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Chicago Fire FC
2024 season
ChairmanJoe Mansueto
Head coachFrank Klopas
StadiumSoldier Field
(capacity: 61,500)
MLSConference: 14th
Overall: 25th
Top goalscorerLeague: Hugo Cuypers (6)
All: Hugo Cuypers (6)
Highest home attendanceMarch 2 vs FC Cincinnati (26,582)
Lowest home attendanceMay 29 vs Orlando City (11,372)
Average home league attendance18,486
Biggest winJune 15, 4-1 at Toronto
Biggest defeatApril 20, 0-4 vs Real Salt Lake
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The 2024 Chicago Fire FC season is the club's 26th year of existence, as well as their 27th season in Major League Soccer.

Current squad

Players signed as of June 28, 2024[1]

No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Player Notes
Goalkeepers
18 Spencer Richey United States G (1992-05-30) May 30, 1992 (age 32) United States Seattle Sounders FC
25 Jeff Gal United States G (1993-04-06)April 6, 1993 (aged 31) Sweden Degerfors IF
34 Chris Brady United States G (2004-03-03)March 3, 2004 (aged 20) United States Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
78 Bryan Dowd United States G (2002-05-08)May 8, 2002 (aged 22) United States Notre Dame Loaned Out
Defenders
2 Arnaud Souquet France D (1992-02-12)February 12, 1992 (aged 32) France Montpellier HSC
4 Carlos Terán Colombia D (2000-09-24) September 24, 2000 (age 24) Colombia Envigado F.C.
5 Rafael Czichos Germany D (1990-05-14) May 14, 1990 (age 34) Germany 1. FC Köln
14 Tobias Salquist Denmark D (1995-05-18) May 18, 1995 (age 29) Denmark Silkeborg IF International
15 Andrew Gutman United States D (1996-10-02) October 2, 1996 (age 28) United States Colorado Rapids
16 Wyatt Omsberg United States D (1995-09-21) September 21, 1995 (age 29) United States Minnesota United FC
22 Mauricio Pineda United States D (1997-10-17) October 17, 1997 (age 27) United States North Carolina Tar Heels
24 Jonathan Dean United States D (1997-05-15) May 15, 1997 (age 27) United States Birmingham Legion FC
27 Allan Arigoni Switzerland D (1998-11-04) November 4, 1998 (age 26) Switzerland FC Lugano International
Loaned In
36 Justin Reynolds United States D (2004-04-08)April 8, 2004 (aged 20) United States Chicago Fire FC II Homegrown
77 Chase Gasper United States D (1996-01-25)January 25, 1996 (aged 28) United States Houston Dynamo
Midfielders
7 Maren Haile-Selassie Switzerland M (1999-03-13)March 13, 1999 (aged 25) Switzerland FC Lugano International
10 Xherdan Shaqiri Switzerland M (1991-10-10) October 10, 1991 (age 33) France Olympique Lyonnais Captain
Designated Player
International
17 Brian Gutiérrez United States M (2003-06-17) June 17, 2003 (age 21) United States Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
U22 Initiative
21 Fabian Herbers Germany M (1993-08-17) August 17, 1993 (age 31) United States Philadelphia Union Vice Captain
23 Kellyn Acosta United States M (1995-07-24) July 24, 1995 (age 29) United States LAFC
30 Gastón Giménez Paraguay M (1991-07-27) July 27, 1991 (age 33) Argentina Vélez Sarsfield
31 Federico Navarro Argentina M (2000-03-09)March 9, 2000 (aged 24) Argentina Talleres de Cordoba U22 Initiative
35 Sergio Oregel United States M (2005-05-16) May 16, 2005 (age 19) United States Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
37 Javier Casas United States M (2003-05-14) May 14, 2003 (age 21) United States Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
38 Laurence Wootton England M (2000-01-10)January 10, 2000 (aged 24) United States Ohio State International
Loaned Out
Forwards
8 Chris Mueller United States F (1996-08-29) August 29, 1996 (age 28) Scotland Hibernian F.C.
9 Hugo Cuypers Belgium F (1997-02-07)February 7, 1997 (aged 27) Belgium Gent International
Designated Player
12 Tom Barlow United States F (1995-07-08) July 8, 1995 (age 29) United States New York Red Bulls
19 Georgios Koutsias Greece F (2004-02-08)February 8, 2004 (aged 20) Greece PAOK FC International
U22 Initiative
32 Missael Rodriguez United States F (2003-02-09)February 9, 2003 (aged 21) United States Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
Loaned Out
33 Victor Bezerra United States F (2000-02-05)February 5, 2000 (aged 24) United States Indiana Hoosiers Homegrown
Loaned Out

