The 2018 Chicago Fire season was the club's 20th year of existence, as well as their 21st in Major League Soccer.
Current squad As of August 10, 2018. Source: Chicago Fire official roster and Official MLS Roster
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Previous club Player Notes Goalkeepers 30 Stefan Cleveland GK University of Louisville Loaned Out 32 Patrick McLain GK Minnesota United FC 45 Richard Sánchez GK Tigres UANL Defenders 2 Matt Polster D/M SIU Edwardsville Cougars 3 Brandon Vincent D Stanford Cardinal 4 Johan Kappelhof D FC Groningen 15 Grant Lillard D Indiana Hoosiers Homegrown 16 Jonathan Campbell D North Carolina Tar Heels 22 Nicolas Hasler D/M Toronto FC International 24 Nicolás Del Grecco D C.D. Olimpia InternationalLoaned Out 25 Jorge Luis Corrales D Tulsa Roughnecks 26 Christian Dean D Vancouver Whitecaps FC Midfielders 6 Dax McCarty (Captain) M New York Red Bulls 7 Raheem Edwards M/D Montreal Impact International 10 Aleksandar Katai M Deportivo Alavés International 13 Brandt Bronico M University of North Carolina Charlotte 14 Djordje Mihailovic M Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown 18 Drew Conner M Wisconsin Badgers Homegrown 19 Mo Adams M Syracuse Generation AdidasInternational 20 Daniel Johnson M University of Louisville 31 Bastian Schweinsteiger M Manchester United Designated PlayerInternational Forwards 5 Yura Movsisyan F Djurgårdens IF Fotboll 8 Michael de Leeuw F FC Groningen International9 Luis Solignac F Colorado Rapids International 17 Diego Campos F Clemson InternationalLoaned Out 21 Alan Gordon F Colorado Rapids 23 Nemanja Nikolić F Legia Warsaw Designated PlayerInternational 28 Elliot Collier F Loyola Chicago InternationalLoaned Out
Player movement
In DatePlayerPositionPrevious clubNotesRefNovember 28, 2017 Arturo Álvarez M Chicago Fire Option was exercised November 28, 2017 David Arshakyan F Chicago Fire Option was exercised November 28, 2017 Jorge Bava GK Chicago Fire Option was exercised November 28, 2017 Brandt Bronico M Chicago Fire Option was exercised November 28, 2017 Jonathan Campbell D Chicago Fire Option was exercised November 28, 2017 Stefan Cleveland GK Chicago Fire Option was exercised November 28, 2017 Drew Conner M Chicago Fire Option was exercised November 28, 2017 Daniel Johnson M Chicago Fire Option was exercised November 28, 2017 Dax McCarty M Chicago Fire Option was exercised November 28, 2017 Matt Polster D Chicago Fire Option was exercised November 28, 2017 Brandon Vincent D Chicago Fire Option was exercised January 10, 2018 Grant Lillard D Indiana Hoosiers Signed as a homegrown player through 2019 with options for 2020 and 2021 January 15, 2018 Richard Sánchez GK Chicago Fire Re-Signed after his contract was initially declined; signed through 2019 with an option for 2020. January 17, 2018 Bastian Schweinsteiger M Chicago Fire Signed a new one-year contract after his original expired. January 18, 2018 Rafael Ramos D Orlando City S.C. Acquired from Orlando City, along with $100,000 in allocation money, for the rights to Fire homegrown prospect Cameron Lindley. January 19, 2018 Jon Bakero F Wake Forest Acquired via the 5th overall pick in the SuperDraft after signing an MLS contract January 19, 2018 Mo Adams M Syracuse Acquired via the 10th overall pick in the SuperDraft after signing a Generation Adidas contract February 28, 2018 Tony Tchani M Vancouver Whitecaps FC Acquired from Vancouver in exchange for $150,000 in TAM February 28, 2018 Diego Campos F Clemson Signed to a contract for 2018 with options for 2019, 2020, and 2021, after being selected with the 38th overall pick in the SuperDraft February 28, 2018 Elliot Collier F Loyola Chicago Signed to a contract for 2018 with options for 2019, 2020, and 2021, after being selected with the 49th overall pick in the SuperDraft March 9, 2018 Kevin Ellis D Sporting Kansas City Signed to a contract for 2018 with an option for 2019 March 9, 2018 Patrick McLain GK Minnesota United