Homegrown Guyanese footballer Omari Glasgow made history on Saturday night when he came on as a substitute for midfielder Brian Gutiérrez in the 79th minute of Chicago Fire’s Major League Soccer (MLS) fixture against the New England Revolution at Soldier Field.
The 20-year-old winger was signed to a short-term loan agreement prior to the match, becoming the first-ever Chicago Fire FC II player to feature for the First Team in MLS regular season action.
Chicago Fire FC fell 1-0 to the New England Revolution after a back-and-forth first half that ended with both teams going into the halftime break scoreless.
However, it was New England that pulled ahead in the 62nd minute through Tomás Chancalay. The Guyanese winger was signed to a MLS Next Pro contract in March 2022 with Chicago Fire FC II and has played 42 matches (40 starts) for the side. The prolific winger has 12 goals and 10 assists under his belt in those 42 matches. So far in the new season, Glasgow has netted twice, as recently as last weekend in the club’s 2-0 win over Atlanta.
Since his debut on the international scene with the Golden Jaguars, Glasgow has been clinical in front of goal, scoring 16 times thus far.
Only recently, Glasgow made history by becoming the first Guyanese to bag the CONCACAF Nations League Young Player of the Tournament honours, and with seven goals in five games, he also won the CONCACAF Nations League Top Scorer accolade.
