HOUSTON (March 28, 2025) – Houston Dynamo FC don sign midfielder Ondřej Lingr from SK Slavia Prague for full transfer, both clubs announce today. The 26-year-old player go fit flex contract till June 2028, with options for 2029.
Lingr go occupy Designated Player spot as he dey wait for him International Transfer Certificate (ITC) and P-1 Visa. “Ondřej be goal scoring midfielder with plenty experience for top European clubs and international football,” Pat Onstad, the President of Soccer talk. “He go make us more dangerous for attack, with him verticality and presence for penalty box, plus him defensive intensity fit match wetin we dey look for all Dynamo players. We dey happy to welcome Ondřej, him wife Lucie, and their son to Houston, and we dey look forward to wetin he go contribute on and off the field,” he add.
Lingr don gather 258 appearances across all competitions, scoring 55 goals and providing 14 assists with MFK Karviná (2017-20) and Slavia Prague (2020-23, 2024-25) for Czech Republic. The attacking midfielder help Slavia Prague lift three trophies – Czech First League (2021) and Czech Cup (2021, 2023), while winning the KNVB Cup and Dutch Super Cup with Feyenoord (2024).
For European competitions like UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and UEFA Conference League, Lingr don make 39 appearances, scoring three goals and getting one assist. Notably, he play all 12 matches for Slavia Prague in 2020-21 Europa League, where he score match-winning goal against French side OGC Nice to push team to quarterfinals against Arsenal FC.
Lingr dey part of Czech Republic national team, with 23 senior appearances since him debut in a 1-1 draw vs. Wales in March 2022. He don score him first national team goal in June 2024 during one 7-1 victory against Malta. Lingr don represent Czech Republic for EURO 2024 in Germany and show up for UEFA Nations League, UEFA Euro Qualifying, World Cup Qualifying and friendly matches.
Lingr dey join the Dynamo from Slavia Prague, where he don make 158 appearances for five seasons, scoring 43 goals and providing 10 assists. He make impact straight away, help win the 2020-21 Czech First League undefeated and lift the 2020-21 MOL Cup. He don score double-digit goals two times while with the club – 14 in 2021-22 and 11 in 2022-23. He also play key role in winning Slavia Prague’s seventh MOL Cup in 2023, where he play all five matches and score three goals.
Before he join Dynamo, Lingr spend 2023-24 season with Feyenoord, featuring in 28 games and scoring four goals, including match-winning goal for semi-final of KNVB Cup against FC Groningen, which the club win over NEC Nijmegen. Lingr help the side finish second in Eredivisie and earn spot for UEFA Champions League next season.
Lingr start him professional career with Czech side Karviná in May 2017, where he make 72 appearances, scoring eight goals and recording eight assists.
TRANSACTION: Houston Dynamo FC don sign midfielder Ondřej Lingr from SK Slavia Prague for full transfer till June 2028, with options to extend till 2029.
HOUSTON (March 29, 2025) – Houston Dynamo FC dey return to Pacific Northwest for second Sunday Night Soccer match of this season, dem go face Portland Timbers for Providence Park on March 30, kickoff dey set for 6:00 p.m. CT.
Dynamo dey unbeaten for last four regular season matches against Timbers, with three wins and goal margins of 11-3 in favor of Houston. Di last match be 2-2 draw last June at Providence Park, where midfielder Sebastian Kowalczyk score one goal.
Earlier this week, Dynamo announce the signing of attacking midfielder and defender, Lingr, who get plenty European experience from SK Slavia Prague, MFK Karviná, and Feyenoord, where he don play in top competitions including UEFA Champions League. Ortiz dey join Houston on loan from FC DAC 1904 in Slovakia, after him make 42 appearances across several top European clubs, starting for one of South America’s biggest clubs, América de Cali.
Dynamo head coach Ben Olsen dey approach milestone of 100 matches coached, this Sunday go mark him 99th match in charge of the team.
Houston dey come into Sunday Night Soccer after important road point from scoreless draw against Seattle Sounders FC, where dem earn their second clean sheet of the season. Goalkeeper Jimmy Maurer and midfielder Júnior Urso make their first league starts, while goalkeeper Blake Gillingham dey make him Dynamo and MLS debut, replacing injured Maurer in 67th minute. It be di first time an MLS rookie don play goal for Dynamo since Nov. 3, 2021 (Kyle Morton). Defender Erik Sviatchenko make him 50th MLS regular season appearance during di match. Also, midfielder Nico Lodeiro return to Seattle, where him don achieve great success with Sounders.
Portland dey come into Sunday’s match after dem win 3-0 against Colorado Rapids last weekend. The Timbers don take lead in first-half stoppage time with own goal from Colorado and extend their lead with goals from Antony and Kevin Kelsy. Portland dey for ninth position for Western Conference standings with seven points and record of 2-2-1 (WLD).
Three players from Houston first team return from international duty this week after dem represent their countries during FIFA international window. Midfielder Jack McGlynn join U.S. Men’s National Team for Concacaf Nations League Finals, where he play for semifinal against Panama. Midfielder Brooklyn Raines join U-20 U.S. Men’s National Team for training camp in L’Albir, Spain, playing matches against Mexico and Japan. Midfielder Sebastian Rodriguez represent U-18 Mexican National Team in France.
Houston go return to Shell Energy Stadium on Saturday, April 5, to host LAFC, with kickoff set for 7:30 p.m. CT. Fans fit buy tickets for dis match and all Dynamo home matches.