Player movement

Returning, options, and new contracts

Date Player Position Notes Ref
November 14, 2023 United States Brian Gutiérrez M Signed to a new Homegrown U22 contract until 2028 [2]
November 22, 2023 United States Jonathan Dean D Option for 2024 exercised [3]
November 22, 2023 United States Jeffrey Gal G Option for 2024 exercised [3]
November 22, 2023 Germany Fabian Herbers M Option for 2024 exercised [3]
November 22, 2023 United States Wyatt Omsberg D Option for 2024 exercised [3]
November 22, 2023 United States Spencer Richey G Option for 2024 exercised [3]
January 14, 2024 United States Javier Casas M Re-signed to a contract for 2024 with options for 2025 and 2026 after his contract option expired in 2023 [3][4]

In

Date Player Position Previous Club Notes Ref
November 22, 2023 Switzerland Maren Haile-Selassie M Switzerland FC Lugano Fire exercised their purchase option, signing him reportedly through 2026 [5][3][6]
December 12, 2023 United States Andrew Gutman D United States Colorado Rapids Acquired from Colorado in exchange for Miguel Navarro and $450k in GAM spread out over 2024 and 2025, and immediately signed to a contract through 2026 with an option for 2027 [7]
December 18, 2023 United States Tom Barlow F United States New York Red Bulls Acquired from New York in exchange for $250k in GAM spread out over 2024 and 2025 with another $150k if certain requirements are met [8]
January 14, 2023 Denmark Tobias Salquist D Denmark Silkeborg IF Signed from Silkeborg on a contract through 2025 with an option for 2026 [9]
January 15, 2023 United States Bryan Dowd G United States Notre Dame Signed to a contract for 2024 with options through 2027 after being drafted 6th overall in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft [10][11]
January 30, 2024 United States Chase Gasper D United States Houston Dynamo Traded from Houston in exchange for a third round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft [12]
February 6, 2024 Belgium Hugo Cuypers F Belgium Gent Acquired as a Designated Player via transfer from K.A.A Gent for a Club-record fee. Contract will run through 2026 with an option for 2027. [13]
February 13, 2024 United States Kellyn Acosta M United States Los Angeles FC Signed as a free agent to a contract through 2026 with an option for 2027 [14]
April 3, 2024 England Laurence Wootton M United States Ohio State Signed to a contract for 2024 with options through 2027 and was immediately loaned out to Indy Eleven [15]

Loaned In

Date Player Position Loaning Club Notes Ref
January 15, 2023 Switzerland Allan Arigoni D Switzerland FC Lugano Loaned in for 2024 with an option to buy [16]

Out

Date Player Position Destination Club Notes Ref
October 23, 2023 Sierra Leone Kei Kamara F United States Los Angeles FC Contract expired [17][3]
November 9, 2023 United States Alex Monis M United States New England Revolution II Contract expired [18][3]
November 22, 2023 Mexico Alonso Aceves D Mexico Pachuca Loan deal expired [19][3]
November 22, 2023 United States Kendall Burks D United States San Antonio FC Option for 2024 declined [3]
November 22, 2023 Ivory Coast Ousmane Doumbia M Switzerland FC Lugano Loan deal expired [20][3]
November 22, 2023 United States Allan Rodriguez M Option for 2024 declined [3]
December 12, 2023 Venezuela Miguel Navarro D United States Colorado Rapids Traded to Colorado alongside $450k in GAM in exchange for Andrew Gutman [7]
February 9, 2024 Mexico Jairo Torres F Mexico FC Juárez Mutual termination [21]
February 16, 2024 Poland Kacper Przybyłko F Switzerland FC Lugano Transfer [22]

