| Date |
Player |
Position |
Previous Club |
Fee/Notes |
Ref |
| December 15, 2010 |
 Cory GibbsCory Gibbs is an American soccer player who currently plays for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.-College and amateur:...
|
DF |
New England RevolutionThe New England Revolution is an American professional association football club based in Foxborough, Massachusetts which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...
|
Re-Entry Draft The two-stage 2010 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on December 8, 2010 and December 15, 2010. The Stage 1 Draft of the Re-Entry Process took place on Wednesday, December 8, at 2 p.m. ET via teleconference. The Stage 2 Draft took place on Wednesday, December 15, at 2 p.m. ET...
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|
| January 11, 2011 |
Daniel PaladiniDaniel Paladini is an American soccer player currently playing for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:...
|
MF |
Carolina RailHawks |
Free |
|
| January 11, 2011 |
 Josip MikulićJosip Mikulić is a Bosnian-born Croatian footballer who plays for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.-Europe:...
|
DF |
NK Zagreb NK Zagreb is a Croatian football club, from the Croatian capital of Zagreb.NK Zagreb's home is the Stadion Kranjčevićeva with capacity of 8,850. The club's fans are known as the White Angels...
|
Undisclosed |
|
| January 13, 2011 |
Jalil Anibaba Jalil Anibaba is an American soccer player currently playing for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.-College and Amateur:...
|
DF |
University of North CarolinaChartered in 1789, the University of North Carolina was one of the first public universities in the United States and the only one to graduate students in the eighteenth century...
|
SuperDraft, 1st round |
|
| January 13, 2011 |
Jon ConwayJon Conway is an American soccer player who currently plays for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.-Youth and college:...
|
GK |
 Toronto FCToronto FC is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada....
|
Acquired for 3rd round draft pick The 2011 MLS SuperDraft was the twelfth annual SuperDraft presented by Major League Soccer. It was held on January 13, 2011 in Baltimore, Maryland, during the 2011 NSCAA Convention at the Baltimore Convention Center. The 2011 SuperDraft consisted of three rounds with eighteen selections each, for...
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|
| February 3, 2011 |
 Gastón PuerariGastón Puerari is an Uruguayan footballer who currently plays for Atlas in the Mexican Primera División.-Uruguay:...
|
FW |
Montevideo Wanderers |
Undisclosed |
|
| February 18, 2011 |
Diego Cháves Diego Cháves is a Uruguayan professional footballer currently playing for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.-Youth:Diego was born in Uruguay, but spent most of his childhood in Argentina...
|
FW |
NacionalClub Nacional de Football is a Uruguayan sports club based in Montevideo. It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Uruguayan Primera División....
|
Undisclosed |
|
| March 1, 2011 |
Alec DuftyAlec Dufty is an American soccer player currently playing for Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer.-College and Amateur:...
|
GK |
AC St. Louis Athletic Club of St. Louis, commonly referred to as AC St. Louis, was an American professional soccer team based in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in December 2009, the team played its first and only season the next year in the NASL Conference of the temporary USSF D2 Pro League, the...
|
Free |
|
| March 2, 2011 |
Marko Marić Marko Marić is a Croatian footballer.-Europe:Marić began his career with Croatia's NK Zagreb and in two years at the club appeared in 35 league matches. In 2005 he joined Greek First Division side Egaleo FC. In two years in Greece Marić appeared in 41 league matches and scored one goal...
|
MF |
 Skoda Xanthi F.C. |
Free |
|
| March 10, 2011 |
Michael VideiraMichael Videira is an American soccer player who currently plays for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:...
|
MF |
AC St. Louis Athletic Club of St. Louis, commonly referred to as AC St. Louis, was an American professional soccer team based in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in December 2009, the team played its first and only season the next year in the NASL Conference of the temporary USSF D2 Pro League, the...
|
Free |
|
| March 17, 2011 |
Davis Paul Davis Paul is an American soccer player who currently plays for Chicago Fire Premier in the USL Premier Development League.-College and Amateur:...
|
FW |
University of California, BerkeleyThe University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
|
SuperDraft, 3rd round |
|
| March 23, 2011 |
 Yamith CuestaYamith Cuesta is a Colombian footballer who currently plays for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.-Club:Cuesta made his debut in the Colombian First Division with Bogota club Santa Fe in 2007, playing 24 matches and scoring two goals.In 2008, he joined Expreso Rojo in the Colombian Second...
|
DF |
Chivas USAClub Deportivo Chivas USA is an American professional soccer club based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California that competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada....
|
Acquired for a 2012 Supplemental Draft pick The 2012 MLS SuperDraft will be the thirteenth annual SuperDraft presented by Major League Soccer. It will be held on January 12, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. . The draft will be reduced from three rounds to two. The 19 MLS clubs will select a total of 38 players...
