The 2025 Chicago Fire FC season was the club's 28th season in Major League Soccer. This was the club's first season under owner Joe Mansuetto without sporting director Georg Heitz, who stepped down following the previous season's conclusion. It was announced that he, alongside head coach Frank Klopas, would be replaced by former USMNT and Columbus Crew head coach Gregg Berhalter on October 8, 2024, with Berhalter formally taking over on October 20. Following the team's 5-3 victory over Inter Miami on September 30, the club qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2017. They would also win their first MLS Cup Playoff game since 2009, defeating Orlando 3-1 in the wild card game on October 22. They would ultimately be eliminated in the next round against the Philadelphia Union.
Current squad Players signed as of August 22, 2025
No. Name Date of birth (age) Date Joined Previous club Player Notes Goalkeepers 1 Chris Brady March 24, 2020 Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown 25 Jeff Gal January 11, 2023 Degerfors IF Defenders 2 Leonardo Barroso January 14, 2025 Sporting CP B InternationalU-22 3 Jack Elliott December 16, 2024 Philadelphia Union TAM 5 Sam Rogers January 13, 2025 Lillestrøm SK 14 Viktor Radojević August 22, 2025 FK TSC InternationalU-22 15 Andrew Gutman December 12, 2023 Colorado Rapids 16 Joel Waterman August 20, 2025 CF Montréal International 24 Jonathan Dean January 12, 2023 Birmingham Legion FC 34 Omar Gonzalez February 7, 2025 FC Dallas 36 Justin Reynolds May 12, 2022 Chicago Fire FC II Homegrown 38 Christopher Cupps February 18, 2025 Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown 77 Chase Gasper January 30, 2024 Houston Dynamo Defenders/Midfielders 22 Mauricio Pineda January 17, 2020 North Carolina Tar Heels Midfielders 6 Rominigue Kouamé January 24, 2025 Cádiz CFLoaned InInternationalTAM 23 Kellyn Acosta February 13, 2024 LAFC TAM 35 Sergio Oregel October 23, 2021 Chicago Fire AcademyHomegrown 37 Robert Turdean January 22, 2025 Chicago Fire AcademyOff-Roster Homegrown 42 Djé D'Avilla April 1, 2025 U.D. Leiria InternationalU-22 47 Sam Williams March 14, 2025 Chicago Fire FC II HomegrownWilliams joined the Fire on three temporary loans- February 22 vs Columbus, March 1 vs DC, and March 8 vs Dallas before being signed to the first team as a homegrown following a trade with the New York Red Bulls Midfielders/Forwards 7 Maren Haile-Selassie December 27, 2022 FC Lugano International 8 Chris Mueller May 5, 2022 Hibernian F.C. TAMSeason Ending Injury 10 André Franco August 13, 2025 FC Porto Loaned InInternationalTAM 11 Philip Zinckernagel January 6, 2025 Club Brugge KV InternationalTAM 17 Brian Gutiérrez March 9, 2020 Chicago Fire Academy HomegrownU22 Initiative 19 Jonathan Bamba January 21, 2025 RC Celta de Vigo DPInternational 27 Dylan Borso December 20, 2024 Wake Forest Homegrown 29 David Poreba December 12, 2024 Chicago Fire FC II Forwards 9 Hugo Cuypers February 6, 2024 Gent InternationalDesignated Player 12 Tom Barlow December 18, 2023 New York Red Bulls28 Dean Boltz December 20, 2024 University of Wisconsin
Loaned Out Name Position Date of birth (age) Loaned To Bryan DowdDowd was recalled from his loan to FC Tulsa then loaned to the Fire's second team GK Chicago Fire FC II Omari Glasgow FW Loudoun United FC Georgios Koutsias FW FC Lugano
Temporary Players Below are players that joined the Fire from Fire II on short-term loans during the season. Players are allowed to be called up to four games and cannot play in more than two games. No. Name Position Date of birth (age) Games Joined For 42 (former) Diego Konincks DF March 22 vs VancouverMarch 29 vs Montreal 44 Jason Shokalook FW June 7 vs DCJune 14 vs Nashville 45 Harold Osorio MF February 22 vs ColumbusMarch 1 vs DCMarch 8 vs DallasMarch 15 vs Toronto 48 Richard Fleming III MF August 9 vs LAFC 68 Vitaliy Hlyut FW June 7 vs DCJune 14 vs Nashville
