2017 Chicago Fire season

Chicago Fire

2017 season
Chairman	Andrew Hauptman
Head coach	Veljko Paunović
Stadium	Toyota Park (capacity: 20,000)
MLS	Conference: 3rd Overall: 3rd
MLS Cup Playoffs	Conference Quarterfinals
U.S. Open Cup	Round of 16
Brimstone Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Nemanja Nikolić (24) All: Nemanja Nikolić (24)
Highest home attendance	21,891 (August 19 vs Toronto FC)
Lowest home attendance	11,244 (May 17 vs Colorado Rapids)
Average home league attendance	17,383 (regular season) 11,647(playoffs)
Biggest win	CHI 4-0 ORL (6/24) CHI (4-0) VAN (7/1)
Biggest defeat	ATL 4-0 CHI (3/18)
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June 24 game against Orlando City SC

The 2017 Chicago Fire season was the club's 19th year of existence, as well as their 20th season in Major League Soccer, the top-flight of American soccer. The Fire reached the playoffs for the first time since 2012, losing in the knockout round.

Current squad

As of September 27, 2017. Source: Chicago Fire official roster

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Player Notes
Goalkeepers
1	Jorge Bava		GK	(1981-08-02) August 2, 1981 (age 42)	Atlético Bucaramanga	International
28	Matt Lampson		GK	(1989-09-06) September 6, 1989 (age 34)	Columbus Crew
30	Stefan Cleveland		GK	(1994-05-25) May 25, 1994 (age 30)	University of Louisville	Loaned Out
45	Richard Sánchez		GK	(1994-05-05) May 5, 1994 (age 30)	Tigres UANL
Defenders
3	Brandon Vincent		D	(1994-05-01) May 1, 1994 (age 30)	Stanford Cardinal
4	Johan Kappelhof		D	(1990-08-05) August 5, 1990 (age 33)	FC Groningen	International
5	Michael Harrington		D	(1986-01-24) January 24, 1986 (age 38)	Colorado Rapids
16	Jonathan Campbell		D	(1993-06-27) June 27, 1993 (age 30)	North Carolina Tar Heels
22	Patrick Doody		D	(1992-04-22) April 22, 1992 (age 32)	Indiana Hoosiers	Homegrown
25	Jorge Luis Corrales		D	(1991-05-20) May 20, 1991 (age 33)	Tulsa Roughnecks	Loaned Out
26	Christian Dean		D	(1993-03-14) March 14, 1993 (age 31)	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
33	Matej Dekovic		D	(1993-09-19) September 19, 1993 (age 30)	University of North Carolina Charlotte	International, Loaned out
66	João Meira		D/M	(1987-04-30) April 30, 1987 (age 37)	Belenenses	International
Midfielders
2	Matt Polster		M	(1993-06-08) June 8, 1993 (age 31)	SIU Edwardsville Cougars
6	Dax McCarty		M	(1987-04-30) April 30, 1987 (age 37)	New York Red Bulls
7	John Goossens		M	(1988-07-25) July 25, 1988 (age 35)	FC Voluntari	International, On injured list
12	Arturo Álvarez		M	(1985-06-28) June 28, 1985 (age 38)	Videoton FC
13	Brandt Bronico		M	(1995-06-20) June 20, 1995 (age 28)	University of North Carolina Charlotte	Loaned out
14	Djordje Mihailovic		M	(1998-11-10) November 10, 1998 (age 25)	Chicago Fire Academy	Homegrown
15	Joey Calistri		M	(1993-11-20) November 20, 1993 (age 30)	Northwestern Wildcats	Homegrown, Loaned out
17	Collin Fernandez	/	M	(1997-02-13) February 13, 1997 (age 27)	Chicago Fire Academy	Homegrown, Loaned out
18	Drew Conner		M	(1994-02-18) February 18, 1994 (age 30)	Wisconsin Badgers	Homegrown
19	Juninho		M	(1989-01-08) January 8, 1989 (age 35)	Club Tijuana	Loaned in
20	Daniel Johnson		M	(1995-09-08) September 8, 1995 (age 28)	University of Louisville
31	Bastian Schweinsteiger		M	(1984-08-01) August 1, 1984 (age 39)	Manchester United	Designated Player, International
Forwards
8	Michael de Leeuw		F	(1986-10-07) October 7, 1986 (age 37)	FC Groningen	International
9	Luis Solignac		F	(1991-02-16)February 16, 1991 (aged 25)	Colorado Rapids	International
10	David Arshakyan		F	(1994-08-16) August 16, 1994 (age 29)	FK Trakai	International
11	David Accam		F/M	(1990-09-28) September 28, 1990 (age 33)	Helsingborgs IF	Designated Player
23	Nemanja Nikolić		F	(1987-12-31) December 31, 1987 (age 36)	Legia Warsaw	Designated Player, International

