2019 Chicago Fire Roster

Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 10-12-12 - 42 points
Finishing 8th in MLS's Eastern Conference
Coach: Veljko Paunovic (10-12-12)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 209,516, Avg. 12,324 in 17 home dates
2019 Chicago Fire Statistics

The Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer ended the 2019 season with a record of 10 wins and 12 losses and 12 ties for 42 points finishing eighth in MLS's Eastern Conference.

Chicago chalked up 55 goals and conceded 47. C.J. Sapong scored 13 goals for the Fire, while Nemanja Nikolic, Przemyslaw Frankowski and Aleksandar Katai each netted five or more as well. Nicolas Gaitan accounted for 12 assists. Kenneth Kronholm topped the squad with 6 wins and a team-best 0.9 goals against average, best among regular keepers.

Veljko Paunovic coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Mo AdamsMSeptember 23, 19965'6"165Nottingham, England
Michael AziraMAugust 22, 19875'10"160Kampala, Uganda
Jonathan BornsteinDNovember 7, 19845'9"145Torrance, CA
Brandt BronicoM-FJune 20, 19955'8"155Westminster, MD
Francisco CalvoDJuly 8, 19925'11"San Jose, Costa Rica
Diego CamposFOctober 1, 19955'10"170San Jose, Costa Rica
Stefan ClevelandGMay 24, 19946'2"185Dayton, OH
Elliot CollierFFebruary 22, 19956'4"180Hamilton, New Zealand
Jorge CorralesDMay 20, 19915'9"150Pinar del Rio, Cuba
Raheem EdwardsMJuly 17, 19955'0"181Toronto, ON
Przemyslaw FrankowskiMApril 12, 19955'8"155Gdansk, Poland
Nicolas GaitanMFebruary 23, 19885'7"150San Martin, Argentina
Jeremiah GutjahrMAugust 10, 19975'10"160Bloomington, IN
Nicolas HaslerDMay 4, 19915'9"174Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Fabian HerbersM-FAugust 17, 19936'0"165Ahaus, Germany
Johan KappelhofDAugust 5, 19905'11"165Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aleksandar KataiMFebruary 6, 19916'0"155Srbobran, Serbia
Kenneth KronholmGKOctober 14, 19856'3"183Fort Belvoir, VA
Grant LillardDDecember 5, 19956'4"195Hinsdale, IL
MarceloDJuly 27, 19895'10"163Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Cristian MartinezMFebruary 6, 19975'7"174Panama City, Panama
Dax McCartyMApril 30, 19875'9"150Winter Park, FL
Djordje MihailovicMNovember 10, 19985'10"153Lemont, IL
Amando MorenoFSeptember 10, 19955'7"145Morganville, NJ
Nemanja NikolicFDecember 31, 19875'11"176Senta, Serbia
David OustedGFebruary 1, 19856'3"195Roskilde, Denmark
Andre ReynoldsDMay 2, 20015'9"155Chicago, IL
Richard SanchezGFebruary 28, 19946'3"197Mission Hills, CA
C.J. SapongFDecember 27, 19886'1"185Manassas, VA
Bastian SchweinsteigerMAugust 1, 19846'0"175Kolbermoor, Germany
Gabriel SloninaGKMay 15, 20046'4"196Addison, IL


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