2022 Chicago Fire FC season

Chicago Fire FC
2022 season
ChairmanJoe Mansueto
Head coachEzra Hendrickson
StadiumSoldier Field
(capacity: 61,500)
MLSConference: 12th
Overall: 24th
MLS Cup PlayoffsDNQ
U.S. Open Cup3rd Round
Top goalscorerJhon Durán, 8 goals
Highest home attendance30,282 (4/16 vs LA Galaxy)
Lowest home attendance9,352 (3/19 vs Sporting Kansas City)
Average home league attendance15,848
Biggest winDC 0–2 CHI (3/12)
CHI 3–1 SKC (3/19)
CHI 2–0 TOR
VAN 1–3 CHI (7/23)
CHI 3–1 MIA
Biggest defeatMIN 3–0 CHI (4/23)
ATL 4–1 CHI (5/7)
PHI 4–1 CHI (8/13)

The 2022 Chicago Fire FC season was the club's 24th year of existence, as well as their 25th in Major League Soccer. On November 24, 2021, the Fire announced Columbus Crew assistant coach Ezra Hendrickson as the new head coach, making him the tenth full-time head coach in club history.[1] For the fifth straight season and 12th season in club history, the Fire failed to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs. The Fire would begin with an unbeaten record in their first four games (2-0-2), but would start a 10-game winless run where the club went 0-7-3 following their 3–1 victory over Sporting Kansas City on March 19. Following an international break from May 29 until June 17, the Fire then went 6-3-1 over their next ten games, which ultimately led them to a 2-5-3 record to finish the season. The club also lost to Union Omaha on penalties in the Third Round of the Open Cup, their worst ever performance in the competition. Despite failing to make the playoffs, goalkeeper Gabriel Slonina set the club record for clean sheets in a season with 12 following the Fire's 0–0 draw with the Columbus Crew on September 3. Slonina would be sold to Chelsea on August 2 for a club record fee, with a loan back for the remainder of the season. On the reverse, the Fire also signed Swiss midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri for a club-record fee on February 9.

Current squad

Players signed as of August 5, 2022

No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Player Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Gabriel Slonina G (2004-05-15)May 15, 2004 (aged 18) Chelsea F.C. Loaned In
18 Spencer Richey G (1992-05-30)May 30, 1992 (aged 30) Seattle Sounders FC
34 Chris Brady G (2004-03-03)March 3, 2004 (aged 18) Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
Defenders
2 Boris Sekulić D (1991-10-21)October 21, 1991 (aged 30) Górnik Zabrze International
3 Jonathan Bornstein D (1984-11-07)November 7, 1984 (aged 37) Maccabi Netanya F.C.
5 Rafael Czichos D (1990-05-14)May 14, 1990 (aged 32) 1. FC Köln Captain
International
6 Miguel Navarro D (1999-02-26)February 26, 1999 (aged 23) Deportivo La Guaira F.C.
14 Jhon Espinoza D (1999-02-24)February 24, 1999 (aged 23) S.D. Aucas
20 Wyatt Omsberg D (1995-09-21)September 21, 1995 (aged 27) Minnesota United FC
22 Mauricio Pineda D (1997-10-17)October 17, 1997 (aged 24) North Carolina Tar Heels Homegrown
23 Carlos Terán D (2000-09-24)September 24, 2000 (aged 22) Envigado F.C.
27 Kendall Burks D (1999-10-08)October 8, 1999 (aged 23) Washington Huskies
36 Andre Reynolds II D (2001-05-02)May 2, 2001 (aged 21) Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
Midfielders
10 Xherdan Shaqiri M (1991-10-10)October 10, 1991 (aged 30) Olympique Lyonnais Designated Player
International
21 Fabian Herbers M (1993-08-17)August 17, 1993 (aged 29) Philadelphia Union
30 Gastón Giménez M (1991-07-27)July 27, 1991 (aged 31) Vélez Sarsfield Designated Player
31 Federico Navarro M (2000-03-09)March 9, 2000 (aged 22) Talleres de Cordoba International
U-22 Initiative
35 Sergio Oregel M (2005-05-16)May 16, 2005 (aged 17) Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
37 Javier Casas M (2003-05-14)May 14, 2003 (aged 19) Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
38 Alex Monis M (2003-03-20)March 20, 2003 (aged 19) Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
39 Allan Rodriguez M (2004-05-27)May 27, 2004 (aged 18) Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
40 Brian Gutiérrez M (2003-06-17)June 17, 2003 (aged 19) Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
Forwards
7 Jairo Torres F (2000-07-05)July 5, 2000 (aged 22) Atlas F.C. International
Young DP
8 Chris Mueller F (1996-08-29)August 29, 1996 (aged 26) Hibernian F.C.
11 Kacper Przybyłko F (1993-03-25)March 25, 1993 (aged 29) Philadelphia Union
26 Jhon Durán F (2003-12-15)December 15, 2003 (aged 18) Envigado F.C. International
U-22 Initiative
32 Missael Rodriguez F (2003-02-09)February 9, 2003 (aged 19) Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
33 Victor Bezerra F (2000-02-05)February 5, 2000 (aged 22) Indiana Hoosiers Homegrown
99 Stanislav Ivanov F (1999-04-16)April 16, 1999 (aged 23) PFC Levski Sofia