Player movement

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2017

In

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

Date	Player	Position	Previous Club	Notes	Ref
November 23, 2016	Arturo Álvarez	M	Chicago Fire	Exercised option	[1]
November 23, 2016	Joey Calistri	M	Chicago Fire	Exercised option	[1]
November 23, 2016	Jonathan Campbell	D	Chicago Fire	Exercised option	[1]
November 23, 2016	Drew Conner	M	Chicago Fire	Exercised option	[1]
November 23, 2016	Patrick Doody	D	Chicago Fire	Exercised option	[1]
November 23, 2016	Sean Johnson	GK	Chicago Fire	Exercised option	[1]
November 23, 2016	Matt Lampson	GK	Chicago Fire	Exercised option	[1]
November 23, 2016	Matt Polster	M	Chicago Fire	Exercised option	[1]
November 23, 2016	Brandon Vincent	D	Chicago Fire	Exercised option	[1]
December 20, 2016	Nemanja Nikolić	F	Legia Warsaw	Acquired via transfer as a Designated Player, signed a three-year deal	[2]
January 5, 2017	Luis Solignac	F	Chicago Fire	Re-signed with the club after initially having his option declined on November 23, 2016; signed to a two-year contract with an option for a third	[1] [3]
January 7, 2017	Jorge Bava	GK	Atlético Bucaramanga	Signed as a Discovery Player to a one-year deal with options for 2018 and 2019	[4]
January 16, 2017	Dax McCarty	M	New York Red Bulls	Acquired in exchange for $400,000 in General Allocation Money ($200,000 in 2017 allocation funds and $200,000 for 2018); signed one-year contract with two one-year options	[5]
January 27, 2017	Djordje Mihailovic	M	Chicago Fire Academy	Signed as a Homegrown Player	[6]
January 30, 2017	Daniel Johnson	M	University of Louisville	Signed to a one-year deal with three-year club options after being drafted 11th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft	[7] [8]
January 30, 2017	Stefan Cleveland	GK	University of Louisville	Signed to a one-year deal with three-year club options after being drafted 26th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft	[7] [8]
February 27, 2017	Brandt Bronico	M	University of North Carolina Charlotte	Signed to a one-year deal with three-year club options after being drafted 47th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft	[9] [10]
February 27, 2017	Matej Dekovic	D	University of North Carolina Charlotte	Signed to a one-year deal with three-year club options after being drafted 69th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft	[9] [10]
March 21, 2017	Bastian Schweinsteiger	M	Manchester United	Signed as a Designated Player to a one-year deal with a mutual option for at least one year	[11] [12] [13]
August 9, 2017	Christian Dean	D	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Acquired in exchange for $50,000 of General Allocation Money, $50,000 of conditional Targeted Allocation Money in the event he starts 12 or more 2018 regular season matches, and a percentage of any future transfer fees; signed a one-year deal with two-year club options	[14]
August 11, 2017	Richard Sánchez	G	Tigres UANL	Signed a one-year contract with options for 2018 and 2019 after being acquired 6th overall in the Allocation Order	[15]
September 14, 2017	Jorge Luis Corrales	D	Tulsa Roughnecks	Signed a contract through 2018 with options for 2019 and 2020; he was then immediately loaned back to the Roughnecks	[16]

Out

Date	Player	Position	Destination Club	Notes	Ref
November 23, 2016	Răzvan Cociș	M	None	Contract option was not exercised, was eligible for the Re-Entry Draft but wasn't selected	[1]
November 23, 2016	Eric Gehrig	D	None	Contract option was not exercised, was eligible for the Re-Entry Draft but wasn't selected; retired and was named Chicago Fire assistant coach on February 15, 2017	[1] [17]
November 23, 2016	Nick LaBrocca	M	None	Contract option was not exercised, eligible for free agency	[1]
November 23, 2016	Patrick McLain	GK	Orlando City SC	Contract option was not exercised, selected by Orlando City SC in the Re-Entry Draft	[1] [18]
November 23, 2016	Alex Morrell	M	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Contract option was not exercised, signed with Tampa Bay Rowdies on December 29, 2016	[1] [19]
November 23, 2016	Rodrigo Ramos	D	Coritiba	Loan expired	[1]
November 23, 2016	Michael Stephens	M	San Francisco Deltas	Contract option was not exercised, was eligible for the Re-Entry Draft but wasn't selected; signed with San Francisco Deltas on January 6	[1] [20]
November 23, 2016	Khaly Thiam	M	MTK Budapest	Loan expired	[1]
December 11, 2016	Sean Johnson	GK	New York City FC	Traded to Atlanta United FC for General Allocation Money; Atlanta then traded him to New York City FC in exchange for General Allocation Money and Targeted Allocation Money	[21] [22]

• Players selected in 2017 MLS SuperDraft, but ultimately not signed: forward Guillermo Delgado (27th overall, second round, from University of Delaware). ^{[8] [23]}
• Trialists released in the preseason: midfielder Miguel Alvarado, ^{[24] [23]} defender Chad Barson, ^{[25] [26]} defender Drew Beckie, ^{[27] [23]} forward Juan Pablo Caffa, ^{[24] [23]} goalkeeper Chris Konopka, ^{[24] [23]} goalkeeper Mihajlo Miskovic (Chicago Fire Academy), ^{[27] [24]} defender Boyd Okwuonu ^{[27] [23]} defender Taylor Peay, ^{[23] [25]} and defender Ryan Taylor. ^{[28] [26]}
• Trialists who joined the team during the season but were not signed: forward Maximilian Beister, ^[29] defender Justin Bilyeu, ^{[30] [31]} midfielder Alessandro Diamanti, ^[32] and defender Michael Schulze, ^{[33] [34]}

Loans

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

In

Date	Player	Position	Loaned from	Notes	Ref
December 23, 2016	Juninho	M	Club Tijuana	Signed on loan to a one-year contract with options to purchase the player outright or extend the contract; Fire sent general allocation money, 2017 MLS SuperDraft natural selection second round pick and the No. 3 spot in the Allocation Ranking Order to Minnesota United FC in exchange for the No. 2 spot used to acquire the player (No. 1 spot holder passed)	[35]

