The time is almost upon us for the Houston Dynamo vs Philadelphia Union MLS match which kicks off very shortly, and the players are in.
Here is the starting XI for Houston Dynamo which has been confirmed as follows:
Houston Dynamo
Jonathan Bond #31
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.92m
Weight: 87kg
Age: 32
Nationality: England
Place of birth: Hemel Hempstead, England
Ethan Bartlow #4
Defender
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 25
Nationality: USA
Place of birth: Woodinville, USA
Pablo Ortíz #22
Defender
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 85kg
Age: 25
Griffin Dorsey #25
Defender
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 26
Nationality: USA
Place of birth: Evergreen, USA
Franco Escobar #2
Defender
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Rosario, Argentina
José Artur de Lima Júnior #6
Also known as Artur
Midfielder
Height: 1.81m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Brazil
Ocimar de Almeida Jr. #30
Also known as Urso
Midfielder
Height: 1.81m
Weight: 85kg
Age: 36
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Taboão da Serra, Brazil
Jack McGlynn #16
Midfielder
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 22
Nationality: USA
Place of birth: Middle Village, USA
Sebastian Kowalczyk #27
Midfielder
Height: 1.7m
Weight: 60kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Poland
Place of birth: Szczecin, Poland
Ondřej Lingr
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Czechia
Place of birth: Havířov, Czechia
Ezequiel Ponce #10
Forward
Height: 1.81m
Weight: 84kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Rosario, Argentina
The starting line-up for Philadelphia Union has also been confirmed as:
Philadelphia Union
Andrew Rick #76
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 19
Nationality: USA
Place of birth: Bethesda, USA
Jakob Glesnes #5
Defender
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 84kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Norway
Place of birth: Norway
Nathan Harriel #26
Defender
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 79kg
Age: 24
Nationality: USA
Place of birth: Oldsmar, USA
Olivier Mbaïzo #15
Defender
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 27
Frankie Westfield #39
Defender
Height: 1.7m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 19
Nationality: USA
Place of birth: USA
Jesús Bueno #8
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 26
Alejandro Bedoya #11
Midfielder
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 38
Nationality: USA
Place of birth: Miami, USA
Jovan Lukić #4
Midfielder
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Serbia
Place of birth: Valjevo, Serbia
Jeremy Rafanello #14
Midfielder
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 25
Nationality: USA
Place of birth: Delran Township, USA
Mikael Uhre #7
Forward
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Denmark
Place of birth: Denmark
Bruno Damiani #20
Forward
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 79kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Uruguay
Place of birth: Montevideo, Uruguay
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