Player movement

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2022

Returning, options, and new contracts

Date Player Position Notes Ref
November 29, 2021 Jonathan Bornstein D Georg Heitz and Ezra Hendrickson confirmed Bornstein would be returning during a press conference; it was later announced that he'd signed a one-year deal [2][3]
December 3, 2021 Wyatt Omsberg D Re-signed with the Fire on a contract for 2022 with options for 2023 and 2024 [4]
December 6, 2021 Miguel Navarro D Signed a new contract that runs through 2024 with an option for 2025 [5]
December 13, 2021 Gastón Giménez M Re-signed as a Designated Player through 2023 [6]
April 19, 2022 Gabriel Slonina GK 2023 option was exercised [7]
May 16, 2022 Chris Brady GK Signed a contract through 2026 with an option for 2027 [8]
September 20, 2022 Brian Gutiérrez MF Signed to a contract through 2026 with an option for 2027 [9]
September 27, 2022 Federico Navarro MF Signed to a new U-22 contract through 2027 with an option for 2028 [10]
October 7, 2022 Gastón Giménez M Signed to a new TAM deal through 2025 [11]

In

Date Player Position Previous Club Notes Ref
January 11, 2021 Jhon Durán F Envigado F.C. Signed as a U-22 Initiative Player to a contract starting in 2022 until 2024 with options for 2025 and 2026 [12]
October 12, 2021 Missael Rodriguez F Chicago Fire Academy Signed as a homegrown player to contract through 2025 with an option for 2026 [13]
October 23, 2021 Sergio Oregel M Chicago Fire Academy Signed as a homegrown player to a contract through 2025 with an option for 2026 [14]
December 20, 2021 Spencer Richey G Seattle Sounders FC Signed as a free agent to a contract through 2023 with an option for 2024 [15]
December 22, 2021 Victor Bezerra F Indiana Hoosiers Signed to a homegrown contract through 2024 with an option for 2025 [16]
January 2, 2021 Rafael Czichos D 1. FC Köln Acquired from 1. FC Köln on a contract through 2024 [17]
January 22, 2021 Kacper Przybyłko F Philadelphia Union Acquired from Philadelphia in exchange for $1,150,000 in GAM spread out over 2022 and 2023, under contract through 2023 [18]
February 9, 2022 Xherdan Shaqiri M Olympique Lyonnais Acquired from Lyon for an undisclosed fee- though it was the highest in the team's history- on a Designated Player contract through 2024. [19]
February 19, 2022 Jairo Torres F Atlas F.C. Acquired from Atlas for an undisclosed fee as a young Designated Player on a contract through 2025 [20]
February 25, 2022 Kendall Burks D Washington Huskies Signed a contract through 2023 with options for 2024 and 2025 after being drafted eleventh overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft [21]
May 5, 2022 Chris Mueller F Hibernian F.C. Acquired from Hibernian for free on a contract through 2025 with an option for 2026; the Fire acquired Mueller's rights from Orlando City in exchange for $250k GAM in 2022 and 2023, the Fire's first round draft pick in the 2023 superdraft, and the rights to an unnamed player, while also retaining a percentage of any future sale with Mueller [22]

Loaned in

Date Player Position Loaning Club Notes Ref
August, 2022 Gabriel Slonina G Chelsea F.C. Loaned back to the Fire for the remainder of the season after being sold for a club record fee.

