Federico Navarro

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS (CHICAGO FIRE):

• The Club acquired Argentine midfielder Federico Navarro on Aug. 6, 2021 using the league’s U-22 initiative.
• Navarro was named the team’s Defensive Player of the Year following the 2021 season.
• Since joining the Club, Navarro has made 67 appearances (56 starts) since the 2021 season. Additionally, the defensive midfielder has tallied three goals and three assists for Chicago.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• Prior to joining the Fire, Navarro spent the entirety of his young professional career in Argentina.
• At the international level, Navarro has featured for the U-19 Argentina National Team. In 2018, he made four appearances (four starts) for the U-19’s at the South American Games held in Bolivia.

2022 (CHICAGO FIRE): Played 90 minutes in the 1-1 draw against New England Revolution on Oct. 9 at SeatGeek Stadium...Played 90 minutes in the 3-2 win over FC Cincinnati on Oct. 1 at TQL Stadium...Played 90 minutes in the 3-2 loss to Charlotte FC on Sept. 17 at Soldier Field...Played 90 minutes in the 3-1 win against Inter Miami CF on Sept. 10 at Soldier Field...Played 90 minutes in the 0-0 tie with the New England Revolution on Aug. 31 at Gillette Stadium...Played 90 minutes in the 2-0 loss against CF Montreal on Aug. 27 at Soldier Field...Played 90 minutes in the 2-0 loss against NYCFC on Aug. 21 at SeatGeek Stadium...Had an assist and played 90 minutes in the 4-1 loss to the Philadelphia Union on Aug. 13 at Subaru Park...Played 90 minutes and picked up his second goal of the season in the 3-2 win over Charlotte FC on August 6 at Bank of America Stadium...Played 90 minutes in the 0-0 tie with Atlanta United on July 30 at Soldier Field...Played 90 minutes and registered his second assist of the season in the 3-1 victory over Vancouver Whitecaps FC on July 23 at BC Place...Played 90 minutes, registering an assist in the 1-0 win against Seattle Sounders on July 16 at Soldier Field…Played 90 minutes in the 2-0 win against Toronto FC on July 13 at Soldier Field...Played 90 minutes in the 3-2 loss to the Columbus Crew on July 9 at Soldier Field...Played 90 minutes in the 2-1 loss against the San Jose Earthquakes on July 3 at PayPal Park...Scored his first goal of the season and was named to the MLS Team of the Week for Week 17 for his performance in the 1-0 win against the Philadelphia Union on June 29 at Soldier Field...Started and played 82 minutes in the 2-0 loss against the Houston Dynamo on June 25 at PNC Stadium...Played 90 minutes in the 1-0 win against D.C. United on June 18 at Soldier Field...Started and played 86 minutes in the 3-2 loss against Toronto FC on May 28 at BMO Field...Played 90 minutes in the 1-0 loss against New York City FC on May 22 at Citi Field...Played 90 minutes in the 3-3 tie against New York Red Bulls on May 18 at Red Bull Arena...Played 90 minutes in the 2-1 loss against FC Cincinnati on May 14 at Soldier Field...Played 90 minutes in the 4-1 loss against Atlanta United on May 7 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium...Was sent off after being showing a second yellow card in the 77th minute of the 3-0 loss against Minnesota United on April 23 at Allianz Field...Played 90 minutes in the 0-0 tie against the LA Galaxy on April 16 at Soldier Field...Started and played 90 minutes in the 1-0 loss to Orlando City SC on April 9 at Exploria Stadium...Started for the first time this season and played the full 90 minutes in the 0-0 tie against FC Dallas on April 2 at Soldier Field...Entered the match in the 73rd minute of the 3-1 win against Sporting Kansas City on March 19 at Soldier Field...Entered the match in the 71st minute of the 2-0 win against D.C. United on March 12 at Audi Field...Entered the match in the 70th minute to help maintain the 0-0 tie against Inter Miami CF on Feb. 26 at DRV PNK Stadium.

2021 (CHICAGO FIRE): Played 90 minutes in the 2-0 loss to the Columbus Crew on Nov. 7 at Lower.com Field ... Played 90 minutes in the 1-0 loss to NYCFC on Oct. 27 at Yankee Stadium ... Played 90 minutes in the 1-0 win against Real Salt Lake on Oct. 23 at Soldier Field ... Started and played 90 minutes in the 4-3 win against FC Cincinnati on Oct. 20 at TQL Stadaium ... Started and played 81 minutes in the 2-2 tie with New England on Oct. 16 at Gillette Stadium ... Played 90 minutes in the 3-1 loss to Toronto FC on Oct. 3 at BMO Field ... Scored his first MLS goal and was named Man of the Match for the second-straight game in the 2-0 win against NYCFC on Sept. 29 at SeatGeek Stadium ... Was named Man of the Match following his 90-minute performance in the 0-0 tie with Nashville SC on Sept. 26 at Soldier Field ... Played 90 minutes in the 3-2 loss to New England on Sept. 22 at Soldier Field ... Earned his first MLS start and played 90 minutes in the 2-0 loss to CF Montréal on Sept. 19 at Stade Saputo ... Came on in the 58th minute of the 3-0 loss to D.C. United on Sept. 15 at Audi Field ... Made his Major League Soccer debut when he entered the match for Mauricio Pineda at halftime of the 2-0 loss to Sporting KC on Sept. 11 at Children’s Mercy Park.

How He Joined The Club: Acquired from Club Atlético Talleres on Aug. 6, 2021 using the MLS U-22 player initiative.

Navarro comes to the Fire after spending the entirety of his young professional career in Argentina. Since making his debut in 2018, the Argentine midfielder has made 52 appearances (42 starts) across all competitions for Talleres. At the international level, Navarro has featured for the U-19 Argentina National Team. In 2018, he made four appearances (four starts) for the U-19s at the South American Games held in Bolivia.