Chicago Fire

8th of 15

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33.9

Squad season

top-XI average · this season

30.1

Squad rating

mean squad Rating · 24/27 rated

Club profile

LeagueMajor League Soccer

League position8th of 15

Squad size25

Average age26.5

CountryUSA

Team scout report

Mid-table8th of 15 · Major League Soccer

Chicago Fire sit 8th of 15 in the Major League Soccer, in mid-table. Their starting XI is averaging a Season rating of 33.9 this campaign, built on a squad-talent Rating of 30.1 across the wider group. Recent form reads LWWWD.

Year-on-year, the XI's form is up 16.3% on last season (Season 29.1 → 33.9), while squad talent has held (Rating 30.6 → 30.3). Of the 24 players with a season to compare, 10 improved their individual Season rating on a year ago.

P. Zinckernagel is the form pick (Season 54), while C. Brady carries the highest ceiling (Rating 48). In the market, the headline arrival is H. Cuypers (€ 12M), and M. Mbokazi is the most valuable asset at 12.3.

33.9

16.3%

Squad season

30.1

0.7%

Squad rating

8thof 15

League finish

LWWWD

Last 5

Marquee signing

H. Cuypers

€ 12M

Top asset

M. Mbokazi

Value 12.3

Squad analysis

Balance by position

Average Season & Rating per unit.

Goalkeepers

1629

Defence

2433

Midfield

1831

Attack

2925

Top performers

Highest Season ratings in the squad.

5426

485

4644

3638

3529

3327

3342

3223

Season (form)Rating (potential)

Goals & assists

Top scorers

Top assists

1P. Zinckernagel7assists
2M. Haile-Selassie4assists
3A. Gutman3assists
4J. Bamba2assists
5J. Elliott1assists

Squad · 25

		Nat.
1	C. Brady Goalkeeper	USA	22	8.5	20	—	31305.3%	486.2%
25	J. Gal Goalkeeper	USA	33	0.8	—	—	19.1%	1046.8%
2	Leonardo Barroso Centre-back played DEF · MID	Portugal	21	8.5	10	—	33219.4%	425.3%
3	J. Elliott Full-back	England	31	3.4	18	—	3332.9%	274.7%
4	M. Mbokazi Centre-back earlier at Orlando Pirates · 90 min, 0g	South Africa	20	12.3	12	—	4682%	4480.4%
5	S. Rogers Centre-back	USA	27	5.5	3	—	15±0%	2814.4%
12	P. Dithejane Full-back played FWD · DEF · MID earlier at TS Galaxy · 354 min, 0g	South Africa	22	7.1	14	2	1719.9%	3960.8%
14	V. Radojević Full-back	Serbia	22	7	9	—	5±0%	379.8%
15	A. Gutman Full-back	USA	29	5.3	16	1	3531.6%	299.8%
16	J. Waterman Centre-back played DEF · MID earlier at CF Montreal · 180 min, 1g	Canada	30	4.1	15	1	3276.7%	237.2%
24	J. Dean Full-back played DEF · MID	USA	29	4	16	—	2534.1%	273.6%
30	J. Sandmeyer Defender	—	23	—	—	—	—	—
38	Christopher Cupps Centre-back earlier at Chicago Fire II · 316 min, 0g	USA	18	5.2	2	—	4±0%	373.4%
6	A. Salétros Central midfielder on loan at AIK Stockholm · 180 min, 0g	Sweden	30	2.9	18	—	1949.9%	2719.6%
11	P. Zinckernagel Winger played MID · FWD	Denmark	31	3.6	19	5	5413.4%	263.1%
17	R. Lod Attacking midfielder played MID · FWD	Finland	33	1.9	19	4	3130.4%	1714.4%
22	M. Pineda Defensive midfielder played DEF · MID	USA	28	3.1	14	—	14±0%	279.7%
29	D. Poręba Attacking midfielder	USA	23	7	2	—	0±0%	347.3%
35	S. Oregel Defensive midfielder	USA	21	6	4	—	12±0%	3618.2%
42	T. D'Avilla Central midfielder	Côte d'Ivoire	23	9.1	19	1	2930.8%	435.6%
7	M. Haile-Selassie Winger played MID · FWD · DEF	Switzerland	27	11.9	20	4	3694.5%	3817.8%
8	C. Mueller Winger	USA	29	2.1	5	—	72.7%	2034.2%
9	R. LewandowskiNewCentre-forward earlier at Barcelona · 623 min, 4g	Poland	38	0.6	6	3	48±0%	568.8%
19	J. Bamba Winger played MID · FWD	Côte d'Ivoire	30	4.1	14	2	2717.9%	2512%
20	Jason Shokalook Winger earlier at Chicago Fire II · 365 min, 2g	USA	23	6.5	9	—	1±0%	342.8%