Out

Date Player Position Destination Club Notes Ref
November 8, 2021 Robert Berić F Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C. Option Declined; was drafted by Sporting Kansas City in the Re-Entry Draft, but has not signed with the club [23][24]
November 8, 2021 Francisco Calvo D San Jose Earthquakes Option Declined [23]
November 8, 2021 Elliot Collier F San Antonio FC Option Declined [23]
November 8, 2021 Johan Kappelhof D Real Salt Lake Out of Contract [23]
November 8, 2021 Kenneth Kronholm G Retired Option Declined [23]
November 8, 2021 Álvaro Medrán M Al Taawoun FC Option Declined [23]
November 8, 2021 Bobby Shuttleworth G Atlanta United FC Out of Contract [23]
November 8, 2021 Nicholas Slonina D Retired Option Declined after stepping away from the game earlier in the 2021 season [23][25]
November 8, 2021 Luka Stojanović M Al-Hazem F.C. Option Declined [23]
December 13, 2021 Ignacio Aliseda F FC Lugano Transferred to FC Lugano [26]
August 2, 2022 Gabriel Slonina G Chelsea F.C. Sold for a club record fee- reportedly $10 million, with up to $5 million in add-ons. Loaned back to the Fire for the remainder of the season. [27]
August 5, 2022 Chinonso Offor F CF Montreal Sold to Montreal for $325k in 2023 GAM [28]

Second team movement

Player Position Movement Notes Ref
Allan Rodriguez M To second team Was delisted from the senior roster and added to the second team's roster at an unknown time, with his bio page reflecting him as a Fire II player; he was later added back to the Fire's senior roster page prior to Fire II's final match on September 19 [29][30]
Mihajlo Mišković GK To first team temporarily Signed a short-term contract with the Fire for the May 28th game against Toronto FC [31]

Unsigned draft picks and trialists

Pick Player Position Previous Club Notes Ref
Draft R2, P33 Charlie Ostrem D Washington Huskies Signed with Chicago Fire FC II
Draft R3, P63 Carlo Ritaccio D Akron Zips Signed with Chicago Fire FC II
Draft R3, P85 Yanis Leerman D UCF Knights
Trialist Jahmali Waite G UConn Huskies Signed with Pittsburgh Riverhounds [32]
Trialist Alexis Cerritos F Rio Grande Valley FC Signed with Central Valley Fuego FC [32]
Trialist Diogo Pacheco F Akron Zips Signed with Minnesota United FC 2 [32]
Trialist Harold Osorio M Alianza F.C. Trialed with the club from July 4–10, signed with Chicago Fire FC II [33]
Trialist Aaron Zúñiga D Real España Trialing with the club from about August 10-August 17 [34]

Technical staff

Position Staff
Sporting Director Georg Heitz
Technical Director Sebastian Pelzer
Head Coach Ezra Hendrickson
Assistant Coach C. J. Brown
Assistant Coach Junior Gonzalez
Assistant Coach Frank Klopas
Goalkeeping Coach Adin Brown

Last updated: December 20, 2021
Source: Chicago Fire Technical Staff

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Eastern Conference table

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Philadelphia Union 34 19 5 10 72 26 +46 67 Qualification for the Conference semifinals & 2023 CONCACAF Champions League
2 CF Montréal[a] 34 20 9 5 63 50 +13 65 Qualification for the first round
3 New York City FC 34 16 11 7 57 41 +16 55
4 New York Red Bulls 34 15 11 8 50 41 +9 53
5 FC Cincinnati 34 12 9 13 64 56 +8 49
6 Inter Miami CF 34 14 14 6 47 56 −9 48
7 Orlando City SC 34 14 14 6 44 53 −9 48 Qualification for the first round & 2023 CONCACAF Champions League[b]
8 Columbus Crew 34 10 8 16 46 41 +5 46
9 Charlotte FC 34 13 18 3 44 52 −8 42
10 New England Revolution 34 10 12 12 47 50 −3 42
11 Atlanta United FC 34 10 14 10 48 54 −6 40
12 Chicago Fire FC 34 10 15 9 39 48 −9 39
13 Toronto FC[a] 34 9 18 7 49 66 −17 34
14 D.C. United 34 7 21 6 36 71 −35 27
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)
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
  2. ^ as 2022 U.S. Open Cup champions