FC Signed to a contract for 2018 with an option for 2019 and 2020 March 16, 2018 Alan Gordon F Colorado Rapids Signed for the 2018 season July 11, 2018 Aleksandar Katai M Deportivo Alavés Permanently signed through 2019 with an option for 2020 July 12, 2018 Nicolás Del Grecco D C.D. Olimpia Signed for an undisclosed amount through 2019 with an option for 2020 July 17, 2018 Raheem Edwards M/D Montreal Impact Acquired in exchange for $400k in TAM July 20, 2018 Nicolas Hasler D/M Toronto FC Acquired in exchange for $50k in GAM and Jon Bakero September 14, 2018 Yura Movsisyan F Djurgårdens IF Fotboll Signed off of waivers
Out DatePlayerPositionDestination ClubNotesRefNovember 18, 2017 João Meira D/M Lorca FC After his contract expired, he announced that he wouldn't be returning to the Fire Twitter postNovember 28, 2017 Joey Calistri M St. Louis FC Option was declined November 28, 2017 Matej Dekovic D Option was declined November 28, 2017 Patrick Doody D Retired Option was declined; on February 13, he announced his retirement. November 28, 2017 / Collin Fernandez M Phoenix Rising FC Option was declined November 28, 2017 John Goossens M ADO Den Haag Option was declined November 28, 2017 Michael Harrington D North Carolina FC Option was declined November 28, 2017 Juninho M Club Tijuana Loan was not extended November 28, 2017 Richard Sánchez G Chicago Fire Option was declined November 28, 2017 Bastian Schweinsteiger M Chicago Fire Out of Contract December 10, 2017 Arturo Álvarez M Houston Dynamo Traded to Houston for Houston's natural second round selection in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft December 18, 2018 David Arshakyan F Vejle Boldklub Mutually parted ways January 14, 2018 Jorge Bava GK Liverpool F.C. Mutually parted ways January 19, 2018 Matt Lampson GK Minnesota United FC Traded along with $175 thousand in allocation money to Minnesota for the fifth overall pick in the SuperDraft January 19, 2018 David Accam MF Philadelphia Union Traded for $1.2 million in allocation money over 2018 and 2019 July 20, 2018 Jon Bakero FW Toronto FC Traded with $50K in GAM for Nicolas Hasler August 6, 2018 Rafael Ramos DF FC Twente Contract was mutually terminated August 9, 2018 Kevin Ellis DF D.C. United Waived August 9, 2018 Tony Tchani MF Waived
Loaned in DatePlayerPositionOriginal ClubLoan EndedRefFebruary 6, 2018 Aleksandar Katai MF Deportivo Alavés July 11, 2018
Loaned out DatePlayerPositionDestination ClubLoan EndedRefAugust 10, 2018 Diego Campos FW Indy Eleven End of season August 10, 2018 Elliot Collier FW Indy Eleven End of season
Unsigned trialists and draft picks Pre-Season Midfielder Omar Castro Midfielder/Forward Joshua Gatt, last played for Colorado Rapids; left the team on February 26 Goalkeeper Sam Howard, last played for IFK Åmål in Sweden; left the team on February 19 Defender Maxi Moreira, last played for Huracán F.C. in Uruguay Defender Josh Morton from California, picked 84th overall in the SuperDraft; was not part of the starting camp roster Forward Albert Ruiz, last played for Florida Gulf Coast Eagles after not being selected in the SuperDraft; left camp sometime after the game against Kansas CityTwitter post
Academy midfielders Gilberto Angeles and Javier Casas also trained with the Fire while they were in Florida. Academy goalie Kyle Orciuch trained once they got back to Chicago after their travel to Bradenton as well.Twitter post
Technical staff
Standings Eastern Conference table
Overall table
Results summary
Match results
Preseason Kickoff times are in CST (UTC−06)
Major League Soccer Kickoff times are in CST (UTC−06)
Open Cup Kickoff times are in CST (UTC−06)
International friendlies Kickoff times are in CST (UTC−06)
