2026 Chicago Fire FC season

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Chicago Fire FC
2026 season
Chicago Fire logo, 2021.svg
Owner Joe Mansueto
Head coach Gregg Berhalter
Stadium Soldier Field
(capacity: 61,500)
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The 2026 Chicago Fire FC season will be the club's 29th season in Major League Soccer. The season will be the seventh season under owner Joe Mansuetto, and the second with Gregg Berhalter as head coach.

Contents

Current squad

Players signed as of November 1, 2025 [1]

No.NameDate of Birth (Age)Date JoinedPrevious ClubPlayer Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Brady March 3, 2004 (age 21)March 24, 2020 Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
25 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Gal April 6, 1993 (age 32)January 11, 2023 Flag of Sweden.svg Degerfors IF
Defenders
2 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Leonardo Barroso June 16, 2005 (age 20)January 14, 2025 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Sporting CP B International
U-22
3 Flag of England.svg Jack Elliott August 25, 1995 (age 30)December 16, 2024 Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Union TAM
5 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Rogers May 17, 1999 (age 26)January 13, 2025 Flag of Norway.svg Lillestrøm SK
14 Flag of Serbia.svg Viktor Radojević July 14, 2004 (age 21)August 22, 2025 Flag of Serbia.svg FK TSC International
U-22
15 Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Gutman October 2, 1996 (age 29)December 12, 2023 Flag of the United States.svg Colorado Rapids
16 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Joel Waterman January 24, 1996 (age 29)August 20, 2025 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CF Montréal International
24 Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Dean May 15, 1997 (age 28)January 12, 2023 Flag of the United States.svg Birmingham Legion FC
36 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Reynolds April 8, 2004 (age 21)May 12, 2022 Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire FC II Homegrown
38 Flag of the United States.svg Christopher Cupps May 26, 2006 (age 19)February 18, 2025 Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
Midfielders
6 Flag of Sweden.svg Anton Salétros April 12, 1996 (age 29)November 7, 2025 Flag of Sweden.svg AIK International
7 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Maren Haile-Selassie March 13, 1999 (age 26)December 27, 2022 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg FC Lugano International
8 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Mueller August 29, 1996 (age 29)May 5, 2022 Flag of Scotland.svg Hibernian F.C.
10 Flag of Portugal (official).svg André Franco April 12, 1998 (aged 27)August 13, 2025 Flag of Portugal (official).svg FC Porto International
TAM
11 Flag of Denmark.svg Philip Zinckernagel December 16, 1994 (age 30)January 6, 2025 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Club Brugge KV International
TAM
17 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Gutiérrez June 17, 2003 (age 22)March 9, 2020 Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
U22 Initiative
19 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Jonathan Bamba March 26, 1996 (age 29)January 21, 2025 Flag of Spain.svg RC Celta de Vigo DP
International
22 Flag of the United States.svg Mauricio Pineda October 17, 1997 (age 28)January 17, 2020 Flag of the United States.svg North Carolina Tar Heels
23 Flag of the United States.svg Kellyn Acosta July 24, 1995 (age 30)February 13, 2024 Flag of the United States.svg LAFC TAM
35 Flag of the United States.svg Sergio Oregel May 16, 2005 (age 20)October 23, 2021 Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
37 Flag of the United States.svg Robert Turdean January 14, 2010 (age 15)January 22, 2025 Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire Academy Off-Roster Homegrown
42 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Djé D'Avilla May 5, 2003 (age 22)April 1, 2025 Flag of Portugal (official).svg U.D. Leiria International
U-22
47 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Williams March 18, 2005 (age 20)March 14, 2025 Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire FC II Homegrown
26 Flag of Guyana.svg Omari Glasgow November 22, 2003 (age 22)December 17, 2024 Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire FC II
27 Flag of the United States.svg Dylan Borso June 2, 2006 (age 19)December 20, 2024 Flag of the United States.svg Wake Forest Homegrown
29 Flag of the United States.svg David Poreba December 1, 2002 (age 22)December 12, 2024 Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire FC II
Forwards
9 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Hugo Cuypers February 7, 1997 (age 28)February 6, 2024 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gent International
Designated Player
28 Flag of the United States.svg Dean Boltz June 7, 2006 (age 19)December 20, 2024 Flag of the United States.svg University of Wisconsin
Flag of Greece.svg Georgios Koutsias February 8, 2004 (age 21)February 28, 2023 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg FC Lugano International
U-22