Out

Date	Player	Position	Loaned to	Notes	Return	Ref
March 15, 2017	Joey Calistri	M	Tulsa Roughnecks	Reporter Orrin Schwartz confirmed that Collin Fernandez, Joey Calistri and Matej Dekovic would be loaned to Tulsa Roughnecks with the ability to call back at any time.		[36] [37]
March 15, 2017	Matej Dekovic	D	Tulsa Roughnecks	Reporter Orrin Schwartz confirmed that Collin Fernandez, Joey Calistri and Matej Dekovic would be loaned to Tulsa Roughnecks with the ability to call back at any time.		[36]
March 15, 2017	/ Collin Fernandez	M	Tulsa Roughnecks	Reporter Orrin Schwartz confirmed that Collin Fernandez, Joey Calistri and Matej Dekovic would be loaned to Tulsa Roughnecks with the ability to call back at any time.		[36]
May 13, 2017	Brandt Bronico	M	Tulsa Roughnecks	The Tulsa Roughnecks tweeted out a starting lineup that included Bronico, confirming that he'd been loaned to the club. He returned in early June.		[38]
May 23, 2017	Stefan Cleveland	GK	Tulsa Roughnecks	Nelson Rodriguez announced that Cleveland would be leaving for Tulsa following the May 25 game against FC Dallas. Following the injury of Jorge Bava, he was called back in.	June 2017	[39]
July 14, 2017	Patrick Doody	D	St. Louis FC	St. Louis announced that they'd acquired Doody on loan.	July 2017	[40]
September 14, 2017	Jorge Luis Corrales	D	Tulsa Roughnecks	Signed a contract through 2018 with options for 2019 and 2020; he was then immediately loaned back to the Roughnecks		[16]

Technical staff

Position	Staff
General Manager	Nelson Rodríguez
Head Coach	Veljko Paunović
Assistant Coach	Marko Mitrović
Assistant Coach	Eric Gehrig
Goalkeeper Coach	Aleksandar Sarić
Strength and Conditioning Coach	Raphael Fevre
Director of Scouting	Matt Pearson
Video Analyst	Nenad Babic
Manager of Team and Soccer Operations	Alex Boler
Equipment Manager	Brian Sauer
Assistant Equipment Manager	Juan Arreola
Head Athletic Trainer	Steven Purcell
Assistant Athletic Trainer	Reade Whitney
Chief Medical Officer	Dr. Joshua Blomgren, D.O.
Head Orthopedic Officer	Dr. Brian Forsythe, M.D.
Physical Therapist	Ryan Perry

Last updated: May 1, 2017
Source: Chicago Fire Technical Staff

Standings

Eastern Conference table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Toronto FC	34	20	5	9	74	37	+37	69	MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2	New York City FC	34	16	9	9	56	43	+13	57
3	Chicago Fire	34	16	11	7	62	48	+14	55	MLS Cup Knockout Round
4	Atlanta United FC	34	15	9	10	70	40	+30	55
5	Columbus Crew	34	16	12	6	53	49	+4	54
6	New York Red Bulls	34	14	12	8	53	47	+6	50
7	New England Revolution	34	13	15	6	53	61	−8	45
8	Philadelphia Union	34	11	14	9	50	47	+3	42
9	Montreal Impact	34	11	17	6	52	58	−6	39
10	Orlando City SC	34	10	15	9	39	58	−19	39
11	D.C. United	34	9	20	5	31	60	−29	32

Source: MLS

Overall table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Toronto FC (C, S)	34	20	5	9	74	37	+37	69	CONCACAF Champions League
2	New York City FC	34	16	9	9	56	43	+13	57
3	Chicago Fire	34	16	11	7	61	47	+14	55
4	Atlanta United FC	34	15	9	10	70	40	+30	55
5	Columbus Crew	34	16	12	6	53	49	+4	54
6	Portland Timbers	34	15	11	8	60	50	+10	53
7	Seattle Sounders FC	34	14	9	11	52	39	+13	53
8	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	15	12	7	50	49	+1	52
9	New York Red Bulls	34	14	12	8	53	47	+6	50
10	Houston Dynamo	34	13	10	11	57	45	+12	50
11	Sporting Kansas City	34	12	9	13	40	29	+11	49	CONCACAF Champions League
12	San Jose Earthquakes	34	13	14	7	39	60	−21	46
13	FC Dallas	34	11	10	13	48	48	0	46
14	Real Salt Lake	34	13	15	6	49	55	−6	45
15	New England Revolution	34	13	15	6	53	61	−8	45
16	Philadelphia Union	34	11	14	9	50	47	+3	42
17	Montreal Impact	34	11	17	6	52	58	−6	39
18	Orlando City SC	34	10	15	9	39	58	−19	39
19	Minnesota United FC	34	10	18	6	47	70	−23	36
20	Colorado Rapids	34	9	19	6	31	51	−20	33
21	D.C. United	34	9	20	5	31	60	−29	32
22	LA Galaxy	34	8	18	8	45	67	−22	32

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) MLS Cup Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield

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
34	55	16	11	7	61	47	+14	12	2	3	41	14	+27	4	9	4	20	33	−13

Last updated: October 22, 2017
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

  Win  Tie  Loss

Preseason

Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06)

Chicago Fire v Florida Gulf Coast University

Saturday, February 4, 2017	Chicago Fire	1–0	Florida Gulf Coast University	Fort Myers, Florida
18:00	Nemanja Nikolić 41'	Report		Stadium: FGCU Soccer Complex

Chicago Fire v Philadelphia Union

Thursday, February 9, 2017	Chicago Fire	1–0	Philadelphia Union	Bradenton, Florida
12:00	Patrick Doody  49' Michael de Leeuw 56'	Report	Roland Alberg  39'	Stadium: IMG Academy

Chicago Fire v Montreal Impact

Wednesday, February 15, 2017	Chicago Fire	4–1	Montreal Impact	St. Petersburg, Florida
10:00	David Accam 1' Dax McCarty 15' Kyle Fisher 18' (o.g.) Nemanja Nikolić 64'	Report	Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla  30' Laurent Ciman  52' Ignacio Piatti 88' (pen.)	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

