
Chicago Fire FC Midfielder Alvaro Medran Receives U.S. Green Card
March 7, 2021 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Chicago Fire FC News Release
CHICAGO - Chicago Fire FC today announced that midfielder ÃÂlvaro Medrán has received his U.S. Green Card, granting him permanent resident status in the United States. With permanent resident status, Medrán will no longer occupy an international slot on the Fire's roster.
Signed by the Club on Oct. 10, 2019, Medrán, 26, made 23 appearances (23 starts) and tallied two goals and six assists in his first season with the Fire.
The Fire currently have nine international players under contract for the 2021 season: Ignacio Aliseda, Robert BeriÃâ¡, Jhon Espinoza, Gastón Giménez, Stanislav Ivanov, Chinonso Offor, Boris SekuliÃâ¡, Luka StojanoviÃâ¡ and Carlos Terán.
Chicago currently has 29 players under contract for the 2021 season. Below is the Fire's current 2021 roster.
Goalkeeper (4): Chris Brady, Kenneth Kronholm, Bobby Shuttleworth, Gabriel Slonina
Defender (11): Jonathan Bornstein, Francisco Calvo, Jhon Espinoza, Johan Kappelhof, Miguel Navarro, Wyatt Omsberg, Mauricio Pineda, Andre Reynolds II, Boris SekuliÃâ¡, Nicholas Slonina, Carlos Terán
Midfielder (12): Ignacio Aliseda, Javier Casas Jr., Elliot Collier, Przemysà âaw Frankowski, Gastón Giménez, Brian Gutiérrez, Fabian Herbers, Stanislav Ivanov, ÃÂlvaro Medrán, Alex Monis, Allan RodrÃÂguez, Luka StojanoviÃâ¡
Forward (2): Robert BeriÃâ¡, Chinonso Offor
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