CHICAGO (Nov. 21, 2019) ā Chicago Fire FC announced today that it has exercised the 2020 contract options on forward CJ Sapong and defender/midfielder Raheem Edwards.
Additionally, the Club announced that it has declined contract options on the following players: Diego Campos, Stefan Cleveland, Elliott Collier, NicolĆ”s GaitĆ”n, Aleksandar Katai, Cristian MartĆnez, Amando Moreno, David Ousted and Richard SĆ”nchez.
Cleveland, Ousted and SĆ”nchez are eligible to participate in the MLS Re-Entry Draft. The following players are eligible for the MLS Waiver Draft: Campos, Collier, GaitĆ”n, Katai, MartĆnez and Moreno.
Forward Nemanja NikoliÄ is out of contract and defender Bastian Schweinsteiger announced his retirement on Oct. 8.
Fourteen players were already guaranteed for next season: Micheal Azira, Jonathan Bornstein, Brandt Bronico, Francisco Calvo, PrzemysÅaw Frankowski, Jeremiah Gutjahr, Fabian Herbers, Johan Kappelhof, Kenneth Kronholm, Marcelo, Ćlvaro MedrĆ”n, Djordje MihailoviÄ, Andre Reynolds II and Gabriel Slonina.
Below is the Fireās 2020 roster as it currently stands:
Goalkeeper (2): Kenneth Kronholm, Gabriel Slonina
Defender (5): Jonathan Bornstein, Francisco Calvo, Johan Kappelhof, Marcelo, Andre Reynolds II
Midfielder (8): Micheal Azira, Brandt Bronico, Raheem Edwards, PrzemysÅaw Frankowski, Jeremiah Gutjahr, Fabian Herbers, Ćlvaro MedrĆ”n, Djordje MihailoviÄ
Forward (1): CJ Sapong
Transaction: Chicago Fire FC exercises the 2020 contract options on forward CJ Sapong and defender/midfielder Raheem Edwards on Nov. 21, 2019.