Squad statistics Games played NameMLSOpen CupTotalStartsMinutesStartsMinutesStartsMinutes2DF/MFMatt Polster1210600011893DFBrandon Vincent30312,7382218032332,9184DFJohan Kappelhof29292,6043327032322,8745FWYura Movsisyan034500003456MFDax McCarty25252,1693430528292,4747M/DRaheem Edwards912826119010139168FWMichael de Leeuw59454000594549FWLuis Solignac81170222155101385710MFAleksandar Katai26322,3383429428362,63213MFBrandt Bronico17231,5314437221271,90314MFDjordje Mihailovic785120007851215DFGrant Lillard68562111207968216DFJonathan Campbell10149152321712171,13217FWDiego Campos12221,1073327515251,38218MFDrew Conner51146201551246719MFMo Adams1015908000101590820MFDaniel Johnson3726111794834021FWAlan Gordon722799021972481822DFNicolas Hasler79701118581078623FWNemanja Nikolić28302,3814437832342,75924DFNicolás Del Grecco00000000025DFJorge Luis Corrales15171,2924437419211,66626DFChristian Dean221780002217828FWElliot Collier9169041190101799430GKStefan Cleveland554500005545031MFBastian Schweinsteiger29302,6363431932342,95532GKPatrick McLain443140004431445GKRichard Sánchez24252,2074439028282,597FWJon Bakero14750001475DFKevin Ellis19201,537024119221,578DFRafael Ramos131051213625241MFTony Tchani913825131061016731
Goalkeeping statistics NameMLSOpen CupTotalClean sheetsSavesClean sheetsSavesClean sheetsSaves30GKStefan Cleveland0258000025832GKPatrick McLain0126000012645GKRichard Sánchez38047212559252
Goalscoring and assisting record +MLS Regular SeasonRankPlayer1 Nemanja Nikolić1522 Aleksandar Katai1253 Bastian Schweinsteiger464 Alan Gordon405 Kevin Ellis246 Michael de Leeuw227 Brandt Bronico158 Brandon Vincent149 Djordje Mihailovic1310 Diego Campos12 Raheem Edwards12 Elliot Collier1113 Tony Tchani1014 Johan Kappelhof0415 Dax McCarty0316 Jonathan Campbell01 Drew Conner Matt Polster Luis Solignac +U.S. Open CupRankPlayer1 Nemanja Nikolić402 Aleksandar Katai113 Diego Campos10 Elliot Collier5 Bastian Schweinsteiger026 Jorge Luis Corrales01 Rafael Ramos Luis Solignac +All CompetitionsRankPlayer1 Nemanja Nikolić1922 Aleksandar Katai1363 Bastian Schweinsteiger484 Alan Gordon405 Kevin Ellis246 Diego Campos22 Michael de Leeuw8 Elliot Collier219 Brandt Bronico1510 Brandon Vincent1411 Djordje Mihailovic1312 Raheem Edwards1213 Tony Tchani1014 Johan Kappelhof0415 Dax McCarty0316 Luis Solignac0217 Jonathan Campbell01 Jorge Luis Corrales Drew Conner Matt Polster Rafael Ramos
Cards +MLS Regular SeasonRankPlayerMatches Missed1 Johan Kappelhof901June 23 vs Seattle SoundersJune 30 vs New York City FC2 Drew Conner110July 21 vs Toronto3 Aleksandar Katai600 Bastian Schweinsteiger5 Jorge Luis Corrales5006 Brandt Bronico400 Kevin Ellis Dax McCarty9 Mo Adams300While Adams was sent off against Orlando on May 26, his card was later removed by an independent panel Richard Sánchez Brandon Vincent12 Alan Gordon200 Nemanja Nikolić14 Jonathan Campbell100 Diego Campos Elliot Collier Michael de Leeuw Grant Lillard Rafael Ramos Tony Tchani +U.S. Open CupRankPlayerMatches Missed1 Aleksandar Katai3002 Elliot Collier100 Dax McCarty Rafael Ramos Tony Tchani +All CompetitionsRankPlayerMatches Missed1 Johan Kappelhof901June 23 vs Seattle SoundersJune 30 vs New York City FCOctober 28 vs D.C. United2 Drew Conner110July 21 vs Toronto3 Aleksandar Katai9004 Bastian Schweinsteiger6005 Jorge Luis Corrales500 Dax McCarty7 Brandt Bronico400 Kevin Ellis9 Mo Adams300 Richard Sánchez Brandon Vincent12 Elliot Collier200 Alan Gordon Nemanja Nikolić Rafael Ramos Tony Tchani17 Jonathan Campbell100 Diego Campos Michael de Leeuw Grant Lillard
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Awards MLS Team of the Week WeekPlayerPositionReport5 Bastian SchweinsteigerMReport6 Bastian SchweinsteigerDReport Nemanja NikolićBench8 Richard SánchezGKReport Dax McCartyBench13 Alan GordonBenchReport Patrick McLain14 Alan GordonBenchReport15 Johan KappelhofDReport16 Aleksandar KataiMReport17 Aleksandar KataiFReport Brandt BronicoBench18 Aleksandar KataiFReport Dax McCartyBench26 Nemanja NikolićBenchReport29 Nemanja NikolićBenchReport31 Djordje MihailovicMReport
MLS Goal of the week WeekPlayerGameScoreReport18 Aleksandar Kataivs New York City FC3-2Report31 Djordje Mihailovicvs LAFC1-0Report
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