- Damarcus Beasley
DaMarcus Lamont Beasley (born May 24, 1982 in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is an American soccer player who is currently playing for Scottish Premier League side Rangers. He plays mainly as a winger. Beasley was one of the most prominent players in MLS before making a move during the league's 2004 season to Dutch team PSV Eindhoven. - Chris Armas
Chris Armas (born August 27, 1972 in Brentwood, New York) is a Puerto-Rican-American soccer player, who currently plays defensive midfield for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. Chris Armas was born in Brentwood, New York on August 27, 1972. His main background is a Puerto Rican-American that has loved the game of soccer from a very young age. Armas attended Adelphi University from 1990-1993, amassing 17 goals and 15 assists over the four years, … - Diego Gutierrez
Diego Gutierrez is a Colombian-American soccer player, who currently plays for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. Born in Colombia, Gutierrez was part of that country's youth teams, playing in the World Under-16 Championship in Scotland in 1989. He came to the United States to attend the University of Evansville and Rockhurst College, and was drafted by the then-Kansas City Wiz in the second round of the 1996 MLS College Draft. - Nate Jaqua
Nate Jaqua (born Jonathan Jaqua on October 28, 1981 in Eugene, Oregon) is an American soccer forward, who currently plays for the Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. Jaqua is a graduate of South Eugene High School, where he led his team to two Midwestern League titles and one co-championship with North Bend in 1996. South Eugene took home an Oregon Class 4A state title in 1998. - Justin Mapp
Justin Mapp (born October 18, 1984 in Brandon, Mississippi) is an American soccer midfielder, who currently plays for the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer. Mapp graduated from the Bradenton Academy in 2001 and signed with MLS as a Project-40 player. He was drafted by D.C. United with the fourth overall pick in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft, but played only 28 minutes for DC in his first year as a pro. The Fire acquired Mapp for Dema Kovalenko before the 2003 season, … - Zach Thornton
Zach Thornton (born October 10, 1973, in Edgewood, Maryland) is a soccer goalkeeper, who currently plays for the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer Thornton played high school soccer at The John Carroll School in Bel Air, Maryland, and college soccer at Loyola-Maryland (coincidentally, he was also a third-team All-American at lacrosse), and was drafted by the New York/New Jersey MetroStars in the 7th round of the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft. - Chris Rolfe
Chris Rolfe (born January 17, 1983 in Kettering, Ohio) is an American soccer striker, who currently plays for Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. Rolfe played college soccer at University of Dayton, where he posted some of the best scoring numbers in university's history despite missing large parts of his final two seasons due to injuries. After having played for Chicago Fire Premier in the USL Premier Development League, … - Ante Razov
Ante Razov (born March 2, 1974 in Whittier, California) is an American soccer striker, who currently plays for C.D. Chivas USA where he is their all time top-scorer in Major League Soccer. Razov, who was born in a family of Croatian immigrants, played college soccer at UCLA and was drafted by the Los Angeles Galaxy in the third round of the 1996 MLS College Draft. He played two seasons in LA, but did not get much playing time, scoring just one goal, … - Frank Klopas
Frank (Foitos) Klopas (born September 1, 1966 in Prosimna, Greece) is a former Greek-American soccer forward and midfielder and current color commentator for Comcast SportsNet Chicago for Chicago Fire television broadcasts. - Carlos Bocanegra
Carlos Bocanegra (born May 25, 1979) is an American soccer (football) player who currently plays for Fulham of the English Premiership. Although he was primarily a center back at the beginning of his pro career with the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer, he has also seen time at left back with Fulham and the U.S. national team. - Matt Pickens
Matt Pickens (born April 5, 1982 in Washington, Missouri) is an American soccer player, who currently plays goalkeeper for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. Pickens played college soccer for Southwest Missouri State University from 2000 to 2003, as well as playing for the Chicago Fire Reserves. Upon graduating, Pickens was drafted 19th overall in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft by the Fire. He was not able, however, to break through a deep lineup of Fire goalkeepers, … - Piotr Nowak
Piotr (Peter) Nowak was a Polish football (soccer) player, and currently the assistant to Bob Bradley, head coach of United States men's national soccer team. Nowak began playing professional soccer at the age of 15, when he debuted in 1979 for Włókniarz Pabianice in his native Poland, with whom he played his first four years. Nowak would go on to play for Zawisza Bydgoszcz, Motor Lublin, … - Jon Busch
Jon Busch (born August 18, 1976 in Queens, New York) is an American soccer goalkeeper who currently plays for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. He played at Guilderland High School in Guilderland, New York, near Albany. He was named All-American and was ranked within the top 25. Busch was named first team All-America in 1996, when he help lead UNC Charlotte to their first ever appearance in the College Cup and a school-record 19 wins. - Eric Wynalda