Chicago Fire v Miami FC

Sunday, February 19, 2017	Chicago Fire	5–2	Miami FC	Bradenton, Florida
17:00	Luis Solignac 3' John Goossens 42' (pen.) Arturo Álvarez 49' David Arshakyan 52' David Accam 63' João Meira  87'	Report	Dylan Mares 38' Ariel Martínez 71' (pen.) Unknown player  73'	Stadium: IMG Academy

Chicago Fire v FC Cincinnati

Wednesday, February 22, 2017	Chicago Fire	3–2	FC Cincinnati	Bradenton, Florida
16:00	Luis Solignac 31' Djordje Mihailovic  67' Michael de Leeuw 70' Drew Conner  72' Patrick Doody  74' Matej Dekovic 89'	Report	Aodhan Quinn  21' Marco Dominguez  85' Djiby Fall 88' Paul Nicholson 90+1'	Stadium: IMG Academy

Chicago Fire v Toronto FC

Saturday, February 25, 2017Suncoast Invitational	Chicago Fire	4–1	Toronto FC	St. Petersburg, Florida
14:00	Juninho 9' Nemanja Nikolić 16' (pen.) Michael de Leeuw 39', 74'	Report	Clément Simonin  61' Tosaint Ricketts 89' (pen.)	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2017 Major League Soccer season

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05), unless posted otherwise

Columbus Crew SC v Chicago Fire

Saturday, March 4, 20171	Columbus Crew SC	1–1	Chicago Fire	Columbus, Ohio
13:00 CST (UTC-06)	Finlay 17' Higuaín  41'	Report	Accam 73' Goossens  81'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 15,023 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Chicago Fire v Real Salt Lake

Saturday, March 11, 20172	Chicago Fire	2–0	Real Salt Lake	Bridgeview, Illinois
13:00 CST (UTC-06)	Nikolić 11' Álvarez 15'	Report	Wingert  79'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 13,024 Referee: Kevin Stott

Atlanta United FC v Chicago Fire

Saturday, March 18, 20173	Atlanta United FC	4–0	Chicago Fire	Atlanta, Georgia
15:00	Vincent 4' (o.g.) Gressel  15' Almirón  45' Martínez 60', 82' Villalba 67'	Report	Kappelhof  11' Bava  18'	Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium Attendance: 45,922 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

Chicago Fire v Montreal Impact

Saturday, April 1, 20174	Chicago Fire	2–2	Montreal Impact	Bridgeview, Illinois
14:00	Schweinsteiger 17' Júnior  41'  71' Solignac 90+3'	Recap	Duvall  57' Arregui  60' Mancosu 61' Cabrera  76'  80' Lovitz  78' Tabla 90'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 15,103 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Chicago Fire v Columbus Crew SC

Saturday, April 8, 20175	Chicago Fire	1–0	Columbus Crew SC	Bridgeview, Illinois
13:00	Nikolić 22' McCarty  86'	Report	Crognale  84'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 16,434 Referee: Alan Kelly

Chicago Fire v New England Revolution

Saturday, April 15, 20176	Chicago Fire	3–0	New England Revolution	Bridgeview, Illinois
16:00	Schweinsteiger 45' Nikolić 47', 73' Kappelhof  77'	Recap	Watson  21'  27'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 16,914 Referee: Ted Unkel

Toronto FC v Chicago Fire

Friday, April 21, 20177	Toronto FC	3–1	Chicago Fire	Toronto, Ontario
18:30	Giovinco 28', 82' Zavaleta 32' Osorio  85'	Report	McCarty  15' Kappelhof  24' Accam 88'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 27,097 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

New York Red Bulls v Chicago Fire

Saturday, April 29, 20178	New York Red Bulls	2–1	Chicago Fire	Harrison, New Jersey
18:30	Wright-Phillips 37' Muyl  51' Lade  61' Lawrence 71' Martins  81' Gulbrandsen  87'		Nikolić 59'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 22,814 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

LA Galaxy v Chicago Fire

Saturday, May 6, 20179	LA Galaxy	2–2	Chicago Fire	Carson, California
21:30	Steres 56' Santos 65' Alessandrini  74'	Report	Accam 13' (pen.) Nikolić 16' Vincent  60' Schweinsteiger  90'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 24,256 Referee: Kevin Stott

Chicago Fire v Seattle Sounders FC

Saturday, May 13, 201710	Chicago Fire	4–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
20:00	Nikolić 25' (pen.), 76' Lampson  48' Accam 60' Solignac 73' Brandon Vincent  78'	Report	Frei  26' Dempsey 28' Jones  87'  89'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 20,153 Referee: Nima Saghafi

Chicago Fire v Colorado Rapids

Wednesday, May 17, 201711	Chicago Fire	3–0	Colorado Rapids	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	Nikolić 15', 74' Accam 57'	Report	Azira  62'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 11,244 Referee: Armando Villarreal

D.C. United v Chicago Fire

Saturday, May 20, 201712	D.C. United	0–1	Chicago Fire	Washington, D.C.
15:00	Sarvas  8' Neagle  64'	Report	Accam 52' Schweinsteiger  66'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 20,618 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Chicago Fire v FC Dallas

Thursday, May 25, 201713	Chicago Fire	2–1	FC Dallas	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	Nikolić 3' Accam 9' Solignac  18' Kappelhof  82'	Report	Lamah 6' Gruezo  21' Guillen  23' Hume  45' Hedges  70'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 12,584 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

Orlando City SC v Chicago Fire

Sunday, June 4, 201714	Orlando City SC	0–0	Chicago Fire	Orlando, Florida
18:30	Ramos  26' Nocerino  66'	Report	Leeuw  60' Arshakyan  81'	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 24,469 Referee: Ted Unkel

