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Chicago Fire Sign Djordje Mihailovic as Homegrown Player

CHICAGO (Jan. 27, 2017) – The Chicago Fire Soccer Club signed midfielder Djordje Mihailovic as a Homegrown Player on Friday. The 18-year-old becomes the ninth Homegrown signing in Fire history.

“We consider Djordje to be a bright talent,” said Fire general manager Nelson Rodríguez. “His signing is a credit to the entire U.S. development system. His formation was aided by past and present Academy staff, U.S. Soccer and Brad Friedel, as well as our current first team staff. We will continue to work in helping Djordje realize his full potential.”

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