Eric Wynalda (born June 9, 1969 in Fullerton, California) is a former American soccer forward, and the joint all-time leading scorer for the U.S. National Team (along with Landon Donovan). Wynalda scored the first goal ever in Major League Soccer in 1996 and was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2004. - Chad Barrett
Chad Barrett (born April 30, 1985 in San Diego, California) is an American soccer striker, who currently plays for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. Barrett played two seasons of college soccer at UCLA, and led the team in assists his second year. He chose to forgo the rest of his college career, signing a Generation adidas contract with MLS. Chicago drafted Barrett with the third overall pick of the 2005 MLS SuperDraft. - Calen Carr
Calen Carr (born October 4, 1982 in Berkeley, California) is an American soccer player, who currently plays for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. - Jim Curtin
Jim Curtin (born June 23, 1979 in Oreland, Pennsylvania) is an American soccer player, who currently plays defender for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. Before joining the Fire, Curtin played college soccer at Villanova University. Curtin excelled at Villanova, being named the Big East Rookie of the Year his freshman year, and taking home first-team All-Big East selections his junior and senior seasons. - Andy Herron
Andy Herron is a Costa Rican football (soccer) player, currently playing for the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer. Before joining MLS and the Chicago Fire in late in 2004, Herron played two years with Costa Rican Club Sport Herediano, which he led to Costa Rica's 2004 Clausura, by leading the Costa Rican league with 12 goals and 13 assists. After two and a half seasons in Chicago, he was sent to Columbus for the second pick in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft, … - C. J. Brown
C. J. Brown (born June 15, 1975 in Eugene, Oregon) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer. After playing college soccer at San Jose State University, Brown was ignored by MLS, and played with USISL's now-defunct San Francisco Bay Seals between 1995 and 1997. After the Seals made an improbable run to the U.S. Open Cup semifinals in 1997, he was drafted first overall in the 1998 MLS Supplemental Draft by Chicago. - Kelly Gray
Kelly Lawrence Kirmil Gray (born April 7, 1981 in Palo Alto, California) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for Los Angeles of Major League Soccer. Gray played forward and midfielder at the University of Portland from 1999 to 2001. He scored a total of 32 goals and 12 assists in his three years for the Pilots and was voted a second-team All-American and first-team All-WCC as a junior. After his junior season, Gray signed a Project-40 contract with MLS, … - Gonzalo Segares
Gonzalo Segares is a Costa Rican football (soccer) defender, who currently plays for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. Segares started in his country playing at Deportivo Saprissa's minor league system, before being awarded with a scholarship to play college soccer at Virginia Commonwealth University from 2001 to 2004, where he was a strong player from his debut, starting all 83 games he played in his four seasons. - Logan Pause
Logan Pause (born August 22, 1981 in Raleigh, North Carolina) is an American soccer defensive midfielder, who currently plays for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. Pause played college soccer at the University of North Carolina from 2000 to 2002. After a 2002 season in which he co-captained the Tar Heels, and played everywhere from central defense to attacking midfield due to injuries, Pause signed a Project-40 contract with MLS. - Josh Wolff
Joshua David "Josh" Wolff (born February 25, 1977 in Stone Mountain, Georgia) is an American soccer player, who currently plays forward for the TSV 1860 München of the Second Bundesliga. Wolff played three years of college soccer at the University of South Carolina, where he scored 21 goals and eight assists in 43 games, while playing with another future United States national team star in Clint Mathis. - Jesse Marsch
Jesse Marsch (born November 8, 1973 in Racine, Wisconsin) is an American soccer defensive midfielder, the first player to win three MLS Cup championships. He currently plays for C.D. Chivas USA in Major League Soccer. Marsch played college soccer at Princeton University, where he was an All-American in 1995, after scoring 16 goals as a midfielder/forward. He was drafted by D.C. United (their assistant coach was his coach at Princeton, … - John Wolyniec
John Wolyniec (born January 24, 1977 in Staten Island, New York) is an American soccer forward, who currently plays for Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer. Wolyniec played college soccer at Fordham University, where he led the nation in goals in 1997 and 1998. The MetroStars drafted him with the seventh overall pick in the 1999 MLS College Draft, but being a high pick was not enough to keep John on the squad, as he was cut before playing any games. - Dasan Robinson
Dasan Robinson (born 6 June 1984 in Evanston, Illinois) is an American soccer player, who currently plays for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. Robinson grew up in suburban Cleveland and graduated from Elyria High School. He played college soccer at the University of Dayton for four years, where he finished with 6 goals and 13 assists in 68 matches, and spent two seasons with Chicago Fire Premier in the USL Premier Development League. - Damani Ralph
Damani Ralph (born November 6, 1980 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican football player, who currently plays as a striker for FC Rubin Kazan in Russia. Ralph began playing football as a boy in Jamaica. This included time with Harbour View and St. George's College before moving to the United States. Ralph began his career in America playing college soccer at Meridian Community College in Meridian, Mississippi, … - Andy Williams