Player movement

Returning, options, and new contracts

DatePlayerPositionNotesRef
November 26, 2025 Flag of England.svg Jack Elliott DFOption exercised [2]
November 26, 2025 Flag of the United States.svg David Poreba MFSigned to a new contract for 2026 with options for 2027 and 2028 [2]
November 26, 2025 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Williams MFOption exercised [2]
January 1, 2025 Flag of Guyana.svg Omari Glasgow MFReturned from loan to Loudoun United FC [3]
January 1, 2025 Flag of Greece.svg Georgios Koutsias FWReturned from loan to FC Lugano [4]

In

DatePlayerPositionPrevious clubNotesRef
November 7, 2025 Flag of Sweden.svg Anton Salétros MF Flag of Sweden.svg AIK Transferred from AIK on a contract through 2028 [5]
November 7, 2025 Flag of Portugal (official).svg André Franco MF Flag of Portugal (official).svg FC Porto Acquired 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 [6]


Out

DatePlayerPositionDestination ClubNotesRef
November 26, 2025 Flag of the United States.svg Omar Gonzalez DF Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire FC II Joined the Fire's second team as an assistant player-coach [7]
November 26, 2025 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Barlow FWOption declined [2]
November 26, 2025 Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Dowd GKOption declined [2]
November 26, 2025 Flag of the United States.svg Chase Gasper DFRetiredOut of contract, and subsequently retired [2]
November 26, 2025 Flag of Mali.svg Rominigue Kouamé MF Flag of Spain.svg Cádiz CF End of loan [8] [2]


Technical staff

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

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

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Eastern Conference table

Overall table

Results summary

Match results

Preseason

For the third consecutive season, the Fire would participate in the Coachella Valley Invitational. [9]

Regular season
February 211 Houston Dynamo FC v Chicago Fire FC Houston, Texas
7:30 PM Report Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
February 282 Chicago Fire FC v CF Montréal Chicago, Illinois
1:30 PM Report Stadium: Soldier Field
March 73 Columbus Crew v Chicago Fire FC Columbus, Ohio
6:30 PM Report Stadium: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field
March 144 Chicago Fire FC v D.C. United Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Report Stadium: Soldier Field
March 215 Philadelphia Union v Chicago Fire FC Chester, Pennsylvania
3:30 PM Report Stadium: Subaru Park
April 46 Chicago Fire FC v Nashville SC Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Report Stadium: Soldier Field
April 117 Chicago Fire FC v Atlanta United FC Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Report Stadium: Soldier Field
April 188 FC Cincinnati v Chicago Fire FC Cincinnati, Ohio
6:30 PM Report Stadium: TQL Stadium
April 259 Chicago Fire FC v Sporting Kansas City Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Report Stadium: Soldier Field
May 210 Chicago Fire FC v FC Cincinnati Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Report Stadium: Soldier Field
May 911 Chicago Fire FC v New York Red Bulls Chicago, Illinois
1:30 PM Report Stadium: Soldier Field
May 1312 D.C. United v Chicago Fire FC Washington, D.C.
6:30 PM Report Stadium: Audi Field
May 1613 CF Montréal v Chicago Fire FC Montreal, Quebec
6:30 PM Report Stadium: Saputo Stadium
May 2314 Chicago Fire FC v Toronto FC Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Report Stadium: Soldier Field
July 1615 Chicago Fire FC v Vancouver Whitecaps FC Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Report Stadium: Soldier Field
July 2216 Inter Miami CF v Chicago Fire FC Miami, Florida
6:30 PM Report Stadium: Miami Freedom Park
July 2517 New York City FC v Chicago Fire FC New York, New York
6:30 PM Report Stadium: Yankee Stadium
August 118 Chicago Fire FC v Charlotte FC Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Report Stadium: Soldier Field
August 1619 Chicago Fire FC v Portland Timbers Chicago, Illinois
5:30 PM Report Stadium: Soldier Field
August 1920 Orlando City SC v Chicago Fire FC Orlando, Florida
6:30 PM Report Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
August 2221 New York Red Bulls v Chicago Fire FC Harrison, New Jersey
6:30 PM Report Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
August 2922 Seattle Sounders FC v Chicago Fire FC Seattle, Washington
3:30 PM Report Stadium: Lumen Field
September 523 Toronto FC v Chicago Fire FC Toronto, Ontario
6:30 PM Report Stadium: BMO Field
September 924 Chicago Fire FC v Inter Miami CF Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Report Stadium: Soldier Field
September 1325 Chicago Fire FC v New England Revolution Chicago, Illinois
5:30 PM Report Stadium: Soldier Field
September 1926 Nashville SC v Chicago Fire FC Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 PM Report Stadium: Geodis Park
September 2627 Charlotte FC v Chicago Fire FC Charlotte, North Carolina
6:30 PM Report Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
October 1028 Chicago Fire FC v New York City FC Chicago, Illinois
1:30 PM Report Stadium: Soldier Field
October 1429 Chicago Fire FC v Philadelphia Union Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Report Stadium: Soldier Field
October 1730 New England Revolution v Chicago Fire FC Foxborough, Massachusetts
6:30 PM Report Stadium: Gillette Stadium
October 2431 Atlanta United FC v Chicago Fire FC Atlanta, Georgia
6:30 PM Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
October 2832 Chicago Fire FC v Orlando City SC Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Report Stadium: Soldier Field
October 3133 Colorado Rapids v Chicago Fire FC Commerce City, Colorado
TBD Report Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
November 734 Chicago Fire FC v Columbus Crew Chicago, Illinois
3:00 PM Report Stadium: Soldier Field