Overall table

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Los Angeles FC (C, S) 34 21 9 4 66 38 +28 67 Qualification for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
2 Philadelphia Union 34 19 5 10 72 26 +46 67 Qualification for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League[b]
3 CF Montréal[c] 34 20 9 5 63 50 +13 65
4 Austin FC 34 16 10 8 65 49 +16 56 Qualification for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League[d]
5 New York City FC 34 16 11 7 57 41 +16 55
6 New York Red Bulls 34 15 11 8 50 41 +9 53
7 FC Dallas 34 14 9 11 48 37 +11 53
8 LA Galaxy 34 14 12 8 58 51 +7 50
9 Nashville SC 34 13 10 11 52 41 +11 50
10 FC Cincinnati 34 12 9 13 64 56 +8 49
11 Minnesota United FC 34 14 14 6 48 51 −3 48
12 Inter Miami CF 34 14 14 6 47 56 −9 48
13 Orlando City SC (U) 34 14 14 6 44 53 −9 48 Qualification for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League[e]
14 Real Salt Lake 34 12 11 11 43 45 −2 47
15 Portland Timbers 34 11 10 13 53 53 0 46
16 Columbus Crew 34 10 8 16 46 41 +5 46
17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC[c] (V) 34 12 15 7 40 57 −17 43 Qualification for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League[f]
18 Colorado Rapids 34 11 13 10 46 57 −11 43
19 Charlotte FC 34 13 18 3 44 52 −8 42
20 New England Revolution 34 10 12 12 47 50 −3 42
21 Seattle Sounders FC 34 12 17 5 47 46 +1 41
22 Sporting Kansas City 34 11 16 7 42 54 −12 40
23 Atlanta United FC 34 10 14 10 48 54 −6 40
24 Chicago Fire FC 34 10 15 9 39 48 −9 39
25 Houston Dynamo FC 34 10 18 6 43 56 −13 36
26 San Jose Earthquakes 34 8 15 11 52 69 −17 35
27 Toronto FC[c] 34 9 18 7 49 66 −17 34
28 D.C. United 34 7 21 6 36 71 −35 27
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)
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield winners; (U) U.S. Open Cup winners; (V) Canadian Championship winners
Notes:
  1. ^ As 2022 MLS Cup champions and 2022 MLS Supporters' Shield champions (USA1)
  2. ^ As 2022 Eastern Conference regular season champions (USA2)
  3. ^ a b c Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
  4. ^ As highest-ranked U.S. based Division I club (based on 2022 MLS regular season record) not already qualified (USA3)
  5. ^ As 2022 U.S. Open Cup champions (USA4)
  6. ^ As 2022 Canadian Championship winners (CAN1)

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
34 39 10 15 9 39 48  −9 6 6 5 18 17  +1 4 9 4 21 31  −10

