2026 Chicago Fire FC season

Chicago Fire FC
2026 season
OwnerJoe Mansueto
Head coachGregg Berhalter
StadiumSoldier Field
(capacity: 61,500)
SeatGeek Stadium (secondary stadium)
(capacity: 20,000)
Open CupRound of 16
Leagues CupQuarterfinals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Hugo Cuypers (13)
All:
Hugo Cuypers (13)
Highest home attendance26,752, May 24 vs Toronto FC
Lowest home attendance15,845, March 14 vs D.C. United
Average home league attendance19,600
Biggest win5–0 vs Sporting Kansas City, April 25
Biggest defeat1–3 vs New York Red Bulls, May 9

The 2026 Chicago Fire FC season is the club's 29th season in Major League Soccer. The season is the seventh season under owner Joe Mansueto, and the second with Gregg Berhalter as head coach.

Current squad

Players signed as of November 1, 2025[1]

No. Name Date of birth (age) Date Joined Previous club Player Notes
Goalkeepers
1 United States Chris Brady March 3, 2004 March 24, 2020 United States Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
25 United States Jeff Gal April 6, 1993 January 11, 2023 Sweden Degerfors IF
44 United States Josh Cohen August 19, 1992 December 31, 2025 United States Atlanta United
Defenders
2 Portugal Leonardo Barroso June 16, 2005 January 14, 2025 Portugal Sporting CP B International
U-22
3 England Jack Elliott August 25, 1995 December 16, 2024 United States Philadelphia Union TAM
4 South Africa Mbekezeli Mbokazi September 19, 2005 December 2, 2025 South Africa Orlando Pirates F.C. International
U-22
5 United States Sam Rogers May 17, 1999 January 13, 2025 Norway Lillestrøm SK
14 Serbia Viktor Radojević July 14, 2004 August 22, 2025 Serbia FK TSC International
U-22
15 United States Andrew Gutman October 2, 1996 December 12, 2023 United States Colorado Rapids
16 Canada Joel Waterman January 24, 1996 August 20, 2025 Canada CF Montréal International
24 United States Jonathan Dean May 15, 1997 January 12, 2023 United States Birmingham Legion FC
38 United States Christopher Cupps May 26, 2008 February 18, 2025 United States Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
Midfielders
6 Sweden Anton Salétros April 12, 1996 November 7, 2025 Sweden AIK International
7 Switzerland Maren Haile-Selassie March 13, 1999 December 27, 2022 Switzerland FC Lugano International
8 United States Chris Mueller August 29, 1996 May 5, 2022 Scotland Hibernian F.C.
10 Portugal André Franco April 12, 1998 (aged 27) August 13, 2025 Portugal FC Porto International
TAM
11 Denmark Philip Zinckernagel December 16, 1994 January 6, 2025 Belgium Club Brugge KV International
TAM
17 Finland Robin Lod April 17, 1993 December 26, 2025 United States Minnesota United
19 Ivory Coast Jonathan Bamba March 26, 1996 January 21, 2025 Spain RC Celta de Vigo DP
International
22 United States Mauricio Pineda October 17, 1997 January 17, 2020 United States North Carolina Tar Heels
27 United States Dylan Borso June 2, 2006 December 20, 2024 United States Wake Forest Homegrown
29 United States David Poreba December 1, 2002 December 12, 2024 United States Chicago Fire FC II
35 United States Sergio Oregel May 16, 2005 October 23, 2021 United States Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
37 United States Robert Turdean January 14, 2010 January 22, 2025 United States Chicago Fire Academy Off-Roster Homegrown
42 Ivory Coast Djé D'Avilla May 5, 2003 April 1, 2025 Portugal U.D. Leiria International
U-22
Forwards
9 Poland Robert Lewandowski August 21, 1988 June 29, 2026 Spain FC Barcelona International
Designated Player
12 South Africa Puso Dithejane June 24, 2004 January 13, 2026 South Africa TS Galaxy F.C. International
U-22
20 United States Jason Shokalook September 30, 2002 December 10, 2025 United States Chicago Fire FC II
28 United States Dean Boltz June 7, 2006 December 20, 2024 United States University of Wisconsin
99 Belgium Hugo Cuypers February 7, 1997 February 6, 2024 Belgium Gent International
Designated Player

Loaned Out

No. Name Date of birth (age) Date Joined Loaned To
26 Guyana Omari Glasgow November 22, 2003 December 17, 2024 United States Monterey Bay FC
47 United States Sam Williams March 18, 2005 March 14, 2025 United States Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC

Temporary Players

Below are players that joined the Fire from Fire II on short-term loans during the season. Players are allowed to be called up to four games and cannot play in more than two games.

