HOUSTON DYNAMO
Héctor Herrera breaks Houston Dynamo goal record
The Mexican international has been a key player for Ben Olsen this season and set up another goal in Sunday’s 1-0 win over Sporting Kansas City.
Houston Dynamo booked their place in the Western Conference final with a win against Sporting Kansas City on Monday evening.
They had failed to make the playoffs in any of the past five seasons, but this year’s Dynamo team look well-placed to go deep in the post-season. Central to their improvement has been the performances of Héctor Herrera, the Mexican midfielder, in his first full season in MLS.
Herrera brings vast experience after a career in Europe, but he has also been one of the most prolific creative forces in the league. He registered four goals and 17 assists in the regular season and has continued to add to that tally in the playoffs.
He delivered the cross for Franco Escobar’s winner against Sporting KC. That goal was enough to see Houston progress to the final four of the MLS Cup Playoffs.
Herrera has now scored one and assisted two goals in the 2023 playoffs, bringing his total number of MLS goal involvements for the season to 24. That takes him past the club record set by Brad Davis in 2012. Davis registered 23 goal contributions (eight goals, 15 assists) across the regular season and playoffs.
Héctor Herrera targeting historic double
Houston got off to a slow start in 2023 but have grown as a team as the season has progressed. In September they defeated Inter Miami in the final of the US Open Cup, the team’s first piece of silverware since 2018.
Herrera has been a key part of their progression in 2023 and has formed a solid midfield partnership with Artur. That duo have allowed the likes of Amine Bassi and Adalberto Carrasquilla to impress further forward, as they did in the victory over RSL.
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Earlier this season Herrera spoke to AS USA about prospect of following up the Open Cup win with an MLS Cup triumph.
“I think it would be something historic for the club and would see this team write a major chapter in history books of the club,” he said.
“After a long time of things not going well, this is the perfect tonic for the club, players and obviously for all the people who are always supporting us.”
Houston secured a fourth-placed finish in the Western Conference in the regular season and have now seen off Real Salt Lake and Sporting KC in the playoffs. They take on either Seattle Sounders or LAFC in the Western Conference final on Saturday 2 December.