2021 (CHICAGO FIRE): Started and played 64 minutes in the 1-0 loss to NYCFC on Oct. 27 at Yankee Stadium ... Scored the game-winning goal, his eighth of the season, in the 1-0 win against Real Salt Lake on Oct. 23 at Soldier Field ... Scored the team’s first two goals of the 4-3 win against FC Cincinnati on Oct. 20 at TQL Stadium ... Started and played 69 minutes in the 2-2 tie with New England on Oct. 16 at Gillette Stadium ... Scored the team’s lone goal in the 3-1 loss to Toronto FC on Oct. 3 at BMO Field ... Recorded a goal and an assist in the 2-0 win against NYCFC on Sept. 29 at SeatGeek Stadium ... Played 90 minutes in the 0-0 draw with Nashville SC on Sept. 26 at Soldier Field ... Played 90 minutes and recorded an assist on Gastón Giménez’s goal in the 3-2 loss to New England on Sept. 22 at Soldier Field ... Came on in the 68th minute of the 2-0 loss to CF Montréal on Sept. 19 at Stade Saputo ... Played 32 minutes in the 3-0 loss to D.C. United on Sept. 15 at Audi Field ... Started and played 45 minutes in the 2-0 loss to Sporting KC on Sept. 11 at Children’s Mercy Park ... Scored the game-winning goal in the 1-0 win against the New York Red Bulls on Aug. 28 at Red Bull Arena ... Played 90 minutes in the 1-0 loss to Orlando City on Aug. 21 at Exploria Stadium ... Started and played 68 minutes in the 3-2 loss to Inter Miami on Aug. 18 at DRV PNK Stadium ... Came on in the 58th minute of the 1-0 win against the Columbus Crew on Aug. 15 at Soldier Field ... Came on in the 57th minute of the 2-1 win against the New York Red Bulls on Aug. 8 at Soldier Field ... Came on in the 64th minute of the 0-0 tie with New York City FC on Aug. 4 at Soldier Field ... Came on in the 64th minute of the 1-1 tie with the Philadelphia Union on Aug. 1 at Subaru Park ... Started and played 58 minutes in the 2-1 loss to Toronto FC on July 24 at Soldier Field ... Started and played 74 minutes in the 2-2 tie with D.C. United on July 21 at Soldier Field ... Started and played 45 minutes in the 5-1 loss to Nashville SC on July 17 at Nissan Stadium ... Scored his second goal of the season in the 3-1 win against Orlando City SC on July 7 at Soldier Field ... Started and played 72 minutes in the 3-0 win against Atlanta United FC on July 3 at Soldier Field ... Played 63 minutes in the 3-3 tie against the Philadelphia Union on June 26 at Soldier Field ... Played 90 minutes in the 1-0 loss to FC Cincinnati on June 23 at Soldier Field ... Came in at halftime and played 45 minutes in the 2-0 loss to the Columbus Crew on June 19 at Historic Crew Stadium ... Started and played 77 minutes in the 1-0 loss to CF Montréal on May 29 at Soldier Field ... Started and played 83 minutes in the 1-0 win against Inter Miami CF on May 22 at Soldier Field ... Started and played 78 minutes in the 1-0 loss to D.C. United on May 13 at Audi Field ... Played his fourth straight 90-minute match in the 2-0 loss to the Philadelphia Union on May 8 at Soldier Field ... Played 90 minutes in the 2-0 loss against New York Red Bulls on May 1 at Red Bull Arena ... Went 90 minutes in the 3-1 loss to Atlanta United on April 24 ... Scored the Club’s first goal of the 2021 MLS season in the fifth minute of the 2-2 tie against New England Revolution on April 17, going the full 90 minutes at Soldier Field. Berić also earned an assist on Luka Stojanović’s goal. He was named Man of the Match and earned MLS Week 1 Team of the Week honors.
