Javier Casas

Chicago Fire FC · Javier Casas Jr.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS (CHICAGO FIRE):

• Javier Casas Jr. was acquired by the Club on March 10, 2020 on a Homegrown contract.
• With his signing, Casas became the 17th Homegrown in Club history. Since joining the Fire, Casas has made 10 appearances for Chicago.
• Casas made his Major League Soccer debut when he came on for Gastón Giménez in the second half against D.C. United on May 13, 2021 at Audi Field.
• He is the second-youngest Homegrown player to play for the Chicago Fire FC first team.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• Casas Jr. joined the Fire’s first team in 2020 after spending the previous six seasons (2015-2020) with the Club’s Academy in Chicago.

2022 (CHICAGO FIRE): Entered the match in the 90th minute in the 3-2 victory against FC Cincinnati on Oct. 1 at TQL Stadium...Entered the match in the 79th minute of the 4-1 loss to the Philadelphia Union on Aug. 13 at Subaru Park...Played the entire match 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 84th minute of the 1-0 loss against Orlando City SC on April 9 at Exploria Stadium...Earned his first minutes of the 2022 MLS season when he entered the match in the 84th minute of the 0-0 tie against FC Dallas on April 2 at Soldier Field.

2022 (CHICAGO FIRE II): Started and played 45 minutes in the 2-1 win against Toronto FC on Aug. 25 at SeatGeek Stadium...Started and played 45 minutes in the 5-0 win against NYCFC II on Aug. 20 at SeatGeek Stadium…Started and played 58 minutes, registering a goal in the 3-0 win against FC Cincinnati on July 10 at NKU Soccer Stadium...Recorded a start for Fire II and 45 minutes of action in the 4-3 win over Revolution II on June 26, 2022...Logged an 87 minute appearance on June 11, 2022 in the 5-0 loss to St. Louis CITY 2...Played 90 minutes in 0-0 draw (5-6 in shootout) with Rochester NY FC on April 10 at SeatGeek Stadium...Captained the squad for the second consecutive game, playing the full 90 minutes in the 1-0 loss to Columbus Crew 2 on April 3 at SeatGeek Stadium...Played 90 minutes in the 2-0 loss against Orlando City B on March 26 at Osceola County Stadium.

2021 (CHICAGO FIRE): Entered the match in the 80th minute of the 2-0 loss to the Columbus Crew on Nov. 7 at Lower.com Field ... Made his Major League Soccer debut when he came on for Gastón Giménez in the second half of the 1-0 loss to D.C. United on May 13 at Audi Field. He is the second-youngest Homegrown player to play for the Chicago Fire FC first team.

How he joined the Club: Signed as a Homegrown Player on March 10, 2020.

Casas Jr. joins the Fire’s first team after spending the past six seasons (2015-2020) with the Club’s Academy in Chicago, competing in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy (USSDA) league. Throughout his time in the Academy, Casas Jr. has made 65 appearances (64 starts), scoring ten goals in the midfield position. Casas Jr. participated in last year’s first-team training camp and has joined the first team in both Tampa and Los Angeles for the 2020 preseason.

With the U.S. Soccer Youth National Teams, Casas Jr. has been a consistent presence on the boys’ side. Most recently, Casas Jr. was part of the U.S. Boys’ U16 National Team that took home the Championship at the 2019 Nike Friendlies.