Loaned Out

Date Player Position Destination Club Notes Ref
March 13, 2024 United States Justin Reynolds D Switzerland FC Lugano Sent on a short-term loan to the Fire's sister club through the end of the Swiss season [23]
March 14, 2024 United States Missael Rodriguez F United States Union Omaha Loaned to Omaha for the 2024 USL League One season with the right to recall [24]
March 19, 2024 United States Victor Bezerra F United States Detroit City FC Loaned to Detroit for the 2024 USL Championship season with the right to recall [25]
April 3, 2024 England Laurence Wootton M United States Indy Eleven Loaned to Indy for the 2024 USL Championship season [26]
June 27, 2024 United States Bryan Dowd G United States Huntsville City FC Loaned to Huntsville for the remainder of the 2024 MLS Next Pro season with an option for Nashville SC to purchase after the season [27]

Second team Players Who Joined Fire

Player Position Date(s) Ref
Guyana Omari Glasgow F May 4th vs New England Revolution (played 11 minutes)
May 11th vs St. Louis City
May 15 vs Charlotte (played 23 minutes)
[28][29][30]
Netherlands Diego Konincks D June 15 vs Toronto
July 3rd vs Philadelphia
July 7 vs Seattle
[31][32][33]
Poland David Poreba M July 3rd vs Philadelphia [34]

Unsigned draft picks and trialists

Player Position Previous Club Notes Ref
R2, P4 Canada Oluwaseun Oyegunle DF Syracuse Did not join the team in preseason [10][35]
R2, P6 United States Jason Shokalook FW Akron Joined the team in Florida for preseason but didn't join the team in California; ultimately signed for the second team [10][35]
R3, P14 United States Shane de Flores MF Stanford Did not join the team in preseason [10][35]

Alongside those listed above, Fire II defenders Lamonth Rochester and Jaylen Shannon and midfielder Omari Glasgow also travelled with the squad to Bradenton during preseason.[35] During the trip to Coachella, Fire academy keeper Patrick Los was added to the roster, while Shannon, Rochester, and Shokalook did not travel with the team.[36]

Technical staff

Position Staff
Sporting Director Switzerland Georg Heitz
Technical Director Germany Sebastian Pelzer
Head Coach United States Frank Klopas
Assistant Coach Brazil Paulo Nagamura
Assistant Coach Spain Carlos García
Goalkeeping Coach United States Zach Thornton
Set Piece Coach England Ryan Needs
Video Analyst Greece Theodoros Antonopoulos
Video Analyst United States Jeff DeGroot

Last updated: January 19, 2024
Source: Chicago Fire Technical Staff

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Eastern Conference table

MLS Eastern Conference table (2024)
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Inter Miami CF 34 22 4 8 79 49 +30 74 Qualification for round one and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one
2 Columbus Crew 34 19 6 9 72 40 +32 66 Qualification for round one
3 FC Cincinnati 34 18 11 5 58 48 +10 59
4 Orlando City SC 34 15 12 7 59 50 +9 52
5 Charlotte FC 34 14 11 9 46 37 +9 51
6 New York City FC 34 14 12 8 54 49 +5 50
7 New York Red Bulls 34 11 9 14 55 50 +5 47
8 CF Montréal 34 11 13 10 48 64 −16 43 Qualification for the wild-card round
9 Atlanta United FC 34 10 14 10 46 49 −3 40
10 D.C. United 34 10 14 10 52 70 −18 40
11 Toronto FC 34 11 19 4 40 61 −21 37
12 Philadelphia Union 34 9 15 10 62 55 +7 37
13 Nashville SC 34 9 16 9 38 54 −16 36
14 New England Revolution 34 9 21 4 37 74 −37 31
15 Chicago Fire FC 34 7 18 9 40 62 −22 30
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Overall table

Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
25 Nashville SC 34 9 16 9 38 54 −16 36
26 New England Revolution 34 9 21 4 37 74 −37 31
27 Sporting Kansas City (Q) 34 8 19 7 51 66 −15 31 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[a]
28 Chicago Fire FC 34 7 18 9 40 62 −22 30
29 San Jose Earthquakes 34 6 25 3 41 78 −37 21
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ Sporting Kansas City qualified as 2024 U.S. Open Cup finalists as the champions, Los Angeles FC, already qualified via the 2024 Leagues Cup.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
22 21 5 11 6 28 40  −12 4 5 2 15 20  −5 1 6 4 13 20  −7

Last updated: July 7
Source: MLSsoccer.com standings
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Match results

Preseason
January 23 Friendly Loudoun United 1–5 Chicago Fire FC Bradenton, Florida
Unknown 3' Shaqiri
16' (pen.) Koutsias
28' Herbers
69' (pen.) Przybyłko
90' Wootton
Stadium: IMG Academy
January 27 Friendly New York Red Bulls 2–2 Chicago Fire FC Bradenton, Florida
38' Forsberg
79' Manoel
41' Gutiérrez
71' Barlow
Stadium: IMG Academy
February 7 CVI Austin FC 0-1 Chicago Fire FC Indio, California
15:00 EST 74' Wootton Stadium: Empire Polo Club
February 11 CVI Los Angeles FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC Indio, California
14:30 EST 42' Bouanga
62' Olivera
72' Ordaz
21' Herbers Stadium: Empire Polo Club
February 14 CVI Minnesota United FC 0–4 Chicago Fire FC Indio, California
16:00 EST Yellow card 44' Yellow-red card 58' Padelford 30' Koutsias
55' Glasgow
75' Shaqiri
81' Haile-Selassie
Stadium: Empire Polo Club
February 17 CVI Portland Timbers 1-2 Chicago Fire FC Indio, California
14:00 EST 7' Asprilla 45+2' Giménez
56' Haile-Selassie
Stadium: Empire Polo Club
Regular season
February 24 1 Philadelphia Union 2–2 Chicago Fire FC Chester, Pennsylvania
6:30 PM 55' Uhre
Yellow card 85' Martínez
90+2' Gazdag
Report 39' Gutiérrez
Yellow card 45' Pineda
Yellow card 69' Brady
81' Herbers
Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 18,734
Referee: Muhammad Hassan
March 2 2 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM 45' (pen.) Shaqiri
Yellow card 55' Acosta
Yellow card 66' Pineda
Yellow card 90+4' Gutiérrez
Report 39' Boupendza
Yellow card 43' Nwobodo
68' Robinson
Yellow card 81' Bucha
Yellow card 84' Baird
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 26,582
Referee: Mario Maric
March 9 3 Columbus Crew 2–1 Chicago Fire FC Columbus, Ohio
6:30 PM 68' Russell-Rowe
Yellow card 90' Malte Amundsen
90+10' Farsi
Report Yellow card 13' Arigoni
74' Herbers
Yellow card 90+5' Barlow
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 23,327
Referee: Richonne Clark
March 16 4 Chicago Fire FC 4–3 CF Montréal Chicago, Illinois
1:00 PM Yellow card 11' Salquist
Yellow card 45+4' Gasper
45+8' Haile-Selassie
Yellow card 78' Herbers
84' (pen.) Gutiérrez
90+5' Cuypers
90+9' Acosta
Report 7' (pen.), 12' (pen.), Yellow card 16' Cóccaro
70' Yankov
Red card 82' Edwards
Yellow card 90+11' Choinière
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 14,874
Referee: DeShun Beard
March 23 5 New England Revolution 1–1 Chicago Fire FC Foxborough, Massachusetts
1:00 PM 45+4' N. Gil
Yellow card 60' Harkes
Yellow card 81' Polster
Yellow card 90+5' C. Gil
Report Yellow card 18' Herbers
20' Cuypers
Yellow card 44' Gutiérrez
Yellow card 45+2' Arigoni
Yellow card 90' Barlow
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 15,269
Referee: Kyle Johnston
March 31 6 Atlanta United FC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC Atlanta, Georgia
2:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 42,525
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
April 6 7 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 18,844
Referee: Malik Badawi
April 13 8 New York Red Bulls 0–0 Chicago Fire FC Harrison, New Jersey
6:30 PM Red card 42' Reyes Report Yellow card 55' Acosta
Yellow card 75' Czichos
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 17,501
Referee: Sergii Boiko
April 20 9 Chicago Fire FC 0–4 Real Salt Lake Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 14,247
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
April 27 10 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Atlanta United FC Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Yellow card 75' Arigoni Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 18,236
Referee: Filip Dujic
May 4 11 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 New England Revolution Chicago, Illinois
