
Chicago Fire Announce 2017 Jersey Numbers
Published on February 21, 2017 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Chicago Fire FC News Release
Ahead of the club's historic 20th Season campaign, the Chicago Fire has announced the jersey numbers it's players will be wearing during the 2017 season.
Of note: Midfielder Juninho will resume wearing No. 19 -- which he previously wore as a member of the LA Galaxy -- while Dax McCarty will wear the No. 6 shirt. Additionally, forward Nemanja Nikolic will wear No. 23 in his first season in Chicago.
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Rounding out the number selections for the club's offseason additions are goalkeeper Jorge Bava (1), Homegrown midfielder Djordje Mihailovic (14), midfielder Daniel Johnson (20) and goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland (30). E ach of the returning players from 2016 has retained the same number that was worn last season.
The full numerical list of 2017 jersey numbers is as follows:
1 - Jorge Bava
2 - Matt Polster
3 - Brandon Vincent
4 - Johan Kappelhof
5 - Michael Harrington
6 - Dax McCarty
7 - John Goossens
8 - Michael de Leeuw
9 - Luis Solignac
10 - David Arshakyan
11 - David Accam
12 - Arturo Alvarez
14 - Djordje Mihailovic
15 - Joey Calistri
16 - Jonathan Campbell
17 - Collin Fernandez
18 - Drew Conner
19 - Juninho
20 - Daniel Johnson
22 - Patrick Doody
23 - Nemanja Nikolic
28 - Matt Lampson
30 - Stefan Cleveland
66 - Joao Meira
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