Julian Cisneros Named To USL League One Team Of The Week
Julian, a defender, scored his first League One goal in second half stoppage time to rescue a point on the road against Antelope Valley. Cisneros also won 13 duels, completed 74% of his passes, won four tackles, completed four dribbles and registered three recoveries.
Julian’s goal was also one of four goals nominated for the USL League One Goal of the Week.
Chris Brady Earns Clean Sheet In Victory Over CF Montreal, Named To Team Of The Matchday
Chris Brady earned a clean sheet in Saturday night’s 2-0 victory against CF Montreal at the Stade Saputo.
Brady made four saves on the night, including saves on multiple clear cut chances well into stoppage time. This was Brady’s 2nd clean sheet of the season and his 3rd all-time shutout against CF Montreal.
Brady’s performance earned him a place on the bench for the the MLS Team of the Matchday for Matchday 26.
Chicago next plays New York Red Bulls at Soldier Field next Saturday night.
Marc Torrellas Named To USL League One Team Of The Week
Marc Torrellas of FC Naples was named to the USL League One Team of the Week for Week 19.
Torrellas provided the assist on Karsen Henderlong’s match-winning goal in the 83rd minute and helped Naples to a comeback victory against Westchester with an additional five duels won, two accurate long passes, two clearances, two recoveries and a 75% passing accuracy rate.
Torrellas was also named to the bench for the USL League One Team of the Week for Week 17/18.
Owen Pratt Wins Best GK of U17 Tournoi International De Football in France
Owen Pratt of the LA Galaxy and Ventura County FC won the Best Goalkeeper award of the U17 Tournoi International De Football, a tournament that took place in Saint-Andre-lez-Lille, France, this past week.
The tournament saw the Galaxy U17 squad take on teams from around the world, including Lens (France), Helsinki (Finland), Servette (Switzerland), Bragantino (Brazil) and LOSC Lille (France). Owen came up big in the penalty shootout victory against Helsinki, where after a scoreless full time in the quarterfinals, the Galaxy prevailed in penalty kicks 4-1.
Congratulations to Owen on this very well-deserved award.
Chris Brady Included In Gold Cup Roster For US Men's National Team
Congratulations to Chris Brady on being included on the USA Men's National Team Roster for the 2025 Gold Cup. He is one of 3 goalkeepers on the roster, which also includes Matt Turner and Matt Freese.
Team USA kicks off the competition with a match against Trinidad and Tobago on June 15, followed by matches against Saudi Arabia on June 19 and Haiti on June 22.
We wish Chris and the USA the best of luck!
Chris Brady Called In To USA Men's National Team For June Friendlies
Chicago Fire goalkeeper Chris Brady was added to the USA Men's National Team roster for training camp ahead of the June international friendly matches.
Team USA will face Turkey in Hartford on June 7 and then Switzerland on June 10 in Nashville before the Gold Cup begins later that month.
This is the first time Chris has been called in with the Senior National Team, but he has represented the USA at various youth levels, most notably winning the Golden Glove award for the best goalkeeper at the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championships, which qualified the USA for the 2024 Olympics.
Congratulations to Chris!
Chris Brady Makes 100th Professional Start
Congratulations to Chris Brady on making his 100th professional appearance and start in Chicago Fire's 4-1 victory over Charlotte FC last night.
In 2020, at just 16 years old, Chris made his professional debut with Forward Madison of USL League One (on loan from Chicago Fire) and ultimately went on to win the USL League One Young Player of the Year award for that season.
He then made 12 starts with Chicago Fire's MLS Next Pro squad before, at just 18 years of age, earning his first start for the Chicago Fire in a 1-1 draw against New England in the 2022 season finale.
Since then, Chris hasn't looked back, earning Chicago Fire Defensive Player of the Year for the 2023 and 2024 seasons, being named the best goalkeeper in MLS under the age of 22 in 2023 and 2024, being named the top overall prospect in MLS in 2024, and being the 2nd youngest GK in MLS history to earn a clean sheet.
And he just turned 21years old a few months ago...
Congratulations to Chris on 100 professional starts. We are excited to see what the future holds for this young phenom.
Chris Brady Named Man Of The Match Against Inter Miami
Chris Brady was named Man of the Match for his outstanding performance against Lionel Messi and Inter Miami before 62,000 fans at Soldier Field.
Brady was tested early by Messi, who took a dangerous shot from just outside the box in the first minute that Brady pushed over the bar. Brady later saved a free kick by Messi, managing to get a fingertip to it to knock it off the crossbar.
Brady and the Chicago Fire earned their first clean sheet of the season against Inter Miami, who came to Chicago as one of the top teams in MLS. For his efforts, he was named the Michelob Ultra Man of the Match.
Carlos Herrera Named To USL Championship Team Of The Week
Detroit City FC Goalkeeper Carlos Herrera was named to the USL Championship Team of the Week for Week 5.
The former Monterey Bay goalkeeper recorded his first Detroit City clean sheet over the weekend, making 3 saves, tallying 11 recoveries and completing 75% of his passes in a scoreless draw against his former side.
Congratulations to Carlos on his fantastic performance and Team of the Week honors!
Chris Brady Named Man Of The Match Against Vancouver Whitecaps
Chicago Fire Homegrown Goalkeeper Chris Brady was named Man of the Match for his performance against Vancouver Whitecaps over the weekend.
Chris came up big for the Fire in the 80th minute, with the club leading by just one goal. During a Vancouver counterattack, Edier Ocampo received a cross from his left and took a dangerous shot toward the bottom corner of the goal, to Chris's right. The shot should have gone in, but Chris was able to react, dive toward his right and push the shot wide, preserving the Fire's lead.