8:25 PM
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 18,379
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
May 11 12 St. Louis City SC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC St. Louis, Missouri
7:30 PM 2', Yellow card 45+1' Alm
56', 67' Klauss
Report Yellow card 22' Herbers
46' Cuypers
Yellow card 61' Shaqiri
Yellow card 90+1' Terán
Stadium: CityPark
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
May 15 13 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Charlotte FC Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Yellow card 34' Terán
Yellow card 50' Czichos
Report 60' Westwood
Yellow card 64' Agyemang
Yellow card 73' Dejaegere
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 12,806
Referee: Victor Rivas
May 18 14 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 Columbus Crew Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Yellow card 24' Czichos
Yellow card 45' Gutiérrez
85' Terán
Yellow card 90+3' Navarro
Report 30' Diego Rossi
55' Ramirez
88' Russell-Rowe
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 23,319
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
May 25 15 D.C. United 1–1 Chicago Fire FC Washington, D.C.
6:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 19,081
Referee: Mark Allatin
May 29 16 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Orlando City SC Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 11,372
Referee: Malik Badawi
June 1 17 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 LA Galaxy Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 25,237
Referee: Marcos DeOliveira II
June 15 18 Toronto FC 1–4 Chicago Fire FC Toronto, Ontario
6:30 PM
Report Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 28,303
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
June 22 19 Orlando City SC 4–2 Chicago Fire FC Orlando, Florida
6:30 PM 4', 60' Torres
20' (pen.) Muriel
29' Angulo
Yellow card 83' Araújo
Report Yellow card 46', 69' Cuypers
53' (pen.) Haile-Selassie
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 22,038
Referee: Natalie Simon
June 29 20 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC Seattle, Washington
9:30 PM 57' (pen.), 90+3' (pen.), Yellow card 90+4' Rusnák
Yellow card 77' Ragen
Report 30' Haile-Selassie
Yellow card 42' Pineda
Yellow card 56' Dean
Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 30,045
Referee: Joe Dickerson
July 3 21 Chicago Fire FC 4–3 Philadelphia Union Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Yellow card 4' Omsberg
30' Haile-Selassie
Yellow card 45+7' Brady
82', 90+2' Cuypers
89' Giménez
Report Yellow card 32' Glesnes
38' Donovan
45+7' (pen.), Yellow card 54' Gazdag
49' McGlynn
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 19,453
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
July 7 22 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Chicago Fire FC San Jose, California
7:30 PM 49', Yellow card 62' López
Yellow card 87' Skahan
Report Yellow card 24' Czichos
Yellow card 37' Acosta
Yellow card 90+5' Herbers
Stadium: PayPal Park
Referee: Ramy Touchan
July 13 23 Chicago Fire FC v New York City FC Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Stadium: Soldier Field
July 17 24 FC Cincinnati v Chicago Fire FC Cincinnati, Ohio
6:30 PM Stadium: TQL Stadium
July 20 25 Inter Miami CF v Chicago Fire FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
6:30 PM Stadium: Chase Stadium
August 24 26 New York City FC v Chicago Fire FC New York, New York
6:30 PM Stadium: Citi Field
August 31 27 Chicago Fire FC v Inter Miami CF Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Stadium: Soldier Field
September 7 28 Chicago Fire FC v D.C. United Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Stadium: Soldier Field
September 14 29 Chicago Fire FC v New York Red Bulls Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Stadium: Soldier Field
September 18 30 Nashville SC v Chicago Fire FC Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 PM Stadium: Geodis Park
September 21 31 CF Montréal v Chicago Fire FC Montreal, Quebec
6:30 PM Stadium: Saputo Stadium
September 28 32 Chicago Fire FC v Toronto FC Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Stadium: Soldier Field
October 2 33 Charlotte FC v Chicago Fire FC Charlotte, North Carolina
6:30 PM Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
October 19 34 Chicago Fire FC v Nashville SC Chicago, Illinois
5:00 PM Stadium: Soldier Field

