2025 Chicago Fire FC season

Chicago Fire FC

2025 season
Owner	Joe Mansueto
Stadium	Soldier Field (capacity: 61,500)
MLS	Conference: Overall:
Home colors

The 2025 Chicago Fire FC season is the club's 28th season in Major League Soccer. This is the club's first season under owner Joe Mansuetto without sporting director Georg Heitz, who stepped down following the previous season's conclusion.

Current squad

Players signed as of September 23, 2024

No.	Name	Nationality	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
78	Bryan Dowd		G	(2002-05-08) May 8, 2002	Notre Dame
Defenders
2	Arnaud Souquet		D	(1992-02-12) February 12, 1992	Montpellier HSC
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
14	Tobias Salquist		D	(1995-05-18) May 18, 1995	Silkeborg IF	International
15	Andrew Gutman		D	(1996-10-02) October 2, 1996	Colorado Rapids
16	Wyatt Omsberg		D	(1995-09-21) September 21, 1995	Minnesota United FC
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
77	Chase Gasper		D	(1996-01-25) January 25, 1996	Houston Dynamo
Midfielders
7	Maren Haile-Selassie		M	(1999-03-13) March 13, 1999	FC Lugano	International
11	Ariel Lassiter		M	(1994-09-27) September 27, 1994	CF Montréal
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
23	Kellyn Acosta		M	(1995-07-24) July 24, 1995	LAFC
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	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
38	Laurence Wootton		M	(2000-01-10) January 10, 2000	Ohio State	International
Forwards
8	Chris Mueller		F	(1996-08-29) August 29, 1996	Hibernian F.C.
9	Hugo Cuypers		F	(1997-02-07) February 7, 1997	Gent	International Designated Player
12	Tom Barlow		F	(1995-07-08) July 8, 1995	New York Red Bulls
19	Georgios Koutsias		F	(2004-02-08) February 8, 2004	PAOK FC	International U22 Initiative
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

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2025

Out

Date	Player	Position	Destination Club	Notes	Ref
December 31, 2024	Allan Arigoni	D	FC Lugano	Loan ended following the 2024 season

Technical staff

Position	Staff
Technical Director	Sebastian Pelzer

Last updated: January 19, 2024
Source: Chicago Fire Technical Staff

Competitions

Major League Soccer

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
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: January 1
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

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Leagues Cup

Main article: 2025 Leagues Cup

2025 Leagues Cup group stage

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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 League's Cup

Games played

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	MLS				Leagues Cup				Total
				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
7	MF	SUI	Maren Haile-Selassie
8	FW	USA	Chris Mueller
9	FW	BEL	Hugo Cuypers
11	MF	CRC	Ariel Lassiter
12	FW	USA	Tom Barlow
14	DF	DEN	Tobias Salquist
15	DF	USA	Andrew Gutman
16	DF	USA	Wyatt Omsberg
17	MF	USA	Brian Gutiérrez
18	GK	USA	Spencer Richey
19	FW	GRE	Georgios Koutsias
21	MF	GER	Fabian Herbers
22	DF	USA	Mauricio Pineda
23	MF	USA	Kellyn Acosta
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
38	MF	ENG	Laurence Wootton
77	DF	USA	Chase Gasper
78	GK	USA	Bryan Dowd

Goalkeeping

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

Goals

Rk.	Player	MLS	League's Cup	Total

Assists

Rk.	Player	MLS	League's Cup	Total
		A	A	A

Disciplinary record

Rk.	Player	MLS			League's Cup			Total

Second team statistics

Note: Stats are for regular and post season combined

Games played

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	MLS Next Pro			Open Cup			Total
				Starts	Apps	Minutes	Starts	Apps	Minutes	Starts	Apps	Minutes

Goalkeeping

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	MLS Next Pro			Open Cup			Total
				Clean Sheets	Saves	GA	Clean Sheets	Saves	GA	Clean Sheets	Saves	GA

Goals and assists

Rank	Player		A

Cards

Rk.	Player	MLS Next Pro			Open Cup			Total

External links

• Official website