No. Name Position Date of birth (age) Games Joined For
30 United States Jack Sandmeyer Defender October 8, 2002 March 21 vs Philadelphia [2]
May 16 vs Montreal [3]

Player movement

Returning, options, and new contracts

Date Player Position Notes Ref
November 26, 2025England Jack ElliottDFOption exercised[4]
November 26, 2025United States David PorebaMFSigned to a new contract for 2026 with options for 2027 and 2028[4]
November 26, 2025United States Sam WilliamsMFOption exercised[4]
January 1, 2025Guyana Omari GlasgowMFReturned from loan to Loudoun United FC[5]

In

Date Player Position Previous club Notes Ref
November 7, 2025Sweden Anton SalétrosMFSweden AIKTransferred from AIK on a contract through 2028[6]
November 7, 2025Portugal André FrancoMFPortugal FC PortoAcquired from Porto permanently after a successful loan stint on a contract that runs through the middle of 2028 with an option for the remainder of the year[7]
December 2, 2025South Africa Mbekezeli MbokaziDFSouth Africa Orlando Pirates F.C.Acquired as a U-22 initiative player from Orlando on a contract that runs through 2029 with an option for the 2029/2030 season.[8]
December 10, 2025United States Jason ShokalookFWUnited States Chicago Fire FC IIPromoted from the second team after winning the 2025 MLS Next Pro golden boot, signing a contract for 2026 with options for 2027 and 2028[9]
December 26, 2025Finland Robin LodMFUnited States Minnesota UnitedJoined the Fire as a free agent with a contract through the summer of 2008[10]
December 31, 2025United States Josh CohenGKUnited States Atlanta UnitedJoined the Fire as a free agent through the summer of 2027 with an option for the 2027-2028 season[11]
January 13, 2026South Africa Puso DithejaneFWSouth Africa TS Galaxy F.C.Joined from Galaxy as a U-22 initiative player through the 2029-2030 season with an option for the 2030-2031 season[12]
June 29, 2026Poland Robert LewandowskiFWSpain FC BarcelonaJoined as a DP free agent on a contract through the end of the 2027-2028 season[13]


Out

Date Player Position Destination Club Notes Ref
November 26, 2025United States Omar GonzalezDFUnited States Chicago Fire FC IIJoined the Fire's second team as an assistant player-coach[14]
November 26, 2025United States Tom BarlowFWUnited States FC CincinnatiOption declined[4]
November 26, 2025United States Bryan DowdGKUnited States FC Cincinnati 2Option declined[4]
November 26, 2025United States Chase GasperDFRetiredOut of contract, and subsequently retired[4]
November 26, 2025Mali Rominigue KouaméMFSpain Cádiz CFEnd of loan[15][4]
December 12, 2025United States Brian GutiérrezMFMexico ChivasTransferred to Chivas for a multi-million-dollar fee with a future sell-on percentage[16]
December 13, 2025Greece Georgios KoutsiasFWSwitzerland FC LuganoFormally transferred to Lugano after being on loan to them for the previous year[17]
December 30, 2025United States Justin ReynoldsDFUnited States Sporting Kansas CityTransferred to SKC for up to $100k in GAM, SKC's natural third round draft pick in the 2028 SuperDraft, and a potential future sell-on fee if Reynolds is sold to a non-MLS side[18]
January 14, 2026United States Kellyn AcostaMFPoland Pogoń SzczecinAcosta and the Fire mutually agreed to part ways[19]

Loaned Out

Date Player Position Destination Club Notes Ref
February 13, 2026United States Sam WilliamsMUnited States Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCLoaned for the season[20]
February 13, 2026Guyana Omari GlasgowMUnited States Monterey Bay FCLoaned for the season[21]

Unsigned draft pick

Player Position Previous club Notes Ref
R1, P18United States Jack SandmeyerDF/MFUnited States UNCSigned with the second team[22]