Andy Williams (born September 23, 1977 in Toronto) is a Canada born Jamaican soccer player, who currently plays attacking midfielder for the Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer. Before joining MLS, Williams was a star in college for the University of Rhode Island where he is currently the team's all-time leading scorer, with 52 goals and 45 assists. Williams joined MLS in 1998 with the Columbus Crew, with whom he would play for two seasons. - Brian Plotkin
Brian Plotkin (born August 3, 1984 in Lisle, Illinois) is an American soccer player, who currently plays for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. He played club soccer for the Chicago Sockers FC from the U12 to U19 levels, and played college soccer for Indiana University from 2002 to 2005, featuring in 90 games and accumulating 21 goals and 34 assists. He was named Big 10 Player of the Year in 2005, First Team All Big Ten three consecutive years from 2003-2005, … - Tony Sanneh
Tony Sanneh (born June 1, 1971 in St. Paul, Minnesota) is an American soccer midfielder and defender, who last played for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. - Jordan Russolillo
Jordan Russolillo (born April 3, 1984 in Middletown, Connecticut) is an American soccer player, who currently plays for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. Russolillo played college soccer at Southern Connecticut State University, where he finished with 5 goals and 4 assists in 75 matches. He was named to the NCAA Division II Second Team in 2005 and the Third Team in 2003 and 2004. - Leonard Griffin
Leonard Griffin (born September 11, 1982 in Pasadena, California) is an American soccer player who last played for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. - Jeff Curtin
Jeff Curtin (born July 4, 1983 in Oreland, Pennsylvania) is an American soccer player, who currently plays for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. Jeff played college soccer at Georgetown University, where he finished with 12 goals and 7 assists in 73 matches. He was named All Big East Second Team for four consecutive years (2002-05). He was drafted in the 2nd round, 14th overall, by the Chicago Fire in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft. - Dema Kovalenko
Dmytro (Dima) Kovalenko (born August 28, 1977 in Kiev, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian football (soccer) player, who currently plays as a midfielder for Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer. Kovalenko emigrated to the United States in 1992. He played three years of college soccer at Indiana University from 1996 to 1998, where he helped the Hoosiers win a national championship in 1998, and was named an NCAA first team All-American in the same year. - Craig Capano
Craig Capano (born July 7, 1985) is an American soccer player, who last played for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. Capano was selected 17th overall in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft by the Fire, having elected to forego college to focus on his professional career. Before joining the Fire, Capano had spent two years at the USSF's Bradenton Academy training with the U-17 U.S. national team. Capano saw little playing time with the Fire, … - John Thorrington
John Thorrington (born 10 July 1979 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is an American soccer midfielder, who last played for the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer. At the age of 17, Thorrington signed with Manchester United in 1997. He then transferred to Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen. After a short spell on trial with Bolton Wanderers in the 2000-2001 season, Thorrington signed with Huddersfield Town, then in the second tier of English football; however, … - Floyd Franks
Floyd Franks (born April 5, 1984 in Vestavia, Alabama) is an American soccer player, who currently plays for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. Franks played college soccer at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte for four years, where he finished with 18 goals and 15 assists in 71 matches. He was named to the First Team All Atlantic 10 in 2005. He also played with Carolina Dynamo in the USL Premier Development League. - Hristo Stoichkov
Hristo Stoichkov alternatively spelt Stoitchkov (born February 8, 1966, in Plovdiv, Bulgaria) is a football manager and former striker who was a member of the Bulgaria national team that finished fourth at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Apart from his footballing talent, he was notable for his on-pitch temper. He was honoured as European Footballer of the Year in 1994. - Osei Telesford
Osei Telesford (born November 11, 1983 in San Juan, Trinidad) is a Trinidadian soccer player, who currently plays for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. Telesford played his collegiate soccer at Liberty University, where he started 65 of 66 matches from 2003 to 2006, scoring 8 goals and assisting on 8 more. He was named to the All Big South Conference Team all four years. While at Liberty he also played for the Carolina Dynamo of the USL Premier Development League. - Will Johnson
Will Johnson (born on January 21, 1987, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a striker for the Canadian national soccer team and with De Graafschap of the Dutch Eredivisie, on loan from SC Heerenveen. Johnson was born in Canada, moved shortly afterwards to England, where he started playing soccer. When he was 10 his family once again moved, this time to Woodridge, Illinois.
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