| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Keith Brady | ||
| Date of birth | March 3, 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Naperville, Illinois, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chicago Fire | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2020 | Chicago Fire | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Chicago Fire | 67 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Forward Madison (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2022 | Chicago Fire II | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | United States U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | United States U20 | 9 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | United States U23 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 10, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 22, 2024 | |||
Christopher Keith Brady (born March 3, 2004) is an American professional association football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire.
Born in Naperville, Illinois, Brady joined the Chicago Fire in 2017, playing with the youth academy. [2] On March 24, 2020, Brady signed a homegrown player deal with the Fire, joining the club's first team in Major League Soccer. [3]
On July 24, 2020, Brady was loaned to USL League One club Forward Madison. [4] He made his professional debut for the club on August 23 against Orlando City B, starting in a 3–1 victory. [5]
On November 13, 2020, following the 2020 season, Brady was named as the USL League One Young Player of the Year. [6] In eight matches, Brady recorded three clean sheets throughout his loan. [6]
The next season, Brady returned to Forward Madison on June 11, 2021, on loan. [7] Similar to the previous season, Brady would split his training with both Forward Madison while returning to the Chicago Fire occasionally. [8] A day later, on June 12, Brady made his return debut for the club against the Richmond Kickers. He earned the cleansheet in the 0–0 draw, including saving a one-on-one opportunity against the Kickers' Emiliano Terzaghi. [8]
Born in the United States, Brady is of Scottish descent and eligible to play for both national teams. [9] On January 25, 2019, he was selected into the United States under-15 side that would participate in the CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship. [10] Brady led United States men's national under-20 association football team to a 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship title and won the Golden Glove award, awarded to the tournaments best goalkeeper. [11] He earned three caps for the U.S. U-23s in the buildup to the 2024 Olympics, but did not make the final squad. [12] [13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chicago Fire | 2020 | MLS | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 [a] | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | 33 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||||
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 0 | ||
| Forward Madison (loan) | 2020 | USL League One | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||||
| Chicago Fire FC II | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 0 | ||
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