CHICAGO (May 20, 2025) – Chicago Fire FC today announced that the Club has loaned goalkeeper Bryan Dowd to the Club’s MLS NEXT Pro side Chicago Fire FC II for the remainder of 2025.
Dowd, 22, returned to the Chicago Fire following a loan with FC Tulsa earlier this season and was available as a substitute off the bench in the Fire’s 2-1 win against Atlanta United FC on Saturday, May 10, at Soldier Field.
Originally selected by the Fire as the sixth overall pick in MLS SuperDraft 2024, Dowd was loaned to Huntsville City FC, Nashville SC’s MLS NEXT Pro side, in June 2024. During his time in Huntsville, Dowd started and went the full 90 minutes in all seven matches in which he participated.
With the University of Notre Dame in the 2023-24 season, Dowd posted a career-best .699 goals-against average and was a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy as the only goalkeeper on the list. Following the 2023 season, Dowd was named the Top Drawer Soccer Player of the Year, making him the first goalkeeper in the publication’s history to earn the honor. In addition to playing as the University’s starting goalkeeper, he also served as back-up kicker for the Notre Dame Football team.
Dowd was a member of the Chicago Fire Academy and Chicago FC United prior to joining the Fighting Irish. At the international level, Dowd has represented the U.S. U-17 Men’s Youth National Team.
Transaction: Chicago Fire FC loans goalkeeper Bryan Dowd to Chicago Fire FC II.