Technical staff

Position Staff
Head Coach and Director of Football United States Gregg Berhalter
Assistant Coach Portugal Filipe Çelikkaya
Assistant Coach United States Tom Heinemann
Assistant Coach United States Hector Jiménez
Goalkeeping Coach United States Zach Thornton
Assistant Goalkeeping Coach United States Joe Bendik
Set Piece Coach England Ryan Needs
Sporting Director England Gregg Broughton
Head of Player Recruitment United States Michael Stephens
Director of Performance Canada Darcy Norman
Head of Strategy United States Eddie Rock
General Manager United States Zayne Thomajan
Director of Methodology
Talent Manager		 Switzerland Vincent Cavin

Last updated: January 8, 2025
Source: Chicago Fire Technical Staff

Non-competitive matches

Preseason

For the third consecutive season, the Fire participated in the Coachella Valley Invitational.[23] Prior to this they travelled to West Palm Beach in Florida for a week of training.

January 20 Chicago Fire FC 4–1 Nashville SC West Palm Beach, Florida
Poreba
Salétros
Zinckernagel
red-colored football (o.g.) Applewhite		 Brunet
January 24 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City West Palm Beach, Florida
Bamba
February 8 CVI Chicago Fire 3–2 LA Galaxy Indio, California
 Report
Stadium: Empire Polo Club
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
February 11 CVI Chicago Fire 2–2 Austin FC Indio, California
 Report
Stadium: Empire Polo Club
Referee: Muhammad Kaleia
February 14 CVI Chicago Fire 3–4 Portland Timbers Indio, California
 Report
Stadium: Empire Polo Club
Referee: Alexis Da Silva

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Eastern Conference table

MLS Eastern Conference table (2026)
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Nashville SC 21 15 2 4 43 17 +26 49 Qualification for round one and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one
2 Inter Miami CF 21 11 4 6 49 40 +9 39 Qualification for round one
3 Chicago Fire FC 20 11 6 3 37 26 +11 36
4 New England Revolution 21 10 7 4 33 26 +7 34
5 Charlotte FC 21 9 7 5 38 32 +6 32
6 FC Cincinnati 21 8 6 7 49 47 +2 31
7 New York City FC 21 7 8 6 35 30 +5 27
8 New York Red Bulls 21 7 9 5 31 43 −12 26 Qualification for the wild-card round
9 Orlando City SC 21 7 11 3 34 51 −17 24
10 Toronto FC 21 5 7 9 31 37 −6 24
11 D.C. United 21 5 7 9 28 36 −8 24
12 Atlanta United FC 21 6 12 3 25 36 −11 21
13 Philadelphia Union 21 5 10 6 31 38 −7 21
14 CF Montréal 21 5 10 6 29 39 −10 21
15 Columbus Crew 21 5 11 5 30 36 −6 20
Updated to match(es) played on August 23, 2026. 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)

Overall table

Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Inter Miami CF 21 11 4 6 49 40 +9 39 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[a]
4 Houston Dynamo FC 21 12 7 2 30 26 +4 38 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[b]
5 Chicago Fire FC 20 11 6 3 37 26 +11 36
6 Los Angeles FC 22 10 7 5 36 22 +14 35
7 New England Revolution 21 10 7 4 33 26 +7 34
Updated to match(es) played on August 23, 2026. 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:
  1. ↑ As highest-ranked club in 2026 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
  2. ↑ As second highest-ranked club in 2026 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
21 37 11 6 4 39 28  +11 7 3 0 20 11  +9 4 3 4 19 17  +2

Last updated: August 29, 2026
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

