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name: Chris Rolfe
position: F height: 5-8 weight:145 Birthdate: January 17, 1983 Hometown: Kettering, OH last club: |
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| Regular Season Stats | full bio l year-by-year stats l video highlights |
| year | club | gp | gs | min | g | a | sht | sog | fc | fs | c | ej |
| 2009 | Chicago | 28 | 20 | 1,854 | 6 | 1 | 62 | 26 | 10 | 22 | 5 | 0 |
| Career | 123 | 103 | 8,843 | 36 | 17 | 242 | 120 | 84 | 127 | 9 | 0 | |
| Most Recent Video Highlights |
| date | clubs | video description |
| 05/24/09 | Fire @ Red Bulls |
 Rolfe strikes before halftime
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| 05/16/09 | Fire @ Toronto FC |
Rolfe gives Fire lead
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| 04/11/09 | Fire @ Quakes |
Chris Rolfe brings it level
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For Fire forward Chris Rolfe, the 2007 Fire season seemed like dιjΰ vu. At the outset of Chicago's 2006 campaign, Rolfe scored three goals and an assist in just four games and was in red-hot form, leading to then-U.S. Men's National Team head coach Bruce Arena naming him as one of 12 alternates for the summer's USA World Cup squad. Rolfe's blazing 2006 start came to an abrupt halt when he suffered a concussion in early June, leading the Ohio native to a place he was unaccustomed - the Fire bench. Between the concussion and a deep thigh bruise suffered upon his return, Rolfe missed nearly a dozen games due to injury during the summer, but he proved his resilience and contributed quality minutes after the All-Star break, tallying four more goals down the second half stretch to finish third on the Fire's goal-scoring chart.
As the 2007 season approached, Rolfe once again caught the eye of the U.S. for a second consecutive year, receiving an invitation from head coach Bob Bradley to join for two training camps in January and February. The 25-year old recorded four goals and three assists for the Fire in the first six games of the season, but an ankle sprain suffered on May 12 at Toronto FC sidelined the standout forward for 11 games. Rolfe recovered in time to help the Fire gain crucial points at the end of the season, adding offensive punch as a forward and a right-sided midfielder. His long-ranged "Sierra Mist Goal of the Week" strike in Week 25 proved to be a game-tying one in a 1-1 draw at Dallas and a game-tying goal on Oct. 6 helped Chicago earn a 2-1 win at home over New England. Rolfe also provided a goal in each leg of the 2007 Eastern Conference Semifinal series matches against D.C., helping the Fire to the Eastern Conference Final.
Rolfe's 2008 season has already continued the reoccurring theme, as the University of Dayton product was called into U.S. Men's camp in January and February before joining the Fire for preseason training. Whether up top or as a midfielder, Chicago's coaching staff expects that if Rolfe remains healthy, the 2005 MLS Rookie of the Year nominee will once again produce big numbers.
MLS Experience
2007: Recorded six goals and three assists in 19 regular season games (18 starts) Held the longest points earned streak from the beginning of the season on April 7, until his injury on May 12 Recorded four goals and three assists in April and May Suffered a left ankle sprain on 5-12 which held him out for 11 games Returned to action on 9-08 against CLB, coming off the bench for 19 min. Scored against DAL in 1-1 tie on 9-20 Scored against NE on 10-06 in 2-1 win Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup: Did not play due to injury MLS Cup Playoffs: Started in all three playoff matches Scored in both legs of the Eastern Conference Semifinal Series against DC on 10-25 and 11-01 Started and played 90 min. in 1-0 loss to NE on 11-08.2006: Finished his second season in Chicago with seven goals and one assist in 21 games - all starts Seven goals were good for the third-most on the squad in 2006 Led Fire with three goals and one assist in early June before suffering a concussion on 6-03 @ RSL Declared medically unfit for nearly two months, missing nine total contests in that time Returned to first team duty on 7-22 vs. DC, registering 68 minutes in a 1-1 draw Scored four goals in 10 appearances following the All-Star Break, including tallies in home wins over NY (9-03) and L.A. (9-23) Scored lone goal (fifth all-time) against CLB in a 4-1 loss on 10-07 MLS Cup Playoffs: Started in both the first and second legs of the Fire's 2006 Eastern Conference Semifinal Series against NE, logging 159 total minutes of postseason play Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup: Started and played 89 minutes in a 3-1 win in the U.S. Open Cup Final over L.A. on 9-27, helping the Fire clinch its fourth title in the tourney.