U.S. Open Cup

Chicago Fire FC was not sent to the tournament, but their MLS Next Pro team Chicago Fire FC II was sent instead following the deal reached on March 1, 2024.[37]

Leagues Cup

West 4

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TOL SKC CHI
1 Mexico Toluca 2 2 0 0 0 5 2 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage 2–1 3–1
2 United States Sporting Kansas City 2 1 0 0 1 3 3 0 3 2–1
3 United States Chicago Fire FC 2 0 0 0 2 2 5 −3 0
Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
July 28 GS Sporting Kansas City United States v United States Chicago Fire FC Kansas City, Kansas
8:00 PM Report Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
August 1 GS Toluca Mexico v United States Chicago Fire FC Bridgeview, Illinois
8:00 PM Report Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium

Statistics

Note: italics indicates a player who left during the season

Games played

No. Pos. Nat. Name MLS Leagues Cup Total
Starts Apps Minutes Bench Starts Apps Minutes Bench Starts Apps Minutes Bench
2 DF  FRA Arnaud Souquet 9 14 933 5 9 14 933 5
4 DF  COL Carlos Terán 11 14 1003 3 11 14 1003 3
5 DF  GER Rafael Czichos 19 20 1691 19 20 1691
7 MF   SUI Maren Haile-Selassie 14 17 1255 14 17 1255
8 FW  USA Chris Mueller 9 16 806 5 9 16 806 5
9 FW  BEL Hugo Cuypers 22 22 1845 22 22 1845
10 MF   SWI Xherdan Shaqiri 9 12 745 9 12 745
12 FW  USA Tom Barlow 2 19 387 3 2 19 387 3
14 DF  DEN Tobias Salquist 6 6 448 2 6 6 448 2
15 DF  USA Andrew Gutman 8 8 517 1 8 8 517 1
16 DF  USA Wyatt Omsberg 2 3 198 12 2 3 18 192
17 MF  USA Brian Gutiérrez 18 21 1562 18 21 1562
18 GK  USA Spencer Richey 1 1 90 21 1 1 90 21
19 FW  GRE Georgios Koutsias 2 19 423 3 2 19 423 3
21 MF  GER Fabian Herbers 18 22 1607 18 22 1607
22 DF  USA Mauricio Pineda 10 18 978 4 10 18 978 4
23 MF  USA Kellyn Acosta 19 22 1564 19 22 1564
24 DF  USA Jonathan Dean 8 15 743 7 8 15 743 7
25 GK  USA Jeff Gal 2 2
27 DF   SUI Allan Arigoni 20 20 1657 1 20 20 1657 1
30 MF  PAR Gastón Giménez 7 17 711 3 7 17 711 3
31 MF  ARG Federico Navarro 5 10 434 4 5 10 434 4
32 MF  USA Missael Rodriguez
33 FW  USA Victor Bezerra
34 GK  USA Chris Brady 21 21 1890 21 21 1890
35 MF  USA Sergio Oregel
36 DF  USA Justin Reynolds
37 MF  USA Javier Casas 1 1 6 1 1 6
38 MF  ENG Laurence Wootton
42 DF  NED Diego Konnincks 3 3
48 MF  POL David Poreba 1 1
55 FW  GUY Omari Glasgow 2 34 1 2 34 1
77 DF  USA Chase Gasper 2 4 241 1 2 4 241 1
78 GK  USA Bryan Dowd

Goalkeeping

No. Nat. Name MLS Leagues Cup Total
Clean Sheets Saves GA Clean Sheets Saves GA Clean Sheets Saves GA
18  USA Spencer Richey 3 1 3 1
25  USA Jeff Gal
34  USA Chris Brady 2 71 39 2 71 39
78  USA Bryan Dowd