February 21 1 Houston Dynamo FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC Houston, Texas
7:30 PM Yellow card 13' Holmes
67', 78' Guilherme
Yellow card 85' Sviatchenko		 Report Yellow card 26' Waterman
31' Cuypers
Yellow card 84' Mueller		 Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 20,068
Referee: Filip Dujic
February 28 2 Chicago Fire FC 3–0 CF Montréal Chicago, Illinois
1:30 PM 27' Bamba
Yellow card 44' Zinckernagel
Red card 56' Dean
90+4' (pen.) Cuypers
90+10' Lod		 Report Yellow card 30' Vera
Yellow card 53' Jaime
Yellow card 90+2' Gillier		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 20,872
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
March 7 3 Columbus Crew 0–0 Chicago Fire FC Columbus, Ohio
6:30 PM Yellow card 14' Arfsten
Yellow card 87' Zawadzki		 Report Yellow card 61' Waterman
Yellow card 77' Zinckernagel
Yellow card 83' Salétros
Yellow card 90' Bamba		 Stadium: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field
Attendance: 20,121
Referee: Tori Penso
March 14 4 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 D.C. United Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Yellow card 24' Zinckernagel
Yellow card 54' D'Avilla
Yellow card 57' Elliott
81' (pen.) Cuypers		 Report Yellow card 34' Hopkins
84' Peltola
90+5' (pen.) Baribo		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 15,845
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
March 21 5 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Chicago Fire FC Chester, Pennsylvania
3:30 PM Yellow card 37' Ndinga
50+7' Iloski		 Report Yellow card 8' Lod
Yellow card 23' D'Avilla
45+3' Cuypers
58' Bamba
Yellow card 87' Radojević		 Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 18,753
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
April 4 6 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Nashville SC Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM 1' Zinckernagel
Yellow card 72' Salétros
Yellow card 78' D'Avilla		 Report Yellow card 80' Tagseth Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 15,392
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
April 11 7 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Atlanta United FC Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Yellow card 8' Zinckernagel
13' Haile-Selassie
Yellow card 48' Barroso		 Report Yellow card 3' Jacob Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 17,764
Referee: Drew Fischer
April 18 8 FC Cincinnati 3–3 Chicago Fire FC Cincinnati, Ohio
6:30 PM Yellow card 7' Gidi
Yellow card 11', 42' Barlow
79' (pen.) Evander
red-colored football 86' (o.g.) D'Avilla
Yellow card 90' Ramírez
Yellow card 90' Bucha		 Report 26', 48' Cuypers
45+5' (pen.) Zinckernagel
Yellow card 90' Borso
Yellow card 90+9' Elliott
Yellow card 90+9' Mbokazi		 Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,513
Referee: Malik Badawi
April 25 9 Chicago Fire FC 5–0 Sporting Kansas City Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Yellow card 10' Gutman
51', 65' Zinckernagel
73', 90+8' Cuypers
79' Haile-Selassie		 Report Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 17,892
Referee: Brandon Stevis
May 2 10 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 FC Cincinnati Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 18,639
Referee: Joe Dickerson
May 9 11 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 New York Red Bulls Chicago, Illinois
1:30 PM Yellow card 81' Haile-Selassie
87' Cuypers		 Report Yellow card 18' Voloder
45', Yellow card 81' Ruvalcaba
49'Cowell
81' (pen.) Choupo-Moting
Yellow card 90+6' Valencia		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 23,647
Referee: Allen Chapman
May 13 12 D.C. United 1–3 Chicago Fire FC Washington, D.C.
6:30 PM 41' Baribo Report Yellow card 19' D'Avilla
Yellow card 48' Bamba
62' Lod
71' Cuypers
Yellow card 75' Elliott
87' Haile-Selassie
Yellow card 89' Dean
Yellow card 90+6' Gutman		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 11,243
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
May 16 13 CF Montréal 0–2 Chicago Fire FC Montreal, Quebec
6:30 PM Yellow card 36' Piette
Yellow card 63' Craig
Yellow card 72' Owusu
Yellow card 82' Vera		 Report Yellow card 6' Radojević
14' Zinckernagel
Yellow card 57' Mbokazi
67' Cuypers
Yellow card 89' Dithejane		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 16,018
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
May 23 14 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Toronto FC Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM 22' Lod
Yellow card 40' Cuypers
Yellow card 60', 65' Gutman
Yellow card 87' Salétros
Yellow card 90+1' Brady		 Report Yellow card 14' Henry
34' Sargent
Yellow card 90+1' Corbeanu
Yellow card 90+1' Osorio		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 26,752
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
July 22 15 Inter Miami CF 3–2 Chicago Fire FC Miami, Florida
6:30 PM 27' (pen.), 51' Suárez
87' Plambeck
Yellow card 90+7' Reguilón		 Report 18' Ríos Novo
Yellow card 64' Elliott
67' Dithejane		 Stadium: Nu Stadium
Attendance: 25,123
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
July 25 16 New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC New York, New York
6:30 PM 10', Yellow card 62' Fernández
29' Ojeda
41' Jones		 Report 21', Yellow card 77' Waterman
Yellow card 51' D'Avilla
Yellow card 80' Dithejane		 Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 27,419
Referee: Ricardo Montero
August 1 17 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Charlotte FC Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Saletros Yellow card 10'
Lewandowski 20', 68'
Waterman Yellow card 59'		 Report Biel 18' Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 32,183
Referee: Jon Freemon
August 16 18 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Portland Timbers Chicago, Illinois
5:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 30,168
Referee: Chris Penso
August 19 19 Orlando City SC 1–2 Chicago Fire FC Orlando, Florida
6:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Inter.co Stadium
Attendance: 20,102
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
August 22 20 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Chicago Fire FC Harrison, New Jersey
6:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
Attendance: 25,219
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
August 29 21 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC Seattle, Washington
3:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Lumen Field
Referee: Ismail Elfath
September 5 22 Toronto FC v Chicago Fire FC Toronto, Ontario
6:30 PM Report Stadium: BMO Field
September 9 23 Chicago Fire FC v Inter Miami CF Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Report Stadium: Soldier Field
September 13 24 Chicago Fire FC v New England Revolution Chicago, Illinois
5:30 PM Report Stadium: Soldier Field
September 19 25 Nashville SC v Chicago Fire FC Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 PM Report Stadium: Geodis Park
September 26 26 Charlotte FC v Chicago Fire FC Charlotte, North Carolina
6:30 PM Report Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
October 6 27 Chicago Fire FC v Vancouver Whitecaps FC Chicago, Illinois
5:30 PM Report Stadium: Soldier Field
Note: The game originally scheduled for July 16 was postponed due to smoke from the 2026 Canadian wildfires.
October 10 28 Chicago Fire FC v New York City FC Chicago, Illinois
1:30 PM Report Stadium: Soldier Field
October 14 29 Chicago Fire FC v Philadelphia Union Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Report Stadium: Soldier Field
October 17 30 New England Revolution v Chicago Fire FC Foxborough, Massachusetts
6:30 PM Report Stadium: Gillette Stadium
October 24 31 Atlanta United FC v Chicago Fire FC Atlanta, Georgia
6:30 PM Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
October 28 32 Chicago Fire FC v Orlando City SC Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Report Stadium: Soldier Field
October 31 33 Colorado Rapids v Chicago Fire FC Commerce City, Colorado
TBD Report Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
November 7 34 Chicago Fire FC v Columbus Crew Chicago, Illinois
3:00 PM Report Stadium: Soldier Field


