HOUSTON (Oct. 8, 2025) – Houston Dynamo FC Homegrown midfielder Brooklyn Raines has been named to the 2025 22 Under 22 class, the league announced today.

The list highlights the best young international and domestic players across the league, with players being voted on by an expert panel of MLS coaches, general managers, sporting directors, MLS Season Pass talents and select media.

In Houston, Raines’ trajectory illustrates another success story for the Club’s player pathway system. The midfielder originally signed a Homegrown Player contract with the Dynamo in February 2022 as a 16-year-old, first spending a majority of his playing time with Houston Dynamo 2 in MLS NEXT Pro, where he helped the team earn three consecutive MLSNP playoffs appearances between 2022-24. Throughout that time, Raines continued to earn first team minutes and, this season, has established himself as a key contributor in the first team’s midfield.

Since making his MLS debut at just 17 years, five months and 24 days (Sept. 4, 2022, at SEA), Raines has totaled 46 combined appearances in MLS regular season and postseason play. Notably, Raines is the youngest player in Dynamo history to start an MLS...