It’s year three for Maren Haile-Selassie with the Chicago Fire and the winger is embracing a newfound leadership role within the squad despite missing much of the preseason with an injury.
It’s now or never for the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer. They have eight matches remaining in the regular season and have a hole to climb out of should they want to qualify for the postseason.
Maren Haile-Selassie is back in Chicago for his second MLS season after the Fire exercised their purchase option on the Swiss winger’s contract in the offseason, acquiring him permanently from FC Lugano in Switzerland.
How many of the players to lead the English Premier League in goals scored (also known as winning the "Golden Boot") since the 2000-01 season can you name in five minutes?
If you had given anyone around the Chicago Fire five guesses at who their top goal-scorer was going to be during the 2023 season, Maren Haile-Selassie wouldn’t have been a frequent answer.
Maren Haile-Selassie exceeded all expectations during his first season with the Chicago Fire, leading the squad with six goals as he adjusted to Major League Soccer in 2023.