U.S. Open Cup

April 14 Round of 32 Detroit City FC Michigan 1–2 Illinois Chicago Fire FC Hamtramck, Michigan
6:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 6,229
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
April 29 Round of 16 Chicago Fire FC Illinois 1–2 Missouri St. Louis City SC Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 PM
Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 3,426
Referee: Joshua Encarnación

Leagues Cup

League Phase

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Chicago Fire FC 3 3 0 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 Austin FC 3 2 1 0 0 6 1 +5 8
3 Columbus Crew 3 2 1 0 0 6 3 +3 8
4 Real Salt Lake 3 2 0 1 0 8 1 +7 7
5 Los Angeles FC 3 1 2 0 0 3 2 +1 7
Source: Leagues Cup
August 6 1 Chicago Fire FC United States 2–0 Mexico Necaxa Bridgeview, Illinois
7:30 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 9,005
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
August 9 2 Chicago Fire FC United States 3–1 Mexico Santos Laguna Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 14,341
Referee: Reginald Gumbs
August 13 3 Cruz Azul Mexico 1–2 United States Chicago Fire FC Bridgeview, Illinois
8:00 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 18,567
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
August 25 Quarterfinals Monterrey Mexico 2–1 United States Chicago Fire FC Bridgeview, Illinois
7:30 p.m. CDT
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 18,131
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

Statistics

Note: italics indicates a player who left during the season while * indicates a Fire II player that joined on a short-term loan or for the Open Cup