Chicago Fire v Atlanta United FC

Saturday, June 10, 201715	Chicago Fire	2–0	Atlanta United FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
15:00	Solignac 29' Schweinsteiger  50' Accam  59' Nikolić 70' (pen.)	Report	Kratz  39' Carmona  67'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 18,453 Referee: Alan Kelly

New England Revolution v Chicago Fire

Saturday, June 17, 201716	New England Revolution	1–2	Chicago Fire	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30	Rowe  21' Mlinar 70'	Report	Nikolić 18' Solignac 61'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 21,548 Referee: Kevin Stott

Chicago Fire v Orlando City SC

Saturday, June 24, 201717	Chicago Fire	4–0	Orlando City SC	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	Accam 3', 8', 63' (pen.) Nikolić 52',  69' Schweinsteiger  53' Leeuw  56'	Report	Johnson  22' Higuita  33' Kaká  58' PC  84'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Chicago Fire v Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Saturday, July 1, 201718	Chicago Fire	4–0	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
18:00	Nikolić 14', 18' Álvarez 25' Leeuw 84'	Report	Laba  78'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 20,187 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Portland Timbers v Chicago Fire

Wednesday, July 5, 201719	Portland Timbers	2–2	Chicago Fire	Portland, Oregon
21:30	Adi 24' (pen.) Blanco 70',  73'	Report	Álvarez 34' Vincent 61' Lampson  65'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Robert Sibiga

New York City FC v Chicago Fire

Saturday, July 22, 201720	New York City FC	2–1	Chicago Fire	New York, New York
13:00	Herrera   8' Villa 47' Brillant 50',  87' Johnson  60' Harrison  83'	Report	Meira  44' Accam 54' Kappelhof  61'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 26,025 Referee: Allen Chapman

Sporting Kansas City v Chicago Fire

Saturday, July 29, 201721	Sporting Kansas City	3–2	Chicago Fire	Kansas City, Kansas
19:00	Sallói 23' Feilhaber 45+1' Blessing 51'	Report	Besler 28' (o.g.) Júnior  76' Accam 78' Meira  90'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 20,313 Referee: Alan Kelly

Chicago Fire v New England Revolution

Saturday, August 5, 201722	Chicago Fire	4–1	New England Revolution	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	Polster 8' Júnior 39' Accam  45+1' Leeuw 49',  64' Campbell  80' Solignac 90+2'	Report	Kamara 24' Angoua  44'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 20,214 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Columbus Crew SC v Chicago Fire

Saturday, August 12, 201723	Columbus Crew SC	3–1	Chicago Fire	Columbus, Ohio
18:30	Manneh 18' Meram  59',73' Mensah  67' Kamara 88' (pen.)	Report	Leeuw 13' Meira  26' Polster  73' Lampson  89'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 18,690 Referee: Armando Villarreal

Montreal Impact v Chicago Fire

Wednesday, August 16, 201724	Montreal Impact	3–0	Chicago Fire	Montreal, Quebec
18:30	Piatti 6', 38' Cabrera  20' Mancosu 37' (pen.) Duvall  48' Piette  78'	Report	Matt Lampson  36'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 19,894 Referee: Nima Saghafi

Chicago Fire v Toronto FC

Saturday, August 19, 201725	Chicago Fire	1–3	Toronto FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:00	David Accam 54'	Report	Bradley  5' Delgado 13' Hasler 63' Zavaleta  75' Giovinco 90'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 21,891 Referee: Jair Marufo

Chicago Fire v Minnesota United FC

Saturday, August 26, 201726	Chicago Fire	1–2	Minnesota United FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	McCarty  69' Accam 77' Schweinsteiger  84'	Report	Danladi 36', 45',  78'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 18,048 Referee: Kevin Stott

Montreal Impact v Chicago Fire

Saturday, September 2, 201727	Montreal Impact	0–1	Chicago Fire	Montreal, Quebec
18:00	Boldor  50' Donadel  70'	Report	Júnior  38' Schweinsteiger 59' Leeuw  90+2'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 19,619 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Chicago Fire v New York Red Bulls

Saturday, September 9, 2017	Chicago Fire	1–1	New York Red Bulls	Bridgeview, Illinois
15:00	Campbell  57' Nikolić 66' Alvarez  73' Leeuw  76'	Report	Wright-Phillips 7' Zizzo  31'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,808 Referee: Alan Kelly

Chicago Fire v D.C. United

Saturday, September 16, 201729	Chicago Fire	3–0	D.C. United	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	Vincent  15',62' Harkes (o.g.) Nikolić 90' (pen.)	Recap		Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 15,643 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Philadelphia Union v Chicago Fire

Saturday, September 23, 201730	Philadelphia Union	3–1	Chicago Fire	Chester, Pennsylvania
18:00	Pontius 10', 55' Sapong 64' Rosenberry  85' Creavalle  86'	Report	Polster  16' Kappelhof  42' Solignac 67'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 18,619 Referee: Robert Sibiga

San Jose Earthquakes v Chicago Fire

Wednesday, September 27, 201731	San Jose Earthquakes	1-4	Chicago Fire	San Jose, California
21:30	Jungwirth  35' Godoy  39' Yueill  67' Wondolowski 87'	Report	Mihailovic 14' Alvarez  26' Solignac 40' Nikolić 48', 65'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 17,256 Referee: Drew Fischer

Chicago Fire v New York City FC

Saturday, September 30, 201732	Chicago Fire	1-1	New York City FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	McCarty  16' Nikolić 20'	Report	Villa 43' Morález  73'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 20,195 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

Chicago Fire v Philadelphia Union

Sunday, October 15, 201733	Chicago Fire	3-2	Philadelphia Union	Bridgeview, Illinois
16:00	Nemanja Nikolić 3', 64' (pen.) Matt Polster  45+1'		Johan Kappelhof (o.g.) Alejandro Bedoya 13'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,616 Referee: Allen Chapman

