Voted to the list as the only goalkeeper for the third straight year, Brady earns highest ranking to date at No. 11
CHICAGO (Oct. 8, 2025) – 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 MartÃnez
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
