Player Details

Name

Chinonso Offor

Pronunciation

Chee-non-soh Of-for

Height

6' 3"

Weight

185 lbs

Date of Birth

5.27.2000 (23)

Birthplace

Jos, Nigeria

Position

Forward

Position Detail

Unknown

Preferred Side

Unknown

Footedness

Right

Roster Category

Senior

Player Category

International

Player Status

Loaned Out
Career Summary

2022 (CHICAGO FIRE): Joined CF Montréal in exchange for $325,000 in General Allociation Money on Friday, Aug. 5...Entered the match in the 94th minute of the 3-1 win over Vancouver Whitecaps FC on July 23 at BC Place...Entered the match in the 83rd minute of the 1-0 win against Seattle Sounders on July 16 at Soldier Field… Entered the match in the 82nd minute of the 2-0 loss against the Houston Dynamo on June 25 at PNC Stadium...Started and played 60 minutes in the 2-1 loss against FC Cincinnati on May 14 at Soldier Field...Scored the lone goal in the 4-1 loss against Atlanta United on May 7 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, starting and playing 81 minutes...Played 90 minutes in the 2-1 loss against New York Red Bulls on April 30 at Soldier Field...Started and played 90+1 minutes in the 2-2 tie (4-5 loss in penalty shootout) against Union Omaha in the third round of the 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on April 19 at Soldier Field...Entered the match in the 60th minute of the 1-0 loss against Orlando City SC on April 9 at Exploria Stadium.

2022 (CHICAGO FIRE II): Started and played 81 minutes in the 0-0 tie (5-6 in shootout) with Rochester NY FC on April 10 at SeatGeek Stadium...Started and played 58 minutes in the 1-0 loss against Columbus Crew 2 on April 3 at SeatGeek Stadium.

2021 (CHICAGO FIRE): Started and played 72 minutes in the 2-0 loss to the Columbus Crew on Nov. 7 at Lower.com Field ... Played 26 minutes in the 1-0 loss to NYCFC on Oct. 27 at Yankee Stadium ... Played 17 minutes in the 1-0 win against Real Salt Lake on Oct. 23 at Soldier Field ... Played 26 minutes in the 4-3 win against FC Cincinnati on Oct. 20 at TQL Stadium ... Played 21 minutes in the 2-2 tie with New England on Oct. 16 at Gillette Stadium ... Played 28 minutes in the 3-1 loss to Toronto FC on Oct. 3 at BMO Field ... Came on in the 74th minute of the 2-0 win against NYCFC on Sept. 29 at SeatGeek Stadium ... Came on in the 62nd minute of the 0-0 tie with Nashville SC on Sept. 26 at Soldier Field ... Started and played 77 minutes, providing an assist on Gastón Giménez’s goal in the 3-2 loss to New England on Sept. 22 at Soldier Field ... Played 90 minutes in the 2-0 loss to CF Montréal on Sept. 19 at Stade Saputo ... Started and played 58 minutes in the 3-0 loss to D.C. United on Sept. 15 at Audi Field ... Entered at halftime and played 45 minutes in the 2-0 loss to Sporting KC on Sept. 11 at Children’s Mercy Park ... Played 31 minutes in the 1-0 win against the New York Red Bulls on Aug. 28 at Red Bull Arena ... Played nine minutes in the 1-0 loss to Orlando City on Aug. 21 at Exploria Stadium ... Played 22 minutes in the 3-2 loss to Inter Miami on Aug. 18 at DRV PNK Stadium ... Started and played 58 minutes in the 1-0 win against the Columbus Crew on Aug. 15 at Soldier Field ... Assisted Luka Stojanović’s first goal in the 2-1 win against the New York Red Bulls on Aug. 8 at Soldier Field ... Started and played 87 minutes in the 0-0 tie with New York City FC on Aug. 4 at Soldier Field ... Started and played 64 minutes in the 1-1 tie with the Philadelphia Union on Aug. 1 at Subaru Park ... Played 32 minutes in the 2-1 loss to Toronto FC on July 24 at Soldier Field ... Played the final 16 minutes of the 2-2 tie with D.C. United on July 21 at Soldier Field ... Played the second half of the 5-1 loss to Nashville SC on July 17 at Nissan Stadium ... Scored his first career MLS goal in the 3-1 win against Orlando City SC on July 7 at Soldier Field ... Played 18 minutes in the 3-0 win against Atlanta United FC on July 3 ... Came on in the 63rd minute of the 3-3 tie with the Philadelphia Union on June 26 at Soldier Field ... Played 11 minutes in the 1-0 loss to FC Cincinnati on June 23 at Soldier Field ... Started and played 45 minutes in the 2-0 loss to the Columbus Crew on June 19 at Historic Crew Stadium ... Played 13 minutes in the 1-0 loss to CF Montréal on May 29 at Soldier Field ... Played seven minutes in the 1-0 win against Inter Miami CF on May 22 at Soldier Field ... Came on in the 78th minute of the 1-0 loss against D.C. United on May 13 at Audi Field ... Played 33 minutes in the 2-0 loss to the Philadelphia Union on May 8 at Soldier Field ... Played 21 minutes in the 2-0 loss against New York Red Bulls on May 1 at Red Bull Arena ... Played 87 minutes in the 3-1 loss to Atlanta United on April 24 ... Made his MLS debut as a starter, going 75 minutes in the Fire’s 2-2 tie with New England Revolution on April 17 at Soldier Field.

How he joined the Club: Acquired on Nov. 13, 2020 via transfer from Latvian first division Club FK RÄ«gas Futbola Skola

Offor joins the Fire after spending the past two-and-a-half seasons in the Latvian first division, where he notched 16 goals and seven assists in 40 games played across all competitions. Offor’s contract with the Fire will begin in January 2021. He is under contract with the Fire through the 2023 season with a Club option for the 2024 season.

The striker originally began his professional career in 2019 with BFC Daugavpils. In two seasons with the Club, he scored 10 goals in 23 appearances (22 starts). Since signing with FK RÄ«gas Futbola Skola on July 19, Offor has scored six goals in 13 league appearances in 2020. He also made one appearance in the UEFA Europa League, featuring against Serbian powerhouse FK Partizan on Aug. 27.

Offor will occupy an international slot on the Fire’s 2021 roster. He is the 13th player on the Club’s roster age 23 or younger.