Houston Dynamo v Chicago Fire

Sunday, October 22, 201734	Houston Dynamo	3-0	Chicago Fire	Houston, Texas
15:00	Leonardo 2' Romell Quioto 68' Mauro Manotas 75'	Report		Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 20,456 Referee: Alan Kelly

MLS Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05)

Chicago Fire v New York Red Bulls

October 25, 2017Knockout Round	Chicago Fire	0-4	New York Red Bulls	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30		Report	Wright-Phillips 7' Kljestan 11' Royer 70' Verón  85', 87'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 11,647 Referee: Ismail Elfath

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2017 U.S. Open Cup

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05)

Saint Louis FC v Chicago Fire

Wednesday, June 14, 20174th Round	Saint Louis FC	0–1	Chicago Fire	Fenton, Missouri
19:30	Octavio Guzmán  29' Dragan Stojkov  68'  81'	Report	Luis Solignac 27' Dax McCarty  43' Juninho  71' Brandon Vincent  85'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 5,786 Referee: Jon Freemon

FC Cincinnati v Chicago Fire

June 28, 2017Round of 16	FC Cincinnati	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p)	Chicago Fire	Cincinnati, Ohio
18:30	Josu  55' Andrew Wiedeman  109'	Report	Matt Polster  46' Nemanja Nikolić  72'	Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 32,287 Referee: Hilario Grajeda
	Penalties
	Aodhan Quinn Josu Harrison Delbridge Jimmy McLaughlin		Nemanja Nikolić Arturo Álvarez Bastian Schweinsteiger Juninho

Squad statistics

Games Played

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	MLS			Playoffs			Open Cup			Total
				Starts	Apps	Minutes	Starts	Apps	Minutes	Starts	Apps	Minutes	Starts	Apps	Minutes
1	GK	URU	Jorge Bava	8	8	720	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	8	720
2	MF	USA	Matt Polster	21	22	1,769	1	1	90	1	2	152	23	25	2,011
3	DF	USA	Brandon Vincent	26	27	2,341	1	1	90	2	2	210	29	30	2,641
4	DF	NED	Johan Kappelhof	33	33	2,881	1	1	90	2	2	210	36	36	3,181
5	DF	USA	Michael Harrington	9	9	798	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	9	798
6	MF	USA	Dax McCarty	28	28	2,465	1	1	90	1	1	58	30	30	2,613
7	MF	NED	John Goossens	1	1	89	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	89
8	FW	NED	Michael de Leeuw	26	30	2,189	0	0	0	2	2	192	28	32	2,381
9	FW	ARG	Luis Solignac	26	33	2,153	1	1	90	1	2	161	28	36	2,404
10	FW	ARM	David Arshakyan	0	7	27	0	1	20	0	0	0	0	8	47
11	MF/FW	GHA	David Accam	24	30	2,177	1	1	90	0	0	0	25	31	2,267
12	MF	SLV	Arturo Álvarez	13	25	1,084	0	1	20	2	2	210	15	28	1,314
13	MF	USA	Brandt Bronico	0	4	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	53
14	MF	USA	Djordje Mihailovic	7	17	732	1	1	65	0	1	33	7	18	830
15	MF	USA	Joey Calistri	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF	USA	Jonathan Campbell	8	24	919	0	0	0	2	2	210	10	26	1,129
17	MF	USA/  PER	Collin Fernandez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	USA	Drew Conner	8	21	882	0	0	0	2	2	135	10	23	1,017
19	MF	BRA	Juninho	17	21	1,528	1	1	70	2	2	210	20	24	1,808
20	MF	USA	Daniel Johnson	0	8	125	0	0	0	1	2	75	1	9	200
22	DF	USA	Patrick Doody	7	7	629	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	629
23	FW	HUN	Nemanja Nikolić	34	34	2,946	1	1	90	1	1	120	36	36	3,156
25	DF	CUB	Jorge Luis Corrales	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF	USA	Christian Dean	2	3	220	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	220
28	GK	USA	Matt Lampson	24	24	2,160	1	1	90	2	2	210	27	27	2,460
30	GK	USA	Stefan Cleveland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	MF	GER	Bastian Schweinsteiger	23	24	1,993	0	1	25	1	1	120	24	25	2,138
33	DF	CRO	Matej Dekovic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	1	4
45	GK	MEX	Richard Sánchez	2	2	180	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	180
66	DF/MF	POR	João Meira	27	30	2,412	1	1	70	0	0	0	27	30	2,482

Goalkeeping Statistics

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	MLS			Playoffs			Open Cup			Total
				Clean sheets	Saves	GA	Clean sheets	Saves	GA	Clean sheets	Saves	GA	Clean sheets	Saves	GA
1	GK	URU	Jorge Bava	3	20	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	20	12
28	GK	USA	Matt Lampson	8	58	31	0	2	4	2	9	0	10	67	31
30	GK	USA	Stefan Cleveland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	GK	MEX	Richard Sánchez	0	11	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	4

Goalscoring and Assisting Record

MLS Regular Season Rank Player A 1 Nemanja Nikolić 24 4 2 David Accam 14 8 3 Luis Solignac 7 4 4 Michael de Leeuw 3 8 5 Bastian Schweinsteiger 3 6 6 Arturo Álvarez 3 2 7 Brandon Vincent 2 5 8 Matt Polster 1 7 9 Juninho 1 2 Djordje Mihailovic 1 2 11 Dax McCarty 0 5 12 Patrick Doody 0 4 Johan Kappelhof 0 4 14 João Meira 0 2 15 Drew Conner 0 1

