Chris Brady reacts to World Cup Roster selection

Chris Brady shares excitement to be named to World Cup roster

The Naperville native becomes the first Chicago Fire Homegrown Player and Chicago Fire Academy graduate to be named to a FIFA World Cup roster. He is just the fifth player to be named to a World Cup roster as an active player of the Fire.  He joins Jorge Campos (1998), Josh Wolff and DaMarcus Beasley (2002), and Xherdan Shaqiri (2022). Brady is only the third Fire player to be named to the U.S. Men’s National Team roster as an active number of the Fire.

“It’s hard to even put into words what this means,” said Brady. “It’s life changing. I was nervous but I know the hard work I’ve put into it and that the people around me have helped me put into it, and I’m super excited and thankful.”

Brady became the 19^th Homegrown Player in Club history as a 16-year-old. He has has played 10,246 minutes across all competitions for the Fire since earning his first start in a 1-1 draw against the New England Revolution on Oct. 9, 2022. Brady has started all 106 regular season matches in which he has played, registering 346 saves and 26 clean sheets. In total, Brady has appeared in 115 matches across all competitions for the Fire, including the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, Leagues Cup and the MLS Cup Playoffs.

Brady joined the USMNT for the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup, where the team advanced to the final.

He helped the U.S. qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games at the Concacaf U-20 Championship in July 2022. During that tournament, that’s when he won the Golden Glove as the tournament’s best goalkeeper.