Games played

No. Name MLS Playoffs Open Cup Leagues Cup Total
Starts Apps Minutes Bench Starts Apps Minutes Bench Starts Apps Minutes Bench Starts Apps Minutes Bench Starts Apps Minutes Bench
1 Chris Brady 14 14 1260 2 2 180 16 16 1440
2 Leonardo Barroso 7 7 546 7 7 546
3 Jack Elliott 12 12 1027 1 2 50 13 14 1077
4 Mbekezeli Mbokazi 12 12 1049 2 1 2 130 13 14 1179 2
5 Sam Rogers 1 1 76 2 1 1 76 2
6 Anton Salétros 12 12 1056 1 2 76 13 14 1132
7 Maren Haile-Selassie 11 14 1049 1 2 135 12 16 1184
8 Chris Mueller 1 5 93 2 1 5 93 2
9 Robert Lewandowski
10 André Franco
11 Philip Zinckernagel 14 14 1146 2 2 135 16 16 1281
12 Puso Dithejane 1 8 166 6 1 1 80 2 7 246 6
14 Viktor Radojević 1 6 115 6 2 2 175 3 8 290 6
15 Andrew Gutman 9 10 788 1 13 9 11 801
16 Joel Waterman 6 10 644 3 2 2 180 8 12 824 3
17 Robin Lod 10 13 860 2 38 10 15 898
19 Jonathan Bamba 8 9 659 8 9 659
20 Jason Shokalook 8 38 5 1 2 110 1 10 148 5
22 Mauricio Pineda 5 9 448 5 2 2 180 7 11 628 5
24 Jonathan Dean 9 11 782 1 1 1 90 10 12 872 1
25 Jeff Gal 1 1
27 Dylan Borso 4 75 5 1 2 83 1 6 158 5
28 Dean Boltz
29 David Poreba 6 1 2 83 1 2 83 6
30 Jack Sandmeyer* 2 2
35 Sergio Oregel 3 26 9 2 2 168 2 5 194 9
37 Robert Turdean
38 Christopher Cupps 2 42 2 2 42 2
42 Djé D'Avilla 10 13 900 2 10 13 900 2
44 Josh Cohen 13 2 15
99 Hugo Cuypers 11 11 990 1 1 64 12 12 1054

Goalkeeping

No. Name MLS Playoffs Open Cup Leagues Cup Total
Clean Sheets Saves GA Clean Sheets Saves GA Clean Sheets Saves GA Clean Sheets Saves GA Clean Sheets Saves GA
1 Chris Brady 6 46 16 3 3 6 49 19
25 Jeff Gal
44 Josh Cohen

Goals

Rk. Player MLS Playoffs Open Cup Leagues Cup Total
1 Belgium Hugo Cuypers 13 13
2 Denmark Philip Zinckernagel 5 5
3 Switzerland Maren Haile-Selassie 3 3
Finland Robin Lod 3 3
5 Ivory Coast Jonathan Bamba 2 2
United States Jason Shokalook 2 2
7 United States Andrew Gutman 1 1
Sweden Anton Salétros 1 1

Assists

Rk. Player MLS Playoffs Open Cup Leagues Cup Total
A A A A A
1 Denmark Philip Zinckernagel 7 2 9
2 Switzerland Maren Haile-Selassie 5 5
3 Ivory Coast Jonathan Bamba 2 2
Belgium Hugo Cuypers 2 2
England Jack Elliott 2 2
United States Andrew Gutman 2 2
Finland Robin Lod 2 2
Sweden Anton Salétros 2 2
9 Ivory Coast Djé D'Avilla 1 1
United States David Poreba 1 1
United States Jason Shokalook 1 1

Disciplinary record

Rk. Player MLS Playoffs Open Cup Leagues Cup Total Matches Suspended
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 United States Jonathan Dean 11 11 March 7th vs Columbus
South Africa Puso Dithejane 1 1 11 April 29th vs St. Louis (Open Cup)
3 Ivory Coast Djé D'Avilla 5 5 May 16th vs Montreal
4 Canada Joel Waterman 2 2 4
Denmark Philip Zinckernagel 4 4
6 England Jack Elliott 3 3
United States Andrew Gutman 3 3
Serbia Viktor Radojević 2 1 3
Sweden Anton Salétros 3 3
10 Ivory Coast Jonathan Bamba 2 2
South Africa Mbekezeli Mbokazi 2 2
12 Portugal Leonardo Barroso 1 1
United States Dylan Borso 1 1
United States Chris Brady 1 1
Belgium Hugo Cuypers 1 1
Switzerland Maren Haile-Selassie 1 1
Finland Robin Lod 1 1
United States Chris Mueller 1 1
United States Sergio Oregel 1 1
United States Mauricio Pineda 1 1

Awards

Fire Player of the Month

Month Player Reference
February and March Belgium Hugo Cuypers [24]
April United States Chris Brady [25]
May Denmark Philip Zinckernagel [26]

