2024 Chicago Fire FC season

Chicago Fire FC
2024 season
Chairman	Joe Mansueto
Head coach	Vacant
Stadium	Soldier Field; (capacity: 61,500)
MLS	Conference: ; Overall:
Home colors	Away colors

The 2024 Chicago Fire FC season is the club's 29th year of existence, as well as their 27th in Major League Soccer.

Season Summary

Offseason

The Fire's offseason began following their 1-0 loss on October 21st to New York City FC, causing them to miss their sixth consecutive postseason. The Fire's first major move of the offseason came on November 14th, when the Fire announced the return of Sporting Director Georg Heitz and Technical Director Sebastian Pelzer. ^[1] The move was controversial and met with a large amount of criticism from Fire fans and others around the league.^[2]^[3] That same day, they announced they'd resigned the team's 2023 MVP Brian Gutiérrez to a new homegrown U-22 initiative contract through 2028. A week later, they announced the roster decisions for thirteen players- confirming six would be returning to the Fire for 2024, while six more would be leaving, with homegrown Javier Casas in negotiations. ^[4]

Current squad

Players signed as of November 22, 2023^[5]

No.	Name	Position	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Player Notes
Goalkeepers
18	Spencer Richey	G	(1992-05-30) May 30, 1992	Seattle Sounders FC
25	Jeff Gal	G	(1993-04-06) April 6, 1993	Degerfors IF
34	Chris Brady	G	(2004-03-03) March 3, 2004	Chicago Fire Academy	Homegrown
Defenders
2	Arnaud Souquet	D	(1992-02-12) February 12, 1992	Montpellier HSC	International
4	Carlos Terán	D	(2000-09-24) September 24, 2000	Envigado F.C.
5	Rafael Czichos	D	(1990-05-14) May 14, 1990	1. FC Köln	Captain International
6	Miguel Navarro	D	(1999-02-26) February 26, 1999	Deportivo La Guaira F.C.
16	Wyatt Omsberg	D	(1995-09-21) September 21, 1995	Minnesota United
22	Mauricio Pineda	D	(1997-10-17) October 17, 1997	North Carolina Tar Heels
24	Jonathan Dean	D	(1997-05-15) May 15, 1997	Birmingham Legion FC
36	Justin Reynolds	D	(2004-04-08) April 8, 2004	Chicago Fire FC II	Homegrown
Midfielders
7	Maren Haile-Selassie	M	(1999-03-13) March 13, 1999	FC Lugano	International
10	Xherdan Shaqiri	M	(1991-10-10) October 10, 1991	Olympique Lyonnais	Designated Player International
17	Brian Gutiérrez	M	(2003-06-17) June 17, 2003	Chicago Fire Academy	Homegrown U22 Initiative
21	Fabian Herbers	M	(1993-08-17) August 17, 1993	Philadelphia Union
30	Gastón Giménez	M	(1991-07-27) July 27, 1991	Vélez Sarsfield
31	Federico Navarro	M	(2000-03-09) March 9, 2000	Talleres de Cordoba	International U22 Initiative
35	Sergio Oregel	M	(2005-05-16) May 16, 2005	Chicago Fire Academy	Homegrown
37	Javier Casas	M	(2003-05-14) May 14, 2003	Chicago Fire Academy	Homegrown
Forwards
8	Chris Mueller	F	(1996-08-29) August 29, 1996	Hibernian F.C.
11	Kacper Przybyłko	F	(1993-03-25) March 25, 1993	Philadelphia Union
19	Georgios Koutsias	F	(2004-02-08) February 8, 2004	PAOK FC	International U22 Initiative
20	Jairo Torres	F	(2000-07-05) July 5, 2000	Atlas F.C.	International Young DP
32	Missael Rodriguez	F	(2003-02-09) February 9, 2003	Chicago Fire Academy	Homegrown
33	Victor Bezerra	F	(2000-02-05) February 5, 2000	Indiana Hoosiers	Homegrown

Player movement

Returning, options, and new contracts

Date	Player	Position	Notes	Ref
November 14, 2023	Brian Gutiérrez	M	Signed to a new Homegrown U22 contract until 2028	^[6]
November 22, 2023	Jonathan Dean	D	Option for 2024 exercised	^[4]
November 22, 2023	Jeffrey Gal	G	Option for 2024 exercised	^[4]
November 22, 2023	Fabian Herbers	M	Option for 2024 exercised	^[4]
November 22, 2023	Wyatt Omsberg	D	Option for 2024 exercised	^[4]
November 22, 2023	Spencer Richey	G	Option for 2024 exercised	^[4]

In

Date	Player	Position	Previous Club	Notes	Ref
November 22, 2023	Maren Haile-Selassie	M	FC Lugano	Fire exercised their purchase option, signing him reportedly through 2026	^[7]^[4]^[8]

Out

Date	Player	Position	Destination Club	Notes	Ref
October 23, 2023	Kei Kamara	F		Confirmed he would not be returning to the Fire as his contract expires	^[9]^[4]
November 9, 2023	Alex Monis	M		Confirmed that he would not be returning to the Fire	^[10]^[4]
November 22, 2023	Alonso Aceves	D	Pachuca	Loan deal expired	^[11]^[4]
November 22, 2023	Kendall Burks	D		Option for 2024 declined	^[4]
November 22, 2023	Ousmane Doumbia	M	FC Lugano	Loan deal expired	^[12]^[4]
November 22, 2023	Allan Rodriguez	M		Option for 2024 declined	^[4]

