2022 Chicago Fire FC season

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.

Chicago Fire FC

2022 season
Chairman	Joe Mansueto
Head coach	Ezra Hendrickson
Stadium	Soldier Field (capacity: 61,500)
MLS	Conference: 12th Overall: 24th
MLS Cup Playoffs	DNQ
U.S. Open Cup	3rd Round
Top goalscorer	Jhon Durán, 8 goals
Highest home attendance	30,282 (4/16 vs LA Galaxy)
Lowest home attendance	9,352 (3/19 vs Sporting Kansas City)
Average home league attendance	15,848
Biggest win	DC 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 defeat	MIN 3–0 CHI (4/23) ATL 4–1 CHI (5/7) PHI 4–1 CHI (8/13)
Home colors Away colors
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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 v t e	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. 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 v t e	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. 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

Minnesota United FC v Chicago Fire FC

January 29 Preseason 1	Minnesota United FC	0–0	Chicago Fire FC	Davenport, Florida
2:00pm CDT		Report		Stadium: Omni Resort at ChampionsGate

Toronto FC v Chicago Fire FC

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

FC Dallas v Chicago Fire FC

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

Austin FC v Chicago Fire FC

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

Inter Miami CF v Chicago Fire FC

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

Chicago Fire FC v Orlando City SC

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

D.C. United v Chicago Fire FC

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

Chicago Fire FC v Sporting Kansas City

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

Chicago Fire FC v FC Dallas

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

Orlando City SC v Chicago Fire FC

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

Chicago Fire FC v LA Galaxy

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

Minnesota United FC v Chicago Fire FC

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

Chicago Fire FC v New York Red Bulls

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.

Atlanta United FC v Chicago Fire FC

May 7 10	Atlanta United FC	4–1	Chicago Fire FC	Atlanta, Georgia
5:00 PM CST	Cisneros 3', 27', 36' Araújo  45+4' Lennon 90+1'	Report	Offor 11',  36' M. Navarro  30' Mueller  72'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,547 Referee: Ramy Touchan

Chicago Fire FC v FC Cincinnati

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

New York Red Bulls v Chicago Fire FC

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

New York City FC v Chicago Fire FC

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

Toronto FC v Chicago Fire FC

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.

Chicago Fire FC v D.C. United

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

Houston Dynamo FC v Chicago Fire FC

June 25 16	Houston Dynamo FC	2–0	Chicago Fire FC	Houston, Texas
7:00 PM CST	Úlfarsson 23' Rodríguez  41' Quintero 45+2' Steres  64' Cerén  79' Parker  90+2'	Report	Navarro  38' Espinoza  81'	Stadium: PNC Stadium Attendance: 13,081 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

Chicago Fire FC v Philadelphia Union

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

San Jose Earthquakes v Chicago Fire FC

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

Chicago Fire FC v Columbus Crew SC

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

Chicago Fire FC v Toronto FC

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

Chicago Fire FC v Seattle Sounders FC

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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Chicago Fire FC

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

Chicago Fire FC v Atlanta United FC

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

Charlotte FC v Chicago Fire FC

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

Philadelphia Union v Chicago Fire FC

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

Chicago Fire FC v New York City FC

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

Chicago Fire FC v CF Montreal

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

New England Revolution v Chicago Fire FC

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

Columbus Crew SC v Chicago Fire FC

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

Chicago Fire FC v Inter Miami CF

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

CF Montreal v Chicago Fire FC

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

Chicago Fire FC v Charlotte FC

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

FC Cincinnati v Chicago Fire FC

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

Chicago Fire FC v New England Revolution

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

Chicago Fire FC (MLS) v Union Omaha (USL1)

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

Chicago Fire FC v Club León

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.

Slonina

Sekulić

Terán

Czichos

M. Navarro

Ivanov

F. Navarro

Giménez

Mueller

Shaqiri

Przybyłko

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

MLS Regular Season Rank Player A 1 Jhon Durán 8 3 2 Xherdan Shaqiri 7 11 3 Kacper Przybyłko 5 1 4 Chris Mueller 4 5 5 Rafael Czichos 3 1 6 Brian Gutiérrez 2 7 7 Federico Navarro 2 3 8 Fabian Herbers 1 1 Mauricio Pineda 10 Jonathan Bornstein 1 Stanislav Ivanov Alex Monis Chinonso Offor Wyatt Omsberg Carlos Terán 16 Boris Sekulić 3 17 Gastón Giménez 2 18 Miguel Navarro 1 Jairo Torres

Open Cup Rank Player A 1 Rafael Czichos 2

Cards

MLS Regular Season Rank Player   Matches Missed 1 Miguel Navarro 9 1 *May 14 vs FC Cincinnati *July 13 vs Toronto FC *August 27 vs Montreal 2 Rafael Czichos 7 1 *May 7 vs Atlanta United *October 9 vs New England Revolution Federico Navarro *April 30 vs New York Red Bulls *September 13 vs CF Montreal 4 Jhon Durán 6 1 *May 7 vs Atlanta United 5 Brian Gutiérrez 3 1 *April 16 vs LA Galaxy 6 Gastón Giménez 6 *July 13 vs Toronto FC Carlos Terán *September 17 vs Charlotte 8 Fabian Herbers 5 Chris Mueller Mauricio Pineda Boris Sekulić Xherdan Shaqiri 13 Jhon Espinoza 3 Kacper Przybyłko 15 Wyatt Omsberg 2 16 Victor Bezerra 1 Javier Casas Chinonso Offor Andre Reynolds II Jairo Torres

Open Cup Rank Player   Matches Missed 1 Javier Casas 1 Jhon Durán Jhon Espinoza Sergio Oregel

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