2018 Chicago Fire season

The 2018 Chicago Fire season was the club's 20th year of existence, as well as their 21st in Major League Soccer.

Current squad
As of August 10, 2018. Source: Chicago Fire official roster and Official MLS Roster

Unsigned trialists and draft picks
Pre-Season
 * Midfielder 🇺🇸 Omar Castro
 * Midfielder/Forward 🇺🇸 Joshua Gatt, last played for Colorado Rapids; 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 Huracán F.C. in Uruguay
 * Defender 🇺🇸 Josh Morton from California, picked 84th overall in the SuperDraft; was not part of the starting camp roster
 * Forward 🇪🇸 Albert Ruiz, last played for Florida Gulf Coast Eagles after not being selected in the SuperDraft; 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.

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)

Tulsa loanee statistics
The Fire renewed their affiliation with Tulsa 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:

National team call-ups
🇦🇲 armenia Yura Movsisyan
 * UEFA Nations League Match vs Gibraltar, October 13 (Started, played 69 minutes)
 * UEFA Nations League Match vs Macedonia, October 16 (Started, played 74 minutes, scored one goal)

🇭🇺 hungary Nemanja Nikolić
 * Friendly vs Luxembourg, 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 Kazakhstan, March 23 (Started, played 76 minutes)
 * Friendly vs Scotland, March 27 (Subbed on, played 7 minutes)

🇱🇮 liechtenstein Nicolas Hasler
 * UEFA Nations League Match vs Armenia, September 6 (Started, played 90 minutes, assisted one goal)
 * UEFA Nations League Match vs Gibraltar, September 9 (Started, played 90 minutes)
 * UEFA Nations League Match vs Macedonia, October 13 (Started, played 90 minutes)
 * UEFA Nations League Match vs Gibraltar, October 16 (Started, played 90 minutes)

🇺🇸 united states Matt Polster Brandon Vincent
 * Friendly vs Bosnia and Herzegovina, January 28 (Started, played 90 minutes)
 * Friendly vs Bosnia and Herzegovina, January 28 (Did not play)