Last updated: October 9
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 29 Preseason 1 Minnesota United FC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC Davenport, Florida
2:00pm CDT Report Stadium: Omni Resort at ChampionsGate
February 12 Preseason 2 Toronto FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC Austin, Texas
2:00pm CDT 55' Jiménez CHI Report
TOR Report		 Stadium: St. David's Performance Center
February 16 Preseason 3 FC Dallas 0–0 Chicago Fire FC Austin, Texas
1:00pm CDT CHI Report
FCD Report		 Stadium: St. David's Performance Center
February 19 Preseason 4 Austin FC 0–1 Chicago Fire FC Austin, Texas
2:00pm CDT Report 6' Giménez Stadium: St. David's Performance Center
Regular season
February 26 1 Inter Miami CF 0–0 Chicago Fire FC Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
17:00 CST  53' Yedlin Report  87' Durán Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
Attendance: 15,973
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
March 5 2 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Orlando City SC Chicago, Illinois
17:00 CST  12' Herbers
 63' M. Navarro
 79' Durán
 81' Sekulić
 90+3' Giménez		 Report  90' Araújo
 90+3' Pedro Gallese		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 25,477
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
March 12 3 D.C. United 0–2 Chicago Fire FC Washington, DC
6:30 PM CST  21' Najar
 45' Skundrich
 65' Hines-Ike		 Report 32' Ivanov
 45' Giménez
80' Bornstein
 86' F. Navarro		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 13,795
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
March 19 4 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City Chicago, Illinois
5:00 PM CST Przybyłko 30' 82'
Herbers  37'
Shaqiri 50' (pen.)  74'		 Report Fontàs  35'
Zusi  53'
Espinoza 56'		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 9,352
Referee: Timothy Ford
April 2 5 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 FC Dallas Chicago, Illinois
2:30 PM CST Omsberg  38'
Espinoza  62'
Przybyłko  69'
Casas  89'		 Report Quignón  17'
Farfan  47'		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 11,411
Referee: Pierre Lauziere
April 9 6 Orlando City SC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC Orlando, Florida
12:00 PM CST 59' Kara
 81' Jansson
 85' Méndez		  5, 43'  Gutiérrez
 54' Espinoza		 Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 16,051
Referee: Victor Rivas
April 16 7 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 LA Galaxy Chicago, Illinois
7:00 PM CST Czichos  24'
Pineda  44'
Giménez  49'
M. Navarro  69'		 Report Williams  38'
Coulibaly  76'		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 30,282
Referee: Ted Unkel
April 23 8 Minnesota United FC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC St. Paul, Minnesota
4:00 PM CST Trapp  36'
Reynoso 72'
Arriaga 84'
Lod 88'		 Report M. Navarro  35'
Giménez  41'
F. Navarro  52'  77'		 Stadium: Allianz Field
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
April 30 9 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 New York Red Bulls Chicago, Illinois
7:00 PM CDT 17' (pen.) Shaqiri
 37'  83' Czichos
 45+1' M. Navarro
 72'  80' Durán		 Report  15' Fletcher
 27' Tolkin
 65', 75' (90+1), pen.' Klimala		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 11,108
Referee: Jon Freemon
Note: Near the end of the first half of the match at stoppage time (45' +3'), the match was haunted due to inclement weather. Play was later resumed at 9:22 PM CDT starting with the competition on the first-half stoppage time followed by three minute of half time before going into the second half.
May 7 10 Atlanta United FC 4–1 Chicago Fire FC Atlanta, Georgia
5:00 PM CST
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 42,547
Referee: Ramy Touchan
May 14 11 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati Chicago, Illinois
7:00 PM CST 83' Durán Report  8' Moreno
 21' Acosta
33' (o.g.) Rafael Czichos
85' Acosta		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 14,049
Referee: Tori Penso
May 18 12 New York Red Bulls 3–3 Chicago Fire FC Harrison, New Jersey
6:30 PM CST  1' Terán
 19' Espinoza
38' Mueller
49', 85' Omsberg
 70' M. Navarro
89' Shaqiri		 Report 20' (pen.) Morgan
 26', 58' Harper
 63' Edwards
 66' S. Nealis
90+1' Klimala		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 13,257
Referee: Ted Unkel
May 22 13 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC New York, New York
4:00 PM CST 23' (pen.) Héber
 46' Acevedo
 89' Martins
 90+4' Parks		 Report  63' Sekulic Stadium: Citi Field
Attendance: 18,823
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
May 28 14 Toronto FC 3–2 Chicago Fire FC Toronto, Canada
6:00 PM CST 13' Kerr
 31', 71' (pen.), 78'
 87' Westberg
 88' Priso		 Report 52',  78' Terán
 62', 66' Przybyłko
 75' Shaqiri		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 25,906
Referee: Guido Gonzalez, Jr.
June 18 15 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 D.C. United Chicago, Illinois
7:00 PM CST F. Navarro  30'
Herbers 78',  87'		 Report Pines  33'
Najar  72'		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 17,650
Referee: Nima Saghafi
June 25 16 Houston Dynamo FC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC Houston, Texas
7:00 PM CST
Report
Stadium: PNC Stadium
Attendance: 13,081
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
