African Players at Chicago Fire FC

United States · Major League Soccer · founded 1997 · Soldier Field

20African players
2Nations (3+)
1Current

Chicago Fire FC have fielded 20 African players from 11 countries according to Wikidata.

The best-represented nation is Ghana with 5 players.

The earliest arrival on record is Francis Okaroh (1998).

1 African player currently on the books: Micheal Azira.

David Accam scored the most goals for the club among them (33).

Nationalities on the map

Zimbabwe: 1 playersZambiaYemenUzbekistanUnited Arab EmiratesUganda: 2 playersTurkmenistanTurkeyTunisiaTogoTanzaniaSyriaeSwatiniS. SudanSudanSpainSouth Africa: 2 playersSomaliaSierra LeoneSeychellesSenegal: 1 playersSaudi ArabiaSão Tomé and PrincipeRwandaQatarPortugalPakistanOmanNigeria: 3 playersNigerNamibiaMozambiqueMoroccoW. SaharaMauritiusMauritaniaMaltaMali: 1 playersMalawiMadagascarLibyaLiberiaLesothoLebanonKuwaitKenyaJordanItalyIsraelPalestineIraqIranGuinea-BissauGuineaGreeceGhana: 5 playersGambia: 1 playersGabonFranceEthiopiaEritreaEq. GuineaEgyptDjiboutiCyprusCôte d'IvoireDem. Rep. CongoCongoComorosChadCentral African Rep.Cabo VerdeCameroon: 2 playersBurundiBurkina FasoBotswana: 1 playersBeninBahrainAngola: 1 playersAlgeriaAfghanistan
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All players

PlayerNationYearsAppsGoals
Junior Agogo Ghana2000–200010
David Accam Ghana2015–20187933
Dipsy Selolwane Botswana2002–2005273
Micheal Azira now Uganda2019–now––
Dominic Oduro Ghana2011–20126618
Bakary Soumaré Mali2007–20141111
Kennedy Igboananike Nigeria2015–––
Khaly Thiam Senegal2016–––
Tony Tchani Cameroon2018–2018131
Quincy Amarikwa Nigeria2013–20156011
Sanna Nyassi Gambia2014–2014101
John Thorrington South Africa2005–2010649
Patrick Nyarko Ghana2008–201519619
Yazid Atouba Cameroon2013–201330
Kheli Dube Zimbabwe2012–201200
Tenywa Bonseu Uganda2000–200020
Francis Okaroh Nigeria1998–1999520
Jerson Monteiro Angola2007–200751
Sumed Ibrahim Ghana2004–200430
Thabiso Khumalo South Africa2005–200500

Years and appearances from Wikidata career statements (league appearances where recorded).