Chicago Fire FC 2022 football season
The 2022 Chicago Fire FC season is the club's 27th year of existence, as well as their 25th in Major League Soccer . On November 24, 2021, the Fire announced Columbus Crew assistant coach Ezra Hendrickson as the new head coach, making him the tenth full-time head coach in club history.[1]
Current squad [ ] First Team [ ] Players signed to the first team as of February 26, 2022
No.
Name
Nationality
Position
Date of Birth (Age)
Previous Club
Player Notes
Goalkeepers
1
Gabriel Slonina
G
(2004-05-15 ) May 15, 2004 (age 17)
Chicago Fire Academy
Homegrown
18
Spencer Richey
G
(1992-05-30 ) May 30, 1992 (age 29)
Seattle Sounders
34
Chris Brady
G
(2004-03-03 ) March 3, 2004 (age 18)
Chicago Fire Academy
Homegrown
Defenders
2
Boris Sekulić
D
(1991-10-21 ) October 21, 1991 (age 30)
Górnik Zabrze
International
3
Jonathan Bornstein
D
(1984-11-07 ) November 7, 1984 (aged 38)
Maccabi Netanya F.C.
5
Rafael Czichos
D
(1990-05-14 ) May 14, 1990 (age 31)
1. FC Köln
Captain
6
Miguel Navarro
D
(1999-02-26 ) February 26, 1999 (age 23)
Deportivo La Guaira F.C.
14
Jhon Espinoza
D
(1999-02-24 ) February 24, 1999 (age 23)
S.D. Aucas
20
Wyatt Omsberg
D
(1995-09-21 ) September 21, 1995 (age 26)
Minnesota United
22
Mauricio Pineda
D
(1997-10-17 ) October 17, 1997 (age 24)
North Carolina Tar Heels
Homegrown
23
Carlos Terán
D
(2000-09-24 ) September 24, 2000 (age 21)
Envigado F.C.
27
D
(1999-10-08 ) October 8, 1999 (age 22)
Washington Huskies
36
Andre Reynolds II
D
(2001-05-02 ) May 2, 2001 (age 20)
Chicago Fire Academy
Homegrown
Midfielders
10
Xherdan Shaqiri
M
(1991-10-10 ) October 10, 1991 (age 30)
Olympique Lyonnais
Designated Player
21
Fabian Herbers
M
(1993-08-17 ) August 17, 1993 (age 28)
Philadelphia Union
30
Gastón Giménez
M
(1991-07-27 ) July 27, 1991 (age 30)
Vélez Sarsfield
Designated Player
31
Federico Navarro
M
(2000-03-09 ) March 9, 2000 (age 22)
Talleres de Cordoba
International
35
M
(2005-05-16 ) May 16, 2005 (age 16)
Chicago Fire Academy
Homegrown
37
Javier Casas
M
(2003-05-14 ) May 14, 2003 (age 18)
Chicago Fire Academy
Homegrown
38
Alex Monis
M
(2003-03-20 ) March 20, 2003 (age 19)
Chicago Fire Academy
Homegrown
39
Allan Rodríguez
M
(2004-05-07 ) May 7, 2004 (age 17)
Chicago Fire Academy
Homegrown
40
Brian Gutiérrez
M
(2003-06-17 ) June 17, 2003 (age 18)
Chicago Fire Academy
Homegrown
Forwards
7
Jairo Torres
F
(2000-07-05 ) July 5, 2000 (age 21)
Atlas F.C.
International
9
Chinonso Offor
F
(2000-05-07 ) May 7, 2000 (age 21)
FK RFS
International
11
Kacper Przybyłko
F
(1993-03-25 ) March 25, 1993 (age 28)
Philadelphia Union
26
Jhon Durán
F
(2003-12-15 ) December 15, 2003 (aged 18)
Envigado F.C.
