Chicago Fire FC Homegrown Player Chris Brady was named to the 2025 22 Under 22 class for the third consecutive year, the League announced today. Brady was ranked at No. 11, his highest ranking to date as the only goalkeeper recognized on the list once again.
Highlighting the top players across the League under the age of 22, players were voted on by an expert panel of MLS coaches, general managers, sporting directors, MLS Season Pass talent and select media. The 2025 version of the list includes a total of 14 Homegrown players with eight of the top 10 coming up through MLS academies.
In his third season as the starting goalkeeper for the First Team, Brady, 21, has made 27 appearances (27 starts) for the Fire in 2025, posting six shutouts. Brady’s reliability in the net earned him three call-ups to the U.S. Men’s National Team, including being named to the USMNT roster for the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Brady became the fourth goalkeeper to record 50 or more career starts with the Fire, joining Jon Busch, Sean Johnson, and Ring of Fire member and goalkeeper coach, Zach Thornton. Brady was one of five Homegrown Players promoted from the Chicago Fire Academy at the start of the 2020 MLS season, signing his first professional contract at 16 years old. Brady has appeared in 91 matches regular season matches (91 starts) across the last three seasons for the Fire, and with 29 wins, he has the third-most number of wins as a goalkeeper in Chicago Fire history, behind Sean Johnson (58) and Zach Thornton (109).
Chicago has a week off due to FIFA’s October international window before traveling to Massachusetts to face the New England Revolution on Decision Day 2025. Kickoff is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. CT on Saturday, Oct. 18 and will be broadcast globally on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV. The match will be transmitted locally on WLS 890 AM (English) and Que Buena Fire via the Uforia App (Spanish).
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2025 22 Under 22 Class
Rank, Player, Club, Age, Academy(s)
1 Obed Vargas, Seattle Sounders FC, 20, Seattle Sounders FC
2 Alex Freeman, Orlando City SC, 21, Orlando City SC, Weston FC
3 Idan Toklomati, Charlotte FC, 21, Maccabi Petah Tikva
4 Owen Wolff, Austin FC, 20, Austin FC, Atlanta United, Columbus Crew
5 David Martínez, Los Angeles Football Club, 19, Monagas SC
6 Quinn Sullivan, Philadelphia Union, 21, Philadelphia Union
7 Peyton Miller, New England Revolution, 17, New England Revolution, Oakwood SC
8 Nathan Ordaz, Los Angeles Football Club, 21, Los Angeles Football Club
9 Luca Bombino, San Diego FC, 19, Los Angeles Football Club
10 Zavier Gozo, Real Salt Lake, 18, Real Salt Lake
11 Chris Brady, Chicago Fire FC, 21, Chicago Fire FC
12 Noah Allen, Inter Miami CF, 21, Inter Miami CF, Weston FC
13 Olwethu Makhanya, Philadelphia Union, 21
14 Kevin Kelsy, Portland Timbers, 21, Mineros de Guayana
15 Manu Duah, San Diego FC, 20, Santa Barbara Soccer Club
16 Julián Fernández, New York City FC, 21, Vélez Sarsfield
17 Ilay Feingold, New England Revolution, 21, Maccabi Haifa
18 Frankie Westfield, Philadelphia Union, 19, Philadelphia Union
19 Nicolás Romero, Minnesota United FC, 21, Atlético Tucumán
20 Darren Yapi, Colorado Rapids, 20, Colorado Rapids
21 Brooklyn Raines, Houston Dynamo FC, 20, Houston Dynamo FC, Barca Residency Academy
22 Taha Habroune, Columbus Crew, 19, Columbus Crew