U.S. Open Cup Rank Player A 1 Luis Solignac 1 0 2 Brandon Vincent 0 1

All Competitions Rank Player A 1 Nemanja Nikolić 24 4 2 David Accam 14 8 3 Luis Solignac 8 4 4 Michael de Leeuw 3 8 5 Bastian Schweinsteiger 3 6 6 Arturo Álvarez 3 2 7 Brandon Vincent 2 6 8 Matt Polster 1 7 9 Juninho 1 2 Djordje Mihailovic 1 2 11 Dax McCarty 0 5 12 Patrick Doody 0 4 Johan Kappelhof 0 4 14 João Meira 0 2 15 Drew Conner 0 1

Updated to match played on October 22, 2017.
Source: MLSsoccer.com statistics – 2017 Chicago Fire

Disciplinary record

MLS Regular Season Rank Player   Matches Missed 1 Johan Kappelhof 5 0 1 April 1 vs Montreal 2 Juninho 2 1 0 April 8 vs Columbus 3 Michael de Leeuw 5 0 0 September 16 vs DC United Bastian Schweinsteiger 5 0 0 4 Dax McCarty 4 0 0 5 Matt Lampson 3 0 0 João Meira 3 0 0 Matt Polster 3 0 0 Brandon Vincent 3 0 0 9 David Accam 2 0 0 Arturo Álvarez 2 0 0 Jonathan Campbell 2 0 0 13 David Arshakyan 1 0 0 Jorge Bava 1 0 0 John Goossens 1 0 0 Nemanja Nikolić 1 0 0 Luis Solignac 1 0 0

U.S. Open Cup Rank Player   Matches Missed 1 Juninho 1 0 0 Dax McCarty 1 0 0 Nemanja Nikolić 1 0 0 Matt Polster 1 0 0 Brandon Vincent 1 0 0 Unranked David Accam 0 0 0 June 14 vs Saint Louis FC

MLS Regular Season Rank Player   Matches Missed 1 Johan Kappelhof 5 0 1 April 1 vs Montreal 2 Juninho 3 1 0 April 8 vs Columbus 3 Michael de Leeuw 5 0 0 September 16 vs DC United Dax McCarty 5 0 0 Bastian Schweinsteiger 5 0 0 6 Matt Polster 4 0 0 7 Matt Lampson 3 0 0 João Meira 3 0 0 Brandon Vincent 3 0 0 10 David Accam 2 0 0 Arturo Álvarez 2 0 0 Jonathan Campbell 2 0 0 Nemanja Nikolić 2 0 0 14 David Arshakyan 1 0 0 Jorge Bava 1 0 0 John Goossens 1 0 0 Luis Solignac 1 0 0

Updated to match played on October 22, 2017.
Source: MLSsoccer.com statistics – 2017 Chicago Fire

Awards

MLS End of Year Awards

Award	Player	Statistics	Report
MLS Golden Boot	Nemanja Nikolić	24 goals, 4 assists in 34 matches	Report
MLS Best XI	Nemanja Nikolić	Forward	Report

MLS Player of the Month

Month	Player	Statistics	Report
May	Nemanja Nikolić	6 goals, 1 assist in 5 matches	Report

MLS Player of the Week

Week	Player	Statistics	Report
7	Nemanja Nikolić	2 goals against New England Revolution	Report
17	David Accam	3 goals, 1 assist against Orlando City SC	Report
18	Nemanja Nikolić	2 goals, 1 assist against Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Report
32	Nemanja Nikolić	3 goals against Philadelphia Union

MLS Team of the Week

Week	Player	Position	Report
1	David Accam	F	Report
2	Johan Kappelhof	D	Report
	Dax McCarty	M
5	Bastian Schweinsteiger	M	Report
6	Dax McCarty	M	Report
7	Luis Solignac	F	Report
	Nemanja Nikolić	F
	Dax McCarty	Bench
	Bastian Schweinsteiger	Bench
10	David Accam	Bench	Report
11	David Accam	M	Report
	Nemanja Nikolić	F
	Brandon Vincent	Bench
12	Brandon Vincent	D	Report
	Nemanja Nikolić	F
	David Accam	Bench
	Veljko Paunović	Coach
13	Brandon Vincent	D	Report
15	João Meira	D	Report
	David Accam	M
	Bastian Schweinsteiger	M
	Nemanja Nikolić	F
	Michael de Leeuw	Bench
	Matt Polster	Bench
	Veljko Paunović	Coach
16	Dax McCarty	Bench	Report
17	Matt Polster	D	Report
	David Accam	M
	Bastian Schweinsteiger	Bench
	Veljko Paunović	Coach
18	Matt Polster	D	Report
	Nemanja Nikolić	F
22	Patrick Doody	D	Report
26	Matt Polster	D	Report
	Juninho	Bench
27	Brandon Vincent	D	Report
30	Djordje Mihailovic	M	Report
	Nemanja Nikolić	F
32	Nemanja Nikolić	F	Report
	Djordje Mihailovic	Bench

MLS Goal of the Week

Week	Player	Goal	Match Result	Report
32	Nemanja Nikolić	1-0 vs Philadelphia Union	3-2	Report

MLS All-Star Game

Selected	Player	Position	Report
Fan XI	Bastian Schweinsteiger	M	Report Archived 2017-11-05 at the Wayback Machine
Fan XI	Nemanja Nikolić	F
Coach's Pick	Johan Kappelhof	D	Report
Coach's Pick	Dax McCarty	M
MLS	Veljko Paunovic	Coach

MLS Homegrown Game

Player	Position	Report
Djordje Mihailovic	M	Report

National team call-ups

  El Salvador
Arturo Álvarez

• Friendly vs Canada, October 8 (Started, played 89 minutes) ^[41]