June 29 17 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Philadelphia Union Chicago, Illinois
6:00 PM CST  51' Terán Report  29'  72' Martínez
 35' Bedoya
 77' Wagner
 83' Gazdag		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 10,384
Referee: Michael Radchuk
July 3 18 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Chicago Fire FC San Jose, California
8:00 PM CST 47', 87',  73' Kikanovic
 63' Marie
 75' López		 Report  27' Mueller
 43' Giménez
90+5' Gutiérrez		 Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 13,224
Referee: Victor Rivas
July 9 19 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 Columbus Crew SC Chicago, Illinois
7:00 PM CST  14' Giménez
29',  43' Czichos
41' Mueller
 50',  90' M. Navarro
 54' Gutiérrez
 60' Durán		 Report  8' Moreira
63', 75' Etienne
 71' Mensah
83',  84' Hernández		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 15,157
Referee: Ramy Touchan
July 13 20 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 Toronto FC Chicago, Illinois
7:00 PM CST 4', 16' Durán
 45+1' Mueller
 64' Gutiérrez		 Report  34' O'Neill
 37' MacNaughton
 65' Criscito
 90+4' Nelson		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 10,450
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
July 16 21 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC Chicago, Illinois
7:00 PM CST 23' Rafael Czichos Report  25' Kelyn Rowe Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 13,601
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
July 23 22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Chicago Fire FC Vancouver, Canada
9:00 PM CST Cavallini 54'
Dájome  65'
Jungwirth  82'		 Report Shaqiri 13'
Czichos 76'
Mueller 90'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 14,984
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
July 30 23 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Atlanta United FC Chicago, Illinois
4:00 PM CST Durán  41'
Shaqiri  63'		 Report Sosa  81'
Dwyer  90+5'		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 23,951
Referee: Timothy Ford
August 6 24 Charlotte FC 2–3 Chicago Fire FC Charlotte, North Carolina
6:00 PM CST 1' Reyna
45' Świderski
 66' Gaines
 75' Jones		 Report 21', 52',  68' Przybyłko
24' F. Navarro
 71' Sekulić
 78' Mueller		 Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 32,538
Referee: Nima Saghafi
August 13 25 Philadelphia Union 4–1 Chicago Fire FC Chester, Pennsylvania
6:30 PM CST 16' Gazdag
 28' Bedoya
37' Elliot
53',  86' Carranza
82',  85' Burke
 90+1' Mbaizo		 Report  2' Pineda
49' Mueller
 70' Xherdan Shaqiri
 82' F. Navarro		 Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 18,682
Referee: Ismail Elfath
August 21 26 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 New York City FC Bridgeview, Illinois
5:00 PM CST Czichos  18'
Terán  60'
M. Navarro  77'		 Report Pereira 16'
Rodríguez 46',  72'		 Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 11,720
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
August 28 27 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 CF Montreal Chicago, Illinois
5:00 PM CST  22' Terán
 57' Torres		 Report 19',  34'  45+3' Koné
24' Romell Quioto
 45+6' Victor Wanyama
 59' Djordje Mihailovic
 62' Sebastian Breza		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 13,907
Referee: Michael Radchuk
August 31 28 New England Revolution 0–0 Chicago Fire FC Foxborough, Massachusetts
6:30 PM CST  21' Kessler Report  29' F. Navarro
 76' Pineda		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 13,325
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
September 3 29 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC Columbus, Ohio
6:30 PM CST  74' Díaz Report  85' Herbers
 90+7' Espinoza		 Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 18,189
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
September 10 30 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Inter Miami CF Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 PM CST  33' Czichos
40', 87' Durán
64' Xherdan Shaqiri
 76' F. Navarro		 Report 77' (pen.) Higuain
 84' Neville (Coach)
 90' McVey		 Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 15,104
Referee: Matt Conger
September 13 31 CF Montreal 3–2 Chicago Fire FC Montreal, Canada
6:30 PM CST 21', 29' Kamara
44' Brault-Guillard
 57' Waterman
 61' Camacho
 69' Wanyama		 Report  19' Reynolds II
39', 57' Xherdan Shaqiri
 85' Terán
 88' Czichos		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Referee: Ted Unkel
September 17 32 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 Charlotte FC Chicago, Illinois
7:00 PM CST 3' Pineda
30',  39' Durán
 89' Bezerra		 Report  39' Bronico
 53', 68', 90+6' Świderski
 54' Jones
76' Santos
 79' Gaines		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 21,450
Referee: Tori Penso
October 1 33 FC Cincinnati 2–3 Chicago Fire FC Cincinnati, Ohio
6:30 PM CST 56', 75' Durán
59' Gutiérrez
 68' Pineda
 90+4' Rafael Czichos		 Report  27' Hagglund
78' Acosta
89' Brandon Vazquez
 90+5' Santos		 Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,316
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
October 9 34 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 New England Revolution Bridgeview, Illinois
2:30 PM CST  18' Pineda
 44' Mueller
90+2' Monis		 Report  57' Vrioni
88' Borrero
 90' Makoun		 Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 14,357
Referee: Michael Radchuk