Technical staff

Position	Staff
Sporting Director	Georg Heitz
Technical Director	Sebastian Pelzer
Head Coach	Vacant
Assistant Coach	Vacant
Assistant Coach	Vacant
Assistant Coach	Vacant
Goalkeeping Coach	Vacant

Last updated: October 21, 2023
Source: Chicago Fire Technical Staff

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Match results

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Statistics

Note: italics indicates a player who left during the season

Games played

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	MLS				Leagues Cup				Open Cup				Total
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Starts	Apps	Minutes	Bench	Starts	Apps	Minutes	Bench	Starts	Apps	Minutes	Bench	Starts	Apps	Minutes	Bench
2	DF	FRA	Arnaud Souquet
4	DF	COL	Carlos Terán
5	DF	GER	Rafael Czichos
6	DF	VEN	Miguel Navarro
7	MF	SUI	Maren Haile-Selassie
8	FW	USA	Chris Mueller
10	MF	SWI	Xherdan Shaqiri
11	FW	POL	Kacper Przybyłko
16	DF	USA	Wyatt Omsberg
17	MF	USA	Brian Gutiérrez
18	GK	USA	Spencer Richey
19	FW	GRE	Georgios Koutsias
20	FW	MEX	Jairo Torres
21	MF	GER	Fabian Herbers
22	DF	USA	Mauricio Pineda
24	DF	USA	Jonathan Dean
25	GK	USA	Jeff Gal
30	MF	PAR	Gastón Giménez
31	MF	ARG	Federico Navarro
32	MF	USA	Missael Rodriguez
33	FW	USA	Victor Bezerra
34	GK	USA	Chris Brady
35	MF	USA	Sergio Oregel
36	DF	USA	Justin Reynolds
37	MF	USA	Javier Casas

Goalkeeping

No.	Nat.	Name	MLS			Leagues Cup			Open Cup			Total
No.	Nat.	Name	Clean Sheets	Saves	GA	Clean Sheets	Saves	GA	Clean Sheets	Saves	GA	Clean Sheets	Saves	GA
18	USA	Spencer Richey
25	USA	Jeff Gal
34	USA	Chris Brady

Goals

Rk.	Player	MLS	League's Cup	Open Cup	Total
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Assists

Rk.	Player	MLS	League's Cup	Open Cup	Total
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Disciplinary record

Rk.	Player	MLS			League's Cup			Open Cup			Total
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Awards

Man of the Match awards

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Second team statistics

Note: Stats are for regular and post season combined

Games played

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	MLS Next Pro
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Notes

References

↑ "Chicago Fire FC Sporting Director Georg Heitz Signs Contract Extension". November 14, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
↑ "The Chicago Fire does not deserve your support anymore". November 16, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
↑ "Somebody make this make sense for me? 4 straight years no playoffs for this sporting department and given new contracts!? @ChicagoFire 🤔🤔🤔". November 14, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Chicago Fire FC Announces 2023 Roster Decisions". November 22, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
↑ "Chicago Fire Roster Page".
↑ "Chicago Fire FC Signs Midfielder Brian Gutiérrez to Homegrown U-22 Initiative Contract". November 14, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
↑ "Chicago Fire FC Acquire Winger Maren Haile-Selassie on Loan from FC Lugano". December 27, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
↑ "Instagram Post". November 22, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
↑ "Kei Kamara made an impact both on and off the field in Chicago". October 23, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
↑ "Alex Monis Goodbye Post". November 9, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
↑ "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Mexican Defender Alonso Aceves on Loan from C.F. Pachuca". Retrieved October 22, 2023.
↑ "Chicago Fire FC Acquire Midfielder Ousmane Doumbia as Designated Player". June 28, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Chicago Fire FC Sporting Director Georg Heitz Signs Contract Extension". November 14, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.

[2] "The Chicago Fire does not deserve your support anymore". November 16, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.

[3] "Somebody make this make sense for me? 4 straight years no playoffs for this sporting department and given new contracts!? @ChicagoFire 🤔🤔🤔". November 14, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.

[Fire_2024_Options-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Chicago Fire FC Announces 2023 Roster Decisions". November 22, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.

[5] "Chicago Fire Roster Page".

[6] "Chicago Fire FC Signs Midfielder Brian Gutiérrez to Homegrown U-22 Initiative Contract". November 14, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

[7] "Chicago Fire FC Acquire Winger Maren Haile-Selassie on Loan from FC Lugano". December 27, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2023.

[8] "Instagram Post". November 22, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.

[9] "Kei Kamara made an impact both on and off the field in Chicago". October 23, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[10] "Alex Monis Goodbye Post". November 9, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.

[11] "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Mexican Defender Alonso Aceves on Loan from C.F. Pachuca". Retrieved October 22, 2023.

[12] "Chicago Fire FC Acquire Midfielder Ousmane Doumbia as Designated Player". June 28, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023.

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