The time is almost upon us for the New York City FC vs Chicago Fire MLS game which kicks off very shortly, and the team sheets have now been announced.
Here is the starting XI for New York City FC which has been confirmed as follows:
New York City FC
Matt Freese #49
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.93m
Weight: 88kg
Age: 26
Nationality: USA
Place of birth: USA
Birk Risa #5
Defender
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 79kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Norway
Place of birth: Stavanger, Norway
Thiago Martins Bueno #13
Also known as Thiago Martins
Defender
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: São João Evangelista, Brazil
Tayvon Gray #24
Defender
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 22
Place of birth: The Bronx, USA
Aiden O'Neill #21
Midfielder
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Brisbane, Australia
Jonathan Shore #32
Midfielder
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 61kg
Age: 18
Nationality: USA
Place of birth: New York, USA
Justin Haak #80
Midfielder
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 23
Nationality: USA
Place of birth: Brooklyn, USA
Hannes Wolf #17
Midfielder
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Austria
Place of birth: Graz, Austria
Maximiliano Moralez #27
Midfielder
Height: 1.6m
Weight: 57kg
Age: 38
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Granadero Baigorria, Argentina
Julián Fernández #11
Forward
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Argentina
Alonso Martínez #16
Forward
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Costa Rica
Place of birth: Puntarenas, Costa Rica
The team sheet line-up for Chicago Fire has also been confirmed as:
Chicago Fire
Chris Brady #1
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.91m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 21
Nationality: USA
Place of birth: Naperville, USA
Andrew Gutman #15
Defender
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 28
Nationality: USA
Place of birth: Hinsdale, USA
Jack Elliott #3
Defender
Height: 1.95m
Weight: 81kg
Age: 29
Nationality: England
Place of birth: London, England
Sam Rogers #5
Defender
Height: 1.93m
Weight: 86kg
Age: 26
Nationality: USA
Place of birth: Seattle, USA
Mauricio Pineda #22
Defender
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 27
Nationality: USA
Place of birth: Bolingbrook, USA
Jonathan Dean #24
Defender
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 28
Nationality: USA
Place of birth: Macon, USA
Sergio Oregel #35
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 65kg
Age: 20
Nationality: USA
Place of birth: Evergreen Park, USA
Brian Gutiérrez #17
Midfielder
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 64kg
Age: 21
Nationality: USA
Place of birth: Berwyn, USA
Jonathan Bamba #9
Forward
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Ivory Coast
Place of birth: Alfortville, France
Philip Zinckernagel #11
Forward
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Denmark
Place of birth: Copenhagen, Denmark
Hugo Cuypers #9
Forward
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Belgium
Place of birth: Belgium
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