The Chicago Fire acquired defender Orlando Perez from D.C. United in exchange for the Fire's second-round pick in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft. The Fire also waived Ukrainian forward Aleksey Korol. Perez, a Californian, was the 48th overall pick, by the MetroStars, in the 2000 SuperDraft. He was traded to D.C. United on May. He appeared in eight games for D.C. In 2001, he played a career-high 24 games, making 21 starts, for the MetroStars. Korol, a senior international, appeared only once for the Fire this season. He played 39 games for the Dallas Burn in 2000-2001.