With their lone pick in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft, the Chicago Fire opted to select Jack Sandmeyer out of the University of North Carolina. The midfielder, who can also play as a center back, was the 18th overall pick in the first round. Sandmeyer, who is 23 years old and
The MLS SuperDraft feels like it's on borrowed time, but it's back for 2026 nonetheless, and teams will have the opportunity to choose from some of the top college soccer players. Though it's been a fixture of the league since its early days, the
The Chicago Fire have signed 15-year-old goalkeeper Jason Nemo to an MLS Next Pro contract, sources told MIR97 Media. Nemo will begin with the second team next season. The Evanston native, who was the starting goalkeeper for the United States at the CONCACAF Under-15 Championship this past summer, has primarily
Claudio Cassano is moving to FC Lugano on loan, sources told MIR97 Media. The Italian winger leaves Chicago Fire II for a return to Europe. Cassano, who turned 22 this summer, joined the Fire last winter in a surprise $250,000 (€210.000) move that saw him sign a 3-year
L.A. Galaxy goalkeeping prospect Owen Pratt is signing with the Chicago Fire, sources told MIR97 Media. Pratt will begin as a Chicago Fire II player and become a first team Homegrown player in 2027. Pratt, who was born in 2008 and just turned 17 earlier this month, is one
Dean Boltz is back in Madison for the rest of this season, the Chicago Fire announced this afternoon. The 19-year-old center forward was the #3 overall SuperDraft pick out of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and will join Forward Madison of USL League One on loan for the rest of the
Chicago Fire II captain Diego Konincks has left the club on loan for the remainder of the 2025 season, sources told MIR97 Media. With his MLS Next Pro contract expiring at the end of the year, Konincks will not return to Chicago. Konincks, who made the Chicago Fire's
Trip Fleming shocked many when he left the University of Wisconsin early to sign an MLS Next Pro contract with Chicago Fire II. Now, he is set for his first-ever first team call-up, and could be poised for an MLS debut against Son Heung-min and LAFC. Fleming, who has consistently
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — At kickoff, there was no indication that the Sunday afternoon Chicago Fire II-New York Red Bulls II would be a record-breaking occasion. But 90 minutes of play later, the match was already written into MLS Next Pro’s history books. Fire II emerged as 9-2 victors – certainly the
For the last six years, Patrick Los and Patryk Stechnij have been inseparable at the Chicago Fire. Throughout their entire journey in the Fire Academy, the two Chicago-area, Polish-American goalkeepers born in 2007 have followed the same intertwined path, which will come to an end as they bid farewell to
The Chicago Fire Academy has emerged as one of MLS’s leading talent factories in recent seasons. Earlier this year, a club-record six academy graduates started a league game, while several homegrowns have been key contributors in a number of positions. One of the strongest age groups for the Fire
Claudio Cassano could leave the Chicago Fire this summer, just a few months after joining the club, sources told MIR97 Media . The Italian winger is seeking first team minutes and could depart Chicago as soon as July. A loan move to sister club FC Lugano is being explored, while teams
Chicago Fire II's Harold Osorio will be a part of El Salvador's squad for the summer, the Salvadoran federation announced. La Selecta will first play a pair of crucial World Cup Qualifying matches before traveling to the United States for the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Osorio, 21,
436 days. That's how long Chase Gasper had to wait between professional appearances of any sort. The Chicago Fire's 29-year-old left back had initially been injured late on against the New England Revolution in March of 2024. After several setbacks that made him miss the entire
Chicago Fire goalkeeper Bryan Dowd has been loaned to the team's MLS Next Pro affiliate, Chicago Fire II, the club announced this afternoon. Dowd's previous loan at USL Championship club FC Tulsa was terminated last week. Dowd, 23, was the sixth overall pick in the 2024
15-year-old midfielder Brody Williams has signed a professional contract with Chicago Fire II, sources told MIR97 Media. The South African-born top prospect most recently played at the FC Barcelona Residency in Arizona but previously lived in the Chicago area. Williams, who has lived in the United States for four years,