  Ghana
David Accam

• Friendly vs Mexico, June 28 (Subbed on, played 31 minutes) ^[42]
• Friendly vs United States, July 1 (Started, played 45 minutes) ^[42]

  United States
Dax McCarty

• Friendly vs Serbia, January 29 (Did not play) ^[43]
• Friendly vs Jamaica, February 3 (Started, played 63 minutes) ^[43]
• World Cup qualifier vs Honduras, March 24 (Did not play) ^[44]
• World Cup qualifier at Panama, March 28 (Did not play) ^[44]
• Friendly vs Venezuela, June 3 (Did not play) ^[45]
• World Cup qualifier vs Trinidad and Tobago, June 8 (Did not play) ^[45]
• World Cup qualifier at Mexico, June 11 (Did not play) ^[45]
• Friendly vs Ghana (Started, played 90 minutes) ^[46]
• 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^[46]

• vs Panama, July 8 (Started, played 90 minutes)
• vs Martinique, July 12 (Subbed on, played four minutes)
• vs Nicaragua, July 15 (Started, played 90 minutes)
• vs El Salvador, July 19 (Did not play)
• vs Costa Rica, July 22 (Subbed on, played five minutes)
• vs Jamaica, July 26 (Subbed on, played one minute)

• World Cup qualifier vs Costa Rica, September 1 (Did not play) ^[47]
• World Cup qualifier at Honduras, September 5 (Did not play) ^[47]
• World Cup qualifier vs Panama, October 6 (Subbed on, played 33 minutes) ^[48]
• World Cup qualifier at Trinidad and Tobago, October 10 (Did not play) ^[48]

Matt Polster

• 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup Preliminary Roster (Was not selected) ^[46]

Kits

Home

Away

Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks	Info
Home	Red	Red	Red	[49] [50]
Away	Gray	Gray	Gray	[51] [52]

Primary kit

According to the league's bi-annual rotation of kits the primary kit carried over from the previous season. It was originally unveiled on January 25, 2016. The jersey features an all-red design with the return of the iconic white bar across the chest. The Chicago city flag embossed on the lower front for the jersey's jock tag. ^{[49] [50]}

Secondary kit

The new secondary kit has been unveiled by the club on February 6, 2017. It's gray color is based on the same tone as the center of the club's logo. The jersey has the high V-neck collar and features blue numbers, names and trim, with red accents and "EST. 1997" on jock tag. The back neck tape has crossed axes, as the primary kit. Six-pointed stars from Chicago city flag are placed on the sleeve trim as well as socks. ^{[51] [52]}

Draft pick trades

Picks acquired:

• 2017 MLS SuperDraft natural first round pick (No. 11), General Allocation Money, Targeted Allocation Money, discovery rights to an unnamed player, and the #2 ranking in the MLS Allocation Order from Philadelphia Union in exchange for the #1 ranking in the MLS Allocation Order. Philadelphia used the #1 allocation ranking to acquire midfielder Alejandro Bedoya. ^[53]
• 2017 MLS SuperDraft No. 26 and 27 overall picks (second round) from Toronto FC in exchange for $75,000 in Targeted Allocation Money. ^[54]
• 2019 MLS SuperDraft natural third round pick from D.C. United in exchange for forward Kennedy Igboananike. ^{[55] [56]}
• 2019 MLS SuperDraft natural third round pick from Minnesota United FC in exchange for the first spot in the MLS Waiver Order. ^[57]

Picks traded:

• 2017 MLS SuperDraft natural first round pick (No. 3) to New York City FC in exchange for $250,000 in General Allocation Money. ^[54]
• 2017 MLS SuperDraft natural second round pick to Columbus Crew SC in exchange for the Discovery Priority on Khaly Thiam. Pursuant to the trade agreement, if Thiam started in 12 or more 2016 MLS regular season games, or if his loan was extended or successfully converted into a transfer following the 2016 season, Columbus would receive General Allocation Money instead of the SuperDraft pick. ^[58] As Thiam started in 12 or more regular season games, Fire retained the pick. This second round natural selection was traded to Minnesota United FC, together with the No. 3 ranking in the MLS Allocation Order, and general allocation money in exchange for the No. 2 ranking in the MLS Allocation Order. Chicago Fire used its allocation ranking to acquire midfielder Juninho (No. 1 spot holder Atlanta United FC passed on the player). ^[35]
• 2018 MLS SuperDraft conditional pick to Portland Timbers in exchange for the No. 6 ranking in the MLS Allocation Order, which it then used to sign goalkeeper Richard Sánchez (all previous holders opted not to sign him); if he starts at least five games, Portland receives the Fire's natural second round pick- if he doesn't, they receive the natural third round pick ^[15]

References

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50. "Chicago Fire release new primary jersey for 2016". chicago-fire.com. January 25, 2016.
51. "2017 Chicago Fire Secondary Kit Unveiled". chicago-fire.com. February 6, 2017.
52. "Photo Gallery: The 2017 Chicago Fire Secondary Jersey". chicago-fire.com. February 6, 2017.
53. "Chicago Fire Announce Trade with Philadelphia Union". chicago-fire.com. August 3, 2016.
54. "Allocation money figures publicly revealed for 1st time at 2017 SuperDraft". mlssoccer.com.
55. "DC United acquire Kennedy Igboananike via trade from Chicago Fire". mlssoccer.com. July 29, 2016.
56. "Chicago Fire Acquire Targeted Allocation Money and 2019 MLS SuperDraft Selection from D.C. United in Exchange for Kennedy Igboananike". chicago-fire.com. July 29, 2016.
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58. "Chicago Fire Acquire Senegalese Midfielder Khaly Thiam". chicago-fire.com. May 4, 2016.

External links

• Official website