MLS Team of the Matchday

Matchday Player Position Reference
3 United States Chris Brady (1) Goalkeeper [27]
5 Belgium Hugo Cuypers (1) Striker [28]
6 United States Chris Brady (2) Goalkeeper [29]
7 South Africa Mbekezeli Mbokazi (1) Bench [30]
8 Belgium Hugo Cuypers (2) Bench [31]
10 Denmark Philip Zinckernagel (1) Midfielder [32]
Belgium Hugo Cuypers (2) Bench
13 United States Chris Brady (3) Goalkeeper [33]
14 United States Chris Brady (4) Goalkeeper [34]
South Africa Mbekezeli Mbokazi (2) Defender
Denmark Philip Zinckernagel (2) Bench
15 United States Andrew Gutman Defender [35]

All-Star Game

Player Stats
Belgium Hugo Cuypers
South Africa Mbekezeli Mbokazi

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "MLS Club Roster Profiles".
  2. ↑ "Chicago Fire FC Signs Jack Sandmeyer to Short-Term Agreement". March 21, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Chicago Fire FC Signs Jack Sandmeyer to Short-Term Agreement for Road Match against CF Montréal". May 16, 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Chicago Fire FC Announces 2025 Roster Decisions". November 26, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Chicago Fire FC Loans Defender/Winger Omari Glasgow to Loudoun United Football Club". August 7, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Midfielder Anton Salétros". November 7, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Midfielder André Franco on a Permanent Transfer from FC Porto". November 7, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Defender Mbekezeli Mbokazi from South African Side Orlando Pirates". December 2, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Chicago Fire FC Signs Forward Jason Shokalook". December 10, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Finland International Robin Lod as a Free Agent". December 26, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Goalkeeper Josh Cohen". December 31, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Chicago Fire FC Acquires South African Winger Puso Dithejane". January 13, 2026.
  13. ↑ >"A Defining Moment in Chicago Sports: Chicago Fire FC Acquires Global Football Icon Robert Lewandowski". June 29, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Chicago Fire FC II Names Omar González as Assistant Coach". November 26, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Midfielder Rominigue Kouamé on Loan from Spanish Club Cádiz CF". January 24, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Chicago Fire FC Transfers Homegrown Midfielder Brian Gutiérrez to Historic Mexican Side Club Deportivo Guadalajara". December 12, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Chicago Fire FC Agrees to Transfer Forward Georgios Koutsias to FC Lugano". December 13, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Chicago Fire FC Trades Homegrown Defender Justin Reynolds to Sporting Kansas City". December 30, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Chicago Fire FC Mutually Agrees to Part Ways with Kellyn Acosta". January 14, 2026.
  20. ↑ "Chicago Fire FC Loans Midfielder Sam Williams to Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC". February 13, 2026.
  21. ↑ "Chicago Fire FC Loans Winger Omari Glasgow to Monterey Bay FC". February 13, 2026.
  22. ↑ "Chicago Fire FC Selects Defender Jack Sandmeyer in 2026 MLS SuperDraft". December 18, 2025.
  23. ↑ "Chicago Fire FC to Participate in 2026 Coachella Valley Invitational". October 15, 2025.
  24. ↑ "Goals on goals on goals ⚽️ Hugo Cuypers is your February/March Player of the Month 🔥 #cf97". April 3, 2026.
  25. ↑ "Good luck getting past this guy 🧤 17 saves and 3 clean sheets make Chris Brady our April Player of the Month 🔥 #cf97". April 28, 2026.
  26. ↑ "Finishing the first half in form 💫 Philip Zinckernagel is your May Player of the Month 🏅 #cf97".
  27. ↑ "Team of the Matchday: NYCFC make a statement, Vancouver stay rolling". March 9, 2026.
  28. ↑ "Team of the Matchday: Charlotte FC & Nashville SC produce historic wins". March 23, 2026.
  29. ↑ "Team of the Matchday: LAFC run riot, New England put on a show". April 6, 2026.
  30. ↑ "Team of the Matchday: Colorado Rapids turn heads, young Red Bulls impress". April 13, 2026.
  31. ↑ "Team of the Matchday: USMNT's Luna, Roldan make World Cup push". April 20, 2026.
  32. ↑ "Team of the Matchday: German stars shine, Golden Boot race heats up". April 27, 2026.
  33. ↑ "Team of the Matchday: Julian Hall, Zavier Gozo make history". May 14, 2026.
  34. ↑ "Team of the Matchday: Messi, Mbokazi find World Cup form". May 18, 2026.
  35. ↑ "Team of the Matchday: Prince Owusu, Luis Suárez net hat tricks". May 25, 2026.
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