Dave Baldwin President of Business Operations | Chicago Fire FC Website
Dave Baldwin President of Business Operations | Chicago Fire FC Website
Chicago Fire FC goalkeeper Chris Brady has been called up to the U.S. Men’s National Team (USMNT) for the October FIFA International Window, according to an announcement by Chicago Fire FC and the U.S. Soccer Federation.
Players are set to report to Austin, Texas, starting Saturday, Oct. 4. The USMNT will play Ecuador on Oct. 10 at Q2 Stadium in Austin and then face Australia on Oct. 14 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado.
This marks Brady’s third call-up to the senior national team after previously attending a training camp in June and being named to the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup squad. In the current MLS season, Brady has played 26 regular season matches for Chicago Fire and has appeared in 90 matches over four seasons with the club.
Chicago Fire recently secured a spot in the 2025 MLS Playoffs following a win against Inter Miami CF. The team will play its final home match of the regular season on Saturday, Oct. 4 at Soldier Field against Toronto FC during Fan Appreciation Night.
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The full USMNT roster includes four goalkeepers: Chris Brady (Chicago Fire), Matt Freese (New York City FC), Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew), and Matt Turner (New England Revolution). Other players called up include defenders Max Arfsten, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Alex Freeman, Mark McKenzie, Tim Ream, Chris Richards, Antonee Robinson, and Miles Robinson; midfielders Brenden Aaronson, Diego Luna, Weston McKennie, Aidan Morris, Cristian Roldan, James Sands, Tanner Tessmann, and Malik Tillman; and forwards Patrick Agyemang, Folarin Balogun, Christian Pulisic, Tim Weah, Haji Wright, and Alex Zendejas.
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