The 2021 Chicago Fire FC season was the club's 23rd year of existence, as well as their 24th in Major League Soccer. This was the Fire's first season with fans in Soldier Field since 2005 (the Fire had officially moved in 2020; however, fans were not allowed in Soldier Field due to the pandemic). The Fire would fail to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth season in a row. Head coach Raphael Wicky was ultimately relieved of his position on September 30, with Assistant Coach Frank Klopas taking over on an interim basis.
Current squad As of November 1, 2021
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Previous club Player Notes 1 Bobby Shuttleworth G Sacramento Republic 2 Boris Sekulić D Górnik Zabrze International3 Jonathan Bornstein D Maccabi Netanya F.C. 4 Johan Kappelhof D FC Groningen 5 Francisco Calvo D Minnesota United FC 6 Miguel Navarro D Deportivo La Guaira F.C. 7 Ignacio Aliseda M Defensa y Justicia InternationalYoung Designated Player 8 Luka Stojanović M FK Čukarički 9 Chinonso Offor F FK RFS International 10 Álvaro Medrán M Valencia CF 14 Jhon Espinoza D S.D. Aucas International 18 Kenneth Kronholm G Holstein Kiel 20 Wyatt Omsberg D Minnesota United FC 21 Fabian Herbers F Philadelphia Union 22 Mauricio Pineda D North Carolina Tar Heels Homegrown 23 Carlos Terán D Envigado F.C. International 25 Nicholas Slonina D Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown 27 Robert Berić F AS Saint-Étienne Designated Player 28 Elliot Collier F Loyola Chicago 30 Gastón Giménez M Vélez Sarsfield InternationalDesignated Player 31 Federico Navarro M Talleres de Cordoba InternationalU-22 Initiative 32 Gabriel Slonina G Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown 34 Chris Brady G Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown 36 Andre Reynolds II D Chicago Fire Academy HomegrownOn Loan 37 Javier Casas M Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown 38 Alex Monis F Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown 39 Allan Rodríguez M Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown 40 Brian Gutiérrez M Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown 99 Stanislav Ivanov M PFC Levski Sofia
Player movement
In DatePlayerPositionPrevious clubNotesRefNovember 12, 2020 Elliot Collier F Chicago Fire FC Option was exercised November 12, 2020 Djordje Mihailovic M Chicago Fire FC Option was exercised November 12, 2020 Wyatt Omsberg D Chicago Fire FC Option was exercised November 12, 2020 Nicholas Slonina D Chicago Fire FC Option was exercised November 13, 2020 Chinonso Offor F FK RFS Signed on a contract through 2023 with an option for 2024 November 23, 2020 Jhon Espinoza D S.D. Aucas Signed on a contract through 2023 with options for 2024 and 2025 December 9, 2020 Stanislav Ivanov M PFC Levski Sofia Signed on a contract through 2023 with an option for 2024 August 6, 2021 Federico Navarro M Talleres de Cordoba Signed as a U-22 Initiative player on a contract through 2025 with an option for 2026
Out DatePlayerPositionDestination ClubNotesRefNovember 12, 2020 Micheal Azira M New Mexico United Option was declined November 12, 2020 Jeremiah Gutjahr D/M Indy Eleven Option was declined November 12, 2020 C. J. Sapong M/F Nashville SC Option was declined November 12, 2020 Connor Sparrow G Miami FC Option was declined November 30, 2020 Brandt Bronico M Charlotte FC Option was declined; his rights were ultimately traded to Charlotte FC alongside the Fire's 2022 fourth-round draft pick in exchange for Charlotte's fourth-round draft pick December 17, 2020 Djordje Mihailovic M Montreal Impact Traded to Montreal in exchange for $800,000 in GAM in 2021 and 2022, possibly up to $1 million, along with a percentage of any future trade August 5, 2021 Przemysław Frankowski M RC Lens Sold to RC Lens for an undisclosed fee
Loaned out DatePlayerPositionDestination ClubNotesRefMay 14, 2021 Andre Reynolds D Memphis 901 FC Loaned to Memphis for the duration of the season
Unsigned draft picks and trialists PickPlayerPositionPrevious clubNotesRef R2, P33 Jackson Ragen D University of Michigan Ultimately signed with Tacoma Defiance R2, P47 Christian Pinzon F California State University, Fullerton Pinzon signed with C.D. Guadalajara R3, P60 Mitch Guitar M University of Wisconsin Officially a member of Indy Eleven, traded to Memphis 901 FC Trialist Michael Vang M Forward Madison FC Invited to trial with the Fire for the preseason, due to the partnership with Madison
Technical staff
Match results Preseason
Regular season
Squad statistics Note: Italics indicate the player left the squad or was loaned out and has not returned from loan. Games played NameMLSStartsMinutes1GKBobby Shuttleworth232320702DFBoris Sekulić272823123DFJonathan Bornstein253022204DFJohan Kappelhof161912305DFFrancisco Calvo161714556DFMiguel Navarro252822267MFIgnacio Aliseda162315928MFLuka Stojanović152713479FWChinonso Offor1134132610MFAlvaro Medran2632228811MFPrzemyslaw Frankowski1213106414DFJhon Espinoza82080718GKKenneth Kronholm20DFWyatt Omsberg91875421MFFabian Herbers2227183322DFMauricio Pineda2829240923DFCarlos Terán111397825DFNicholas Slonina27FWRobert Berić2633220428FWElliot Collier31732730MFGaston Giménez2225195831MFFederico Navarro101296832GKGabriel Slonina111199034GKChris Brady36DFAndre Reynolds37MFJavier Casas25538FWAlex Monis11839MFAllan Rodríguez40MFBrian Gutierrez61759599FWStanislav Ivanov611520
Goalkeeping statistics NameMLSClean sheetsSaves1Bobby Shuttleworth4733818Kenneth Kronholm32Gabriel Slonina4461634Chris Brady
Goalscoring and assisting record +MLS Regular SeasonRankPlayer1 Robert Berić832 Luka Stojanović823 Ignacio Aliseda414 Alvaro Medran365 Boris Sekulic246 Przemyslaw Frankowski237 Gaston Giménez218 Chinonso Offor129 Francisco Calvo11 Mauricio Pineda11 Federico Navarro1 Carlos Terán13 Fabian Herbers414 Miguel Navarro215 Jhon Espinoza1 Brian Gutierrez Stanislav Ivanov
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