The 2026 Houston Dash season is the team's thirteenth season as an American professional women's soccer team in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
Background
In head coach Fabrice Gautrat's first season leading the club, the Dash finished in 10th place out of 14 teams and failed to qualify for the 2025 NWSL playoffs. The team's scoring offense was second to last, with 27 goals scored in the regular season, and its defense conceded 39 goals. Yazmeen Ryan led the team in scoring with 4 goals, and goalkeeper Jane Campbell reached 600 career saves and 15,000 career minutes played.
In the offseason, the Dash traded Michelle Alozie to Chicago Stars FC, lost free agent and 2025 assists leader Ryan Gareis to Chicago, and lost backup goalkeeper Abby Smith to Denver Summit FC. Centerback Katie Lind also retired.
Houston acquired former San Diego Wave FC forward Makenzy Robbe, and also signed several rookies, including 2024 Hermann Trophy winner Kate Faasse from the North Carolina Tar Heels, Kat Rader from Duke, Linda Ullmark from the Tar Heels, and Leah Klenke from Notre Dame.
Players and staff
Current squad
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Current staff
On February 14, the Dash announced the hiring of Twila Kilgore as technical director. On September 13, the Dash announced the firing of both Kilgore and head coach Fabrice Gautrat, and the appointment of assistant coach Jaime Frias as interim head coach.
ExecutiveCoachingTechnical StaffFront Office
Competitions
Regular season
Regular season standings
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.
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Transactions
Re-signings Date Player Notes December 9, 2025Signed contract through the 2026 season with a 2027 club option.March 3, 2026Signed a contract extension through 2028.June 5, 2026Signed a contract extension through 2029.
Transfers in Date Player Previous club Notes December 8, 2025 San Diego Wave FCSigned contract through the 2027 season.January 7, 2026 Duke Blue DevilsSigned contract through the 2028 season.January 8, 2026 Notre Dame Fighting IrishSigned contract through the 2028 season.January 13, 2026 North Carolina Tar HeelsSigned contract through the 2029 season.January 14, 2026 North Carolina Tar HeelsSigned contract through the 2028 season.January 22, 2026 IFK NorrköpingSigned contract through the 2026 season.January 26, 2026 San Diego Wave FCSigned contract through the 2026 season.March 5, 2026 Georgia BulldogsSigned contract through the 2026 season.April 10, 2026 Xavier MusketeersSigned contract through the 2026 season.April 28, 2026 Lexington SCSigned contract through the 2027 season with a mutual option for 2028.June 25, 2026 Malmö FFSigned contract through the 2028 season.July 28, 2026 Gotham FCFree transfer
Transfers out Date Player Destination club Notes November 17, 2025 Tampa Bay Sun FCFree agent; short-term contract expired.December 23, 2025 Chicago Stars FCTraded in exchange for $40,000 of allocation money.March 19, 2026 Denver Summit FCTraded with $150,000 in allocation funds, in exchange for $800,000 in Intra-League Transfer funds and $200,000 in Expansion Allocation funds, as well as up to $100,000 in conditional transfer funds and an additional conditional sell-on fee.April 24, 2026Contract mutually terminated.July 1, 2026Contract mutually terminated.August 17, 2026 ParmaTraded in exchange for an undisclosed fee.
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