Goals

Rk. Player MLS League's Cup Total
1 Belgium Hugo Cuypers 9 0 9
2 Switzerland Maren Haile-Selassie 5 0 5
3 United States Brian Gutiérrez 4 0 4
4 United States Kellyn Acosta 2 0 2
Germany Fabian Herbers 2 0 2
Switzerland Xherdan Shaqiri 2 0 2
7 Switzerland Allan Arigoni 1 0 1
Paraguay Gastón Giménez 1 0 1
United States Mauricio Pineda 1 0 1
Colombia Carlos Terán 1 0 1

Assists

Rk. Player MLS League's Cup Total
A A A
1 Switzerland Maren Haile-Selassie 6 0 6
Germany Fabian Herbers 6 0 6
3 United States Brian Gutiérrez 3 0 3
4 Germany Rafael Czichos 2 0 2
Paraguay Gastón Giménez 2 0 2
United States Chris Mueller 2 0 2
Switzerland Xherdan Shaqiri 2 0 2
8 United States Kellyn Acosta 1 0 1
United States Chris Brady 1 0 1
Belgium Hugo Cuypers 1 0 1
United States Andrew Gutman 1 0 1
Greece Georgios Koutsias 1 0 1
France Arnaud Souquet 1 0 1
Colombia Carlos Terán 1 0 1

Disciplinary record

Rk. Player MLS League's Cup Total
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 Colombia Carlos Terán 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1
2 Switzerland Allan Arigoni 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
Germany Fabian Herbers 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
4 Germany Rafael Czichos 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
5 United States Kellyn Acosta 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
United States Brian Gutiérrez 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
United States Mauricio Pineda 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
8 United States Tom Barlow 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
United States Chris Brady 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Argentina Federico Navarro 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
11 Belgium Hugo Cuypers 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
United States Jonathan Dean 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
United States Chase Gasper 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
United States Wyatt Omsberg 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Denmark Tobias Salquist 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Switzerland Xherdan Shaqiri 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Awards

MLS Team of the Matchday

Matchday Player Position Report
1/2 United States Brian Gutiérrez M [38]
5 United States Kellyn Acosta M [39]
8 Switzerland Xherdan Shaqiri M [40]
11 United States Chris Brady G [41]
18 United States Brian Gutiérrez M [42]
20 Germany Fabian Herbers M [43]
United States Frank Klopas Coach
24 Belgium Hugo Cuypers F [44]
Switzerland Maren Haile-Selassie Bench

MLS Player of the Matchday

Week Player Statistics Report
24 Belgium Hugo Cuypers 2 goals [45]

Second team statistics

Note: Stats are for regular and post season combined

Games played

No. Pos. Nat. Name MLS Next Pro Open Cup Total
Starts Apps Minutes Starts Apps Minutes Starts Apps Minutes
2 DF  FRA Arnaud Souquet 1 1 45 1 1 45
16 DF  USA Wyatt Omsberg 1 1 45 1 1 45 2 2 90
18 GK  USA Spencer Richey 1 1 45 1 1 45
25 GK  USA Jeff Gal 4 4 360 4 4 360
31 MF  ARG Federico Navarro 1 1 45 1 1 45
35 MF  USA Sergio Oregel 11 12 872 1 2 129 12 14 1,001
37 MF  USA Javier Casas 5 5 341 2 2 111 7 7 452
78 GK  USA Bryan Dowd

Goalkeeping

No. Pos. Nat. Name MLS Next Pro Open Cup Total
Clean Sheets Saves GA Clean Sheets Saves GA Clean Sheets Saves GA
18 GK  USA Spencer Richey 1 1 1 1
25 GK  USA Jeff Gal 1 11 4 1 11 4
78 GK  USA Bryan Dowd

Goals and assists

Rank Player A
1 United States Javier Casas 1

Cards

Rk. Player MLS Next Pro Open Cup Total
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 United States Sergio Oregel 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0

Notes

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