Player Details

Name

Carlos Terán

Pronunciation

teh-RAN

Height

6' 2"

Weight

187 lbs

Date of Birth

9.24.2000 (24)

Birthplace

Turbo, Colombia

Position

Defender

Position Detail

Central Defender

Preferred Side

Centre

Roster Category

Senior
Career Summary

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS (CHICAGO FIRE):

  • Since joining the team in 2020, Terán has been a key member of the Fire backline.
  • Currently in his fifth season in Chicago, Terán has recorded 72 appearances (56 starts) with the Club.
  • Terán recorded a career high 24 appearances in 2023, and was one start shy of tying his career high of 19 in 2022.
  • Terán recorded his first MLS assist on forward Hugo Cuypers’ game-tying goal vs. CF Montreal on March 16. Scored his first goal of the 2024 season against the Columbus Crew on May 18.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Internationally, Terán has featured for Colombia’s U-20 and U-23 sides in major tournaments.
  • In 2019, Terán was named to Colombia’s final roster for the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland. The defender made an appearance in the group stage, featuring in Colombia’s 2-0 win over Poland on May 23, 2019.
  • Terán has made two appearances for Colombia’s U-23 team in 2020, recording starts in the CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.

2022 (CHICAGO FIRE): Played 90 minutes in the 1-1 draw against New England Revolution on Oct. 9 at SeatGeek Stadium...Played 90 minutes in the 3-2 win over FC Cincinnati on Oct. 1 at TQL Stadium...Played 90 minutes in the 3-1 win against Inter Miami CF on Sept. 10 at SeatGeek Stadium...Played 90 minutes in the scoreless tie with the Columbus Crew on Sept. 3 at Lower.com Field...Played 90 minutes in the 0-0 tie with the New England Revolution on Aug. 31 at Gillette Stadium...Played 90 minutes in the 2-0 loss against CF Montreal on Aug. 27 at Soldier Field...Played 67 minutes in the 2-0 loss against NYCFC on Aug. 21 at SeatGeek Stadium...Played 77 minutes in the 0-0 tie with Atlanta United on July 30 at Soldier Field...Played 90 minutes in the 3-1 win against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on July 23 at BC Place...Played 90 minutes in the 1-0 win against Seattle Sounders on July 16 at Soldier Field…Played 90 minutes in the 2-0 win against Toronto FC on July 13 at Soldier Field...Played 90 minutes in the 3-2 loss to the Columbus Crew on July 9 at Soldier Field...Played 90 minutes in the 2-1 loss against the San Jose Earthquakes on July 3 at PayPal Park...Played 90 minutes and was named to the Week 17 MLS Team of the Week for his performance in the 1-0 win against the Philadelphia Union on June 29 at Soldier Field..Played 90 minutes in the 2-0 loss against the Houston Dynamo on June 25 at PNC Stadium...Entered the match in stoppage time of the 1-0 win against D.C. United on June 18 at Soldier Field...Played 90 minutes and scored his first goal of the season in the 3-2 loss against Toronto FC on May 28 at BMO Field...Entered at halftime of the 1-0 loss against New York City FC on May 22 at Citi Field...Started and played 45 minutes in the 3-3 tie against New York Red Bulls on May 18 at Red Bull Arena...Started and played 90 minutes in the 4-1 loss against Atlanta United on May 7 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium...Played his first MLS minutes of 2022 when he entered the match in stoppage time of the 2-1 loss to New York Red Bulls on April 30 at Soldier Field.

2022 (CHICAGO FIRE II): Started and played 61 minutes in the 0-0 tie (5-6 in shootout) against Rochester NY FC on April 10 at SeatGeek Stadium...Started and played 33 minutes in the 1-0 loss against Columbus Crew 2 on April 3 at SeatGeek Stadium.

2021 (CHICAGO FIRE): Started and played 80 minutes in the 2-0 loss to the Columbus Crew on Nov. 7 at Lower.com Field ... Scored his first MLS and Chicago Fire FC goal in the 3-2 loss to New England on Sept. 22 at Soldier Field ... Started and played 87 minutes in the 2-0 loss to CF Montréal on Sept. 19 at Stade Saputo ... Played 90 minutes in the 3-0 loss to D.C United on Sept. 15 at Audi Field ... Played 90 minutes in the 2-0 loss to Sporting KC on Sept. 11 at Children’s Mercy Park ... Executed the long throw-in that resulted in Robert Berić’s 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 was subbed off for Wyatt Omsberg in stoppage time of the 3-2 loss to Inter Miami on Aug. 18 at DRV PNK Stadium ... Started and played 79 minutes in the 1-0 win against the Columbus Crew on Aug. 15 at Soldier Field ... Started and played 67 minutes in the 2-1 win against the New York Red Bulls on Aug. 8 at Soldier Field ... Came on for Johan Kappelhof in stoppage time of the 0-0 tie with New York City FC on Aug. 4 at Soldier Field ... Played 36 minutes in the 1-0 loss to FC Cincinnati on June 23 at Soldier Field ... Made his 2021 Chicago Fire regular season debut, starting and going the full 90 minutes in the 2-0 loss to the Columbus Crew on June 19 at Historic Crew Stadium.

2020 (CHICAGO FIRE): Came on as a sub for Mauricio Pineda in the final two minutes of the 3-4 loss to New York City FC on Nov. 8 ... Made his Chicago Fire FC debut when he came in for Álvaro Medrán in the 78th minute of the 2-1 loss to the Philadelphia Union on Oct. 28.

How he joined the Club: Acquired via transfer from Envigado FC.

Since making his professional debut as an 18-year-old on Jan. 30, 2019, Terán made 17 appearances (16 starts) in Colombia’s top-flight from 2019-20. Additionally, the defender made three appearances (three starts) in the Copa Colombia tournament during that stretch.

Internationally, Terán has featured for Colombia’s U-20 and U-23 sides in major tournaments. In 2019, Terán was named to Colombia’s final roster for the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland. The defender made an appearance in the group stage, featuring in Colombia’s 2-0 win over Poland on May 23, 2019.

Additionally, Terán has made two appearances for Colombia’s U-23 team in 2020, recording starts in the CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament. The defender started against Argentina’s U-23 side on Jan. 19 and played the full 90 minutes against Uruguay’s U-23 team on Feb. 10.