The 2018 Chicago Fire season is the club's 23rd year of existence, as well as their 21st in

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Current squad

As of August 10, 2018. Source
Chicago Fire official roster
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Player movement

In

Out

Loaned in

Loaned out

Unsigned trialists and draft picks

''Pre-Season'' * Midfielder Omar Castro * Midfielder/Forward Joshua Gatt, last played for

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; left the team on February 26 * Goalkeeper Sam Howard, last played for IFK Åmål in Sweden; left the team on February 19 * Defender Maxi Moreira, last played for

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in Uruguay * Defender Josh Morton from

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, picked 84th overall in the

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; was not part of the starting camp roster * Forward

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, last played for

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after not being selected in the

; left camp sometime after the game against Kansas City Academy midfielders Gilberto Angeles and Javier Casas also trained with the Fire while they were in Florida. Academy goalie Kyle Orciuch trained once they got back to Chicago after their travel to Bradenton as well.Twitter post
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Technical staff

Standings

Eastern Conference table

Overall table

Results summary

Match results

Preseason

Kickoff times are in CST ( UTC−06)

Major League Soccer

Kickoff times are in CST ( UTC−06)

Open Cup

Kickoff times are in CST ( UTC−06)

International Friendlies

Kickoff times are in CST ( UTC−06)

Squad statistics

Games Played

Goalkeeping Statistics

Goalscoring and Assisting Record

Cards

Notes

''Player left during the season''

Awards

MLS Team of the Week

MLS Goal of the week

Tulsa Loanee Statistics

The Fire renewed their affiliation with

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for another season on January 12, 2018. The affiliation allows for players to be called back at any point or loaned out at any point.

Loaned Out

The following players were loaned out during the season:

Games Played

Goalscoring and Assisting Record

Cards

Goalkeeping Statistics

Notes

''Player left during the season''

National team call-ups

Yura Movsisyan *

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Match vs Gibraltar, October 13 (Started, played 69 minutes) *

Match vs

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, October 16 (Started, played 74 minutes, scored one goal)
Nemanja Nikolić *Friendly vs

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, November 9, 2017 (Started, played 75 minutes, scored one goal) *Friendly vs Costa Rica, November 14, 2017 (Started, played 81 minutes, scored one goal) *Friendly vs

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, March 23 (Started, played 76 minutes) *Friendly vs

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, March 27 (Subbed on, played 7 minutes)

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Match vs

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, September 6 (Started, played 90 minutes, assisted one goal) *

Match vs Gibraltar, September 9 (Started, played 90 minutes) *

Match vs

, October 13 (Started, played 90 minutes) *

Match vs Gibraltar, October 16 (Started, played 90 minutes)

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*Friendly vs

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, January 28 (Started, played 90 minutes)

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*Friendly vs

, January 28 (Did not play)

References

External links

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