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|
| March 23, 2011 |
 Dominic OduroDominic Oduro is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.-College:Oduro started his playing career in Ghana, playing for both Prempeh College and the University of Ghana before transferring to Virginia Commonwealth University in 2004...
|
FW |
Houston DynamoThe Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer club, based in Houston, Texas, that plays in Major League Soccer, the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2005 as Houston 1836, the team name was renamed to Houston Dynamo following protests from Hispanic...
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Acquired for Calen CarrCalen Carr is an American soccer player who currently plays for the Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer.-High School and College:...
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|
| March 24, 2011 |
Gabriel Ferrari Gabriel Enzo Ferrari is an American soccer player who currently plays for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.-Early career:...
|
FW |
 FC WohlenFC Wohlen is a Swiss football club based in the town Wohlen in Canton Aargau. They play in the Challenge League, the second highest league in the country....
|
Undisclosed |
|
| April 4, 2011 |
Pari Pantazopoulos Paraskevas "Pari" Pantazopoulos is a Greek-born American soccer player currently playing for Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer.-Youth and high school:...
|
DF |
ZakynthosZakynthos Football Club or APS Zakynthos Greek is a Greek football club, based in Zakynthos, Greece.The association was founded in 1961....
|
Free |
|
| May 4, 2011 |
Cristian Nazarit |
FW |
Independiente Santa Fe Independiente Santafe is a professional Colombian First Division football club based in Bogotá. It has won six First Division titles and two Copa Colombia titles....
|
Undisclosed |
|
| July 13, 2011 |
 Sebastián GrazziniSebastián Hugo Grazzini is an Argentine footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer.-Career:...
|
MF |
Club Atlético All BoysClub Atlético All Boys is a sports club based in the Floresta neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The institution is mostly known by its football team, which currently plays at the Primera División, the top division of Argentine football league system....
|
Undisclosed |
|
| July 26, 2011 |
 Pável PardoPável Pardo Segura , is a Mexican international footballer, who currently plays for the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.- Biography :...
|
MF |
Club América Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....
|
Undisclosed |
|
| July 28, 2011 |
Dan Gargan Dan Gargan is an American soccer player who currently plays for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.-College:...
|
DF |
Toronto FCToronto FC is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada....
|
Acquired with a 2012 SuperDraft Round 2 The 2012 MLS SuperDraft will be the thirteenth annual SuperDraft presented by Major League Soccer. It will be held on January 12, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. . The draft will be reduced from three rounds to two. The 19 MLS clubs will select a total of 38 players...
pick for Dasan RobinsonDasan Alexander Robinson is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-College and Amateur:Robinson grew up in the Cleveland area and graduated from Elyria High School...
|
|
| August 11, 2011 |
Kellen Gulley |
FW |
Chicago Fire Juniors Mississippi The Chicago Fire Juniors are the youth club affiliate of the Chicago Fire professional soccer club with branches in Chicago, NW Indiana, West Michigan, Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida. Established in 2004 as the official youth soccer club of Major League Soccer’s Chicago Fire, the Chicago Fire...
|
Undisclosed; will not be added to first-team roster until 2012 |
|
| Date |
Player |
Position |
Destination Club |
Fee/Notes |
Ref |
| October 24, 2010 |
C.J. Brown |
DF |
None |
Retired |
|
| October 24, 2010 |
Brian McBride Brian Robert McBride is a retired American soccer player who finished his career for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer , but spent the majority of his time in MLS playing for the Columbus Crew. For much of his career he played in Europe, notably for Fulham in the English Premier League...