Player movement
Returning, options, and new contracts DatePlayerPositionNotesRefOctober 22, 2024 Jonathan Dean DF Option exercised October 22, 2024 Jeff Gal GK Option Exercised November 27, 2024 Bryan Dowd GK Returned from his loan to Huntsville City FC and had his option exercised May 9, 2025 Bryan Dowd GK Returned early from his loan to FC Tulsa September 16, 2025 Chris Brady GK Signed to a new contract through 2029 with an option for 2030 September 16, 2025 Sergio Oregel MF Signed to a new contract through 2028 with an option for 2029 September 16, 2025 Mauricio Pineda MF Signed to a new contract through 2027 with an option for 2028 September 22, 2025 Jonathan Dean DF Signed to a new contract through 2027 with an option for 2028 September 22, 2025 Jeff Gal GK Signed to a new contract through 2026 with an option for 2027 September 22, 2025 Chris Mueller FW Signed to a new contract through 2026 with an option for 2027 October 25, 2025 Dean Boltz FW Recalled early from his loan to Forward Madison
In DatePlayerPositionPrevious clubNotesRefDecember 12, 2024 David Poreba MF/FW Chicago Fire FC II Signed a first team contract for 2025 with options through 2028 December 16, 2024 Jack Elliott DF Philadelphia Union Signed as a free agent for 2025 with an option for 2026 December 17, 2024 Omari Glasgow MF/FW Chicago Fire FC II Signed a first team contract through 2026 with options for 2027 and 2028 December 20, 2024 Dylan Borso MF/FW Wake Forest Signed as a homegrown through 2027 with options for 2028 and 2029 December 20, 2024 Dean Boltz FW University of Wisconsin Drafted third overall by the Fire, and having signed a Generation Adidas contract with MLS, was automatically added to the Fire's roster January 6, 2025 Philip Zinckernagel MF/FW Club Brugge KV Joined from Club Brugge as a TAM signing through 2028 January 13, 2025 Sam Rogers DF Lillestrøm SK Joined from Lillestrøm on a contract through 2026 with options for 2027 and 2028 January 14, 2025 Leonardo Barroso DF Sporting CP B Joined as a U-22 initiative signing from Sporting through 2028 with an option for 2029 January 21, 2025 Jonathan Bamba MF/FW RC Celta de Vigo Joined as a DP from Celta de Vigo through 2027 with an option for 2028 January 22, 2025 Robert Turdean MF Chicago Fire Academy Signed as a Homegrown through 2028 with options for 2029 and 2030 February 7, 2025 Omar Gonzalez DF FC Dallas Signed to a one year contract with an option for 2025 February 18, 2025 Christopher Cupps DF Chicago Fire Academy Signed to a Homegrown deal through 2028 with options for March 14, 2025 Sam Williams MF Chicago Fire FC II Homegrown rights were acquired from the New York Red Bulls for $100k in GAM plus a possible $75k more after Williams signed a contract with Fire II during the offseason April 1, 2025 Djé D'Avilla MF U.D. Leiria Joined as a U-22 initiative player through 2028 with an option for 2029 August 20, 2025 Joel Waterman DF CF Montréal Acquired from Montreal in exchange for $200,000 in GAM in 2025 and $300,000 in GAM in 2026, along with $100,000 in additional GAM if certain parameters are met August 22, 2025 Viktor Radojević DF FK TSC Acquired as a U-22 player on a contract through 2028 with an option for 2029
Loaned In DatePlayerPositionLoaning ClubNotesRefJanuary 24, 2025 Rominigue Kouamé MF Cádiz CF Loaned in through the end of the season with an option to buy August 13, 2025 André Franco MF/FW FC Porto Loaned in through the end of the season with an option to but
