{"id":423101,"date":"2026-09-01T18:26:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T18:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/423101\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T18:26:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T18:26:08","slug":"houston-dynamo-fc-mutually-agree-to-terminate-erik-sviatchenkos-contract-defender-signs-with-port-fc-in-thailand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/423101\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Dynamo FC mutually agree to terminate Erik Sviatchenko\u2019s contract, defender signs with Port FC in Thailand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HOUSTON (Sept. 1, 2026) \u2013 Houston Dynamo FC\u00a0and\u00a0Erik Sviatchenko\u00a0have mutually agreed to terminate the defender\u2019s contract, as he signs with Port FC in Thailand\u2019s top division, both clubs announced today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to thank Erik for his contributions to the Club on and off the field during his time in Houston,\u201d said Houston Dynamo FC President of Soccer\u00a0Pat Onstad. \u201cHe played a key role in the team winning the U.S. Open Cup in 2023 and setting a Club points record in 2024. Erik approached us this summer and requested to pursue a new challenge outside of MLS. While the timing of his departure is not the most advantageous for the Club, we appreciated his tenure here, and we are supportive of his next competitive endeavor in Thailand.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sviatchenko originally\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstondynamofc.com\/news\/houston-dynamo-fc-sign-veteran-center-back-erik-sviatchenko-using-targeted-alloc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">signed with the Dynamo<\/a>\u00a0on a full transfer from FC Midtjylland in Denmark in March 2023. The 34-year-old totaled 80 MLS appearances with the Dynamo, scoring two goals and recording five assists.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, the former Danish international was a central figure in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstondynamofc.com\/news\/houston-dynamo-fc-win-lamar-hunt-u-s-open-cup\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Houston\u2019s 2023 U.S. Open Cup championship title<\/a>\u00a0and run to the 2023 MLS Cup Western Conference Final.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Sviatchenko contributed to Houston\u2019s record-breaking 2024 campaign, supporting nine clean sheets in all competitions, while helping Houston secure consecutive postseason appearances and new single-season Club records in points (54) and road wins (8). That season, the Dynamo allowed the third fewest goals (39) in regular season play and remained above the playoff line for the entire year, as the defender started in all but two of his 31 appearances.<\/p>\n<p>Houston currently sits second in the Western Conference with 39 points and a 12-7-3 (W-L-D) record. Over the past 16 matches, the Dynamo have posted a 10-3-3 (W-L-D) record for 33 points over that stretch. Notably, Houston recently tied a league-record with a five-match shutout victory streak and held opponents scoreless for an impressive 485 minutes, the second-longest run over the last decade for the Dynamo.<\/p>\n<p>TRANSACTION: Houston Dynamo FC and Erik Sviatchenko have mutually agreed to terminate the defender\u2019s contract, as he signs with Port FC in Thailand\u2019s top division.<\/p>\n<p>NAME:\u00a0Erik Sviatchenko\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>DATE OF BIRTH:\u00a0October 4, 1991 (34)<\/p>\n<p>BIRTHPLACE:\u00a0Viborg, Denmark<\/p>\n<p>PREVIOUS CLUB:\u00a0Houston Dynamo FC<\/p>\n<p>FIFA NATIONALITY:\u00a0Denmark<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOUSTON (Sept. 1, 2026) \u2013 Houston Dynamo FC\u00a0and\u00a0Erik Sviatchenko\u00a0have mutually agreed to terminate the defender\u2019s contract, as he&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":423102,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[56,844,845,58,57],"class_list":["post-423101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-houston","tag-houston-dynamo-fc","tag-houston-dynamo-news","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423101","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=423101"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423101\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/423102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=423101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=423101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=423101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}