2018 Chicago Fire Roster

Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 8-18-8 - 32 points
Finishing 10th in MLS's Eastern Conference
Coach: Veljko Paunovic (8-18-8)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 251,708, Avg. 14,806 in 17 home dates
2018 Chicago Fire Statistics

The Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer ended the 2018 season with a record of 8 wins and 18 losses and 8 ties for 32 points finishing tenth in MLS's Eastern Conference.

The Fire netted 48 goals and allowed 61. Nemanja Nikolic scored 15 goals for Chicago, and Aleksandar Katai tallied five or more also. Richard Sanchez topped the squad with 6 wins and a team-best 1.28 goals against average, best among goalkeepers with enough qualifying appearances.

Veljko Paunovic coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Mo AdamsMSeptember 23, 19965'6"165Nottingham, England
Jon BakeroFNovember 5, 19966'3"165Barcelona, Spain
Brandt BronicoM-FJune 20, 19955'8"155Westminster, MD
Jonathan CampbellDJune 27, 19936'2"188Greensboro, NC
Diego CamposFOctober 1, 19955'10"170San Jose, Costa Rica
Stefan ClevelandGMay 24, 19946'2"185Dayton, OH
Elliot CollierFFebruary 22, 19956'4"180Hamilton, New Zealand
Drew ConnerMFebruary 18, 19945'11"165Cary, IL
Jorge CorralesDMay 20, 19915'9"150Pinar del Rio, Cuba
Michael de LeeuwFOctober 7, 19865'10"148Goirle, Netherlands
Christian DeanDMarch 14, 19936'3"198East Palo Alto, CA
Nicolas Del GreccoDNovember 19, 19936'1"172Morteros, Argentina
Raheem EdwardsMJuly 17, 19955'0"181Toronto, ON
Kevin EllisDJune 30, 19915'9"160Kansas City, MO
Alan GordonFOctober 16, 19816'3"190Long Beach, CA
Nicolas HaslerDMay 4, 19915'9"174Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Daniel JohnsonMSeptember 8, 19955'9"140Duluth, GA
Johan KappelhofDAugust 5, 19905'11"165Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aleksandar KataiMFebruary 6, 19916'0"155Srbobran, Serbia
Grant LillardDDecember 5, 19956'4"195Hinsdale, IL
Dax McCartyMApril 30, 19875'9"150Winter Park, FL
Patrick McLainGAugust 22, 19886'3"205Eau Claire, WI
Djordje MihailovicMNovember 10, 19985'10"153Lemont, IL
Yura MovsisyanFAugust 2, 19876'0"180Baku, Azerbaijan
Nemanja NikolicFDecember 31, 19875'11"176Senta, Serbia
Matt PolsterMJune 8, 19936'0"170Milwaukee, WI
Rafael RamosDJanuary 9, 19955'7"148Seia, Portugal
Richard SanchezGFebruary 28, 19946'3"197Mission Hills, CA
Bastian SchweinsteigerMAugust 1, 19846'0"175Kolbermoor, Germany
Luis SolignacFFebruary 16, 19916'0"179Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tony TchaniMApril 13, 19896'4"185Bafang, Cameroon
Brandon VincentDMay 1, 19945'11"175Los Angeles, CA



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