International
32
F
(2003-02-09 ) February 9, 2003 (aged 19)
Chicago Fire Academy
Homegrown
33
F
(2000-02-05 ) February 5, 2000 (aged 22)
Indiana Hoosiers
Homegrown
99
Stanislav Ivanov
F
(1999-04-16 ) April 16, 1999 (age 22)
PFC Levski Sofia
Player movement [ ] Returning and New Contracts [ ]
Date
Player
Position
Notes
Ref
November 29, 2021
Jonathan Bornstein D
Georg Heitz and Ezra Hendrickson confirmed Bornstein would be returning during a press conference; it was later announced that he'd signed a one-year deal
[2] [3]
December 3, 2021
Wyatt Omsberg D
Re-signed with the Fire on a contract for 2022 with options for 2023 and 2024
[4]
December 6, 2021
Miguel Navarro D
Signed a new contract that runs through 2024 with an option for 2025
[5]
December 13, 2021
Gastón Giménez M
Re-signed as a Designated Player through 2023
[6]
In [ ]
Date
Player
Position
Previous Club
Notes
Ref
January 11, 2021
Jhon Durán F
Envigado F.C. Signed as a U-22 Initiative Player to a contract starting in 2022 until 2024 with options for 2025 and 2026
[7]
October 12, 2021
F
Chicago Fire Academy Signed as a homegrown player to contract through 2025 with an option for 2026
[8]
October 23, 2021
M
Chicago Fire Academy Signed as a homegrown player to a contract through 2025 with an option for 2026
[9]
December 20, 2021
Spencer Richey G
Seattle Sounders Signed as a free agent to a contract through 2023 with an option for 2024
[10]
December 22, 2021
F
Indiana Hoosiers Signed to a homegrown contract through 2024 with an option for 2025
[11]
January 2, 2021
Rafael Czichos D
1. FC Köln Acquired from 1. FC Köln on a contract through 2024
[12]
January 22, 2021
Kacper Przybyłko F
Philadelphia Union Acquired from Philadelphia in exchange for $1,150,000 in GAM spread out over 2022 and 2023, under contract through 2023
[13]
February 9, 2022
Xherdan Shaqiri M
Olympique Lyonnais Acquired from Lyon for an undisclosed fee- though it was the highest in the team's history- on a Designated Player contract through 2024.
[14]
February 19, 2022
Jairo Torres F
Atlas F.C. Acquired from Atlas for an undisclosed fee as a young Designated Player on a contract through 2025
[15]
February 25, 2022
D
Washington Huskies Signed a contract through 2023 with options for 2024 and 2025 after being drafted eleventh overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft
[16]
Out [ ]
Date
Player
Position
Previous Club
Notes
Ref
November 8, 2021
Robert Berić F
Option Declined; was drafted by Sporting Kansas City in the Re-Entry Draft , but has not signed with the club
[17] [18]
November 8, 2021
Francisco Calvo D
San Jose Earthquakes Option Declined
[17]
November 8, 2021
Elliot Collier F
San Antonio FC Option Declined
[17]
November 8, 2021
Johan Kappelhof D
Real Salt Lake Out of Contract
[17]
November 8, 2021
Kenneth Kronholm G
Option Declined
[17]
November 8, 2021
Álvaro Medrán M
Al Taawoun FC Option Declined
[17]
November 8, 2021
Bobby Shuttleworth G
Atlanta United Out of Contract
[17]
November 8, 2021
D
Retired
Option Declined after stepping away from the game earlier in the 2021 season
[17] [19]
November 8, 2021
Luka Stojanović M
Al-Hazem F.C. Option Declined
[17]
December 13, 2021
Ignacio Aliseda F
FC Lugano Transferred to FC Lugano
[20]
Unsigned Draft Picks and Trialists [ ] Technical staff [ ] Standings [ ] Eastern Conference table [ ] Updated to match(es) played on March 20, 2022. Source:
MLS Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Notes:
^ a b Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
Overall table [ ] Updated to match(es) played on March 20, 2022. Source:
MLS Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Results summary [ ]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
Pts
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
3
5
1
0
2
2
0
+2
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
+2
Source: MLSsoccer.com standings Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Match results [ ] Preseason [ ] Regular Season [ ] Chicago Fire FC v Columbus Crew SC
July 9 19 Chicago Fire FC v Columbus Crew SC Chicago, Illinois 7:00 PM CST
Stadium: Soldier Field
Chicago Fire FC v CF Montreal
August 28 27 Chicago Fire FC v CF Montreal Chicago, Illinois 5:00 PM CST
Stadium: Soldier Field
Columbus Crew SC v Chicago Fire FCCF Montreal v Chicago Fire FCSeptember 13 31 CF Montreal v Chicago Fire FC Montreal, Canada 6:30 PM CST
Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Statistics [ ] Games Played [ ] Goalkeeping Statistics [ ] Goals and Assists Record [ ]
Open Cup
Rank
Player
A
Cards [ ] Awards [ ] Man of the Match Awards [ ]
Game #
Player
Position
Notable Statistics
Reference
1
Xherdan Shaqiri
MF
5 key passes, 68.9% pass percentage
[22]
2
Rafael Czichos
DF
2 tackles, 4 duels won, clean sheet
[23]
3
Stanislav Ivanov
MF
1 goal, 2 shots, 5 fouls suffered, 12 duels won
[24]
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
MLS Team of the Week [ ] National Team Call-Ups [ ] NOTE: At the time of their options being declined, Francisco Calvo was with the Costa Rican national team, and Elliot Collier had been called up to the New Zealand national team. Neither are listed below.
