Chris_Brady_(soccer)
Chris Brady (soccer)
American soccer player
Christopher Keith Brady (born March 3, 2004) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Keith Brady | ||
| Date of birth | (2004-03-03) March 3, 2004 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Naperville, Illinois, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chicago Fire | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2020 | Chicago Fire | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Chicago Fire | 37 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Forward Madison (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2022 | Chicago Fire II | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | United States U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | United States U20 | 9 | (0) |
| 2023– | United States U23 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 6, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 22, 2024 | |||
Born in Naperville, Illinois, Brady joined the Chicago Fire in 2017, playing with the youth academy.[2] On March 24, 2020, Brady signed a homegrown player deal with the Fire, joining the club's first team in Major League Soccer.[3]
Loan to Forward Madison
On July 24, 2020, Brady was loaned to USL League One club Forward Madison.[4] He made his professional debut for the club on August 23 against Orlando City B, starting in a 3–1 victory.[5]
On November 13, 2020, following the 2020 season, Brady was named as the USL League One Young Player of the Year.[6] In eight matches, Brady recorded three cleansheets throughout his loan.[6]
The next season, Brady returned to Forward Madison on June 11, 2021, on loan.[7] Similar to the previous season, Brady would split his training with both Forward Madison while returning to the Chicago Fire occasionally.[8] A day later, on June 12, Brady made his return debut for the club against the Richmond Kickers. He earned the cleansheet in the 0–0 draw, including saving a one-on-one opportunity against the Kickers' Emiliano Terzaghi.[8]
On January 25, 2019, Brady was selected into the United States under-15 side that would participate in the CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship.[9] Brady led United States men's national under-20 soccer team to a 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship title and won the Golden Glove award, awarded to the tournaments best goalkeeper.[10]
- As of match played April 6, 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chicago Fire | 2020 | MLS | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2023 | 30 | 0 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Forward Madison (loan) | 2020 | USL League One | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||||
| Chicago Fire FC II | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 0 | ||
- Appearances in Leagues Cup
United States U20
Individual
- USL League One Young Player of the Year: 2020
- CONCACAF U-20 Championship Best XI: 2022
- CONCACAF U-20 Championship Golden Glove: 2022
- "Chris Brady". Chicago Fire FC. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- McCraney, Patrick (March 24, 2020). "Chicago Fire sign goalkeeper Chris Brady to Homegrown deal". Hot Time in Old Town. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
- McCraney, Patrick (July 24, 2020). "Chicago Fire FC loans Monis, Rodriguez and Brady to Forward Madison FC". Hot Time in Old Town. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
- "Forward Madison 3–1 Orlando City B". Soccerway.
- D. Milewski, Todd (November 13, 2020). "Forward Madison goalkeeper Chris Brady gets postseason award from USL League One". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
- McCraney, Patrick (June 11, 2021). "Chicago Fire GK Chris Brady heads back to Forward Madison on loan". Hot Time in Old Town. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- Milewski, Todd D (June 13, 2021). "Newcomer Chris Brady makes key early save in Forward Madison FC's goalless draw with Richmond". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- Chris Brady at Soccerway