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 Total
StartsAppsMinutesBenchStartsAppsMinutesBenchStartsAppsMinutesBenchStartsAppsMinutesBench
1 Chris Brady
2 Leonardo Barroso
3 Jack Elliott
5 Sam Rogers
6 Anton Salétros
7 Maren Haile-Selassie
8 Chris Mueller
9 Hugo Cuypers
10 André Franco
11 Philip Zinckernagel
14 Viktor Radojević
15 Andrew Gutman
16 Joel Waterman
17 Brian Gutiérrez
19 Jonathan Bamba
22 Mauricio Pineda
23 Kellyn Acosta
24 Jonathan Dean
25 Jeff Gal
26 Omari Glasgow
27 Dylan Borso
28 Dean Boltz
29 David Poreba
35 Sergio Oregel
36 Justin Reynolds
37 Robert Turdean
38 Christopher Cupps
42 Djé D'Avilla
47 Sam Williams

Goalkeeping

No.Nat.NameMLSPlayoffsOpen CupTotal
Clean SheetsSavesGAClean SheetsSavesGAClean SheetsSavesGAClean SheetsSavesGA
1Flag of the United States.svg USA Chris Brady
25Flag of the United States.svg USA Jeff Gal

Goals

Rk.PlayerMLSPlayoffsOpen CupTotal
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Assists

Rk.PlayerMLSPlayoffsOpen CupTotal

Disciplinary record

Rk.PlayerMLSPlayoffsOpen CupTotalMatches Suspended
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Notes

    References

    1. ↑ "MLS Club Roster Profiles".
    2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Chicago Fire FC Announces 2025 Roster Decisions". November 26, 2025.
    3. ↑ "Chicago Fire FC Loans Defender/Winger Omari Glasgow to Loudoun United Football Club". August 7, 2025.
    4. ↑ "Chicago Fire FC Loans Forward Georgios Koutsias to FC Lugano". December 13, 2024.
    5. ↑ "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Midfielder Anton Salétros". November 7, 2025.
    6. ↑ "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Midfielder André Franco on a Permanent Transfer from FC Porto". November 7, 2025.
    7. ↑ "Chicago Fire FC II Names Omar González as Assistant Coach". November 26, 2025.
    8. ↑ "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Midfielder Rominigue Kouamé on Loan from Spanish Club Cádiz CF". January 24, 2025.
    9. ↑ "Chicago Fire FC to Participate in 2026 Coachella Valley Invitational". October 15, 2025.
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