2005: Named one of three finalists for the Gatorade Rookie of the Year Award Finished his impressive rookie campaign with eight goals and five assists in 29 appearances (21 starts) Won the 2005 Fire/Budweiser Golden Boot Award with his team-best eight goals Became first-ever rookie in team's eight-year history to lead the Fire in scoring Also led the Fire in shots (61), shots on goal (32) and games played (29 - tied w/ Mapp) and tied for 3rd with five assists (Guerrero) Made MLS debut on 4-02 @ FCD Scored first MLS goal in 50' of 1-1 draw @ DC on 4-09 Notched first career assist on 6-15 @ DC (Segares - 62') Scored first GWG of his career in the 69' on 6-26 vs. RSL Scored Fire's lone goal on 7-27 vs. A.C. Milan in the 22' of the 3-1 loss Recorded first career multi-goal game on 9-17 @ CLB by scoring both goals in a 2-1 Fire win MLS Cup Playoffs: Started all three playoff contests for the Fire in 2005, registering one assist and 10 shots in 225 minutes of play Helped Chicago clinch its Eastern Conference Semifinal Series victory in Game Two on 10-30 @ DC, his lay-off pass to Ivan Guerrero earning him an assist on the Fire's third goal in the 50+' of a 4-0 victory Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup: Played in two Open Cup contests, starting both and logging 150 total minutes MLS Reserve Division: Played two games with the Fire Reserves, starting one with a total of 56 minutes played.
International
Has one assist and zero goal across in four appearances for the U.S. Men's National Team Made his senior international debut on 11-12-05 @ Scotland, coming on in the 58' minute in place of former Fire striker Josh Wolff in the USA's 1-1 draw in Glasgow Was one of 28 MLS players invited to Manager Bruce Arena's six-week U.S. MNT camp at The Home Depot Center in January and February Played 17 min. off the bench on 1-22-06 vs. Canada in a 0-0 draw that opened the 2006 calendar year for the U.S. MNT in San Diego Played 3 min. as a substitute on 2-10-06 vs. Japan in the U.S.'s 3-2 victory in San Francisco Earned his first start and first assist for the U.S. MNT on 2-19-06 vs. Guatemala, playing 80 min. and helping on Eddie Johnson's 47' strike that helped the U.S. to a commanding 4-0 win at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, TX.
College
Missed significant time due to injury yet posted big numbers throughout his career Concluded his career sixth all-time at UD in goals with 31, third in total points with 87 and as the Flyers career leader in assists with 25.2004: NSCAA All-America Second Team All-Atlantic-10 First Team Racked up 24 points, the third-highest total in the Atlantic 10, despite playing in only 13 games He scored seven goals and set a Dayton single-season assist record with 10, which lead the Atlantic-10.
2003: A nagging groin injury limited him to just 10 games and nine starts, including a few cameo appearances, but he still finished tied for second on the team in goals (4), assists (5) and points (13) Registered a point in seven of his nine starts Tallied a point in his first five games for the Flyers Dayton was 7-1-2 with Rolfe in the lineup and 5-4-0 without him.
2002: All-Atlantic-10 First Team Finished fifth in the Atlantic-10 in goals (15) and points (33) The Flyers' leading scorer boasted five multi-goal games.
2001: Atlantic-10 All-Rookie Team Started in 19 of 20 games for the Flyers, finishing his rookie campaign with five goals and eight assists for 18 points Led the Flyers in assists and finished third on the team in goals Scored his first collegiate goal versus Wisconsin-Milwaukee, which started a streak of three straight games with a goal.
Club/Prep
Played two seasons with the Chicago Fire Premier (formerly Fire Reserves) of the Premier Development League Finished fifth on the Fire Premier in scoring in 2004 with 17 points on six goals and five assists in only 11 games for a squad that saw eight players taken in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft Helped the Fire Premier to an undefeated and PDL-best regular season record of 17-0-1, the Heartland Division championship and two wins in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in 2004 Tallied a goal and an assist on 6-2-04 in a 5-1 victory over SAC Wisla in the First Round of the U.S. Open Cup Was a member of the 2003 Fire Premier side that appeared in the PDL Championship game and garnered the Heartland Division regular season and Central Conference tournament titles Played at Fairmont High School in Kettering, OH Notched a school-record 30 goals and 72 points as a junior, leading his team to a District Championship and earning him First Team All-Area honors as well as a spot on the All-District Team In his senior season, he was named Player of the Year and First Team in the League, Area, and District Was also named to the All-Mideast First Team as his team won the district title His 73 career goals (including 72 his final three years) are a school record.Misc: Played alongside current Fire teammate defender Dasan Robinson with both the University of Dayton and the Chicago Fire Premier (PDL) Enjoys listening to country music and attending concerts Keeps a blog on www.chrisrolfe.com.
