Chicago Fire

American MLS Eastern Conference
2 Aug 2026
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Scouting Department

Active Scouts
2
Monitored
2
Report Ready
0
Open Assignments
1
Meetings (90d)
0
Shortlisted
1
Rejected/Blocked
0
Avg Confidence
40%

Scout Workload

6
Name Role Active Report Ready Confidence Last Observed Regions
Ricardo Zardes Chief Scout 2 0 40% 01.08.2026 Western Europe
Brandon Dempsey Scout 0 0 0%
Jack Morris Director of Football 0 0 0%
John Wright Scout 0 0 0%
Jordan Reyna Scout 0 0 0%
Sam Acosta Scout 0 0 0%

Active Monitoring

2
Player Position Age Club Scout Source Status Started Last Observed Watched Matches CA PA Confidence Role Fit Value Request Latest Vote Decision Risk
Rokas Pukstas MC 21 Middlesbrough Ricardo Zardes Transfer Request Negotiating 01.08.2026 01.08.2026 1 0 107 119 40% 105% 4.6M #2 MC — —
Emre Tezgel AMC 20 Stoke City Ricardo Zardes Transfer Request Active 01.08.2026 01.08.2026 1 0 109 100 40% 90% 1.5M #2 MC — —

Scouting Reports

2
Player Position Club Assignment Request Recommendation CA PA Confidence Role Fit Value Risk Origin
Rokas Pukstas MC Middlesbrough #1 #2 Strong Buy 107 119 40% 105% 4.6M Active
Emre Tezgel AMC Stoke City #1 #2 Consider 109 100 40% 90% 1.5M Active

Scouting Assignments

2
# Request Position Min CA Age Max Budget Scout Obs Reports Status Role Profile
#2 #3 GK 84 16–21 4.3M John Wright 1 0 Active T 8.0 · M 12.0 · P 10.0
#1 #2 MC 84 16–21 4.3M Ricardo Zardes 3 2 Completed T 12.0 · M 12.0 · P 10.0

Match Scouting Assignments

3
Scout Target Team Linked Last Attended
Ricardo Zardes San Diego Football Club U18 #1, #2 01.08.2026
Jordan Reyna DC United U18 #1, #2 01.08.2026
John Wright FC Dallas U20 #1, #2

Recruitment Meetings

0
No recruitment meetings have been held yet.

Known Players

0
No persistent player memory recorded yet.

Shadow Reports

0
No shadow reports carried over.

Transfer Requests

2
# Position Priority Reason Min CA Ideal CA Age Budget Status Named Target Board
#3 GK Optional Development 84 109 16–21 4.3M Negotiating Ryan Schewe ✓
#2 MC Optional Development 84 109 16–21 4.3M Shortlisted Rokas Pukstas ✓