Out DatePlayerPositionDestination ClubNotesRefOctober 22, 2024 Allan Arigoni DF FC Lugano Loan ended following the 2024 season and the Fire declined his purchase option October 22, 2024 Javier Casas MF Retired Out of contract October 22, 2024 Rafael Czichos DF Phoenix Rising FC Out of contract October 22, 2024 Fabian Herbers MF/FW CF Montreal Out of contract October 22, 2024 Ariel Lassiter MF/FW Portland Timbers Out of contract October 22, 2024 Wyatt Omsberg DF New England Revolution Out of contract October 22, 2024 Spencer Richey GK Retired Out of contract November 13, 2024 Victor Bezerra FW Retired Announced that he was leaving the club on social media after returning on loan from Detroit City FC; this was confirmed by the club on November 27 November 27, 2024 Missael Rodríguez FW The Town FC Returned from his loan to Union Omaha and was ultimately waived November 27, 2024 Laurence Wootton MF Union Omaha Returned from his loan to Indy Eleven and had his option declined December 24, 2024 Gastón Giménez MF Cerro Porteño Gimenez and the Fire mutually agreed to terminate his contract January 2, 2025 Tobias Salquist DF FC Nordsjælland Transferred to Nordsjælland for an undisclosed amount January 26, 2025 Federico Navarro MF Rosario Central Transferred to Rosario Central for an undisclosed fee February 13, 2025 Arnaud Souquet DF MLS Player Pool Contract was bought out August 25, 2025 Carlos Terán DF Club Athletico Paranaense Sold to Club Athletico Paranaense for an undisclosed amount
Loaned Out DatePlayerPositionDestination ClubNotesRefDecember 13, 2024 Georgios Koutsias FW FC Lugano Loaned to Lugano for the duration of the 2025 MLS season with an option for a permanent transfer March 3, 2025 Bryan Dowd GK FC Tulsa Loaned for the 2025 USL Championship season, though the loan would be cancelled just two months later May 20, 2025 Bryan Dowd GK Chicago Fire FC II Loaned to the Fire's second team for the remainder of the season after being called back to the Fire from Tulsa August 7, 2025 Omari Glasgow MF/FW Loudoun United FC Loaned through the remainder of the season August 26, 2025 Dean Boltz FW Forward Madison FC Loaned for the remainder of the season
Unsigned draft picks PlayerPositionPrevious clubNotesRefR2, P3 Travis Smith Jr D Wake Forest Did not join the Fire in preseason R3, P3 Geni Kanyane D University of Dayton Did not join the Fire in preseason, joined the second team
Additionally, the Fire brought several academy and Fire II players into preseason camp- goalkeeper Patrick Los, defenders Christopher Cupps, Diego Konincks, and Josue Pfrommer, midfielders Harold Osorio and Sam Williams, and forwards Claudio Cassano and Vitaly Hilyut.
Technical staff
Competitions Major League Soccer Eastern Conference table
Overall table
Results summary
Match results Preseason
Regular season
MLS Cup playoffs
Wild Card
Round One
U.S. Open Cup
Leagues Cup Chicago Fire FC did not qualify for the 2025 Leagues Cup as they were not one of the top 9 teams in the Eastern Conference for the 2024 season.
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 NameMLSPlayoffsOpen CupTotalStartsMinutesStartsMinutesStartsMinutesStartsMinutes1Chris Brady282823762218033300333328562Leonardo Barroso1119104411481120109213Jack Elliott333328493327033255393933744Carlos Terán7853617853615Sam Rogers20221706611902121802225197686Rominigue Kouamé5175591231082215792282417Maren Haile-Selassie53083011314433210936118418Chris Mueller9Hugo Cuypers3333281433270231983839329210André Franco564045640411Philip Zinckernagel313224462218012923436273812Tom Barlow122359122261131022254621314Viktor Radojević15Andrew Gutman3434278033270332474040329716Joel Waterman66441332709971117Brian Gutiérrez2429205123193131372735238119Jonathan Bamba3234247033261231473740287822Mauricio Pineda1828151842861148118311652523Kellyn Acosta61964710142221808228311224Jonathan Dean182916611332241216522342050125Jeff Gal6759027119023786803226Omari Glasgow414522822180616702827Dylan Borso2228Dean Boltz29David Poreba31Bryan Dowd61734Omar Gonzalez31242018313704154902135Sergio Oregel2528204141297276126322214436Justin Reynolds1414511318151531437Robert Turdean38Christopher Cupps34284101190453741042Djé D'Avilla112111685332233324317271634544Jason Shokalook*1141114145Harold Osorio*11311347Sam Williams373141011172483861148Richard Fleming III*1168Vitaliy Hlyut*2277Chase Gasper22Diego Konincks*22
Goalkeeping