colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–70
colspan="2" |Total

!40

1colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–401
rowspan="5"|Houston Dynamo2022MLS

|1

030colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–40
2023MLS

|7

031colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–101
2024MLS

|17

0colspan="2"|–202{{efn|name=CCC|Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup}}010200
2025MLS

|4

0colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–00
colspan="2" |Total

!29

061202010401
colspan="3" |Career total

!69

161202010802

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Honors

Houston Dynamo

  • U.S. Open Cup: 2023{{cite web | last=Gutierrez | first=Israel | title=Houston Dynamo beats Inter Miami to win team's second U.S. Open Cup | website=ESPN | date=27 September 2023 |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report/_/gameId/686735 | access-date=18 December 2024}}

References

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External links

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  • {{U.S. Soccer player|r/brooklyn-raines}}

{{Houston Dynamo FC squad}}

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Category:2005 births

Category:Living people

Category:Footballers from Monrovia

Category:American people of Liberian descent

Category:American men's soccer players

Category:Liberian men's footballers

Category:United States men's youth international soccer players

Category:Liberian emigrants to the United States

Category:Men's association football midfielders

Category:USL Championship players

Category:MLS Next Pro players

Category:Major League Soccer players

Category:El Paso Locomotive FC players

Category:Houston Dynamo FC players

Category:Homegrown Players (MLS)

Category:Houston Dynamo 2 players

Category:Footballers at the 2023 Pan American Games

Category:Pan American Games footballers for the United States

Category:21st-century American sportsmen