Houston Dynamo

American Major League Soccer
2 Aug 2026
Sunday
Process
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Scouting Department

Active Scouts
3
Monitored
7
Report Ready
0
Open Assignments
0
Meetings (90d)
0
Shortlisted
1
Rejected/Blocked
0
Avg Confidence
40%

Scout Workload

7
Name Role Active Report Ready Confidence Last Observed Regions
Michael Howard Chief Scout 3 0 40% 01.08.2026 North AmericaWestern Europe
Aaron Dempsey Scout 2 0 40% 01.08.2026 North America
Luca Dest Scout 2 0 40% 01.08.2026 North America
Brandon Howard Director of Football 0 0 0%
Dylan Zardes Scout 0 0 0%
John Johnson Scout 0 0 0%
Sean Wright Scout 0 0 0%

Active Monitoring

7
Player Position Age Club Scout Source Status Started Last Observed Watched Matches CA PA Confidence Role Fit Value Request Latest Vote Decision Risk
Paul Gartler GK 29 Rapid Wien Michael Howard Transfer Request Negotiating 01.08.2026 01.08.2026 1 0 97 92 40% 86% 350.0K #1 GK — —
Adisa De Rosario GK 21 Toronto FC Michael Howard Transfer Request Active 01.08.2026 01.08.2026 1 0 83 100 40% 89% 1.3M #1 GK — —
AJ Marcucci GK 27 New York Red Bulls Michael Howard Transfer Request Active 01.08.2026 01.08.2026 1 0 89 95 40% 95% 1.7M #1 GK — —
Hugo Cuypers ST 29 Chicago Fire Luca Dest Transfer Request Active 01.08.2026 01.08.2026 1 0 102 99 40% 89% 2.1M #2 ST — —
Louis Munteanu ST 24 DC United Luca Dest Transfer Request Active 01.08.2026 01.08.2026 1 0 104 96 40% 95% 3.6M #2 ST — —
Sergio Oregel DM 21 Chicago Fire Aaron Dempsey Transfer Request Active 01.08.2026 01.08.2026 1 0 76 88 40% 83% 900.0K #3 DC — —
Mbekezeli Mbokazi DC 20 Chicago Fire Aaron Dempsey Transfer Request Active 01.08.2026 01.08.2026 1 0 88 105 40% 94% 1.7M #3 DC — —

Scouting Reports

7
Player Position Club Assignment Request Recommendation CA PA Confidence Role Fit Value Risk Origin
Mbekezeli Mbokazi DC Chicago Fire #3 #3 Strong Buy 88 105 40% 94% 1.7M Active
Sergio Oregel DM Chicago Fire #3 #3 Strong Buy 76 88 40% 83% 900.0K Active
Adisa De Rosario GK Toronto FC #1 #1 Buy 83 100 40% 89% 1.3M Active
Louis Munteanu ST DC United #2 #2 Consider 104 96 40% 95% 3.6M Active
Hugo Cuypers ST Chicago Fire #2 #2 Consider 102 99 40% 89% 2.1M Active
Paul Gartler GK Rapid Wien #1 #1 Consider 97 92 40% 86% 350.0K Active
AJ Marcucci GK New York Red Bulls #1 #1 Consider 89 95 40% 95% 1.7M Active

Scouting Assignments

3
# Request Position Min CA Age Max Budget Scout Obs Reports Status Role Profile
#1 #1 GK 91 21–29 1.2M Michael Howard 3 3 Completed T 8.0 · M 12.0 · P 10.0
#2 #2 ST 94 20–32 748.2K Luca Dest 2 2 Completed T 13.0 · M 10.0 · P 11.0
#3 #3 DC 55 16–21 374.1K Aaron Dempsey 7 2 Completed T 9.0 · M 11.0 · P 12.0

Match Scouting Assignments

3
Scout Target Team Linked Last Attended
Luca Dest CF Montreal U18 #1, #2, #3 01.08.2026
Michael Howard CF Montreal U20 #1, #2, #3
Aaron Dempsey Orlando City U20 #1, #2, #3

Recruitment Meetings

0
No recruitment meetings have been held yet.

Known Players

2
Player Last Known Club Position Group CA PA Confidence Fee Last Seen Official Friendly
Nick Markanich Houston Dynamo AMR Midfielder 81 86 58% 600.0K 01.08.2026 1 1
Matheus Nascimento LA Galaxy ST Forward 97 123 58% 2.0M 01.08.2026 1 1

Shadow Reports

0
No shadow reports carried over.

Transfer Requests

3
# Position Priority Reason Min CA Ideal CA Age Budget Status Named Target Board
#3 DC Optional Development 55 80 16–21 374.1K Negotiating ✓
#1 GK Important Quality Upgrade 91 104 21–29 1.2M Shortlisted Paul Gartler ✓
#2 ST Optional Depth Cover 94 104 20–32 748.2K Scouting — —