This was the second time that Chris was named Man of the Match for the Fire, and also follows him being named to the MLS Team of the Matchday in Week 2. Congratulations to Chris.
Chris Brady Named Man Of The Match Against FC Dallas
Chicago Fire Homegrown goalkeeper Chris Brady was named the Man of the Match for his outstanding performance in the club's 3-1 victory against FC Dallas over the weekend. This follows Chris being included in Team of the Matchday the prior week for his performance against D.C. United.
The win in Dallas came despite a heavily depleted roster for the Fire, with eight players unavailable due to injury and Kellyn Acosta leaving the game in the 31st minute with a non-contact injury.
Chris recorded his first penalty save of his MLS career late in stoppage time, wrapping up a fantastic four-save performance for Chicago.
Congratulations to Chris on being named the Man of the Match.
Grasshopper Club Zurich GK And Switzerland Youth International Mark Mihaljevic Signs With Mag Mile Sport
Mark Mihaljevic, a 18 year old Swiss-American goalkeeper, has signed with Mag Mile Sport.
Mark is currently under contract with Grasshopper Club Zurich in Switzerland. In 16 matches with the U19's and club's 2nd team, Mark has kept 6 clean sheets and given up 1 goal per game.
Mark also has experience with the Switzerland youth national teams at the U16 and U19 levels, where he has gained experience playing against world powerhouses Germany, Italy, Spain and Denmark.
Mag Mile Sport welcomes Mark to the family!
Carver Miller Signs With Las Vegas Lights
Carver Miller has signed a 1 year deal with Las Vegas Lights of the USL Championship.
Carver, a 20 year old goalkeeper and product of the D.C. United and Arminia Bielefeld academies, joins Las Vegas from Portland Timbers 2 in MLS Next Pro. There, he made 11 appearances across all competitions and kept two clean sheets, against Austin FC II and Ventura County FC (the second team for the MLS Cup Champion Los Angeles Galaxy).
Congratulations to Carver on his signing with Las Vegas!
Chris Brady Named To MLS Team Of The Matchday For Matchday 2
21-year old Chicago Fire FC Homegrown goalkeeper Chris Brady was named to the MLS Team of the Matchday for Matchday 2 following his five save performance in Saturday's 2-2 draw against D.C. United.
Brady earned his fourth recognition as a starting goalkeeper in the weekly MLS honor after denying D.C. United several times, most notably in the 80th minute when Aaron Herrera found a wide-open Dominique Badju in the six-yard box. The midfielder headed the point-blank shot onto goal but was denied by Brady on a reflex save.
Brady was called into action again seven minutes later, when 2024 MLS Golden Boot winner Christian Benteke struck a half volley from the top of the box that Brady was able to tip over the crossbar in spectacular diving fashion.
Congratulations to Chris on this most deserved recognition.
Owen Pratt Earns Clean Sheet At CONCACAF U-17 Qualifiers
The USA will next face Cuba on Saturday, February 15 for the top spot in Group F and a berth in the 48-team FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar this fall.
Owen Pratt Called In To U.S. U-17 Squad For CONCACAF Qualifiers
Owen Pratt, recent Homegrown signing of the L.A. Galaxy, has been called in to represent the U.S. U-17 Men's National Team for the CONCACAF Qualifiers to be held in Costa Rica between February 10-15.
Team USA will face the U.S. Virgin Islands on Monday, February 10, St. Kitts and Nevis on Wednesday, February 12 and Cuba on Saturday, February 15. The USA hopes to qualify for a record 19th FIFA U-17 World Cup, which will take place in Qatar this November.
This is not the first time Owen has called in to represent his national team. Notably, he was a member of the U-15 U.S. Men's National Team that won the CONCACAF Championship in 2023.
Congratulations to Owen and best of luck in Costa Rica!
Owen Pratt Signs Homegrown Contract With Los Angeles Galaxy
Owen Pratt, a 16-year old goalkeeper in the LA Galaxy Academy, has signed a Homegrown professional contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy!
Owen was named the 2024 MLS Next Cup Best Goalkeeper after leading the LA Galaxy U17 squad to the MLS Next Cup. He trained with the U.S. Men's National Team at just 14 years of age and has represented the USA at the U15, U16 and U17 levels. He was a member of the USA U15 Youth National Team that won the 2023 CONCACAF U15 Championship.
Owen will join Ventura County in MLS NEXT Pro through the end of the 2026 season before joining the first team on an MLS contract beginning in 2027. This phenom has quite a future ahead of him!
Julian Cisneros Signs With FC Naples
Julian Cisneros has signed his first professional contract, with FC Naples of USL League One.
Julian was a standout defender at Loyola University Chicago. He started every match during his last 3 seasons at the school. He was named to the College Soccer News Men's National Team of the Week in October of 2023 and selected for the Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman Team in the 2020-2021 season.
Congratulations to Julian on signing with FC Naples!
Mickey Reilly Signs With Portland Hearts of Pine
Mickey Reilly has signed his first professional contract, with Portland Heart of Pine in USL League One.
The Libertyville, Illinois native recently completed a stellar career at Carthage College, standing atop the school's record books in goals (48) and points (126), while his 30 assists rank him 2nd in school history.
Congratulations on Mickey for signing with Portland Hearts of Pine!
Marc Torrellas Signs With FC Naples
Marc Torrellas has agreed to terms with FC Naples for its inaugural season in USL League One. Marc, a former standout midfielder at Loyola University Chicago, joins FC Naples after being named to the USL League Two Team of the Year with the Des Moines Menace in 2024. We are very excited to see Marc on the field in 2025 for FC Naples!