2025 Chicago Fire FC season: Difference between revisions

Chicago Fire FC
2025 season
Owner	Joe Mansueto
Head coach	Gregg Berhalter
Stadium	Soldier Field; (capacity: 61,500)
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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.^[1] It was announced that he, alongside head coach Frank Klopas, would be replaced by former USMNT and Columbus Crew head coach Gregg Berhalter on October 8th, 2024, with Berhalter formally taking over on October 20. ^[2]

Season Review

Preseason

The Fire's preseason formally began on October 20, 2024.

Front Office Movement

The first front office move of the offseason occurred on October 8, 2024. On that day, former USMNT and Columbus Crew head coach was announced as the new Fire head coach and director of football. He replaces controversial outgoing general manager Georg Heitz and club legend Frank Klopas as head coach. Berhalter will be in charge of the Fire, the Fire's second team, and the club's academy. Frank Klopas was moved into the new Vice President of Football role.

Current squad

Players signed as of September 23, 2024^[3]

No.	Name	Position	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Player Notes
Goalkeepers
18	Spencer Richey	G	(1992-05-30) May 30, 1992 (age 32)	Seattle Sounders FC
25	Jeff Gal	G	(1993-04-06) April 6, 1993 (age 31)	Degerfors IF
34	Chris Brady	G	(2004-03-03) March 3, 2004 (age 20)	Chicago Fire Academy	Homegrown
78	Bryan Dowd	G	(2002-05-08) May 8, 2002 (age 22)	Notre Dame
Defenders
2	Arnaud Souquet	D	(1992-02-12) February 12, 1992 (age 32)	Montpellier HSC
4	Carlos Terán	D	(2000-09-24) September 24, 2000 (age 24)	Envigado F.C.
5	Rafael Czichos	D	(1990-05-14) May 14, 1990 (age 34)	1. FC Köln
14	Tobias Salquist	D	(1995-05-18) May 18, 1995 (age 29)	Silkeborg IF	International
15	Andrew Gutman	D	(1996-10-02) October 2, 1996 (age 28)	Colorado Rapids
16	Wyatt Omsberg	D	(1995-09-21) September 21, 1995 (age 29)	Minnesota United FC
22	Mauricio Pineda	D	(1997-10-17) October 17, 1997 (age 27)	North Carolina Tar Heels
24	Jonathan Dean	D	(1997-05-15) May 15, 1997 (age 27)	Birmingham Legion FC
36	Justin Reynolds	D	(2004-04-08) April 8, 2004 (age 20)	Chicago Fire FC II	Homegrown
77	Chase Gasper	D	(1996-01-25) January 25, 1996 (age 28)	Houston Dynamo
Midfielders
7	Maren Haile-Selassie	M	(1999-03-13) March 13, 1999 (age 25)	FC Lugano	International
11	Ariel Lassiter	M	(1994-09-27) September 27, 1994 (age 30)	CF Montréal
17	Brian Gutiérrez	M	(2003-06-17) June 17, 2003 (age 21)	Chicago Fire Academy	Homegrown U22 Initiative
21	Fabian Herbers	M	(1993-08-17) August 17, 1993 (age 31)	Philadelphia Union
23	Kellyn Acosta	M	(1995-07-24) July 24, 1995 (age 29)	LAFC
30	Gastón Giménez	M	(1991-07-27) July 27, 1991 (age 33)	Vélez Sarsfield
31	Federico Navarro	M	(2000-03-09) March 9, 2000 (age 24)	Talleres de Cordoba	U22 Initiative
35	Sergio Oregel	M	(2005-05-16) May 16, 2005 (age 19)	Chicago Fire Academy	Homegrown
37	Javier Casas	M	(2003-05-14) May 14, 2003 (age 21)	Chicago Fire Academy	Homegrown
38	Laurence Wootton	M	(2000-01-10) January 10, 2000 (age 24)	Ohio State	International
Forwards
8	Chris Mueller	F	(1996-08-29) August 29, 1996 (age 28)	Hibernian F.C.
9	Hugo Cuypers	F	(1997-02-07) February 7, 1997 (age 27)	Gent	International Designated Player
12	Tom Barlow	F	(1995-07-08) July 8, 1995 (age 29)	New York Red Bulls
19	Georgios Koutsias	F	(2004-02-08) February 8, 2004 (age 20)	PAOK FC	International U22 Initiative
32	Missael Rodriguez	F	(2003-02-09) February 9, 2003 (age 21)	Chicago Fire Academy	Homegrown
33	Victor Bezerra	F	(2000-02-05) February 5, 2000 (age 24)	Indiana Hoosiers	Homegrown

Player movement

Returning, options, and new contracts

Date	Player	Position	Notes	Ref
January 1, 2025	Missael Rodriguez	F	Returned from his loan to Union Omaha	^[4]
January 1, 2025	Victor Bezerra	F	Returned from his loan to Detroit City FC	^[5]
January 1, 2025	Laurence Wootton	M	Returned from his loan to Indy Eleven	^[6]
January 1, 2025	Bryan Dowd	G	Returned from his loan to Huntsville City FC	^[7]

Out

Date	Player	Position	Destination Club	Notes	Ref
December 31, 2024	Allan Arigoni	D	FC Lugano	Loan ended following the 2024 season	^[8]

Technical staff

Position	Staff
Head Coach and Director of Football	Gregg Berhalter

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

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Eastern Conference table

Overall table

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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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
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	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
No.	Nat.	Name	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
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Assists

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

Disciplinary record

Rk.	Player	MLS			League's Cup			Total
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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			Open Cup			Total
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Starts	Apps	Minutes	Starts	Apps	Minutes	Starts	Apps	Minutes

Goalkeeping

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	MLS Next Pro			Open Cup			Total
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	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
Rk.	Player

Notes

References

^ "Sporting Director Georg Heitz to Depart the Club Following the 2024 MLS Season". August 12, 2024.
^ "Chicago Fire FC Appoints Gregg Berhalter as Director of Football and Head Coach". October 8, 2024.
^ "Chicago Fire Roster Page".
^ "Chicago Fire FC Loans Homegrown Forward Missael Rodríguez to Union Omaha". March 14, 2024.
^ "Chicago Fire FC Loans Homegrown Forward Victor Bezerra to Detroit City FC". March 19, 2024.
^ "Chicago Fire FC Signs 2024 MLS SuperDraft Pick Laurence Wootton". April 3, 2024.
^ "Chicago Fire FC Loans Goalkeeper Bryan Dowd to Huntsville City FC". June 27, 2024.
^ "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Defender Allan Arigoni on Loan from FC Lugano". January 15, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024.

External links

Official website

[1] "Sporting Director Georg Heitz to Depart the Club Following the 2024 MLS Season". August 12, 2024.

[2] "Chicago Fire FC Appoints Gregg Berhalter as Director of Football and Head Coach". October 8, 2024.

[3] "Chicago Fire Roster Page".

[4] "Chicago Fire FC Loans Homegrown Forward Missael Rodríguez to Union Omaha". March 14, 2024.

[5] "Chicago Fire FC Loans Homegrown Forward Victor Bezerra to Detroit City FC". March 19, 2024.

[6] "Chicago Fire FC Signs 2024 MLS SuperDraft Pick Laurence Wootton". April 3, 2024.

[7] "Chicago Fire FC Loans Goalkeeper Bryan Dowd to Huntsville City FC". June 27, 2024.

[8] "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Defender Allan Arigoni on Loan from FC Lugano". January 15, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024.

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