|
FW |
None |
Retired |
|
| November 24, 2010 |
Peter LowryPeter Lowry is an American soccer player who is currently without a club.-College and amateur:Lowry grew up in Fair Oaks, California. He played club soccer for Irvine Strikers under head coach Don Ebert...
|
MF |
Portland Timbers Portland Timbers may refer to any of four distinct professional soccer teams:*Portland Timbers, a Major League Soccer expansion team that began playing in 2011....
|
Expansion Draft The 2010 MLS Expansion Draft took place on November 24, 2010, and was a special draft for the Major League Soccer expansion teams Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Portland Timbers.-Format:...
|
|
| November 24, 2010 |
John ThorringtonJohn Thorrington is a South African-born American soccer player who currently plays for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer....
|
MF |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
Expansion Draft The 2010 MLS Expansion Draft took place on November 24, 2010, and was a special draft for the Major League Soccer expansion teams Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Portland Timbers.-Format:...
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|
| November 24, 2010 |
 Collins JohnCollins John is a Liberian-born Dutch footballer.-Club:John started his professional career at Dutch first division side FC Twente as a 17-year old, going on to score 11 league goals during one-and-a-half seasons combined...
|
FW |
 Gabala FC |
Released, free transfer |
|
| November 24, 2010 |
 Krzysztof KrólKrzysztof Król is a Polish footballer who currently plays for Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała.-Career:Król played with the youth teams of Górnik Radlin, WSP Wodzisław Śląski and Amica Wronki, before signing his first professional contract with Dyskobolia Grodzisk in 2006...
|
DF |
Jagiellonia Białystok |
Loan expired, returned to parent club |
|
| December 31, 2010 |
Wilman CondeWilman Conde, Jr. is a Colombian footballer who currently plays for Atlas.-Professional:Conde made his professional debut with Deportes Quindío during the 2000 campaign. His play at Quindío led to interest from the top Colombian sides, and in 2001 he joined Deportivo Cali and became a fixture at...
|
DF |
Atlas |
Contract expired, free transfer |
|
| December 31, 2010 |
 Fredrik LjungbergKarl Fredrik "Freddie" Ljungberg is a Swedish footballer who currently plays as a right winger for Shimizu S-Pulse in Japan. Ljungberg was captain of the Swedish national team until he announced his international retirement after UEFA Euro 2008.Ljungberg was a model for Calvin Klein underwear...
|
MF |
 Celtic F.C.Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...
|
Contract expired, free transfer |
|
| January 31, 2011 |
Andrew DykstraAndrew Dykstra is an American soccer player currently playing for Charleston Battery in the USL Professional Division.-College and amateur:...
|
GK |
Charleston Battery Charleston Battery is an American professional soccer team based in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1993, the team plays in the American Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
|
Released, free transfer |
|
| February 9, 2011 |
 Deris Umanzor |
DF |
C.D. Águila Club Deportivo Águila is a Salvadoran football club based in San Miguel. They currently play in the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional, and are one of the most prestigious teams in the country along with long-time rivals Club Deportivo FAS...
|
Released |
|
| March 23, 2011 |
Calen CarrCalen Carr is an American soccer player who currently plays for the Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer.-High School and College:...
|
FW |
Houston DynamoThe Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer club, based in Houston, Texas, that plays in Major League Soccer, the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2005 as Houston 1836, the team name was renamed to Houston Dynamo following protests from Hispanic...
|
Traded for Dominic OduroDominic Oduro is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.-College:Oduro started his playing career in Ghana, playing for both Prempeh College and the University of Ghana before transferring to Virginia Commonwealth University in 2004...
|
|
| June 15, 2011 |
Gastón Puerari Gastón Puerari is an Uruguayan footballer who currently plays for Atlas in the Mexican Primera División.-Uruguay:...
|
FW |
Atlas |
Undisclosed |
|
| June 29, 2011 |
Davis Paul Davis Paul is an American soccer player who currently plays for Chicago Fire Premier in the USL Premier Development League.-College and Amateur:...
|
FW |
Chicago Fire PremierChicago Fire Premier is an American soccer team based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded in 2001, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference.The team plays its home games at...
|
Released, free transfer |
|
| July 26, 2011 |
Bratislav Ristić Bratislav Ristić is a Serbian footballer who last played for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer in July 2011.-Club career:...