2020 (CHICAGO FIRE FC): Played in all 23 matches (22 starts) for the Chicago Fire FC during the 2020 MLS Regular Season. His team-leading 12 goals were strong enough to finish tied for second place on the MLS scoring table, tied with Seattle Sounders forward Raul Ruidiaz and Columbus Crew forward Gyasi Zardes ... Scored in the 3-4 loss to New York City FC on Nov. 8 ... Scored the Fire's opening goal in the 2-2 with Minnesota United on Nov. 4 ... Went the full 90 minutes in the 1-1 tie with Nashville SC on Oct. 31 ... Scored the lone goal in the 2-1 loss to the Philadelphia Union on Oct. 28 ... Scored his ninth goal of the season in the 2-2 tie with New York Red Bulls on Oct. 24 ... He has now scored seven goals in the Club's last nine games... Scored a goal in 90 minutes played in the 2-2 tie with Sporting Kansas City on Oct. 17 ... Went the full 90 minutes in the 2-1 win against D.C. United and the 1-0 loss to Sporting Kansas City on Oct. 7 ... Scored a team-high seventh goal in the 2-2 tie with the Montreal Impact on Oct. 3, extending his scoring streak to five consecutive games (tying David Accam, 2017) ... Scored and played 67 minutes in the 2-0 win against Atlanta United on Sept. 27. Berić has scored a goal in the Fire’s last four matches and leads the team with six goals on the season. The four game goal streak is tied for the second-longest in Club history ... Opened the scoring with his fifth goal of the season in the 4-0 win against the Houston Dynamo on Sept. 23 ... Converted a penalty kick earned by Miguel Navarro just after the start of the second half in the 4-1 loss to Orlando City SC on Sept. 19 ... Scored his third goal of the season and also had an assist on Djordje Mihailović's goal in the 2-2 tie with Columbus Crew SC on Sept. 12 ... Recorded 31 minutes in the 2-1 loss to New England on Sept. 6 ... Started his ninth consecutive match and played 90 minutes in the 0-0 win against FC Cincinnati on Sept. 2 ... Registered two shots on goal in 66 minutes played in the 3-1 loss against NYCFC on Aug. 29 ... Went the full 90 minutes in the Chicago Fire's return to Soldier Field, a 3-0 win against FC Cincinnati on Aug. 25 ... Logged 90 minutes against Columbus Crew SC on Aug. 20 ... Recorded his fifth consecutive start for the Chicago Fire and went he full 90 minutes in the team's 2-0 loss to Vancouver Whitecaps FC no July 23 ... Started his fourth straight match of the season and went the full 90 minutes in the Fire's 2-0 loss to the San Jose Earthquakes on July 19 ... Berić started in his third straight match for the Chicago Fire, opening the team's scoring account in the MLS is Back Tournament with a goal in the 2-1 win against the Seattle Sounders FC ... Berić made his Chicago Fire FC debut on March 1st, 2020 in the season opener against the Seattle Sounders. In his debut with The Fire, he scored his first career goal in Major League Soccer.
_How he joined the Club: Acquired as a Designated Player via transfer from AS Saint-Étienne on January 18, 2020. Berić, 28, comes to the Fire with more than 330 appearances in the top divisions in Slovenia, Austria and France. The striker has scored 122 goals in his career, including 12 goals in the UEFA Europa League and four in the UEFA Champions League. Berić will occupy an international roster slot on the Fire’s 2020 roster.
*PROFESSIONAL CAREER: _Berić originally began his career in Slovenia, featuring for NK Krško, NK Interblock and NK Maribor from 2007-2013. Ahead of the 2013-14 campaign, Berić transferred to the Austrian Football Bundesliga, signing with Sturm Graz. He scored 12 goals in one season with Sturm Graz, before joining Rapid Wien. In his first season with Rapid Wien, Berić scored 27 goals in 33 league appearances, which ranked as the second-most in the Austrian Football Bundesliga during that year. Additionally, Berić’s 27 goals placed him in 11th place in the 2014-15 European Golden Shoe award rankings. The European Golden Shoe is an award presented to the leading goal scorer in league matches from the top division of every European league. The next season, Berić scored six goals in 10 appearances for Rapid Wien, before transferring to Saint-Étienne in France’s top division. During his time with Saint-Étienne, Berić scored 34 goals in 81 appearances across all competitions, including five goals in the UEFA Europa League. The striker also spent time on loan with Anderlecht in the Belgian first division, making six appearances across all competitions during the 2017-18 campaign.
INTERNATIONAL CAREER: *Internationally, Berić has earned 25 caps for the Slovenia National Team, producing goals in UEFA Euro qualification (2016) and in the UEFA Nations League (2018-19)