National Team
Player
Match(es)
Match Statistics
US U-20s
Javier Casas
*Training Camp, January 24-February 2
Chris Brady
*Friendly vs Argentina U-20s , March 26River Plate
Brian Gutiérrez
*Revelations Cup match vs Brazil U-20s , November 10Revelations Cup match vs Colombia U-20s , November 13Revelations Cup match vs Mexico U-20s , November 16Argentina U-20s , March 26River Plate
*Subbed on, played 29 minutes
*Revelations Cup match vs Brazil U-20s , November 10Revelations Cup match vs Colombia U-20s , November 13Revelations Cup match vs Mexico U-20s , November 16
Gabriel Slonina
*Revelations Cup match vs Brazil U-20s , November 10Revelations Cup match vs Colombia U-20s , November 13Revelations Cup match vs Mexico U-20s , November 16
*Started, played 90 minutes, 4 goals against, 1 save
United States
Gabriel Slonina
*Friendly vs Bosnia and Herzegovina , December 182022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match vs El Salvador , January 272022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match vs Canada , January 302022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match vs Honduras , February 2
Venezuela
Miguel Navarro
*2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match vs Bolivia , January 282022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match vs Uruguay , February 1
References [ ]
^ "Chicago Fire FC Names Ezra Hendrickson Head Coach" . November 24, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021 .^ "LIVE: Ezra Hendrickson formally introduced as #cf97 head coach" . November 29, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2021 .^ "Chicago Fire FC Re-Signs Defender Jonathan Bornstein" . December 2, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021 .^ "Chicago Fire FC Re-Signs Defender Wyatt Omsberg" . December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021 .^ "Chicago Fire FC Signs Defender Miguel Navarro to New Contract" . December 6, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022 .^ "Chicago Fire FC Sign Midfielder Gastón Giménez to New Contract" . December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021 .^ "Chicago Fire FC Acquires 17-Year-Old Colombian Forward Jhon Jáder Durán" . Chicago Fire . January 11, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021 .^ "Chicago Fire FC Sign Academy Forward Missael Rodríguez to Homegrown Player Contract" . October 12, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021 .^ "Chicago Fire FC Sign Academy Midfielder Sergio Oregel to Homegrown Player Contract" . October 23, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021 .^ "Chicago Fire FC Acquire Goalkeeper Spencer Richey" . December 20, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021 .^ "Chicago Fire FC Sign Academy Product Victor Bezerra to Homegrown Player Contract" . December 22, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2021 .^ "Chicago Fire FC Acquire Defender Rafael Czichos from FC Köln" . January 2, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2022 .^ "Chicago Fire FC Acquire Polish Striker Kacper Przybyłko from the Philadelphia Union in Exchange for General Allocation Money" . January 22, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2022 .^ "Chicago Fire FC Acquire Switzerland International Xherdan Shaqiri as Designated Player" . February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022 .^ "Chicago Fire FC Acquire Mexican Winger Jairo Torres as Young Designated Player" . February 19, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2022 .^ "Chicago Fire FC Sign MLS SuperDraft Pick Kendall Burks to First Team Contract" . February 25, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2022 .^ a b c d e f g h i "Chicago Fire FC Announce 2021 Roster Decisions" . Chicago Fire . November 8, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021 .^ "Sporting KC selects Robert Beric in Stage 2 Re-Entry Draft" . December 23, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2021 .^ "A Look Both Back and Forward as the Fire Offseason Begins" . Chicago Fire . November 13, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021 .^ "Chicago Fire FC Transfer Forward Ignacio Aliseda to FC Lugano" . December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021 .^ a b c "Chicago Fire FC Announce Roster for Preseason Training Camp" . January 16, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2022 .^ "MOTM goes to @XS_11official" . February 26, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2022 .^ "Captain Czichos
Górnik Zabrze
Maccabi Netanya F.C.
Olympique Lyonnais
Vélez Sarsfield
FK RFS
Robert Berić
Francisco Calvo
Elliot Collier
Johan Kappelhof
Álvaro Medrán
Al Taawoun FC
Luka Stojanović
Alexis Cerritos
Ezra Hendrickson
55' Jiménez
53' Yedlin
Brazil U-20s, November 10
Bosnia and Herzegovina, December 18
Canada, January 30
Honduras, February 2
Bolivia, January 28
Uruguay, February 1