|
MF |
|
Released |
|
| July 28, 2011 |
Dasan RobinsonDasan Alexander Robinson is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-College and Amateur:Robinson grew up in the Cleveland area and graduated from Elyria High School...
|
DF |
Toronto FCToronto FC is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada....
|
Traded for Dan Gargan Dan Gargan is an American soccer player who currently plays for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.-College:...
and a 2012 SuperDraft Round 2The 2012 MLS SuperDraft will be the thirteenth annual SuperDraft presented by Major League Soccer. It will be held on January 12, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. . The draft will be reduced from three rounds to two. The 19 MLS clubs will select a total of 38 players...
pick |
|
| September 14, 2011 |
Marko Marić Marko Marić is a Croatian footballer.-Europe:Marić began his career with Croatia's NK Zagreb and in two years at the club appeared in 35 league matches. In 2005 he joined Greek First Division side Egaleo FC. In two years in Greece Marić appeared in 41 league matches and scored one goal...
|
MF |
|
Waived |
|
| Rank |
Scorer |
Goals |
Assists |
| 1 |
Dominic OduroDominic Oduro is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.-College:Oduro started his playing career in Ghana, playing for both Prempeh College and the University of Ghana before transferring to Virginia Commonwealth University in 2004...
|
12 |
2 |
| 2 |
 Marco PappaMarco Pablo Pappa Ponce is a Guatemalan footballer who plays for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer since 2008 and is a member of the Guatemala national team.-Club career:...
|
8 |
2 |
| 3 |
Diego Cháves Diego Cháves is a Uruguayan professional footballer currently playing for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.-Youth:Diego was born in Uruguay, but spent most of his childhood in Argentina...
|
6 |
1 |
| 4 |
Sebastián Grazzini Sebastián Hugo Grazzini is an Argentine footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer.-Career:...
|
5 |
4 |
| 5 |
Cory GibbsCory Gibbs is an American soccer player who currently plays for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.-College and amateur:...
|
3 |
1 |
| 6 |
 Orr BarouchOrr Barouch is an Israeli footballer currently playing for the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer, on loan from Primera División de Mexico side Tigres.-Early life and career:...
|
2 |
2 |
| 7 |
Jalil Anibaba Jalil Anibaba is an American soccer player currently playing for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.-College and Amateur:...
|
2 |
1 |
| 8 |
Cristian Nazarit |
2 |
0 |
| 9 |
Patrick NyarkoPatrick Nyarko is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.-College:...
|
1 |
9 |
| 10 |
Pável PardoPável Pardo Segura , is a Mexican international footballer, who currently plays for the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.- Biography :...
|
1 |
5 |
| 11 |
Gastón Puerari Gastón Puerari is an Uruguayan footballer who currently plays for Atlas in the Mexican Primera División.-Uruguay:...
|
1 |
2 |
| 12 |
Dan Gargan Dan Gargan is an American soccer player who currently plays for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.-College:...
|
1 |
0 |
| 13 |
 Gonzalo SegaresGonzalo Segares Gonzalez is a Costa Rican footballer who currently plays for the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.-Youth and college:...
|
0 |
5 |
| 14 |
 Baggio HusidicAdis "Baggio" Hušidić is a Bosnian footballer who currently plays for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.-Early life:...
|
0 |
2 |
| 15 |
Corben Bone Corben Bone is an American soccer player who currently plays for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.-College and Amateur:...
|
0 |
1 |
Daniel PaladiniDaniel Paladini is an American soccer player currently playing for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:...
|
0 |
1 |
Michael VideiraMichael Videira is an American soccer player who currently plays for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:...
|
0 |
1 |
Chicago is in the #5 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a
player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. Chicago traded allocation ranking positions with
on August 26, 2011, with Seattle gaining the #4 position and Chicago receiving the #6 position.
Chicago has 8 international roster spots. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots, which can be traded. There have been no reported trades involving Chicago international roster spots for the 2011 season. There is no limit on the number of international slots on each club’s roster. The remaining roster slots must belong to domestic players. For clubs based in the United States, a domestic player is either a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident (green card holder) or the holder of other special status (e.g., refugee or asylum status).
as each of these players declined contract offers by the club and signed overseas on free transfers.