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2022 U.S. Open Cup
April 19 Third Round Chicago Fire FC (MLS) 2–2
(4–5 p)		 Union Omaha (USL1) Chicago, Illinois
7:00 pm CDT  7' Oregel
 42' Durán
53' (pen.), 115' (pen.) Czichos
 97' Espinoza
 110' Casas		 Report  55' Ricardo Rivera
 60' Claudio
68' Meza
 77' Alihodžić
120+3' Touche		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Referee: Calin Radosav
Penalties
Przybyłko
Czichos
Espinoza
Ivanov
Bezerra
M. Navarro		 Kametani
Alihodžić
Meza
Knutson
Montesdeoca
Acoff

International friendlies

September 24 Chicago Fire FC 1–1
(3–1 p)		 Club León Bridgeview, Illinois
17:00  16', 48' Casas
 45' Rodriguez		 Report  17' Montes
40' Alvarado
 71' Tesillo		 Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Referee: Calin Radosav
Penalties
Bornstein
Ivanov
Sekulić		 Tesillo
Ibarra
Díaz
Salazar

Statistics

Note: italics indicates a player who left during the season

Games played

No. Pos. Nat. Name MLS Open Cup Total
Starts Apps Minutes Bench Starts Apps Minutes Bench Starts Apps Minutes Bench
1 GK USA Gabriel Slonina 32 32 2880 32 32 2880
2 DF SVK Boris Sekulić 32 33 2822 1 32 33 2822 1
3 DF USA Jonathan Bornstein 13 22 1198 11 13 22 1198 11
5 DF GER Rafael Czichos 26 26 2332 1 1 120 27 27 2452
6 DF VEN Miguel Navarro 24 25 2171 1 1 15 24 26 2186 1
7 FW MEX Jairo Torres 6 14 684 6 14 684
8 FW USA Chris Mueller 23 24 1974 23 24 1974
9 FW NGR Chinonso Offor 3 7 268 12 1 1 90 4 8 358 12
10 MF  SWI Xherdan Shaqiri 27 29 2258 27 29 2258
11 FW POL Kacper Przybyłko 18 25 1606 1 1 30 18 26 1636 1
14 DF ECU Jhon Espinoza 3 19 478 10 1 1 120 4 20 598 10
18 GK USA Spencer Richey 1 1 90 27 1 1 120 2 2 210 27
20 DF USA Wyatt Omsberg 14 14 1259 14 14 1259
21 MF GER Fabian Herbers 10 25 1070 10 25 1070
22 DF USA Mauricio Pineda 23 27 2002 2 23 27 2002 2
23 DF COL Carlos Terán 19 22 1676 5 19 22 1676 5
26 FW COL Jhon Durán 14 27 1363 3 1 1 77 15 28 1440 3
27 DF USA Kendall Burks 2 4 182 17 1 1 120 3 5 302 17
30 MF PAR Gastón Giménez 20 22 1700 20 22 1700
31 MF ARG Federico Navarro 27 30 2461 2 1 30 27 31 2491 2
32 MF USA Missael Rodriguez 5 1 1 90 1 1 90 5
33 FW USA Victor Bezerra 5 43 16 1 43 6 86 16
34 GK USA Chris Brady 1 1 90 6 1 1 1 90 7
35 MF USA Sergio Oregel 1 11 7 1 1 90 1 2 101 7
36 DF USA Andre Reynolds II 4 12 400 10 1 1 105 5 13 505 10
37 MF USA Javier Casas 5 34 19 1 1 120 1 6 154 19
38 FW USA Alex Monis 1 1 7 1 1 7
40 MF USA Brian Gutiérrez 20 33 1638 1 1 120 21 34 1758
41 GK SER Mihajlo Mišković 1 1
99 FW BUL Stanislav Ivanov 12 15 891 10 1 30 12 16 921 10

Main starting XI

This starting group is based on players who started in the indicated position more than any other player across all competitions.

Detailed Starting Positions
No. Nat. Name GK RB RCB LCB LB RDM LDM RW AM LW ST
1 USA Gabriel Slonina 32
2 SVK Boris Sekulić 32
3 USA Jonathan Bornstein 2 8 1 2
5 GER Rafael Czichos 27
6 VEN Miguel Navarro 24
7 MEX Jairo Torres 1 4 1
8 USA Chris Mueller 7 16
9 NGR Chinonso Offor 2 2
10  SWI Xherdan Shaqiri 26
11 POL Kacper Przybyłko 18
14 ECU Jhon Espinoza 3 1
18 USA Spencer Richey 2
20 USA Wyatt Omsberg 12 2
21 GER Fabian Herbers 2 3 5
22 USA Mauricio Pineda 2 3 8 10
23 COL Carlos Terán 20
26 COL Jhon Durán 15
27 USA Kendall Burks 2 1
30 PAR Gastón Giménez 1 18 1
31 ARG Federico Navarro 22 4
32 USA Missael Rodriguez 1
33 USA Victor Bezerra
34 USA Chris Brady 1
35 USA Sergio Oregel 1
36 USA Andre Reynolds II 2 2 1
37 USA Javier Casas 1
38 USA Alex Monis
40 USA Brian Gutiérrez 3 7 11
99 BUL Stanislav Ivanov 12

