HOUSTON (Feb. 5, 2026) \u2013 Houston Dynamo 2\u00a0signed young Brazilian forward\u00a0Arthur\u00a0Sousa\u00a0on loan for the 2026 MLS NEXT Pro season with an option to buy\u00a0from Red Bull Bragantino in Brazil, both clubs announced today.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are thrilled to welcome Arthur to the Club this winter,\u201d said Dynamo Assistant General Manager\u00a0NickKowba. “Arthur is a high-potential attacking player with experience in Brazil’s Serie A, and Dynamo 2 is an important step in his development pathway. Our second team plays a critical role in preparing players for the demands of MLS through regular integration with our first team, shared methodology and consistent competitive opportunities. We have a strong track record of developing and advancing top South American talent through Dynamo 2, and we are excited to support Arthur as he works towards earning a first team contract with Houston Dynamo FC.”<\/p>\n
Sousa kicked off his soccer journey in the SC Corinthians Paulista academy, progressing through the ranks to the club\u2019s U-20 squad, where he made 36 appearances in all competitions for the age group. He stood out during the 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20 campaign, scoring eight goals in six matches and featuring in every game of Corinthians\u2019 U-20 playoff run to the final.<\/p>\n
That year also saw Sousa score four goals in a 5-1 victory over Atl\u00e9tico Clube Goianiense U-20 before making his professional debut with Corinthians\u2019 first team in October 2022 versus Cuiab\u00e1 Esporte Clube in Brazil\u2019s top-flight S\u00e9rie A. He scored his first professional goal in a Campeonato Paulista tournament match against S\u00e3o Paulo Futebol Clube in January 2024 and earlier that month helped Corinthians U-20 win the Copa S\u00e3o Paulo de Futebol J\u00fanior title with four goals and one assist in eight matches.<\/p>\n
The 22-year-old signed with Red Bull Bragantino in September 2024, making eight appearances for the first team before spending two loan spells during the 2025 season. Sousa first joined Sport Club do Recife in February, featuring seven times for the club across all competitions, and later joined Am\u00e9rica Mineiro in June, where he scored two goals in 19 S\u00e9rie B matches.<\/p>\n
At international level, Sousa has represented Brazil\u2019s U-20 side, appearing in friendlies versus Argentina and Uruguay.<\/p>\n
TRANSACTION: Houston Dynamo 2 signed forward Arthur Sousa\u00a0on loan for the 2026 MLS NEXT Pro season with an option to buy\u00a0from Red Bull Bragantino in Brazil.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOUSTON (Feb. 5, 2026) \u2013 Houston Dynamo 2\u00a0signed young Brazilian forward\u00a0Arthur\u00a0Sousa\u00a0on loan for the 2026 MLS NEXT Pro…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":152321,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[6963,56,6964,58,57],"class_list":{"0":"post-152320","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-dynamo-dos","9":"tag-houston","10":"tag-houston-dynamo-2","11":"tag-houston-headlines","12":"tag-houston-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152320"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152320\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}