Goalkeeping

No. Nat. Name MLS Open Cup Total
Clean Sheets Saves GA Clean Sheets Saves GA Clean Sheets Saves GA
1 USA Gabriel Slonina 12 82 45 12 82 45
18 USA Spencer Richey 2 2 4 2 6 4
34 USA Chris Brady 4 1 4 1

Goals and assists

Cards

Awards

Man of the Match awards

Game # Player Position Reference
1 Xherdan Shaqiri (1) MF [35]
2 Rafael Czichos (1) DF [36]
3 Stanislav Ivanov MF [37]
4 Kacper Przybyłko (1) FW [38]
5 Gastón Giménez (1) MF [39]
6 Wyatt Omsberg DF [40]
7 Gastón Giménez (2) MF [41]
8 None awarded
9 None awarded
10 None awarded
11 Xherdan Shaqiri (2) MF [42]
12 Chris Mueller (1) MF [43]
13 Gabriel Slonina (1) GK [44]
14 Xherdan Shaqiri (3) MF
15 Chris Mueller (2) MF [45]
16 None awarded
17 Federico Navarro (1) MF [46]
18 None awarded
19 Chris Mueller (3) MF [47]
20 Jhon Durán (1) FW [48]
21 Rafael Czichos (2) DF [49]
22 Xherdan Shaqiri (4) MF [50]
23 Federico Navarro (2) MF [51]
24 Kacper Przybyłko (2) FW [52]
25 None awarded
26 None awarded
27 None awarded
28 Fabian Herbers MF [53]
29 Gabriel Slonina (2) GK [54]
30 Jhon Durán (2) FW [55]
31 None awarded
32 None awarded
33 Jhon Durán (3) FW [56]
34 Carlos Terán DF [57]

MLS Team of the Week

Week Player Position Report
1 Gabriel Slonina (1) Bench [58]
3 Wyatt Omsberg Defender [59]
Gabriel Slonina (2) Bench
4 Kacper Przybyłko (1) Bench [60]
12 Xherdan Shaqiri (1) Midfielder [61]
15 Fabian Herbers Bench [62]
17 Carlos Terán Defender [63]
Federico Navarro Midfielder
20 Jhon Durán (1) Striker [64]
21 Rafael Czichos (1) Defender [65]
Ezra Hendrickson Coach
22 Xherdan Shaqiri (2) Midfielder [66]
Rafael Czichos (2) Bench
24 Kacper Przybyłko (2) Forward [67]
Xherdan Shaqiri (3) Bench
29 Gabriel Slonina (3) Bench [68]
30 Jhon Durán (2) Bench [69]
31 Xherdan Shaqiri (4) Bench [70]
33 Brian Gutiérrez MF [71]
Jhon Durán FW

MLS Player of the Week

Week Player Statistics Report
20 Jhon Durán 2 goals vs Toronto FC [72]

Second team statistics

Note: italics indicates a player who left during the season.

Games played

No. Pos. Nat. Name MLS Next Pro
Starts Apps Minutes Bench
9 FW NGA Chinonso Offor 3 3 228
14 DF ECU Jhon Espinoza 4 4 287
23 DF COL Carlos Terán 2 2 94
26 FW COL Jhon Durán 2 2 171
27 DF USA Kendall Burks 10 12 750
32 MF USA Missael Rodriguez 11 20 1123
33 FW USA Victor Bezerra 13 16 938
34 GK USA Chris Brady 12 12 1080
35 MF USA Sergio Oregel 17 17 1321
36 DF USA Andre Reynolds II 6 6 382
37 MF USA Javier Casas 8 8 550
38 FW USA Alex Monis 14 21 1085

Goalkeeping

No. Nat. Name MLS Next Pro
Clean Sheets Saves GA
34 USA Chris Brady 5 45 10

Goals and assists

MLS Next Pro
Rank Player A
1 Victor Bezerra 8 2
2 Missael Rodriguez 7 0
3 Alex Monis 4
4 Chinonso Offor 2
5 Javier Casas 1 1
Kendall Burks
7 Sergio Oregel 6

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